吐鲁番传统馕饼酸面团中微生物多样性及挥发性香气成分的分析

【目的】新疆传统发酵食品馕饼是维吾尔族的传统主食之一,在不同地区居住的维吾尔族家庭都具有不同的面团发酵方法。对吐鲁番托克逊县坎儿井饮用水制成的传统馕饼酸面团进行可培养微生物组成分析及其面团在发酵过程中挥发性香气成分分析。【方法】采用纯培养、16S r RNA基因序列分析法、26S r RNA基因D1/D2区序列分析法对发酵面团微生物多样性进行分析;采用顶空固相微萃取-气质联用法(HS-SPME-GC-MS)检测挥发性香气成分。【结果】从两种样品中共鉴定到9株旧金山乳杆菌(Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis)、4株食窦魏斯氏菌(Weissella cibaria)、11株解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens),1株嗜热解淀粉杆菌(Bacillus shackletonii)、1株枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtills)和10株酿酒酵母菌(Saccharomyces cerevisiae),其中2号样品中未分离到任何可培养酵母菌。GC/MS检测表明,两组酸面团的主要香气成分有脂类、醇类、醛类。【结论】吐鲁番托克逊县传统馕饼酸面团中得到的优势细菌为解淀粉芽孢杆菌和旧金山乳杆菌,优势酵母菌为酿酒酵母菌。虽然2号样品中没有酵母菌,但并未影响到其多种风味物质的产生。用坎儿井水和成的面团均比自来水和成的面团(对照)产生的芳香类物质种类丰富,相对百分含量高。     

花生侵脉新赤壳菌果腐病生防芽孢杆菌的分离鉴定及防病效果

【目的】为了分离鉴定对花生侵脉新赤壳菌果腐病病原菌Neocosmospora vasinfecta具有抑制作用的根际芽孢杆菌。【方法】利用平板稀释法从花生的根际土壤分离芽孢杆菌,再采用平板对峙法筛选出对N.vasinfecta具有抑制作用的根际芽孢杆菌,通过形态观察、生理生化特性和分子生物学相结合的多相分类方法对生防根际芽孢杆菌进行分类鉴定,检测脂肽类抗生素合成基因类型,并进行花生侵脉新赤壳菌果腐病的田间防治试验。【结果】从花生根际土壤中分离到28株芽孢杆菌,其中对花生果腐病病原菌具有明显抑制作用有8株。多相分类法结果显示2株为枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis),6株为解淀粉芽孢杆菌(B.amyloliquefaciens)。脂肽类抗生素合成基因检测显示,8株生防芽孢杆菌含有至少1种脂肽类抗生素,其中所有生防菌均含有丰原素B合成基因,推测这些芽孢杆菌对N.vasinfecta的抑制机制可能与脂肽类抗生素的合成相关。田间防病实验结果显示,B.amyloliquefaciens GF-3和GF-22制备的生物有机肥均能有效降低NPRP的发病指数,其防治效率分别为32.35%和79.41%,增产率分别为19.12%和25.85%。【结论】分离鉴定了2株对花生侵脉新赤壳菌果腐病具有明显防治效果的根际芽孢杆菌,这不仅为花生侵脉新赤壳菌果腐病的生防制剂研制提供了菌株,还为研究防治机理奠定了基础。     

一件出土饱水木漆器文物中可培养细菌的鉴定及对木材的腐蚀作用

【背景】饱水木质文物易受到微生物侵害,目前国外围绕饱水木质文物微生物病害已开展多方面研究,并取得阶段性进展,而国内在饱水木质文物微生物学技术方面的报道比较少。【目的】研究保藏水环境中出土饱水木漆器F446及水中细菌的种类,以及对木材的腐蚀作用。【方法】采用16S rRNA基因序列分析方法及生理生化试验,对饱水木漆器F446及水环境中细菌进行鉴定,并选取典型菌按5×10~8个/瓶菌量接种马尾松心材(悬于无菌自来水中),37°C培养120 d,测试木材的损失率。【结果】从F446文物和水样中分离的53株细菌中,21株被鉴定为芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus),为优势菌属,其中蜡样芽孢杆菌(B.cereus)19株,病研所芽孢杆菌(B.idriensis)和苏云金芽孢杆菌(B.thuringiensis)各1株;11株菌被鉴定为短杆菌属(Brevibacterium),此外还有4株短波单孢菌属(Brevundimonas),5株粪产碱杆菌(Alcaligenes faecalis),5株Altererythrobacter,2株水氏黄杆菌(Flavobacterium mizutaii);另外,还有解糖假苍白杆菌(Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum)、梭型芽孢杆菌(Lysinibacillus fusiformis)、Leucobacter aridicollis、Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense、类芽孢杆菌属(Paenibacillus)菌株各1株。菌株A5、A6分别为类芽孢杆菌(Paenibacillus)和Altererythrobacter属中的疑似新种。从典型菌中选取15株菌回接木材进行腐蚀试验,结果显示,9株细菌与对照组比较存在极显著差异,说明这些菌对马尾松木材有一定的腐蚀作用,但是腐蚀率非常低,最高仅1.38%,表明这些细菌对试验木材马尾松腐蚀并不严重。【结论】F446木漆器文物样品中优势菌属为芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus),水样中优势菌属依次为短杆菌属(Brevibacterium)、短波单孢菌属(Brevundimonas)和Altererythrobacter。从F446木漆器文物和水样中分离出的细菌对木材的降解非常缓慢,短期内腐蚀作用有限。     

青海柴达木极端干旱沙地分离芽孢杆菌的分子鉴定及拮抗活性分析

【目的】研究高原极地环境微生物资源。【方法】采用rep-PCR指纹图谱分析、gyrB基因及16S rDNA基因序列分析等多项分子鉴定技术对分离自青海柴达木极端干旱沙地的8株芽孢杆菌菌株进行分类鉴定;通过平板对峙及接种离体叶片试验检测分离菌株的拮抗活性及对病原菌侵染的防效;采用MALDI-TOF-MS质谱分析生防菌株的活性成分。【结果】8株分离菌株鉴定为Bacillus amyloliquefaciens(6株)、Bacillus axarquiensis(1株)和Bacillus atrophaeus(1株);各菌株对油菜菌核病原真菌(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)均具有显著的拮抗活性;接种离体叶片试验表明菌株对油菜菌核病菌的侵染具有较好防效;MALDI-TOF-MS质谱分析结果显示菌株DGL1(B.amyloliquefaciens)产生脂肽化合物Fengycin,菌株DGL6(B.axarquiensis)产生脂肽化合物Surfactin、BacillomycinsD和Fengycin,菌株DCD1(B.atrophaeus)产生脂肽化合物Surfactin、Fengycin。【结论】为高原干旱沙地极端环境微生物资源研究及生防菌资源开发和应用提供了研究材料。     

新疆棉花黄萎病菌拮抗细菌的分离、筛选与鉴定

【背景】棉花黄萎病是由大丽轮枝菌(Verticillium dahliae Kleb.)引起的一种世界性病害,近年来对该病害的生物防治因具有环境友好和人畜安全的特性而倍受关注。【目的】筛选棉花黄萎病高效拮抗细菌并对其进行鉴定,为棉花黄萎病的生物防治扩充菌种资源。【方法】采用稀释涂布平板法分离细菌,并进行拮抗细菌的初筛和复筛,通过形态特征、生理生化特征和16S rRNA基因序列分析对筛选到的细菌进行鉴定,确定其分类地位。【结果】初筛分离到535株对病原菌具有拮抗作用的细菌,并选取了108株拮抗细菌进行复筛,最终筛选到了4株优势拮抗细菌。通过形态观察、生理生化特征和16SrRNA基因序列分析,将菌株BHZ-29、SHT-15、SHZ-24和SMT-24分别鉴定为贝莱斯芽孢杆菌(Bacillusvelezensis)、枯草芽孢杆菌斯皮兹仁亚种(Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii)、萎缩芽孢杆菌(Bacillus atrophaeus)和香草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus vanillea)。【结论】获得了4株高效拮抗细菌,并且首次报道了香草芽孢杆菌对棉花黄萎病菌具有抑制作用。     

牡丹根部内生细菌的分离鉴定及脂肽类物质的拮抗活性研究

【目的】从牡丹(Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.)根部组织中分离鉴定内生细菌,测定拮抗菌株脂肽类活性物质的体外抑菌活性。【方法】采用平板对峙法筛选出对牡丹灰霉病菌(Botrytis paeoniae Oadem)、牡丹炭疽病菌(Gloeosporium sp.)、牡丹黑斑病菌(Altenaria sp.)、牡丹黄斑病菌(Phyllosticta commonsii)有拮抗作用的内生细菌。基于形态特征、生理生化特性和16S rRNA基因序列同源性鉴定拮抗菌株。根据脂肽类抗菌物质合成相关基因序列对拮抗菌株进行基因扩增检测,采用酸沉淀法提取拮抗菌株的脂肽类物质,平板对峙法测定脂肽类物质的体外抑菌活性。【结果】从牡丹根部组织中共分离获得62株内生细菌,其中菌株Md31和Md33对4种病原菌均有较明显的抑制作用。Md31和Md33被鉴定为解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)。通过对菌株Md31和Md33进行5个脂肽类合成功能基因bmyB、fenD、ituC、srfAA和srfAB的检测,序列同源性分析,表明两个菌株具有合成脂肽类物质的能力。菌株Md31和Md33的脂肽类粗提物对所测试的牡丹病原真菌均具有不同程度的抑制作用。【结论】获得了2株对牡丹病原菌有良好抑制效果的解淀粉芽孢杆菌Md31和Md33,两个菌株的脂肽类粗提物也具有较强的体外抑菌活性,该研究为牡丹内生细菌的进一步开发应用奠定了基础。     

应用特异PCR快速鉴定微生物肥料中4种乳酸菌

【目的】植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、鼠李糖乳杆菌(L.rhamnosus)、嗜酸乳杆菌(L.acidophilus)和德氏乳杆菌(L.delbrueckii)是微生物肥料生产中常用的乳酸菌,它们表型特征相似,若采用传统方法鉴定则费时费力,为准确、快速地鉴定这些种,建立种特异PCR方法。【方法】利用NCBI中Primer-BLAST(引物设计和特异性检验工具),以GenBank数据库中上述菌种的recA和gyrB为靶基因,设计和筛选种特异性引物从而建立相应特异PCR鉴定方法。【结果】经过乳杆菌属(Lactobacillus)、乳球菌属(Lactococcus)、片球菌属(Pediococcus)、芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)、类芽孢杆菌属(Paenibacillus)、短芽孢杆菌属(Brevibacillus)和假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)7个属24个种共40株标准菌株的实验验证,4个目标种分别扩增出唯一的目的产物,而其他种均无目的扩增产物。采用建立的4种特异PCR方法对产品中分离的16株乳杆菌进行鉴定,结果与16S rDNA序列分析、Biolog鉴定结果一致。【结论】建立的特异PCR鉴定方法均具有较高的种内通用性和种间特异性,可快速、准确的用于微生物制剂中植物乳杆菌、德氏乳杆菌、鼠李糖乳杆菌、嗜酸乳杆菌的检测和鉴定,具有较好的应用前景。     

一种快速分离检测产脂肽类生物表面活性剂枯草芽孢杆菌的方法

脂肽(Lipopeptide)是由枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)等微生物产生的一类具有较强表面活性的生物表面活性剂.枯革杆菌磷酸泛酰巯基转移酶基因(afp)是枯草芽孢杆菌中参与脂肽代谢的功能性基因.采用sfp基因PCR对从环境中得到的一组产生表面活性剂的微生物进行筛选,结合Tricine-SDS-PAGE电泳对PCR结果呈阳性的菌蛛的代谢粗初提物进行检测,初步鉴定得到两株枯草芽孢杆菌.进一步利用16S rDNA序列的系统发育学分析确定这两种菌株为枯草芽孢杆菌,并利用TLC、HPLC鉴定其产物为脂肽类表面活性剂,从而建立了一套快速分离检测产生脂肽类生物表面活性剂的枯草芽孢杆菌方法.     

高产铁载体棉田土壤细菌SS05的筛选与鉴定

【目的】研究从棉田土壤中筛选得到的高产铁载体细菌产铁载体能力、分类地位和抑菌活性。【方法】通过改良蔗糖-天冬氨酸培养基选择性筛选产铁载体细菌,通过分光光度计法测定铁载体活性,通过混菌法测定产铁载体细菌上清液对棉花枯萎病致病菌尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)的抑菌效果,采用形态学、生理生化鉴定及16S rDNA序列系统发育分析对高产铁载体菌株进行鉴定。【结果】从棉田土壤中筛选到162株产铁载体细菌,30株产铁载体能力较强的细菌中21株具有较高产铁载体能力,菌株SS05的铁载体活性单位达到98.3%;在低铁条件下,SS05上清液对F.oxysporum具有显著的抑制作用;SS05与莫哈韦芽孢杆菌(Bacillus mojavensis)最为接近。【结论】SS05是高产铁载体菌株,与莫哈韦芽孢杆菌(Bacillus mojavensis)最为接近,在低铁培养条件下其上清液对F.oxysporum具有显著的抑制作用。     

小龙虾肠道产木聚糖酶细菌的分离与鉴定

【背景】小龙虾肠道微生物是小龙虾降解纤维素和半纤维素的主要驱动力。【目的】研究肠道内细菌的相对丰度,为揭示肠道微生物在小龙虾纤维素降解过程中的作用提供理论支撑。【方法】采用纯培养法从小龙虾肠道筛选产木聚糖酶细菌,并且对小龙虾肠道细菌进行16S高通量测序。【结果】形态学和16SrRNA基因分子鉴定表明,筛选到的4株产木聚糖酶细菌均属于芽孢杆菌科芽孢杆菌属;结合进一步的生理生化特征鉴定,结果为:菌株Z-3为枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis),菌株Z-4为贝莱斯芽孢杆菌(Bacillus velezensis),菌株Z-29为蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus),菌株Z-30为高地芽孢杆菌(Bacillus altitudinis);16S rRNA基因高通量测序结果表明:在属水平上,小龙虾肠道细菌主要是Candidatus Bacilloplasma、拟杆菌属、弧菌属、不动杆菌属、Dysgonomonas、Tyzzerella3、气单胞菌属和希瓦氏菌属细菌。【结论】小龙虾肠道内细菌资源丰富,且芽孢杆菌属细菌在木质纤维素降解过程中发挥一定功能。     

Encapsulated animal cell culture for the production of monoclonal antibody (MAb)

Biopolymer membrane was prepared using two oppositely charged natural biopolymer. The biopolymer membrane was used for the encapsulation of two hybridoma cell (ATCC CRL-1606, ATCC BH-8852) to produce monoclonal antibodies. In order to reduce the down stream steps, the pore size of the membrane was controlled to retain the monoclonal antibodies in the capsules based on the diffusion experiments with standard proteins. T-flask culture showed cell densities of 8×10⁷ cells/mL and 3×10⁷ cells/mL, and MAb concentrations of 506 μg/mL and 109 μg/mL for encapsulated ATCC CRL-1606 and HB-8852, respectively. Two liter perfusion culture with encapsulated ATCC HB-8852 was performed to enhance the MAb production. The MAb production of the encapsulated hybridoma increased considerably comparing to the culture using silicone tubing for oxygen transfer.     

抗吡虫啉单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

为制备灵敏度高,特异性强的抗吡虫啉单克隆抗体,建立经济、快速、准确的吡虫啉残留免疫学分析方法,采用分子模拟技术分析吡虫啉及其类似农药的电荷分布后,选择1-[6-(2-羧乙硫基-3-吡啶)甲基]-N-硝基-2-咪唑啉亚胺 (H1) 作为免疫半抗原,1-(6-氯-3-吡啶甲基)-3-羧丙基-N-硝基-2-咪唑啉亚胺 (H2) 作为包被半抗原,利用NHS酯法将H1和H2分别与牛血清蛋白 (BSA) 和卵清蛋白 (OVA) 偶联合成免疫原与包被原。免疫BALB/c小鼠后,采用常规杂交瘤技术共获得2株稳定分泌抗吡虫     

Cell-protective monoclonal antibodies to bovine enterovirus-3 and partial or no activity against other serotypes.

Preparation of monoclonal antibodies to bovine virus diarrhea virus (BVDV) yielded some hybridoma cells that secreted monoclonal antibodies against the Madin-Darby bovine kidney cells. The anti-cellular monoclonal antibodies reacted with other bovine cells (bovine turbinate and testicle) but not with cell lines derived from other animal species. Subclones derived from one hybridoma partially blocked the infectivity of BVDV, possibly through the binding of the monoclonal antibodies with an epitope close to the receptor site of BVDV and not by way of steric hindrance. Unexpectedly, these same subclones completely blocked the infectivity of bovine enterovirus-3 (BEV-3) strain 240A and partially blocked the infectivity of BEV-2 and BEV-3 (ATCC strain) but not that of other serotypes. Other subclones derived from two other hybridomas, although cell membrane specific, did not have a protective activity against BEV or BVDV.     

抗HLJ1单克隆抗体的制备及抗原检测方法的建立

为制备抗人肝脏DnaJ-like蛋白(Human liver DnaJ-like protein, HLJ1)的单克隆抗体, 并建立免疫组化和双抗体夹心ELISA检测HLJ1的方法。采用淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术, 获得两株能稳定分泌抗HLJ1单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株A4C7和 C4C8。经鉴定, 两株单抗的亚类均为IgG1, 并且效价高、特异性好。以单抗A4C7和C4C8作为一抗, 对人胎肝组织石蜡切片进行免疫组化染色, 结果表明, 两株单抗均为阳性染色, 且HLJ1主要定位于胎肝细胞的胞浆。选取A4C7进行HRP酶标记, 并以HRP- A4C7作为酶标抗体, 以C4C8作为包被抗体, 建立双抗体夹心ELISA方法, 并进行棋盘滴定确定抗体的最佳工作浓度。该检测方法的线性范围是15~750 ng/mL, 灵敏度下限达15 ng/mL, 特异性良好。所建立的免疫组化和双抗体夹心ELISA 法可用于快速、灵敏地检测组织及血清中的HLJ1蛋白, 为HLJ1的肿瘤相关性研究提供了有力的工具。     

兔支气管败血波氏杆菌单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

目的建立能稳定分泌抗兔支气管败血波氏杆菌（Bb）的单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞株,为今后进一步建立该菌的免疫检测技术奠定基础。方法以Bb分离株BLJ05的灭活菌液为免疫原,腹腔免疫BALB/c小鼠,采用常规杂交瘤技术制备Bb单克隆抗体（McAb）,用间接ELISA、Western-blot等方法对McAb特性进行鉴定。结果获得两株能稳定分泌抗Bb单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为A7D5和D6B2,其小鼠腹水抗体效价分别为1∶409600和1∶102400;且不与兔大肠杆菌、多杀性巴氏杆菌、产气荚膜梭菌等兔的常见病原菌反应,特异性强。两株单抗亲和力实验表明A7D5亲和力略高于D6B2。ELISA相加试验表明它们针对相同的抗原表位。结论成功建立了两株能稳定分泌抗兔支气管败血波氏杆菌单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,效价高、特异性强,为今后建立该菌的免疫检测技术建立奠定了基础。     

Monoclonal antibodies to two glycoproteins of herpes simplex virus type 2.

Monoclonal antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2 were found to precipitate different numbers of radiolabeled polypeptides from lysates of virus-infected cells. Antibodies directed against two viral glycoproteins were characterized. Antibodies from hybridoma 17 alpha A2 precipitated a 60,000-molecular-weight polypeptide which chased into a 66,000- and 79,000-molecular-weight polypeptide. All three polypeptides labeled in the presence of [3H]glucosamine and had similar tryptic digest maps. The 60,000-molecular-weight polypeptide also chased into a 31,000-molecular-weight species which did not label with [3H]glucosamine. Antibodies from hybridoma 17 beta C2 precipitated a 50,000-molecular-weight polypeptide which chased into a 56,000- and 80,000-molecular weight polypeptide. These polypeptides also shared a similar tryptic digest map and labeled with [3H]glucosamine. Both monoclonal antibodies were herpes simplex virus type 2 specific. The viral proteins precipitated by 17 alpha A2 antibodies had characteristics similar to those reported for glycoprotein E, whereas the proteins precipitated by 17 beta C2 antibodies appeared to represent a glycoprotein not previously described. This glycoprotein should be tentatively designated glycoprotein F.     

Attempts to obtain anti(D2 dopamine receptor) antibodies via the anti-idiotypic route.

Five stable hybridomas have been obtained that secrete monoclonal antibodies against the D2-dopamine receptor-selective drug spiperone. Each monoclonal antibody has been characterized in terms of its ability to bind a range of dopamine-receptor-selective ligands. One monoclonal antibody has been purified by Protein A affinity chromatography and used to immunize mice. Anti-idiotypic antisera and one hybridoma secreting an anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody were obtained and shown to inhibit [3H]spiperone binding to the anti-spiperone antibody used for immunization. Neither the antisera nor the anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody, however, inhibited binding of [3H]spiperone to D2-dopamine receptors.     

Hybridoma cells containing intracellular anti-ricin antibodies show ricin meets secretory antibody before entering the cytosol

Hybridoma cells which synthesize monoclonal antibodies (mAb) that block ricin toxicity were 50-300-fold resistant to ricin compared with other hybridomas. Two of the mAb blocked two isozymes of ricin, D and E, to different and opposite extents, and the hybridoma cell resistance to the two forms of ricin closely corresponded with the mAb reactivity. The hybridoma cell resistance to ricin was therefore due to the binding activity of the mAb produced by the cells. Neither rabbit polyclonal antibodies, which neutralized extracellular anti-ricin mAb, nor quantitative removal of hybridoma cell surface IgG with papain affected the cellular resistance to ricin. Therefore, neither extracellular or cell surface antibodies contributed to the resistance of the hybridoma cells. In contrast, inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide or puromycin, which selectively decreased levels of intracellular secretory IgG, decreased the hybridoma cell resistance to ricin. We conclude that intracellular mAb, synthesized de novo for subsequent secretion, block ricin toxicity. Ricin therefore must meet intracellular secretory antibodies before reaching the cytosol. The monoclonal antibodies can also be used to study toxin function within intracellular compartments. An antibody specific for the galactose-binding site of ricin blocks ricin intracellularly, showing that the ricin galactose-binding activity is required in an intracellular compartment for transport of ricin A chain to the cytosol.     

囊素与杂交瘤细胞的结合及结合肽的鉴定

【目的】囊素(BS)是禽类和哺乳动物中具有重要免疫调节功能的多肽,能有效促进杂交瘤细胞抗体的分泌,为探讨杂交瘤细胞是否有BS受体分子的表达。【方法和结果】本研究采用荧光显微镜、激光扫描共聚焦显微镜和流式细胞仪分析的方法,检测BS与杂交瘤细胞的结合特性。实验结果证实BS与杂交瘤细胞的结合具有特异性、趋饱和性和可逆性。为进一步分析BS与杂交瘤细胞的结合位点,实验中以BS分子作为靶标,对噬菌体随机12肽库进行了4轮亲和筛选,ELISA和竞争抑制试验显示2个噬菌体克隆能特异性与BS结合。对阳性噬菌体克隆进行序列测定分析表明,其插入的12肽分别为:ACTKHLCLLQPL、MSCNDTLCLLPN,保守序列为LCLL。体外实验表明,2个人工合成的12均都能在一定程度上抑制BS与杂交瘤细胞的特异性结合。【结论】本研究表明杂交瘤细胞具有BS结合的受体,这为进一步研究BS促杂交瘤细胞抗体分泌的信号传导通路奠定了基础。     

Monoclonal Antibody Developed against a Hemolysin of Bacillus thuringiensis

A total of five hybridoma cell lines that produced monoclonal antibodies (MAb) against a hemolysin (Bt-hemolysin) produced by Bacillus thuringiensis were established and characterized. All of these monoclonal antibodies reacted similarly not only to Bt-hemolysin but also to a hemolysin (Bc-hemolysin) produced by B. cereus, suggesting that the two hemolysins are immunologically indistinguishable. The MAb developed in this study was also successfully applied for rapid and simple purification of both Bt- and Bc-hemolysins by immunoaffinity column chromatography. The partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified hemolysins was determined to be Ile-Glu-Gln-Thr.