重组巴斯德毕赤酵母产米根霉α-淀粉酶发酵条件的研究

为了提高重组菌的淀粉酶表达量,以可分泌表达米根霉α-淀粉酶的甲醇快速利用型巴斯德毕赤酵母重组菌为基础,采用摇瓶发酵方式对影响重组菌表达淀粉酶的多个因素进行了研究和优化。摇瓶发酵条件确定为:温度为30℃,pH值为6.0,接种量为2.0(OD_(600)),甲醇补加方式采用前72 h发酵时间内每隔12h添加至终浓度为1.0%,72 h以后每隔24 h添加至终浓度为1.0%,在此条件下获得的淀粉酶最高表达量为47.5 U/mL,且在无机盐培养基中和有机氮源培养基中获得的淀粉酶发酵单位相当。以摇瓶发酵数据为基础确定15 L发酵罐放大实验条件为:无机盐培养基,温度为30℃,pH值为6.0,接种量为10%,甲醇流加方式采用DO—Start法控制,在此发酵条件下获得的淀粉酶表达量为440 U/mL,约为摇瓶发酵方式获得的淀粉酶表达量的9倍。     

Production of chitinolytic enzymes by a strain (BM17) of Paenibacillus pabuli isolated from crab shells samples collected in the east sector of central Tyrrhenian Sea

Nineteen bacterial isolates were grown in shaken cultures in media containing chitin as carbon source and different additional nitrogen sources such as yeast nitrogen base (YNB), yeast extract (YE), corn steep liquor (CSL) and ammonium sulfate. Strain BM17 showed the highest activity (200 U/l) in medium containing Chitin (1%) and YNB (0.5%). Molecular analysis of the 16S rRNA gene showed that strain BM17 belongs to the species Paenibacillus pabuli (99.72% homology). The enzyme activity started after 12-24 h; exponential enzyme production was recorded from the 24th h and lasted till the 96th h of incubation when activity peaked to decrease thereafter. Medium optimisation was carried out by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) considering the effects of chitin, corn steep liquor and yeast extract. BM17 chitinolytic activity was induced by chitin but the increase of its concentration did not have significant effects on the enzyme activity. By contrast, the nitrogen source, particularly YE, strongly affected the enzyme production.     

Production of Trichothecene Mycotoxins by Fusarium Species in Shake Culture

Twelve T-2 toxin-producing isolates and four fusarenon-X-producing isolates of Fusarium species were examined for their ability to produce trichothecene mycotoxins in shake culture and jar fermentation. T-2 toxin producers such as Fusarium solani, F. sporotrichiodes, and F. tricinctum produced T-2 toxin and neosolaniol in semisynthetic medium. F. solani M-1-1 produced the largest amount of the mycotoxins in a nutrient medium consisting of 5% glucose (or sucrose), 0.1% peptone, and 0.1% yeast extract in either shake culture or jar fermentation at 24 to 27 C for 5 days. None of the isolates produced significant amount of fusarenon-X in shake cultures.     

Growth and sporulation of Entomophthora virulenta on semidefined media in liquid culture

Entomophthora virulenta was tested for growth and sporulation under various nutritional conditions in shake cultures containing combinations of dextrose and protein hydrolysates. Darkness, a temperature of 25°C, and a pH near 6.5 induced the formation of the greatest number of zygospores when the carbon and nitrogen sources were held constant. The influence of the total concentration of nutrients and of the ratio of the carbon and nitrogen sources depended on the nitrogen source used: The highest amount of spores under these conditions was produced with yeast extract as nitrogen source, a carbon/nitrogen source ratio of 2, and a 15% total nutrient concentration. The influence of the preinoculum and inoculum on sporulation is discussed.     

Media and Fermentation Processes for the Rapid Production of High Concentrations of Stable Blastospores of the Bioinsecticidal Fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

In shake flask and fermentor studies, various media components and culture inocula were tested to improve P. fumosoroseus spore production rates, yield and stability. To evaluate inoculum potential and inoculum scale-up for fermentor studies, conidia and liquid culture-produced spores of various strains of P. fumosoroseus were compared as inoculum. Inoculation of liquid cultures with blastospores at concentrations of at least 1×10⁶ spores mL^-1 resulted in the rapid production of high concentrations of blastospores (∼1×10⁹ spores mL^-1, 48 h fermentation time) for all strains tested. The rapid germination rate of blastospores (90% after 6 h incubation) compared to conidia (>90% after 16 h incubation) and the use of higher inoculum rates reduced the fermentation time from 96 to 48 h for maximal spore yields. A comparison of various complex nitrogen sources showed that liquid media supplemented with acid hydrolyzed casein or yeast extract supported the production of high concentrations of blastospores that were significantly more desiccation-tolerant (79-82% survival after drying) when compared to blastospores produced in media supplemented with other nitrogen sources (12-50% survival after drying). For rapid spore production, requirements for trace metals and vitamin supplementation were dependent on the type of hydrolyzed casein used in the medium. Fermentor studies with two strains of P. fumosoroseus showed that high concentrations (1.3-1.8×10⁹ spores mL^-1) of desiccation-tolerant blastospores could be produced in 48-h fermentations. These studies have demonstrated that the infective spores of various strains of the fungal bioinsecticide Paecilomyces fumosoroseus can be rapidly produced using deep-tank, liquid culture fermentation techniques.     

Effect of nitrogen sources on xylitol production from D-xylose by Candida Sp. L-102

Summary The production of extracellular xylitol from D-xylose by an efficient xylitol-producing yeast, Candida sp. L-102, was studied in shake flask cultures with different nitrogen sources in the basic salt medium. Maximum xylitol production was obtained with urea as the nitrogen source. A final concentration of 100 g/L of xylitol from 114 g/L D-xylose was obtained from the yeast with an indicated yield of 87.7% (based on D-xylose consumed). The average specific xylitol production rate of 0.46 g/g.h was achieved within 65 hours of incubation using 0.3% urea.     

响应面法优化重组巴斯德毕赤酵母合成ECH42的培养基组分及其重组酶降解几丁质的研究

采用响应面法在摇瓶水平对重组巴斯德毕赤酵母合成内切几丁质酶的培养基组分进行优化,并探讨重组内切几丁质酶降解几丁质的最佳反应条件。首先对培养基中显著影响内切几丁质酶活力的关键组分通过Plackett-Burman试验设计进行筛选;然后通过Box-Behnken试验设计和响应面法确定关键组分的最佳浓度。结果筛选出3个具有显著效应的关键组分为酵母膏、油酸和吐温-80,最佳浓度分别为：2.45%、0.17%和0.62%。优化后的最佳培养基组成为：2.45%酵母膏、2.00%蛋白胨、0.50%酵母氮碱（YNB）、0.50%甲醇、0.17%油酸、0.62%吐温-80和0.40% PTM₁。在该培养基中,重组巴斯德毕赤酵母在摇瓶水平（25mL/250mL）发酵生产内切几丁质酶的活力高达92.26U/mL。重组内切几丁质酶催化几丁质降解的最佳反应条件为：粉末几丁质浓度为4%,pH和温度分别为7.0和30℃,反应时间为10h。研究结果为后期在发酵罐中大规模生产内切几丁质酶和几丁寡糖提供了基础。     

Growth and glucoamylase production by the thermophilic fungusThermomyces lanuginosus in a synthetic medium

Summary The production of glucogenic amylase from the thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus was studied in shake flasks and laboratory fermentors. As conidia were not able to germinate in media without yeast extract, pregerminated conidia were applied as inoculum. By this procedure it was possible to use different NH _inf4 ^sup+ salts as the sole source of nitrogen for growth and amylase formation in a synthetic medium. In pH-controlled fermentors a fourfold increase in the extracellular glucogenic amylase activity was obtained with (NH₄)H₂PO₄ as the nitrogen source as compared with yeast extract. However, by fractionation of these activities, comparable yields of partially purified glucoamylases were obtained. The glucoamylase preparation from fermentations with either of the nitrogen sources had a temperature optimum at 70° C and showed similar thermal stability. By incubation without substrate at 60° C. 90% of the activity was still present after 5 h. At 70° C, 50% of the activity was retained after 30 min incubation. Offprint requests to: I. Hassum     

Use of Shake Cultures in a Semisolid Thioglycolate Medium for Differentiating Staphylococci from Micrococci

The standard diagnostic test for differentiating staphylococci from micrococci is based on the ability of the former to produce acid anaerobically in a glucose-containing growth medium. This test has been modified to provide greater convenience, easier interpretation of results, and better correlation with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) base composition. In the modified test, shake cultures in Brewer's fluid thioglycolate medium with 0.3% agar added are observed for growth in the anaerobic zone of the tubes. This test was applied to 125 strains of staphylococci and micrococci, and all except two strains gave results that were consistent with other criteria. Of particular interest were eight strains of Micrococcus saprophyticus and three strains of M. lactis that have a DNA composition of 30 to 37% guanine plus cytosine (GC). All 11 of these cultures produced anaerobic growth and thus would be classified as staphylococci. Strains of M. lactis that have a high GC content in their DNA grew only aerobically. Some cultures of staphylococci produced characteristic band patterns of anaerobic growth and other cultures produced only a few anaerobic colonies from an inoculum of 10(6) to 10(7) cells. These observations suggest some interesting genetic and metabolic capabilities in such cultures.     

Combined use of three methods for high concentration ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Summary Ethanol concentration and fermentation productivity using Saccharomyces cerevisiae were substantially increased in shake flask cultures with a normal inoculum by combining 3 methods: (a) by making nutrient additions to the standard medium for ethanol production, (b) by immobilizing the cells in alginate beads and (c) by using a glucose step-feeding batch process. Ethanol concentration by free yeast was improved from 5.9% (w/w) to 9.6% (w/w) when a further 0.8% yeast extract and 1% animal peptone were added to the standard 30% (w/v) glucose nutrient medium. This was further increased to 12.8% (w/w) by using alginate immobilized yeast. The ethanol concentration was increased again, to 15.0% (w/w) by using the glucose step-feeding batch process.     

基因工程人α心钠素发酵研究

本研究采用的基因工程菌为酵母Y33：：YFD71－3,其基因型为α,his,1eu,ade,suc．摇瓶培养时心钠素的表达水平为l～2rag／L。在含有葡萄糖、YNB以及不同量腺嘌呤、组氨酸和亮氨酸的YG培养基中作摇瓶培养．当细胞的生长由腺嘌呤限制时,蛋白的分泌有明显增加·在YG培养基中加入5g／L的CAA后腺嘌呤成为限制性基质,培养基中腺嘌呤、YNB和亮氪酸用量对心钠素的表达有很大影响。在5L反应器中进行补料分批培养,流加葡萄糖、YNB、cAA、腺嘌呤、组氨酸和亮氨酸,心钠素的最高浓度达到24．8mg／L。     

Optimization of astaxanthin production by Phaffia rhodozyma through factorial design and response surface methodology.

Sequential methodology based on the application of three types of experimental designs was used to optimize the astaxanthin production of the mutant strain 25-2 of Phaffia rhodozyma in shake flask cultures. The first design employed was a factorial design 2(5), where the factors studied were: pH, temperature, percent of inoculum, carbon and nitrogen concentrations, each one at two levels. This design was performed in two medium types: rich YM medium and minimal medium, based on date juice (Yucca medium). With this first design the most important factors were determined (carbon concentration and temperature) that were used in the second experimental strategy: the method of steepest ascent was applied in order to rapidly approach the optimum. Finally, a second-order response surface design was applied using temperature and carbon concentration as factors. The optimal conditions stimulating the highest astaxanthin production were: 19.7 degrees C temperature; 11.25 g l(-1) carbon concentration; 6.0 pH; 5% inoculum and 0.5 g l(-1) nitrogen concentration. Under these conditions the astaxanthin production was 8100 microg l(-1), 92% higher than the production under the initial conditions.     

Optimization of submerged culture conditions for mycelial polysaccharide production in Cordyceps pruinosa

Cordyceps pruinosa is an entomogenous fungus noteworthy for its various bioactivities. The influence of synthetic medium and cultural conditions on polysaccharides production was investigated in shake flask culture. In the present study, optimal medium and submerged culture conditions were investigated using an orthogonal layout. Media and cultural conditions including potato starch 2% (w/v), sucrose 2.5%, soybean 0.5%, beef extract 0.5%, yeast extract 0.1%, KCl 0.02%, K₂HPO₄ 0.1%, MgSO₄·7H₂O 0.05%, pH 7.0, inoculum size 5%, medium capacity 50 ml/250 ml flask, dispersant 15 beads, culture time 7 days were employed. In fermentation medium, sucrose, beef extract and yeast extract were replaced with molasses of sucrose, groundnut and Vitamin B complex, respectively. Under optimal culture conditions, the yield of polysaccharides production was 9.51 g l⁻¹ after 54 h of fermentation in a 25 l fermenter, which was approximately twice as high as that in shake flask cultures. In addition the entire period of fermentation was shorted to around 1/4 of flask culture time (9 days). Thus, it will meet closely the requirements of industrial fermentation scale of polysaccharides production in C. pruinosa.     

Antisense strategies for glycosylation engineering of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells

The amount of acid or base consumed in yeast cultures has been recently assigned to the pathway of nitrogen assimilation under respiratory conditions with no contribution by carbon metabolism (Castrillo et al., 1995). In this investigation, experiments under respirofermentative conditions have shown that production or consumption of ethanol does not contribute significantly to the specific rate of proton production (qH+), thus extending the previously obtained relationships for all aerobic conditions in which other major acid/base contributions are not involved. Tests in batch and chemostat culture confirm the validity of qH+ as a formal control parameter in aerobic fermentations.     

Candida zeylanoides as a new yeast model for lipid metabolism studies: effect of nitrogen sources on fatty acid accumulation

Lipid homeostasis is well-known in oleaginous yeasts, but there are few non-oleaginous yeast models apart from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We are proposing the non-oleaginous yeast Candida zeylanoides QU 33 as model. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the carbon/nitrogen ratio and the type of nitrogen source upon oil accumulation by this yeast grown on shake flask cultures. The maximum biomass was obtained in yeast extract (2.39?±?0.19 g/l), followed by peptone (2.24?±?0.05 g/l), while the highest content of microbial oil (0.35?±?0.01 g/l) and the maximum lipid yield (15.63 %) were achieved with peptone. Oleic acid was the predominant cellular fatty acid in all culture media (>32.23 %), followed by linoleic (>15.79 %) and palmitic acids (>13.47 %). The highest lipid yield using glucose and peptone was obtained at the C/N ratio of 200:1.     

Characterization of high temperature-tolerant rhizobia isolated from Prosopis juliflora grown in alkaline soil

A method was developed for the fast screening and selection of high-temperature tolerant rhizobial strains from root nodules of Prosopis juliflora growing in alkaline soils. The high-temperature tolerant rhizobia were selected from 2,500 Rhizobium isolates with similar growth patterns on yeast mannitol agar plates after 72 h incubation at 30 and 45 degrees C, followed by a second screening at 47.5 degrees C. Seventeen high-temperature tolerant rhizobial strains having distinguishable protein band patterns were finally selected for further screening by subjecting them to temperature stress up to 60 degrees C in yeast mannitol broth for 6 h. The high-temperature tolerant strains were NBRI12, NBRI329, NBRI330, NBRI332, and NBRI133. Using this procedure, a large number of rhizobia from root nodules of P. juliflora were screened for high-temperature tolerance. The assimilation of several carbon sources, tolerance to high pH and salt stress, and ability to nodulate P. juliflora growing in a glasshouse and nursery of the strains were studied. All five isolates had higher plant dry weight in the range of 29.9 to 88.6% in comparison with uninoculated nursery-grown plants. It was demonstrated that it is possible to screen in nature for superior rhizobia exemplified by the isolation of temperature-tolerant strains, which established effective symbiosis with nursery-grown P. juliflora. These findings indicate a correlation between strain performance under in vitro stress in pure culture and strain behavior under symbiotic conditions. Pure culture evaluation may be a useful tool in search for Rhizobium strains better suited for soil environments where high temperature, pH, and salt stress constitutes a limitation for symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation.     

Yeast identification: reassessment of assimilation tests as sole universal identifiers

Aims: To assess whether assimilation tests in isolation remain a valid method of identification of yeasts, when applied to a wide range of environmental and spoilage isolates. Methods and Results: Seventy‐one yeast strains were isolated from a soft drinks factory. These were identified using assimilation tests and by D1/D2 rDNA sequencing. When compared to sequencing, assimilation test identifications (MicroLog?) were 18·3% correct, a further 14·1% correct within the genus and 67·6% were incorrectly identified. The majority of the latter could be attributed to the rise in newly reported yeast species. Conclusions: Assimilation tests alone are unreliable as a universal means of yeast identification, because of numerous new species, variability of strains and increasing coincidence of assimilation profiles. Assimilation tests still have a useful role in the identification of common species, such as the majority of clinical isolates. Significance and Impact of the Study: It is probable, based on these results, that many yeast identifications reported in older literature are incorrect. This emphasizes the crucial need for accurate identification in present and future publications.     

Influence of Culture Parameters on Biological Hydrogen Production by Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum ATCC 27021

Summary Various medium components (carbon and nitrogen sources, iron, inoculum size) and environmental factors (initial pH and the agitation speed) were evaluated for their effects on the rate and the yield of hydrogen production by Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum. Among the carbon sources assessed, cells grown on disaccharides (lactose, sucrose and maltose) produced on the average more than twice (2.81 mol-H2/mol sugar) as much hydrogen as monosaccharides (1.29 mol-H2/mol sugar), but there was no correlation between the carbon source and the production rate. The highest yield (2.83 mol/mol) was obtained in lactose and sucrose but the highest production rate (1.75 mmol/h) in sucrose. Using glucose as carbon source, yeast extract was the best nitrogen source. A parallel increase between the production rate and the yield was obtained by increasing glucose concentration up to 40 g/l (1.76 mol-H2/mol, 3.39 mmol/h), total nitrogen as yeast extract up to 0.1% (1.41 mol/mol, 1.91 mmol/h) and agitation up to 100 rev/min (1.66 mol-H2/mol, 1.86 mmol/h). On the other hand, higher production rates were favoured in preference to the yield at a neutral initial pH 7 (2.27 mmol/h), 1000 mg iron/l or more (1.99 mmol/h), and a larger inoculum size, 10%, (2.36 mmol/h) whereas an initial alkaline pH of 8.5 (1.72 mol/mol), a lower iron concentration of 25 mg/l (1.74 mol/mol) and smaller inoculum size, 1%, (1.85 mol/mol) promoted higher yield over production rate.     

Evaluation of the Pro-Lab ID ring system for the identification of medically important yeasts

We evaluated 151 coded isolates of medically important yeast species belonging to the genera Candida, Cryptococcus, Geotrichum, Rhodoturula, Saccharomyces and Torulopsis using the newly developed rapid Pro-Lab Identification Ring, PL 960 system (PLID-Ring). All isolates were concurrently identified by the API 20C and conventional procedures comprising macro- and micromorphology, assimilation and fermentation of various carbon and nitrogen compounds. The PLID-Ring system identified isolates of Candida albicans, C. kefyr, C. krusei, C. lusitaniae, C. parapsilosis, Rhodotorula rubra, and Torulopsis glabrata with 100% accuracy in 24 h. This system identified C guilliermondii and S. cerevisiae isolates with an accuracy of 90% and 86%, respectively, while those belonging to Cr. neoformans, T. candida (= C. famata), C. rugosa and C. tropicalis were identified with 38.4%, 50%, 12.5% and 50% accuracy, respectively. Three isolates of Cr. laurentii were not identified by the PLID-Ring system. The overall accuracy of the PLID-Ring system was 81.45% (123 of 151 isolates). However, the system does not include species such as Cr. laurentii in its data base. When these three Cr. laurentii isolates were excluded from the evaluation, the accuracy of the PLID-Ring system increased from 81.45% to 83.1%.     

Enhancement of Cephalosporin C production by cultivation of Cephalosporium acremonium M25 using a mixture of inocula

AIMS: To enhance the productivity of Cephalosporin C (CPC) by cultivation of Cephalosporium acremonium M25 using a mixture of inocula. METHODS AND RESULTS: Inoculum age was classified into three stages (early, intermediate and late) by image analysis. A mixture of inocula, according to the inoculum ages, was used for efficient production of CPC in the main culture. The most effective mixing ratio of inocula for CPC production in shake flasks was a 3 : 7 volume ratio of early- and late-stage inocula. This was also the case in a 1.5 l stirred-tank reactor. CPC productivity was enhanced by about 32% and 34% when using an inoculum mixture in the shake flask and 1.5 l stirred-tank reactor, respectively. CONCLUSION: The morphological characteristics of C. acremonium M25 in the seed culture were quite different according to inoculum age. The compromise of different ages of inoculum showed better production of CPC. Significance and Impact of the Study: The productivity of CPC was enhanced considerably when using mixed inocula. The results of this study can be applied to fungal cultures for efficient production of various metabolites.