抑制铜绿假单胞菌和金黄色葡萄球菌生物膜形成的乳杆菌筛选及机制初探

筛选得到对慢性创面中铜绿假单胞菌（Pseudomonas aeruginosa）和金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)生物膜形成具有抑制作用的乳杆菌(Loctobacillus)。测定不同种乳杆菌对铜绿假单胞菌和金黄色葡萄球菌双菌生物膜量、生长及群体感应信号分子AI-2的影响，并采用主成分分析和菌株特性综合分析确定效果最佳的菌株，最后通过荧光定量PCR的方式探究该菌株对生物膜和群体感应相关基因表达的影响。结果表明，植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、卷曲乳杆菌(Loctobacillus crispatus)、嗜酸乳杆菌(Loctobacillus acidophilus)、鼠李糖乳杆菌(Loctobacillus rhamnosus)、瑞士乳杆菌(Loctobacillus helveticus)、短乳杆菌(Loctobacilkus brevis)具有不同程度的抑菌、抑制生物膜形成的能力，且同种不同株的乳杆菌抑制生物膜形成的能力也有所差异。其中，植物乳杆菌CCFM233产生的AI-2信号分子较多，具有良好的抑菌能力，可使致病菌生物膜形成量降低，铜绿假单胞菌的LasR和rhlI基因表达水平和金黄色葡萄球菌的SarA基因表达水平显著下调。本研究旨在揭示植物乳杆菌CCFM233具有抗铜绿假单胞菌和金黄色葡萄球菌感染的潜力，为其应用于慢性创面敷料提供参考。     

植物乳杆菌CMCC-P0002代谢产物中抑菌物质的研究

目的通过对一株植物乳杆菌代谢产物的抑菌作用以及该产物的某些物理特性的研究,为进一步发现可替代现有抗生素的抗菌物质奠定基础。方法首先利用低温离心和超滤法对植物乳杆菌培养后的上清液进行初步提取,用打孔法行抑菌试验,明确其对铜绿假单胞菌、大肠埃希菌、肺炎克雷伯菌和金黄色葡萄球菌等临床分离菌株的抑菌活性;并进一步经加热、调整pH及过氧化氢酶等处理上清液后,再验证其活性变化。结果植物乳杆菌的培养上清液对铜绿假单胞菌等多株临床分离菌株均具有一定的抑菌活性,且以pH在6以内时该物质抑菌活性较好,过氧化氢酶处理后或加热至100℃、30min,上清液的抑菌活性依然存在。结论在植物乳杆菌的培养上清液中存在着具有抑菌活性的物质,对从临床标本所分离的部分革兰阴性菌及革兰阳性菌有抑菌作用,该物质对热耐受,其活性受pH变化的影响。     

细菌重组乳杆菌疫苗的研制现状

细菌是人类感染的常见病原体,研制疫苗防治细菌感染是当前的热点研究领域之一。乳杆菌是一种新型的疫苗载体,我们简要综述了乳杆菌介导的破伤风梭菌、肺炎链球菌、幽门螺杆菌、铜绿假单胞菌、霍乱弧菌和炭疽芽孢杆菌等几种细菌疫苗的构建及其作用机制等方面的研制现状。     

铜绿假单胞菌体外抑菌活性研究

目的 观察铜绿假单胞菌抗菌物质对鲍曼不动杆菌等细菌的体外抑菌效果.方法 用交叉条带实验方法检测了铜绿假单胞菌对鲍曼不动杆菌、耐甲氧西林表皮葡萄球菌和粪肠球菌的体外抑制活性.结果 铜绿假单胞菌对鲍曼不动杆菌、耐甲氧西林表皮葡萄球菌和粪肠球菌体外抑菌活性良好,10株铜绿假单胞菌中,有8株对鲍曼不动杆菌的抑制率均达到了100％.另外有8株对耐甲氧西林表皮葡萄球菌的抑菌率均为100％;有6株对粪肠球菌的抑菌率为100％.结论 铜绿假单胞菌对上述3种致病菌具有较强的抗菌活性,具有开发前景.     

重症监护病房鲍曼不动杆菌和铜绿假单胞菌的分布及耐药性监测

目的探讨医院重症监护病房(ICU)鲍曼不动杆菌及铜绿假单胞菌临床分离株的分布及耐药性特点。方法回顾性调查2006年7月至2010年6月ICU患者中分离出的鲍曼不动杆菌和铜绿假单胞菌的临床感染情况,对111株鲍曼不动杆菌和73株铜绿假单胞菌的药敏结果进行统计分析,所有数据采用WHONET 5.5软件进行分析。结果鲍曼不动杆菌及铜绿假单胞菌在呼吸道标本中检出率最高(76.1%),其次是CVP导管尖端(8.7%),鲍曼不动杆菌对临床常用抗菌药物耐药率85%的有8种,对亚胺培南的耐药率也达70.3%,耐药率最低的仅有头孢哌酮/舒巴坦(17.1%);铜绿假单胞菌对替卡西林、亚胺培南有较高的耐药率,分别为45.2%、41.1%,对其他抗菌药物耐药率均25%。结论下呼吸道是ICU患者鲍曼不动杆菌和铜绿假单胞菌感染的主要部位;ICU患者感染以鲍曼不动杆菌和铜绿假单胞菌为主,鲍曼不动杆菌较铜绿假单胞菌耐药及多重耐药性严重。     

川白芷抑菌活性及对铜绿假单胞菌群体感应的抑制作用

为寻找更加有效的抑菌杀菌药物,本研究利用琼脂平板打孔法和倍比稀释法评价川白芷不同溶剂萃取物对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌、铜绿假单胞菌以及肺炎克雷伯氏菌的抗菌活性;特别是通过对铜绿假单胞菌毒力表型的影响研究考察该药物对病菌群体感应是否具有抑制作用。研究结果表明:川白芷提取液对四种细菌均有不同程度的抑制效果,且随提取物浓度增大抑制效果增强;进一步分离发现,三氯甲烷、乙酸乙酯和正丁醇提取物对四种细菌均有一定的抑制效果,其中乙酸乙酯萃取物的抑菌效果最佳;对铜绿假单胞菌的四种毒力表型的影响研究结果表明川白芷具有抑制铜绿假单胞菌群体感应的能力。试验表明川白芷的活性成分可以作为一种新型的群体感应抑制剂,其具有抑制多种细菌能力的同时不易产生耐药性,表明白芷这一传统中草药在现代医疗中具有较好的应用潜力。     

铜绿假单胞菌抗菌物质对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌活性研究

目的观察铜绿假单胞菌抗菌物质对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcusaureus,MRSA)的体外抑菌活性。方法用交叉划线接种方法进行铜绿假单胞菌对32株耐甲氧西林金葡菌的体外抗菌活性的测定。结果铜绿假单胞菌抗菌物质对MRSA的体外抑菌活性良好,产生色素的菌株的抗菌活性最好,15株铜绿假单胞菌中,7株产蓝绿色色素的铜绿假单胞菌,对MRSA的抑制率均达到了100%,平均抑菌带的宽度为37.7 mm。结论铜绿假单胞菌抗菌物质对32株MRSA具有较强的抗菌活性,无疑对MRSA感染的抗菌药物研制方面开辟了一条新的途径。这是国内的首次研究报道。     

铜绿假单胞菌必需基因的研究进展

铜绿假单胞菌为专性需氧非发酵革兰氏阴性杆菌,是医院感染的常见条件致病菌之一,可引起呼吸道、泌尿道、烧伤创面和菌血症等严重感染。铜绿假单胞菌耐药形势日益严峻,给临床治疗带来困难。必需基因是生长过程中必不可少的看家基因,对铜绿假单胞菌必需基因进行深入研究,不仅有助于了解细菌的生长、毒力等基本特性,也有助于筛选新的抗菌药物靶标。本文针对铜绿假单胞菌及其必需基因进行综述,首先介绍了铜绿假单胞菌的基本生理特性及目前耐药趋势,又归纳了必需基因的研究方法,最后对铜绿假单胞菌必需基因的研究进展进行总结。     

低聚半乳糖对肠道益生菌产胞外多糖作用的研究

旨在研究低聚半乳糖对肠道益生菌产胞外多糖的作用。以低聚半乳糖、葡萄糖、半乳糖和乳糖4种碳源作比较,分别从碳源的利用、胞外多糖的产量和种类及其对有害菌的黏附作用进行研究。结果显示,低聚半乳糖不仅能促进长双歧杆菌和植物乳杆菌的增殖,而且有利于胞外多糖的产生,其含量分别为208.78μg/m L和192.78μg/m L,产生的胞外多糖种类较其他3种碳源更多,对肠道有害菌大肠杆菌具有明显黏附作用。结果证明,与其他3种碳源相比,低聚半乳糖能促进植物乳杆菌和两歧双歧杆菌生成更多的胞外多糖。     

群体感应淬灭酶克隆表达及其对铜绿假单胞菌的影响

【背景】由于抗生素的大量使用,导致细菌耐药性越来越强,寻找新的抗细菌感染药物成为研究热点。【目的】克隆表达群体感应淬灭酶,探究其对铜绿假单胞菌毒力及致病性的影响。【方法】利用PCR技术从产群体感应淬灭酶的芽孢杆菌QSI-1基因组DNA中克隆出aiiA基因,将其克隆到表达载体pET30a并导入大肠杆菌E.coliBL21(DE3)中进行诱导表达,通过镍柱亲和层析获得纯化的N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯酶。用不同浓度的淬灭酶作用于铜绿假单胞菌,检测其对铜绿假单胞菌毒力因子产生以及生物膜形成能力的影响;以秀丽隐杆线虫为模型,考察其对线虫感染铜绿假单胞菌存活率的影响。【结果】克隆表达出群体感应淬灭酶,该酶能显著抑制铜绿假单胞菌毒力因子产生和生物膜的形成,并能降低铜绿假单胞菌对感染线虫的致死率。【结论】群体感应淬灭酶可作为一种能高效抑制细菌致病性的物质,为临床治疗细菌性感染提供新的策略。     

Cytochrome c involved in the reductive decomposition of organic mercurials. Purification of cytochrome c-I from mercury-resistant Pseudomonas and reactivity of cytochromes c from various kinds of bacteria

Cytochrome c-I which was involved in the decomposition of organic mercurials as an electron carrier was purified from the cell-free extract of the mercury-resistant strain, Pseudomonas K62, by means of (NH₄)₂SO₄ precipitation and column chromatography on Sephadex G-150, DEAE-Sephadex and Sephadex G-75. The cytochrome was crystallized in a needle-like form. It showed absorption maxima at 550, 521, and 416.5 nm in the reduced form, and the pyridine ferrohemochrome had absorption maxima at 549, 520, and 413 nm, suggesting it to be a c-type cytochrome.

Cytochromes c prepared from type cultures of bacteria belonging to the genera Aeromonas, Micrococcus, Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus, Aerobacter, and Pseudomonas were all inactive with respect to the decomposition of phenylmercuric acetate. However, cytochrome c prepared from Pseudomonas CF, which was isolated from the activated sludge acclimatized with HgCl₂ and phenylmercuric acetate, as well as the cytochrome c-I of Pseudomonas K62, were active in this respect.     

Reduction of hyperhydricity in tissue cultures of oregano (Origanum vulgare) by extracellular polysaccharide isolated from Pseudomonas spp

Hyperhydricity or vitrification is a physiological malformation affecting tissue culture-based propagation of several plant species. A Pseudomonas spp-mediated approach was recently developed to control hyperhydricity in oregano. This bacterium-induced prevention of hyperhydricity helped the establishment of clonal plants in the greenhouse without extensive acclimatization. The prevention of hyperhydricity was specifically linked to mucoid Pseudomonas spp and was characterized by high chlorophyll and reduced water content in oregano shoots. The focus of research reported in this paper was to purify the extracellular mucoid component from Pseudomonas spp and evaluate the effect on hyperhydricity in oregano tissue culture. The extracellular mucoid component was purified by ethanol precipitation. This extracellular mucoid component was confirmed to be a polysaccharide using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The effect of purified polysaccharide to prevent or reduce hyperhydricity was tested in oregano clone 0–1. The polysaccharide prevented hyperhydricity in oregano with reduced efficiency compared to bacterial inoculation. This was characterized by higher chlorophyll and reduced water content when compared to uninoculated/untreated oregano shoots. This confirms that the Pseudomonas spp-mediated hyperhydricity reduction in oregano is partially due to its extracellular polysaccharide. This provides a novel approach to develop a media formulation to control hyperhydricity in wide number of plant species where tissue culture is used for clonal propagation.     

Characterization of 1,3-regiospecific lipases from new Pseudomonas and Bacillus isolates

Lipase producing ability of 120 bacterial isolates was examined qualitatively, resulting in 32 lipase producers, which were further screened for 1,3-regiospecificity. Three Bacillus (GK-8, GK-31 and GK-42) and one Pseudomonas (GK-80) were found to produce 1,3-regiospecific lipases. These lipases were alkaline in nature as they showed pH optima of 9.0 and high stability in the alkaline pH range of 8.0–11.0. The lipases from three Bacillus isolates, viz. GK-8, GK-31 and GK-42 showed temperature optima of 37 °C, whereas the Pseudomonas (GK-80) lipase showed optimum activity at 50 °C. The lipase of GK-8 was highly stable and showed enhanced activity in different organic solvents like petroleum ether (172%), diethyl ether (143%) and acetone (135%).     

Plant growth-promoting Pseudomonas bearing catabolic plasmids: Naphthalene degradation and effect on plants

Two IncP-9 naphthalene degradative plasmids pOV17 and pBS216 were transferred into plant growth-promoting Pseudomonas which were represented by species P. aureofaciens, P. chlororaphis, P. fluorescens, and P. putida. The strains with the same plasmid differed significantly by their growth parameters, stability of the plasmid and plant protective effect from naphthalene action. Strains P. putida 53a(pOV17) and P. chlororaphis PCL1391(pOV17) demonstrated higher population number in the rhizosphere. Moreover, they protected the mustard plants from naphthalene toxic influence more effectively than the wild type strain P. aureofaciens OV17(pOV17). The activity of catechol-2,3-dioxygenase in the strains with the plasmid pOV17 was higher than that in strains with the plasmid pBS216. The strain P. putida 53a(pOV17) with high catechol-2,3-dioxygenase activity has been demonstrated to have the best protective effect. The strain P. putida 53a(pBS216) without catechol dioxygenases activities did not have protective effect but suppressed the plant germination.     

Chitinolytic and cellulolytic Pseudomonas sp. antagonistic to fungal pathogens enhances nodulation by Mesorhizobium sp. Cicer in chickpea.

Pseudomonas strains isolated from the rhizosphere of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and green gram (Vigna radiata L.) were screened for the production of chitinases and cellulases. Five Pseudomonas strains were found to produce appreciable amounts of both enzymes in culture-free supernatants and showed growth inhibition of the two fungi Pythium aphanidermatum (Oomycete) and Rhizoctonia solani (Basidiomycete) in plates on potato dextrose agar medium. The fungal growth inhibition was not correlated with cell wall-degrading enzyme activity, which suggested that other antifungal compounds produced by these rhizobacteria were also involved in antagonism. Coinoculation of the Pseudomonas strains with the Mesorhizobium sp. Cicer strain Ca181 resulted in a significant increase in nodule biomass when grown under sterilized chillum jar conditions. The results suggest that hydrolytic enzymes produced by Pseudomonas sp. contribute to suppression of plant diseases by inhibiting growth of phytopathogenic fungi and also promote nodulation of legumes by rhizobia.     

Resolution of 2-octanol by SBA-15 immobilized Pseudomonas sp. lipase

Lipase from Pseudomonas sp. (PSL) was immobilized on SBA-15 (a highly ordered hexagonal array mesoporous silica molecular sieve) through physical adsorption and the immobilized PSL was used in resolution of (R,S)-2-octanol with vinyl acetate as acyl donor. Enhanced activity and enantioselectivity were observed for the immobilized PSL compared with those of the free one. The effects of reaction conditions, such as solvents, temperature, water activity and substrate ratio were investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the residual (S)-2-octanol was recovered with 99% enantiomeric excess at 52% conversion. The results also indicated that the immobilized PSL maintained 90% of its initial activity even after reusing it five times.     

Isolation and characterization of Histophilus somni (Haemophilus somnus) in semen samples of rams with epididymitis

Histophilus somni (Haemophilus somnus) has been reported as the cause of epididymitis in rams. This bacterium has also been found in the preputial mucosa of rams without epididymitis lesions. H. somni is a bacterium that is difficult to characterize, since it is a pleomorphic Gram-negative bacilli of characteristics similar to Actinobacillus seminis, which is also found in ram epididymitis lesions. The objective of this work was to determine if H. somni (H. somnus) is involved in cases of sheep epididymitis. A clinical examination was performed in 160 rams, extracting semen by electro-ejaculation of 28 of them, which had epididymal lesions. The penis was exteriorized in order to avoid prepuce contamination. The semen samples were cultivated in chocolate agar in a 10% CO₂ environment. Two strains were isolated in pure culture with a colony morphology and microscopy similar to H. somni (H. somnus). These were identified using the API 20 E system, using as a control the reference strain of H. somnus (2336ATCC). One of the isolates (129H) resulted identical to the reference strain and the other (827) presented differences in the arginine decarboxylase, H₂S, catalase and inositol reactions, although these differences have been reported (in strains isolated from different geographic origins, animal species and anatomical region). To characterize the isolates, an electrophoretic analysis of total proteins was performed (PAGE–SDS) finding identical profiles between the reference strain of H. somnus and isolate 129H and similar in relation to isolate 827. The amplification of a fragment of approximately 407 bp was observed in the 129H isolate and the ATCC strain, but not in 827. In other samples, isolations were made of Brucella ovis, Corynebacterium spp., Staphylococcus and other pleomorphic Gram-negative bacilli similar to A. seminis. Therefore, it has been confirmed that H. somni is present in the reproductive tract of rams and it could be involved in the presentation of ovine epididymitis. It is important that we underline that this is the first report of H. somni isolation in Mexico from ram semen samples.     

Asymmetric syntheses of nitroalkanols using Pseudomonas sp. lipase: a proposal for the selection of the solvent system of lipase-catalyzed transesterification

By lipase-catalyzed stereoselective transesterification using Amano AK from Pseudomonas sp., nitroalcohols such as 1-nitro-2-butanol and 1-nitro-3-methyl-2-butanol were synthesized enantioselectively with enantiomeric ratios (E values) of 20.9 and 12.5, respectively, in n-propyl ether. Various results were obtained during the lipase-catalyzed transesterification by changing the organic solvents that were used. The plots of the E values against the reciprocal of the dielectric constants () of the various organic solvents produced a bell-shaped curve which had a maximum E value for n-propyl ether (1/=0.3). The distance between the enzyme and the substrate might be changed in response to a change in the organic solvent.     

Chromium(VI) reduction in a membrane bioreactor with immobilized Pseudomonas cells

Chromate reduction was studied in a membrane bioreactor under action of Pseudomonas bacteria immobilized in agar–agar films on the surface of synthetic membrane. Immobilized cells are protected from the excessive toxic action at high chromate concentration that improves cell activity compared with free cells. Almost complete chromate reduction was observed at stepwise introducing of chromate in feed solution allowing maintenance of optimal chromate concentration. Reduction is suppressed by high metabolite concentrations, which reached on the sixth step of chromate adding in studied system. Cell ability to reduce chromate is restored after changing of feed and receiving solutions allowing remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated water in semi-batch operation of membrane bioreactor.     

Schizosaccharomyces malidevorans and Sz. octosporus homologues of Sz. pombe rad9, a gene that mediates radioresistance and cell-cycle progression

The rad9 gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe is involved in promoting resistance to ionizing radiation and UV light, as well as regulating cell cycle progression after irradiation. We have isolated functional rad9 cognates from two other fission yeasts, Sz. malidevorans and Sz. octosporus, that can restore radioresistance and the radiation-induced G2 delay response to Sz. pombe rad9::ura4 cells. The Sz. pombe and Sz. malidevorans genes are identical at the nucleotide sequence level, which reflects their close evolutionary relationship. Each bears three introns and codes for a 47464-Da protein that contains 426 amino acids (aa). In contrast, Sz. octosporus rad9 contains five introns and codes for a 48210-Da protein that is 432-aa long. The Sz. pombe rad9 product is only 65% identical and 80% similar to the corresponding Sz. octosporus gene product. All of the strains synthesize a rad9 RNA of approx. 1.6 kb. The presence of a rad9-like gene in these yeasts suggests that the cellular process(es) mediated by rad9, and used by these organisms to increase survival and transiently delay cycling in G2 after irradiation, are conserved. The isolation, analyses and comparison of rad9 genes from different organisms should aid in elucidating the specific biological role of the corresponding protein and especially help pinpoint regions important for function.