The phototoxicity of phenothiazinium derivatives against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Phenothiazinium dyes, and derivatives, were tested for toxicity to Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The dyes were generally lipophilic (log P>1) and showed inherent dark toxicity (minimum lethal concentrations: 3.1-1000 microM). Dye illumination (total light dose of 3.15 J cm(-1) over 30 min) led to up to eight-fold reductions in minimum lethal concentrations. Most of the illuminated dyes showed significant relative singlet oxygen yields (phi'delta: 0.18-1.35) suggesting a type II mechanism of generating a phototoxic response. Although generally up to six-fold more effective against S. aureus, the dyes tested efficiently killed E. coli and may be of particular use in combating Gram-negative pathogens.     

乳酸杆菌细胞裂解物对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠埃希菌的抑制作用

目的探讨乳杆菌DM8909裂解物在体内外对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠埃希菌的抑制作用。方法通过对乳杆菌超声波破碎制成裂解物,分别用乳杆菌裂解物原液、裂解物稀释液、发酵上清液、乳杆菌活菌制剂进行体内、体外实验,观察乳杆菌各成分对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠埃希菌的抑制作用。结果德氏乳酸杆菌裂解物对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠埃希菌的抑制作用与乳杆菌活菌制剂的抑制作用相近。结论德氏乳酸杆菌裂解物在体内外对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠埃希菌均有较强的抑制作用。     

聚乙二醇小檗碱液对大肠埃希菌和金黄色葡萄球菌生长的抑制作用

目的 明确聚乙二醇小檗碱液在琼脂培养基表面的抑菌特点,及其对大肠埃希菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的标准菌株、抗生素敏感菌株与多重耐药菌株生长的抑制作用,研究评价药物在皮肤黏膜表面的抑菌作用的合理实验方法.方法 以大肠埃希菌和金黄色葡萄球菌(标准菌株、抗生素敏感菌株和多重耐药菌株)为研究对象,用常量肉汤稀释法测定聚乙二醇小檗碱液的最低抑菌浓度(Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,MIC);用平皿琼脂培养法和试管肉汤培养法测定不同浓度聚乙二醇小檗碱液的抑菌作用.结果 在不同浓度的聚乙二醇小檗碱液的作用下,在琼脂培养基表面上或肉汤培养基中细菌的生长受到明显抑制,抑制作用与小檗碱浓度正相关,且对抗生素敏感菌株和多重耐药菌株的抑制作用差异无统计学意义;聚乙二醇小檗碱液在平皿琼脂表面和试管肉汤中对大肠埃希菌、金黄色葡萄球菌抑制100％菌株的浓度分别为1 500和375 mg/L、1 500和375 mg/L.聚乙二醇小檗碱液在琼脂培养基表面的抑菌作用明显低于在肉汤培养基中的抑制作用,在琼脂培养基表面的抑菌浓度是肉汤培养基中的抑菌浓度的4倍.并且金黄色葡萄球菌与大肠埃希菌之间差异无统计学意义.聚乙二醇小檗碱液必须达到肉汤培养基中4倍以上浓度时,才能获得抑制100％细菌在琼脂培养基表面生长的效果.结论 高浓度的聚乙二醇小檗碱液可以抑制皮肤黏膜表面的细菌,包括抗生素耐药菌株的生长;皮肤黏膜表面应用聚乙二醇小檗碱液的适宜浓度为1 500 mg/L.琼脂培养基法适用于评价药物在皮肤黏膜表面的抑菌作用.     

EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-7 IN Escherichia coli

Bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) is a multifunctional cytokine of the transforming growth factor β superfamily, which induces bone formation and plays an important role during bone tissue repair and embryonic development. In this study, human BMP-7 (hBMP-7) cDNA was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and its yield was approximately 30% of the total bacterial protein. After the bacteria were lysed by ultrasonication and repeated washing, inclusion bodies were extracted and dissolved using a high-strength denaturant. The monomer of rhBMP-7 was purified by ion-exchange chromatography, and the purity coefficient was approximately 96%. The protein was renatured with refolding buffers at different pH values. The renatured rhBMP-7 dimer protein in this study increased the alkaline phosphatase activity of NIH3T3 cells. This study may be helpful for the in vitro production and biomedical application of rhBMP-7 protein expressed in an E. coli expression system.     

沙门菌、大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的多重PCR检测

根据沙门菌invA基因、大肠杆菌phoA基因和金黄色葡萄球菌nuc基因序列,设计3对特异性引物进行多重PCR并对反应条件进行优化。结果表明3对引物能特异地扩增出284bp、622bp、484bp的目的条带;最佳反应条件为沙门菌、大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌的引物浓度分别为40nmol／L、40nmol／L、80nmol／L,Mg^2＋浓度2．4mmol／L,dNTP浓度2001μmol／L,Taq DNA聚合酶1.5u,退火温度55．0℃-57．4℃之间;在此条件下多重PCR同时检测DNA的敏感性分别是10．2pg、10．2pg、102．0pg,检测时间4h。建立的多重PCR是一种敏感、特异、准确、快速的方法,为同时检测食品中沙门菌、大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌奠定了基础。     

利用系统作图(Systems mapping)研究大肠埃希菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的互作遗传机制

【背景】物种间相互作用是物种进化的重要推动力,然而如何将基因型和表型关联以及确定在物种相互作用过程中起重要作用的基因均面临挑战。【目的】通过系统作图(Systems mapping)得到两种微生物在相互作用过程中起重要作用的SNPs (Single nucleotide polymorphism),以及随着时间的变化,这些SNPs是如何相互联系进而影响大肠埃希菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的相互作用。【方法】分别对45株大肠埃希菌、45株金黄色葡萄球菌进行单独培养和混合共培养,通过实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time quantitative PCR,qPCR)进行绝对定量,得到一定时间内各个菌株的生长量,比较相同菌株在不同培养条件下生长情况,以各个菌株重测序结果为基础,结合系统作图得到在相互作用过程中起重要作用的显著SNPs及其相互联系。【结果】通过系统作图分析,获得具有54对显著SNPs组合的三维曼哈顿图,这些组合中41个显著SNPs来自大肠埃希菌,12个显著SNPs来自金黄色葡萄球菌。在上述SNPs中已有6个SNPs所在的候选基因都可以直接或者间接影响微生物的生长量变化,从而影响两种微生物相互作用方式。它们分别是nhaR(E19056)参与生物膜的形成,rhlE(E832164)与核糖体的组装有关,csiD (E2789300)的表达可以使细胞面对恶劣环境,alk B (E2309274)可以参与DNA的损伤修复,sucA(E759230)和yjjW(E4614704)都参与细胞的代谢过程。【结论】系统作图可以检测到物种在相互作用过程中显著SNPs;物种相互作用过程中不同SNPs遗传效应随着时间变化;细菌的相互作用过程是直接遗传效应、间接遗传效应和上位性效应共同产生的结果。     

High pressure homogenization inactivation of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in phosphate buffered saline,milk and apple juice

High pressure homogenization (HPH) offers new opportunities for food pasteurization/sterilization. Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus suspended in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) buffer, milk and apple juice at initial concentration of ~10⁶ log₁₀ CFU per ml were subjected to HPH treatments up to 200 MPa with inlet temperatures at 4–40°C. After HPH at 200 MPa with the inlet temperature at 40°C, the count of E. coli suspended in PBS, milk and apple juice reduced by 3·42, 3·67 and 3·19 log₁₀ CFU per ml respectively while the count of S. aureus decreased by 2·21, 1·02 and 2·33 log₁₀ CFU per ml respectively suggesting that S. aureus was more resistant. The inactivation data were well fitted by the polynomial equation. Milk could provide a protective effect for S. aureus against HPH. After HPH at 200 MPa with the inlet temperature at 20°C, the cell structure of E. coli was destroyed, while no obvious damages were found for S. aureus.     

Antibacterial properties of nine pure metals: a laboratory study using Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

Bacterial attachment and growth on material surfaces are considered to be the primary steps leading to the formation of biofilm. Biofilms in hospital and food processing settings can result in bacterial infection and food contamination, respectively. Prevention of bacterial attachment, therefore, is considered to be the best strategy for abating these menaces and therefore the development of antibacterial metals becomes important. In this study, nine pure metals, viz. titanium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, tin, and lead have been tested for their antibacterial properties against two bacterial strains, Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Escherichia coli. This was accomplished using two assay methods, the film contact method and the shaking flask method. The results show that the antibacterial properties varied significantly with different metals and the effectiveness of metals to resist bacterial attachment varied with the bacterial strain. Among the metals tested, titanium and tin did not exhibit antibacterial properties. TEM images showed that metal accumulation resulted in the disruption of the bacterial cell wall and other cellular components.     

一种能同时富集沙门菌、大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的增菌培养基

研究设计出一种能同时富集培养沙门菌、大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的缓冲盐水肉汤(buffed saline broth,BSB),主要组分和含量为:蛋白胨10g、牛肉膏3g、磷酸氢二钠9g、磷酸二氢钾1.5g、添加剂50g、蒸馏水定容至1000mL,pH7.2。将1cfu/mL的上述3种菌同时分别接种到97mLBSB、蛋白缓冲水、乳糖肉汤、营养肉汤、大肠杆菌肉汤、氯化镁孔雀绿增菌液、7.5%氯化钠肉汤增菌培养基中,37℃增菌18h。结果表明BSB能使这3种菌以相对一致的速度增殖,分别达到106、106、107cfu/mL,并且多重PCR能同时分别扩增沙门菌invA基因284bp、大肠杆菌phoA基因622bp和金黄色葡萄球菌nuc基因484bp的特异性条带。相反,其他几种培养基则不能同时协调增殖上述3种菌。这些结果表明,BSB有较好的应用前景。     

Cloning and expression of the Staphylococcus aureus glucosaminidase in Escherichia coli

Abstract A fragment of Staphylococcus aureus DNA encoding the glucosaminidase determinant was cloned in Escherichia coli by inserting the Sau 3A genomic fragments in the Bam HI site of the plasmid vector pBR322. One clone selected on the basis of its lytic activity was shown to contain a hybrid plasmid (pEU213) carrying a 4.7 kb insert of S. aureus DNA. Lytic activity was tested using different assays, and the enzyme production was confirmed by immunological reactions. An appreciable reduction of lytic activity was noted after few subcultures. The E. coli carrying pEU213 had a slower growth rate and increased autolytic activity compared to the parental strain. The possible reasons for this behavior are discussed.     

重组大肠杆菌的分批补料培养方法

在重组大肠杆菌的培养过程中,存在着菌体的高浓度与外源蛋白的高表达这一矛盾,使得重组菌的比生长速率通常远远低于宿主菌,限制了基因工程菌由实验室规模向工业化规模的转变。要实现重组大肠杆菌的高密度培养,最常用和最有效的方法就是分批补料流加培养。     

Nucleotide sequence of the ethidium efflux gene from Escherichia coli

The nucleotide sequence of the gene specifying the ethidium efflux system of Escherichia coli has been determined. The translated open reading frame has identified a membrane-bound polypeptide of 110 amino acids (11,960 Da) which shares 42% identity with a staphylococcal protein specifying resistance to ethidium.     

STATISTICAL OPTIMIZATION OF GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN PRODUCTION FROM Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

An optimized cultivation condition is needed to maximize the functional green fluorescent protein (GFP) production. Six process variables (agitation rate, temperature, initial medium pH, concentration of inducer, time of induction, and inoculum density) were screened using the fractional factorial design. Three variables (agitation rate, temperature, and time of induction) exerted significant effects on functional GFP production in E. coli shake flask cultivation and were optimized subsequently using the Box–Behnken design. An agitation rate of 206 rpm at 31°C and induction of the protein expression when the cell density (OD_600nm) reaches 1.04 could enhance the yield of functional GFP production from 0.025 g/L to 0.241 g/L, which is about ninefold higher than the unoptimized conditions. Unoptimized cultivation conditions resulted in protein aggregation and hence reduced the quantity of functional GFP. The model and regression equation based on the shake flask cultivation could be applied to a 2-L bioreactor for maximum functional GFP production.     

Effect of temperature on the release of carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde incorporated into polymeric systems to control growth and biofilms of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

This study assessed the effect of temperature on the release of essential oil components incorporated by melt compounding into polymeric films. Specifically, polyethylene-co-vinylacetate (EVA) films containing carvacrol (CAR) and cinnamaldehyde (ALD), alone and in combination, were prepared and their surface and mechanical properties and antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated. The addition of ALD and CAR did not provoke variation in the surface morphology of EVA and allowed their delivery. At 37°C, films containing CAR, ALD or their combination (25+75%) were found to have the strongest bactericidal effect, whereas at lower temperatures a lower killing rate was observed. There was no clear evidence of the influence of temperature on the anti-biofilm activity of the essential oil component-based polymeric films. The biomass formed on EVA containing ALD, CAR or their combination (25+75) was significantly lower (60–80% reduction) than that formed on the EVA control at both 37° and 22°C.     

Enhanced production of recombinant Staphylococcus simulans lysostaphin using medium engineering

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus, among other staphylococcal species, developed multidrug resistance and causes serious health risks that require complex treatments. Therefore, the development of novel and effective strategies to combat these bacteria has been gaining importance. Since Staphylococcus simulans lysostaphin is a peptidoglycan hydrolase effective against staphylococcal species, the enzyme has a significant potential for biotechnological applications. Despite promising results of lysostaphin as a bacteriocin capable of killing staphylococcal pathogens, it is still not widely used in healthcare settings due to its high production cost. In this study, medium engineering techniques were applied to improve the expression yield of recombinant lysostaphin in E. coli. A new effective inducible araBAD promoter system and different mediums were used to enhance lysostaphin production. Our results showed that the composition of autoinduction media enhanced the amount of lysostaphin production 5-fold with the highest level of active lysostaphin at 30?°C. The production cost of 1000?U of lysostaphin was determined as 4-fold lower than the previously proposed technologies. Therefore, the currently developed bench scale study has a great potential as a large-scale fermentation procedure to produce lysostaphin efficiently.     

原核系统可溶性表达策略

获得大量目的蛋白的最简单最经济的方法是利用原核表达系统表达外源基因.但由于原核系统的自身特点,使所表达的蛋白常常形成无活性的包涵体.多年来世界各国的研究为解决这一问题尝试了多种方法.本简单介绍原核表达系统的特点及提高蛋白可溶性表达的常用方法.     

致肾盂肾炎大肠杆菌的毒力因子和调控

致肾盂肾炎大肠杆菌引起人的尿路感染,它的毒力因子包括表面毒力因子和分泌毒力因子两大类。表面毒力因子包括菌毛、鞭毛、黏附素和多糖类物质,主要在细菌的侵染过程中起作用。分泌毒力因子主要是溶血素、细胞毒性坏死因子等毒素蛋白,主要对宿主细胞产生毒力作用。本文简要综述致肾盂肾炎大肠杆菌毒力因子分泌所需要的5种分泌机制,并论及毒力因子的宏观调控和影响毒力调控的因素。