粘质沙雷氏菌产2,3-丁二醇培养基的优化

研究了各种碳源、氮源、柠檬酸及无机盐对细胞生长与产物形成的影响,通过单因子、正交及中心组合设计响应面分析优化发酵培养基。结果表明在培养基中添加柠檬酸不但可以促进细胞生长与糖耗速度,还可以缩短发酵周期,提高2,3-丁二醇的产量。采用优化后的培养基,2,3-丁二醇的产量由14.03g/L增加到39.27g/L,提高了近3倍。     

不同有机酸对粘质沙雷氏菌合成2,3-丁二醇的影响

考察了不同的短链有机酸对粘质沙雷氏菌合成2,3－丁二醇的影响,结果表明乙酸、乳酸、丙酮酸、琥珀酸、延胡索酸和柠檬酸均能在一定程度上提高2,3－丁二醇的产量,其中乙酸的效果最为明显,在基础培养基中添加6g／L乙酸,与对照相比,2,3．丁二醇的产量提高了91．06％,此外菌体干重也提高了58．28％。为了揭示其中的调控机制,构建了启动子：lacZ融合报告载体,fncz活性测定显示六种有机酸均可提高报告基因B．半乳糖苷酶的表达,其中乙酸可提高B．半乳糖苷酶活性近4倍,暗示六种有机酸促进2,3－丁二醇的合成可能与诱导该合成途径相关基因的表达有关。     

Effects of different organic acids on 2,3-butanediol production by Serratia marcescens

考察了不同的短链有机酸对粘质沙雷氏菌合成2,3-丁二醇的影响,结果表明乙酸、乳酸、丙酮酸、琥珀酸、延胡索酸和柠檬酸均能在一定程度上提高2,3-丁二醇的产量,其中乙酸的效果最为明显,在基础培养基中添加6 g/L乙酸,与对照相比,2,3-丁二醇的产量提高了91.06％,此外菌体干重也提高了58.28％.为了揭示其中的调控机制,构建了启动子:lacZ融合报告载体,lacZ活性测定显示六种有机酸均可提高报告基因β-半乳糖苷酶的表达,其中乙酸提高β-半乳糖苷酶活性近4倍,暗示六种有机酸促进2,3-丁二醇的合成可能与诱导该合成途径相关基因的表达有关.     

Microbial 2,3-butanediol production: a state-of-the-art review

2,3-Butanediol is a promising bulk chemical due to its extensive industry applications. The state-of-the-art nature of microbial 2,3-butanediol production is reviewed in this paper. Various strategies for efficient and economical microbial 2,3-butanediol production, including strain improvement, substrate alternation, and process development, are reviewed and compared with regard to their pros and cons. This review also summarizes value added derivatives of biologically produced 2,3-butanediol and different strategies for downstream processing. The future prospects of microbial 2,3-butanediol production are discussed in light of the current progress, challenges, and trends in this field. Guidelines for future studies are also proposed.     

Microbial production of 2,3-butanediol for industrial applications

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology - 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD) has great potential for diverse industries, including chemical, cosmetics, agriculture, and pharmaceutical areas....     

Microbial production of 2,3-butanediol from whey permeate

Summary Of four organisms tested in semi-synthetic medium for the production of 2,3-butanediol from lactose, Klebsiella pneumoniae N.C.I.B. 8017 proved to be the most promising. When tested using rennet whey permeate as substrate, a butanediol concentration of 7.5 g/l, representing a yield of 0.46 g/g lactose utilized, was observed after 96 h incubation. In whey permeate where the lactose had been hydrolysed enzymatically prior to the fermentation, a butanediol concentration of 13.7 g/l, representing a yield of 0.39 g/g sugar utilized was obtained. These results indicate that lactose utilization may be a limiting step in the fermentation process.     

Microbial oxidation of alpha-pinene by Serratia marcescens

Summary A strain of the bacterium Serratia marcescens, isolated from sewage sludge, can oxidise the terpene hydrocarbon -pinene to produce rans-verbenol as the major product, with verbeone and trans-sobrerol as minor products. A change in nitrogen source and inclusion of glucose as a second carbon source caused the bacterium to produce -terpineol as the major oxidation product. Products were identified by gas liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.     

Stabilization of a histidine-producing strain of Serratia marcescens

A decrease in histidine productivity was observed during subculture of a histidine-producing strain of Serratia marcescens. The decrease was accompanied by an increase in the number of wild-type revertants. Adenine accelerated the growth of producing strain HT-2892 to nearly equal that of revertants, and histidine production was stable because the depletion of ATP in strain HT-2892 was restored by adenine. To increase the intracellular ATP content, mutants resistant to 6-methylpurine, an antagonist of adenine, were isolated from strain HT-2892. 6-Methylpurine-resistant mutant MPr90 grew more rapidly than the parent producing strain and produced L-histidine stably, even when it was subjected to subculture in medium without adenine. ATP depletion was restored in strain MPr90, probably owing to the derepression of adenylosuccinate synthetase in AMP biosynthesis.     

Study of ChiR function in Serratia marcescens and its application for improving 2,3-butanediol from crystal chitin

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - Microbial utilization of chitin, a potential renewable biomass feedstock, is being pursued as a means of developing novel consolidated bioprocessing for the...     

Endophytic colonization of rice by a diazotrophic strain of Serratia marcescens

Six closely related N2-fixing bacterial strains were isolated from surface-sterilized roots and stems of four different rice varieties. The strains were identified as Serratia marcescens by 16S rRNA gene analysis. One strain, IRBG500, chosen for further analysis showed acetylene reduction activity (ARA) only when inoculated into media containing low levels of fixed nitrogen (yeast extract). Diazotrophy of IRBG500 was confirmed by measurement of 15N2 incorporation and by sequence analysis of the PCR-amplified fragment of nifH. To examine its interaction with rice, strain IRBG500 was marked with gusA fused to a constitutive promoter, and the marked strain was inoculated onto rice seedlings under axenic conditions. At 3 days after inoculation, the roots showed blue staining, which was most intense at the points of lateral root emergence and at the root tip. At 6 days, the blue precipitate also appeared in the leaves and stems. More detailed studies using light and transmission electron microscopy combined with immunogold labeling confirmed that IRBG500 was endophytically established within roots, stems, and leaves. Large numbers of bacteria were observed within intercellular spaces, senescing root cortical cells, aerenchyma, and xylem vessels. They were not observed within intact host cells. Inoculation of IRBG500 resulted in a significant increase in root length and root dry weight but not in total N content of rice variety IR72. The inoculated plants showed ARA, but only when external carbon (e.g., malate, succinate, or sucrose) was added to the rooting medium.     

Cloning,expression and characterization of glycerol dehydrogenase involved in 2,3-butanediol formation in Serratia marcescens H30

The meso-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (meso-BDH) from S. marcescens H30 is responsible for converting acetoin into 2,3-butanediol during sugar fermentation. Inactivation of the meso-BDH encoded by budC gene does not completely abolish 2,3-butanediol production, which suggests that another similar enzyme involved in 2,3-butanediol formation exists in S. marcescens H30. In the present study, a glycerol dehydrogenase (GDH) encoded by gldA gene from S. marcescens H30 was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3), purified and characterized for its properties. In vitro conversion indicated that the purified GDH could catalyze the interconversion of (3S)-acetoin/meso-2,3-butanediol and (3R)-acetoin/(2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol. (2S,3S)-2,3-Butanediol was not a substrate for the GDH at all. Kinetic parameters of the GDH enzyme showed lower K _m value and higher catalytic efficiency for (3S/3R)-acetoin in comparison to those for (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol and meso-2,3-butanediol, implying its physiological role in favor of 2,3-butanediol formation. Maximum activity for reduction of (3S/3R)-acetoin and oxidations of meso-2,3-butanediol and glycerol was observed at pH 8.0, while it was pH 7.0 for diacetyl reduction. The enzyme exhibited relative high thermotolerance with optimum temperature of 60 °C in the oxidation–reduction reactions. Over 60 % of maximum activity was retained at 70 °C. Additionally, the GDH activity was significantly enhanced for meso-2,3-BD oxidation in the presence of Fe²⁺ and for (3S/3R)-acetoin reduction in the presence of Mn²⁺, while several cations inhibited its activity, particularly Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ for (3S/3R)-acetoin reduction. The properties provided potential application for single configuration production of acetoin and 2,3-butanediol .     

Proline production by regulatory mutants of Serratia marcescens

Summary Proline-producing strains of Serratia marcescens Sr41 were constructed by three rounds of mutagenesis. A strain SP103 which did not degrade l-proline carried the putA mutation leading to lack of proline oxidase. A 3,4-dehydroproline-resistant mutant SP105, derived from strain SP103, carried the dpr-1 mutation which resulted in desensitization of the feedback inhibition of glutamate kinase. Strain SP103 produced 5.5 mg of l-proline per ml of fermentation medium containing sucrose and urea. Growth inhibition by proline analogs was enhanced when succinate was used as a carbon source in the medium. A thiazolidine-4-carboxylate-resistant mutant SP126 derived from strain SP105 produced 20.5 mg of l-proline per ml of medium. The mutation carried by strain SP126 might be distant from dpr-1 and putA mutations on the chromosome. Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase was not repressed by proline in S. marcescens Sr41.     

Stabilization of a histidine-producing strain of Serratia marcescens.

A decrease in histidine productivity was observed during subculture of a histidine-producing strain of Serratia marcescens. The decrease was accompanied by an increase in the number of wild-type revertants. Adenine accelerated the growth of producing strain HT-2892 to nearly equal that of revertants, and histidine production was stable because the depletion of ATP in strain HT-2892 was restored by adenine. To increase the intracellular ATP content, mutants resistant to 6-methylpurine, an antagonist of adenine, were isolated from strain HT-2892. 6-Methylpurine-resistant mutant MPr90 grew more rapidly than the parent producing strain and produced L-histidine stably, even when it was subjected to subculture in medium without adenine. ATP depletion was restored in strain MPr90, probably owing to the derepression of adenylosuccinate synthetase in AMP biosynthesis.     

Molecular breeding of a biotin-hyperproducing Serratia marcescens strain.

We previously reported that an acidomycin-resistant mutant of Serratia marcescens Sr41, SB304, and a mutant that was derived from SB304 and was resistant to a higher concentration of acidomycin, SB412, produced 5 and 20 mg of D-biotin, respectively, per liter of a medium containing sucrose and urea (N. Sakurai, Y. Imai, M. Masuda, S. Komatsubara, and T. Tosa, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59:2857-2863, 1993). In order to increase the productivity of D-biotin, the biotin (bio) operons were cloned from strains SB412, SB304, and 8000 (wild-type strain), and pLGM412, pLGM304, and pLGW101, respectively, were obtained through subcloning. These plasmids harbored 7.2-kb DNA fragments coding for the bioABFCD genes on a low-copy-number vector and were introduced into SB304, SB412, and 8000. Among the resulting recombinant strains, SB412(pLGM304) exhibited the highest D-biotin production (200 mg/liter) in the production medium. The plasmid was stably maintained in cells. Unexpectedly, SB412(pLGM412) grew very slowly, and the D-biotin productivity of this recombinant strain was not evaluated because pLGM412 was unstable.     

Culture conditions affect cytotoxin production by Serratia marcescens

Abstract Cytotoxins have been implicated in the pathogenesis of bacterial infections. In this study, the influence of different culture conditions was evaluated on cytotoxin production by Serratia marcescens . Parameters such as culture media, incubation temperature, starting pH of culture medium, aeration, anaerobiosis, carbon sources, iron concentration in the culture media, and release of cell-bound toxin by polymyxin B were investigated. The data suggest that this cytotoxin is predominantly extracellular and is not induced by iron limitation. Aerobic culture with shaking resulted in higher cytotoxicity than static aerobic or anaerobic culture. Bacteria grown in glucose, sucrose or galactose were more cytotoxic than those grown in inositol or maltose. The culture conditions that were identified as optimal for cytotoxin production by Serratia marcescens were incubation temperature ranging from 30 to 37°C, in medium adjusted to pH 8.5, with shaking. This work will contribute to further studies on the identification of this cytotoxic activity.     

Biological production of 2,3-butanediol

2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDL), which is very important for a variety of chemical feedstocks and liquid fuels, can be derived from the bioconversion of natural resources. One of its well known applications is the formation of methyl ethyl ketone, by dehydration, which can be used as a liquid fuel additive. This article briefly reviews the basic properties of 2,3-BDL and the metabolic pathway for the microbial formation of 2,3-BDL. Both the biological production of 2,3-BDL and the variety of strains being used are introduced. Genetically improved strains for BDL production which follow either the original mechanisms or new mechanisms are also described. Studies on fermentation conditions are briefly reviewed. On-line analysis, modeling, and control of BDL fermentation are discussed. In addition, downstream recovery of 2,3-BDL and the integrated process (being important issues of BDL production) are also introduced.     

Construction of a urocanic acid-producing strain of Serratia marcescens by transduction.

In Serratia marcescens, the mutation responsible for triazolealanine (TRA) resistance was transferred from a TRA-resistant mutant to a urocanase-less mutant by PS20-mediated transduction. The two crosses were performed using as donors two TRA-resistant mutants, whose phenotypes included increased levels of histidine-biosynthetic enzymes and feedback-insensitive phosphoribosyltransferase. In one cross, TRA-resistant transductants were urocanase-less mutants having only increased levels of the enzymes and barely detectable levels of urocanic acid. In the other cross, the transductants were urocanase-less mutants having both phenotypes of the donor, and most produced high concentrations (10.5 mg/ml) of urocanic acid.