固定化微生物技术在受污养殖水体和水华水域生物修复中的应用

固定化微生物技术作为一种新型的生物修复技术,具有高效、稳定、生物安全性较高等特点,已经广泛应用于各种污染水体的净化修复之中,也包括受污染日益严峻的近海养殖水体。综述从固定化微生物技术的出现和应用出发,对不同固定方法的优劣及其所擅长降解的污染物类型进行对比,对不同载体的特点进行分析,总结了固定化微生物技术在近海养殖水体污染修复的研究概况,并对当前该技术应用存在的问题进行分析和未来研究的方向进行展望。     

利用生物固定土壤重金属的机理及在农产品安全中的应用

生物固定技术是土壤重金属污染防治和保障农产品安全的有效手段。目前利用生物固定土壤中的重金属主要有三种途径：①利用土壤微生物固定重金属;②利用植物根分泌物固定重金属;③利用植物一微生物联合固定重金属。本文阐述了生物固定技术在解决土壤重金属危害中的重要意义及利用土壤微生物和植物根分泌物固定重金属的机理,提出了农作物选育及改良、高效微生物菌剂的选育及应用等具体措施以保障农产品安全。     

室内观赏植物对甲醛的吸收及抗逆效果研究

该研究采用密封舱法模拟室内甲醛污染环境(熏蒸箱内甲醛浓度设置为0.1~0.5 mg·m~(-3),熏气时间12 h),对6种常见室内观赏植物进行甲醛熏蒸实验,测定了植物对甲醛的吸收效率、叶面伤害指数及过氧化物酶(POD)等指标。结果表明:这6种常见观赏植物对甲醛均具较好的净化效果,甲醛熏蒸浓度为0.1~0.3 mg·m~(-3),白鹤芋对甲醛的净化效果最好;熏蒸浓度0.5 mg·m~(-3),绿萝和吊兰具有较好的净化和抗逆性能;铁线蕨对甲醛的耐受力较弱,适合作为室内甲醛污染的指示性植物。几种受试植物的POD酶与甲醛吸收率呈显著正相关关系(P0.05),表明植物POD活力变化是受甲醛胁迫后的主要抗逆应答机制之一。     

微生物降解甲醛的研究概述

甲醛作为室内装修的主要污染物,是对环境及人类健康影响较大的一类致癌物质.现阶段去除甲醛的常见方法包括空气过滤器过滤法、室内绿植净化法、活性炭吸收法等,而利用微生物降解甲醛具有一定的优势.概述了几种目前已发现的降解甲醛的微生物,集中研究并探讨了其相关降解特性及机理,总结并展望了将甲醛降解微生物投入生产应用的实例和良好前景...     

农产品中主要真菌毒素微生物及微生物酶解毒研究与发展趋势

真菌毒素是一类丝状真菌次级代谢产物，为高毒性天然污染物，在农产品生产和贮运过程中难以完全消除，污染率高、危害性大，已成为农产品安全主要风险因子之一。农产品中主要真菌毒素生物解毒研究对污染原料再利用、动物健康养殖和食品安全具有重要意义。研究表明，微生物菌株或微生物酶对真菌毒素可进行高效地降解转化或生物吸附。近十年，主要真菌毒素生物解毒研究已逐渐成为真菌毒素污染控制领域的关注重点，但关于生物降解机制的研究仍处于初步发展阶段，很多微生物菌种的降解转化机制仍不清楚。本文将从农产品中主要真菌毒素生物降解菌种、生物解毒酶及作用方式等方面进行总结，以期为生物解毒深入研究及产业化技术发展提供思路。     

甲基营养微生物的甲醛代谢途径及其在环境生物技术中的应用

甲醛是一种毒性很高的一碳化合物,甲基营养菌是一类能在有高浓度甲醛的环境中生存的微生物,它们体内有多种降解甲醛的氧化途径和将甲醛转化为细胞组分的同化途径。丝氨酸途径和酮糖单磷酸途径是同时存在于甲基营养型细菌中的两种甲醛同化途径,木酮糖单磷酸途径是甲基营养型酵母菌中独有的甲醛同化途径。为了充分挖掘甲基营养型微生物在环境生物技术中的潜在应用价值,最近有很多研究尝试利用甲基营养微生物的细胞及其甲醛代谢途径关键酶开发甲醛污染检测方法和生物治理技术,对这方面的研究进展进行综述。     

工业生物技术创新与发展 —“中国工业生物技术发展高峰论坛·2008”专刊序言

资源匮乏、能源短缺和环境污染日趋恶化等现实问题,已经成为社会可持续发展的巨大障碍。工业生物技术作为生物技术发展的第三次浪潮,是解决目前人类所面临的资源、能源与环境问题的有效途径之一,是工业可持续发展最有希望的技术。本期“中国工业生物技术发展高峰论坛·2008”专刊, 集中展现了我国工业生物技术专家学者在生物炼制和生物基化学品、微生物基因组学和生物信息学、代谢工程与药物研发、现代工业酶技术、生物炼制细胞工厂、生物催化与生物转化、工业生物过程技术以及工业微生物菌种的选育和改良等工业生物技术领域所取得的最新进展。希望通过专刊的出版, 更好地促进我国工业生物技术领域的交流和发展。     

工业生物技术创新与发展 —“中国工业生物技术发展高峰论坛·2008”专刊序言

资源匮乏、能源短缺和环境污染日趋恶化等现实问题,已经成为社会可持续发展的巨大障碍。工业生物技术作为生物技术发展的第三次浪潮,是解决目前人类所面临的资源、能源与环境问题的有效途径之一,是工业可持续发展最有希望的技术。本期“中国工业生物技术发展高峰论坛·2008”专刊, 集中展现了我国工业生物技术专家学者在生物炼制和生物基化学品、微生物基因组学和生物信息学、代谢工程与药物研发、现代工业酶技术、生物炼制细胞工厂、生物催化与生物转化、工业生物过程技术以及工业微生物菌种的选育和改良等工业生物技术领域所取得的最新进展。希望通过专刊的出版, 更好地促进我国工业生物技术领域的交流和发展。     

甲氧基丙烯酸酯类农药生态毒理及其微生物降解研究进展

近年来,随着甲氧基丙烯酸酯类农药用量的不断增加,其产生的农药残留污染问题已引起社会的广泛关注。如何有效治理甲氧基丙烯酸酯类农药的残留污染是科研工作者亟待解决的问题。生物修复技术以其高效、廉价、安全等优点,已成为消除农药残留污染的有效措施。综述了甲氧基丙烯酸酯类农药的生态毒理及其微生物降解的研究现状,介绍该类农药代谢产物及基本降解途径,分析甲氧基丙烯酸酯类农药残留污染微生物降解存在的问题并提出发展方向,为解决该类农药残留污染危害提供技术参考。     

微生物共培养与污水净化

微生物共培养在污水处理方面具有高效、不污染环境等特点,近年来取得了很多重要成果,并显示出诱人前景.简要介绍了微生物共培养在化工废水、生物废水以及高效池塘净化方面的应用与研究概况.     

Purification capability of tobacco transformed with enzymes from a methylotrophic bacterium for formaldehyde

Plants have the ability to remediate environmental pollution. Especially, they have a high purification capability for airpollution. We have measured the purification characteristics of foliage plants for indoor airpollutants--for example, formaldehyde (HCHO), toluene, and xylene--using a tin oxide gas sensor. HCHO is an important intermediate for biological fixation of C1 compounds in methylotrophs. The ribulose monophosphate pathway of HCHO fixation is inherent in many methylotrophic bacteria, which can grow on Cl compounds. Two genes for the key enzymes, HPS and PHI, from the methylotrophic bacterium Mycobacterium gastri MB19 were introduced into tobacco. In this article, the HCHO-removal characteristic of the transformant was examined by using the gas sensor in order to evaluate quantitatively. The purification characteristics of the transformant for toluene, xylene, and styrene were also measured. The results confirmed an increase of 20% in the HCHO-removal capability. The differences of the purification capabilities for toluene, xylene, and styrene were not recognized.     

Methylotrophic bacteria in sustainable agriculture

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers to increase production from available land has resulted in deterioration of soil quality. To prevent further soil deterioration, the use of methylotrophic bacteria that have the ability to colonize different habitats, including soil, sediment, water, and both epiphytes and endophytes as host plants, has been suggested for sustainable agriculture. Methylotrophic bacteria are known to play a significant role in the biogeochemical cycle in soil ecosystems, ultimately fortifying plants and sustaining agriculture. Methylotrophs also improve air quality by using volatile organic compounds such as dichloromethane, formaldehyde, methanol, and formic acid. Additionally, methylotrophs are involved in phosphorous, nitrogen, and carbon cycling and can help reduce global warming. In this review, different aspects of the interaction between methylotrophs and host plants are discussed, including the role of methylotrophs in phosphorus acquisition, nitrogen fixation, phytohormone production, iron chelation, and plant growth promotion, and co-inoculation of these bacteria as biofertilizers for viable agriculture practices.     

Trimethylamine metabolism in obligate and facultative methylotrophs

1. Twelve bacterial isolates that grow with trimethylamine as sole source of carbon and energy were obtained in pure culture. All the isolates grow on methylamine, dimethylamine and trimethylamine. One isolate, bacterium 4B6, grows only on these methylamines whereas another isolate, bacterium C2A1, also grows on methanol but neither grows on methane; these two organisms are obligate methylotrophs. The other ten isolates grow on a variety of C(i) and other organic compounds and are therefore facultative methylotrophs. 2. Washed suspensions of the obligate methylotrophs bacteria 4B6 and C2A1, and of the facultative methylotrophs bacterium 5B1 and Pseudomonas 3A2, all grown on trimethylamine, oxidize trimethylamine, dimethylamine, formaldehyde and formate; only bacterium 5B1 and Ps. 3A2 oxidize trimethylamine N-oxide; only bacterium 4B6 does not oxidize methylamine. 3. Cell-free extracts of trimethylamine-grown bacteria 4B6 and C2A1 contain a trimethylamine dehydrogenase that requires phenazine methosulphate as primary hydrogen acceptor, and evidence is presented that this enzyme is important for the growth of bacterium 4B6 on trimethylamine. 4. Cell-free extracts of eight facultative methylotrophs, including bacterium 5B1 and Ps. 3A2, do not contain trimethylamine dehydrogenase but contain instead a trimethylamine monooxygenase and trimethylamine N-oxide demethylase. It is concluded that two different pathways for the oxidation of trimethylamine occur amongst the isolates.     

一碳代谢关键酶——甲醇脱氢酶的研究进展与展望

甲醇和甲烷等一碳原料来源广泛,价格低廉,是生物制造的理想原料。甲醇脱氢酶(Methanol dehydrogenase,MDH)催化甲醇生成甲醛是一碳代谢的关键反应。目前已从天然甲基营养菌中发现了多种利用不同辅因子,具有不同酶学性质的MDH。其中,烟酰胺腺嘌呤双核苷酸(NAD)依赖型MDH被广泛应用于构建人工甲基营养菌。但是,NAD依赖型MDH的甲醇氧化活性较低,对甲醇的亲和力较差,导致甲醇氧化成为人工甲基营养菌代谢甲醇的限速步骤。为了提高甲醇氧化速率,进而提高人工甲基营养菌的甲醇利用效率,近年来大量研究集中于MDH的挖掘与改造研究。文中系统综述了不同类型MDH的发现、表征、改造以及在人工甲基营养菌中的应用进展,详细阐述了MDH的定向进化和多酶复合体的构建,并展望了通过细胞生长偶联的蛋白质进化和蛋白质理性设计获得高活性MDH的潜在策略。     

Characterization of a new marine methylotroph

Abstract A methanol-oxidizing bacterium from a marine environment has been isolated and characterized. The bacterium was a Gram-negative rod, capable of growth on methanol and methylamine, but not on multicarbon compounds. It showed a temperature optimum of 30°C, a salt optimum of 0.4% (w/v) and the mol % G + C of its DNA was 46%. Carbon was assimilated via the ribulose monophosphate pathway for formaldehyde fixation during growth on methanol. This bacterium superficially resembled other obligate methylotrophs requiring NaCl reported previously which were designated Methylomonas thalassica . It also appeared similar to many strains of obligate freshwater methylotrophs, except for its NaCl requirement and its lower mol % G + C.     

Development of a formaldehyde biosensor with application to synthetic methylotrophy

Formaldehyde is a prevalent environmental toxin and a key intermediate in single carbon metabolism. The ability to monitor formaldehyde concentration is, therefore, of interest for both environmental monitoring and for metabolic engineering of native and synthetic methylotrophs, but current methods suffer from low sensitivity, complex workflows, or require expensive analytical equipment. Here we develop a formaldehyde biosensor based on the FrmR repressor protein and cognate promoter of Escherichia coli. Optimization of the native repressor binding site and regulatory architecture enabled detection at levels as low as 1 µM. We then used the sensor to benchmark the in vivo activity of several NAD‐dependent methanol dehydrogenase (Mdh) variants, the rate‐limiting enzyme that catalyzes the first step of methanol assimilation. In order to use this biosensor to distinguish individuals in a mixed population of Mdh variants, we developed a strategy to prevent cross‐talk by using glutathione as a formaldehyde sink to minimize intercellular formaldehyde diffusion. Finally, we applied this biosensor to balance expression of mdh and the formaldehyde assimilation enzymes hps and phi in an engineered E. coli strain to minimize formaldehyde build‐up while also reducing the burden of heterologous expression. This biosensor offers a quick and simple method for sensitively detecting formaldehyde, and has the potential to be used as the basis for directed evolution of Mdh and dynamic formaldehyde control strategies for establishing synthetic methylotrophy.     

甲醇生物转化合成化学品的研究进展

甲醇来源丰富、价格低廉,已成为生物制造行业极具吸引力的底物之一。构建微生物细胞工厂实现甲醇到增值化学品的生物转化,具有过程绿色、条件温和、产品体系多样等优势,不仅能拓展基于甲醇的产品链,还能缓解当前生物制造“与民争粮、与粮争地”的问题,是实现绿色生物制造的重要手段。因此,阐明不同天然甲基营养菌中涉及甲醇氧化、甲醛同化和异化途径对于后续基因工程改造工作至关重要,也更有利于构建新型非天然甲基营养菌。本文讨论了甲基营养菌中甲醇代谢途径的研究现状,并结合近年来天然和人工合成甲基营养菌在甲醇生物转化中的应用进展及面临的挑战。     

微藻在废水处理和生物质回收再利用方面的研究进展

随着经济的发展和人口的增加,环境污染和水资源短缺已经成为不可避免的全球性问题。基于微藻的废水处理技术不仅可以净化废水、解决环境污染问题,还可以利用废水中的营养元素合成生物质,现如今这种技术已经受到越来越多的关注。为了进一步提高废水处理效果、降低废水处理成本,有必要了解微藻去除废水中营养物质和污染物的机理,开发下游低成本收获技术,提升微藻高价值副产物的生产。本文综述了微藻去除碳、氮、磷、重金属、抗生素和有机物的机理和影响因素,总结了微藻的不同收获方式和微藻生物质在各个领域的应用。最后,分析了不同微藻共培养体系和微藻固定化技术的优缺点,并展望了微藻废水处理技术未来的发展方向。     

Bacillus subtilis yckG and yckF encode two key enzymes of the ribulose monophosphate pathway used by methylotrophs, and yckH is required for their expression

The ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) pathway is one of the metabolic pathways for the synthesis of compounds containing carbon-carbon bonds from one-carbon units and is found in many methane- and methanol-utilizing bacteria, which are known as methylotrophs. The characteristic enzymes of this pathway are 3-hexulose-6-phosphate synthase (HPS) and 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase (PHI), neither of which was thought to exist outside methylotrophs. However, the presumed yckG gene product (YckG) of Bacillus subtilis shows a primary structure similar to that of methylotroph HPS (F. Kunst et al., Nature 390:249-256, 1997). We have also investigated the sequence similarity between the yckF gene product (YckF) and methylotroph PHI (Y. Sakai, R. Mitsui, Y. Katayama, H. Yanase, and N. Kato, FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 176:125-130, 1999) and found that the yckG and yckF genes of B. subtilis express enzymatic activities of HPS and PHI, respectively. Both of these activities were concomitantly induced in B. subtilis by formaldehyde, with induction showing dependence on the yckH gene, but were not induced by methanol, formate, or methylamine. Disruption of either gene caused moderate sensitivity to formaldehyde, suggesting that these enzymes may act as a detoxification system for formaldehyde in B. subtilis. In conclusion, we found an active yckG (for HPS)-yckF (for PHI) gene structure (now named hxlA-hxlB) in a nonmethylotroph, B. subtilis, which inherently preserves the RuMP pathway.