阿特拉津降解菌Arthrobacter sp. AG1降解基因研究

菌株Arthrobacter sp. AG1能以4000 mg/L的阿特拉津（AT）为唯一碳源、氮源和能源生长。通过设计特异引物从AG1中扩增出阿特拉津氯水解酶基因trzN的全序列,该基因与已报道的trzN基因序列相似性为99%。AG1菌株中含有两个大于100kb的质粒,Southern杂交结果显示trzN和atzB基因均位于其中较大的一个质粒pAG1上。将AG1菌株在LB液体培养基中转接三代后,发现34%的细菌细胞丢失了降解活性,但却未发现丢失质粒,PCR扩增结果表明突变子丢失了trzN基因,但atzB和atzC基因未丢失,说明降解活性的缺失是trzN基因片段从质粒上丢失的结果,表明trzN基因在环境中存在水平转移现象,暗示菌株AG1中的阿特拉津降解基因是基因的水平转移重组的结果。     

阿特拉津降解菌Arthrobacter sp.AG1降解基因研究

菌株Arthrobacter sp. AG1能以4000mg/L的阿特拉津(AT)为唯一碳源、氮源和能源生长。通过设计特异引物从AG1中扩增出阿特拉津氯水解酶基因trzN的全序列,该基因与已报道的trzN基因序列相似性为99%。AG1菌株中含有两个大于100kb的质粒,Southern杂交结果显示trzN和atzB基因均位于其中较大的一个质粒pAG1上。将AG1菌株在LB液体培养基中转接三代后,发现34%的细菌细胞丢失了降解活性,但却未发现丢失质粒,PCR扩增结果表明突变子丢失了trzN基因,但atzB和atzC基因未丢失,说明降解活性的缺失是trzN基因片段从质粒上丢失的结果,表明trzN基因在环境中存在水平转移现象,暗示菌株AG1中的阿特拉津降解基因是基因的水平转移重组的结果。     

阿特拉津降解菌Acinetobacter sp. DNS32对无机氮源的响应

【目的】研究Acinetobacter sp.DNS32的生长、阿特拉津降解能力和降解基因转录水平的表达对无机氮素的响应关系,为菌株的工程应用提供指导与理论基础。【方法】以Acinetobactersp.DNS32为对象,采用摇瓶法研究菌株在阿特拉津培养基中菌株生长情况及降解能力对外加硝态氮与铵态氮的响应关系,利用荧光定量PCR技术检测DNS32降解基因表达量对外加无机氮源的响应关系。【结果】外加无机氮源可以促进DNS32菌株的生长,提高阿特拉津降解能力,无机氮源对DNS32菌株的trzN、atzB和atzC 3种降解基因表达均有促进作用,加入无机氮源的试验处理中DNS32菌株trzN基因的表达量最高可达对照的11.252±2.408倍,推断DNS32菌株的这3种降解基因所编码的酶是稳定表达的组成酶。【结论】DNS32降解阿特拉津不受\"氮饥饿\"诱导机制调控,且无机氮源的存在对菌株的生长与降解有促进作用,因此菌株在土壤修复实践中具有广阔的应用前景。     

阿特拉津降解菌SA1的分离鉴定及其降解特性研究

为进行阿特拉津(AT)污染的生物修复,从AT降解混合菌群中,经长期的交替液体摇瓶培养和平板划线分离,筛选到一株能完全降解AT的菌株SA1。经生理生化特征及16S rDNA序列分析,将该菌鉴定为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。与已报道的AT降解菌Pseudomonas sp.ADP不同,SA1能以AT为唯一碳源、氮源和能源生长,培养基中添加铵盐不抑制SA1的降解功能,而添加葡萄糖时,累积的氰尿酸会被快速降解。SA1生长的最适温度为37℃,最适pH值为7.0。SA1的静息细胞在10℃~40℃或pH值4~11时均能高效降解AT,比ADP降解具有更广的pH和温度范围,表明SA1降解菌株具有广阔的应用前景。SA1中AT降解基因为保守的atzABCD,并含有IS1071的tnpA基因片段,传代过程中降解基因会以一定频率丢失。     

阿特拉津降解菌株DNS32的降解特性及分类鉴定与降解途径研究

【目的】研究阿特拉津降解菌株DNS32的菌种分类、降解特性及降解途径,丰富阿特拉津降解菌菌种资源。【方法】在长期施用阿特拉津的东北地区寒地黑土中筛选出一株以阿特拉津为唯一氮源生长的降解菌株DNS32,测定其基本降解特性,通过16S rRNA序列分析进行分类鉴定,并利用阿特拉津降解基因PCR扩增技术及降解产物生成量的测定,进一步揭示其降解途径。【结果】实验结果发现DNS32菌株具有较好的降解能力,且在相对较低温度下也具有一定的降解能力。16S rRNA序列分析结果表明DNS32与鲁氏不动杆菌(Acinetobacter lwoffii)16S rRNA序列同源性高达99%。成功地扩增降解基因trzN、atzB及atzC,实验结果表明DNS32遵循Arthrobacter aurescens TC1的降解模式,可将阿特拉津降解为氰尿酸,降解产物的生成量测定也证明了这一点。【结论】实验结果丰富了阿特拉津降解菌菌种资源,为不动杆菌属的阿特拉津降解菌研究提供了参考。     

Gordonia sp. H52对合成孕激素左炔诺孕酮的降解特性

【背景】合成孕激素左炔诺孕酮因其具有内分泌干扰效应而受到广泛关注,微生物在污染物降解和环境修复方面具有广泛的应用潜力,但目前对左炔诺孕酮在微生物降解中的特性和机理认识仍然有限。【目的】加速左炔诺孕酮污染的治理,亟须分离获取左炔诺孕酮的高效降解菌并探究其降解机制。【方法】以养殖场的废水为接种物,选育出对左炔诺孕酮具有高效降解功能的菌株;基于菌株形态特征、生理生化特征及16S rRNA基因序列分析,确定菌株所属的分类层级;进而通过对左炔诺孕酮的降解动力学进行探究,同时结合菌株全基因组分析及降解产物谱图,确定菌株对左炔诺孕酮的降解特性。【结果】分离获得与Gordonia cholesterolivorans Chol-3的16S rRNA基因序列相似性达99.0%的Gordonia sp. H52,该菌株在18 h内可以实现对0.5 mg/L左炔诺孕酮的100%去除。液相色谱与串联质谱联用分析结果发现,菌株H52降解左炔诺孕酮后产生5种代谢产物,侧链炔基的裂解及脱羟基是该菌降解左炔诺孕酮的主要途径。该菌株还可以同时促进水体中多种合成孕激素的去除,使左炔诺孕酮的去除率由0%提高到91.06%、醋酸炔诺酮的去除率由37%提高到100%、孕二烯酮的去除率由0%提高到88.87%。【结论】Gordonia sp. H52对合成孕激素左炔诺孕酮表现出高效的降解特性,为合成孕激素污染水体的治理与修复提供了宝贵的菌种资源和理论参考。     

一株阿特拉津降解菌的分离鉴定及降解特性

从农药厂废水处理池的活性污泥中分离到一株阿特拉津降解菌X-4, 根据其生理生化特性和16S rRNA基因序列相似性分析, 将其初步鉴定为节杆菌属(Arthrobacter sp.)。该菌能以阿特拉津为唯一碳氮源生长, 42 h内对100 mg/L的阿特拉津降解效果为95.7%, 降解阿特拉津的最适温度为30 °C, pH为7.0。该菌对多种重金属离子都存在抗性, 显示了其在去除阿特拉津和重金属复合污染方面的应用潜力。对其降解基因的初步研究显示, 该菌含有trzN、atzB和atzC 3个阿特拉津降解相关基因。     

金属离子胁迫对Sphingomonas sp. Y2降解壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚特性的影响

壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚（NEPOs）是全球应用量最大的非离子型表面活性剂之一,具有环境雌激素毒性。NPEOs的中间代谢产物种类多、难降解,且毒性远高于其母系化合物。为研究金属离子对功能微生物Sphingomonas sp. Y2降解NPEOs特性的影响,分析了金属离子的最低抑制浓度（MIC）、细菌形态、NPEOs降解效率及代谢产物组成等变化。结果显示,菌株Y2对多种金属离子具有耐受性,在重金属培养基中对Mn²⁺、Zn²⁺具有较高的耐受性,MIC分别为500、90 mg/L;在500 mg/L Mn²⁺胁迫下,菌株Y2对NPEOs降解率为100.00%（3 d）;在90 mg/L Zn²⁺胁迫下,菌株Y2对NPEOs的降解率为20.62%（5 d）;两种离子双重胁迫下NPEOs降解率为15.65%（5 d）;Mn²⁺胁迫下菌株Y2细胞表面结构和形态发生明显变化,且改变了NPEOs代谢产物中组分的含量组成,其中短链NPEOs与短链壬基酚聚氧乙烯酸（NPECs）的比例为0.68,与对照相比,抑制/减缓了短链NPEOs的羧化反应。结果表明,菌株Sphingomonas sp. Y2对多种金属离子具有耐受性,Mn²⁺胁迫对细胞表面超微结构及NPEOs中间代谢产物组分组成产生显著影响。该研究将为表面活性剂类污染物的生物降解及相应代谢产物在环境中的毒性评价提供理论依据。     

砷氧化菌株的筛选及Bosea sp.AS-1基因组分析

[目的] 对湖南省锡矿山地区的砷氧化菌株的种属进行初步鉴定,并对砷锑氧化菌株Bosea sp.AS-1（简称AS-1）进行全基因组测序和生物信息学分析。[方法] 分离砷氧化菌株,并利用16S rRNA基因测序进行菌种鉴定。在此基础上,对能够高效氧化砷的菌株AS-1进行全基因组测序,对测序数据进行基因组装和功能注释、COG、GO及KEGG聚类分析,以及次级代谢产物合成基因簇与代谢途径预测等。[结果] 湖南省锡矿山的砷氧化菌株主要分布在α-、β-、γ-变形菌纲以及厚壁菌门。菌株AS-1基因组的测序结果显示AS-1基因组包含一条大小为5.536 Mb环状染色体和两个大小分别为189.9 kb和112.1 kb的质粒。对AS-1基因组进一步分析发现该菌株的基因组中包含砷锑代谢相关基因,还有鞭毛形成、鞭毛运动及生物膜形成的基因,这些基因的存在可能与AS-1能高效耐受和氧化砷和锑的特性相关。此外,菌株AS-1中还存在部分碳固定基因和硫氧化基因,这暗示着AS-1能够进行自养生长并氧化环境中的硫元素。[结论] 菌株AS-1可以在自养条件下生长并且能够氧化Sb（III）为Sb（V）。     

Sphingopyxis sp. YF1吸附镉的特性及其机制

【背景】水中的重金属污染是一个严峻的环境问题,严重危害人体健康,利用微生物吸附剂修复重金属污染的水体是一种高效环保的方法。Sphingopyxis能够去除重金属,但是其去除水体中镉的研究很少,且其吸附镉的机理尚不清楚。【目的】以从水体中分离的Sphingopyxis sp. YF1为对象,探究该菌对镉的吸附特性和机制。【方法】分析在不同pH、接触时间及重金属初始浓度条件下YF1活菌和死菌对Cd²⁺的吸附效果,对其进行动力学模型和等温模型拟合,通过扫描电镜和能谱(scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, SEM-EDS)观察镉在活菌和死菌细胞表面的富集,并通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, FTIR)和X射线光电子能谱(X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS)分析确定YF1菌中参与吸附Cd²⁺的官能团,阐明YF1对镉的吸附机理。【结果】当pH值为3.0-5.0时,随着pH值的升高,活菌与死菌的镉吸附量都随着增加,pH值为5.0-7.0时,活菌与死菌的镉吸附量均无较大变化,吸附主要发生在前10 min,之后吸附速率逐渐降低,活菌和死菌吸附Cd²⁺的过程更符合准二级动力学模型,表明菌体对镉主要是以化学吸附的方式进行;活菌和死菌等温模型拟合都更符合Langmuir模型,说明YF1对Cd²⁺的吸附为均相吸附;活菌和死菌对Cd²⁺的吸附量分别达到36.20 mg/g和62.98 mg/g;吸附后的活菌和死菌的细胞表面均有Cd(II)沉积在菌体表面,活菌和死菌的-OH、C-(O,N)和-NO₂等基团参与了镉的吸附。【结论】Sphingopyxis sp. YF1菌具有较强的Cd²⁺去除能力,该菌株在去除水体Cd²⁺方面具有良好的应用前景。     

Abbau der 4-Chlorbenzoesäure durch eineArthrobacter-Species

Zusammenfassung EineArthrobacter-Species, die 4-Chlorobenzoesäure als einzige Kohlenstoffquelle verwerten kann, gibt beim Wachstum auf dieser Verbindung 4-Hydroxybenzoesäure und Protocatechusäure ins Medium ab. Der weiter Abbau des aromatischen Ringes erfolgt durch meta-Spaltung. Beim Wachstum derArthrobacter-Species auf Benzoesäure trit im Medium cis,cis-Muconsäure auf. In diesem Fallewird also der ortho-Weg eingeschlagen. Die Enzyme für beide Abbauwege sind induzierbar.

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Degradation of 4-Chlorobenzoic acid by anArthrobacter species

AnArthrobacter sp. growing on 4-Chlorobenzoic acid as its sole source of carbon excretes 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and protocatechuic acid into the culture medium. Protocatechuic acid is further attacked by meta-cleavage. During growth of theArthrobacter sp. on benzoic acid cis-cis muconic acid can be isolated from the medium, suggesting the involvement of the ortho-cleavage pathway. The enzymes both for the meta- and the ortho-cleavage pathway are inducible.

Dem Andenken an Professor Bernhauer gewidmet     

Use of atrazine sensitive leguminous plants as biological indicators to evaluate the atrazine degradation efficiency of a bacterial inoculum

Atrazine sensitive leguminous plants were grown in a soil spiked with atrazine and augmented with an atrazine-degrading bacterium, Arthrobacter sp. strain MCM B-436, to ascertain its degradative efficiency. Germination and survival of plants was correlated with atrazine removal from soil. This experiment was carried out at laboratory as well as field level, showing consistent results. This bioindicator approach serves as an efficient measure for atrazine removal and could be easily adapted to determine atrazine degradation efficiency of other microbial strains.     

阿特拉津降解菌ATR3的分离鉴定与土壤修复

阿特拉津因效率高、价格低廉,是我国玉米田施用最广泛的除草剂之一,但其结构稳定,残留时间长,因此对生态环境和人类健康造成了一定的危害。从长期受阿特拉津污染的玉米田土壤中筛选并鉴定阿特拉津降解菌,明确其在不同类型土壤中的去除能力。对分离出的阿特拉津降解菌ATR3进行生理生化分析和16S rRNA序列鉴定,确定菌株ATR3为节杆菌属（Arthrobacter sp.）。该菌株以阿特拉津为唯一氮源,培养48 h后对1 000 mg/L阿特拉津的去除率达到97%以上。敏感作物盆栽试验结果表明,阿特拉津在棕壤上去除最快,褐土次之,黑土最慢,说明阿特拉津在土壤中的去除过程与土壤本身的理化性质呈相关关系。同时,该菌株处理14 d后,能明显恢复玉米的各项生物学指标,说明该菌株对阿特拉津污染土壤具有良好的修复能力。为阿特拉津降解菌剂的推广利用提供参考。     

Purification and characterization of arsenite oxidase from Arthrobacter sp.

The chemolithoautotroph, Arthrobacter sp.15b oxidizes arsenite to arsenate using a membrane bound arsenite oxidase. The enzyme arsenite oxidase is purified to its homogeneity and identified using MALDI-TOF MS analysis. Upon further characterization, it was observed that the enzyme is a heterodimer showing native molecular mass as ~100 kDa and appeared as two subunits of ~85 kDa LSU and 14 kDa SSU on SDS–PAGE. The V _max and K _m values of the enzyme was found to be 2.45 μM (AsIII)/min/mg) and 26 μM, respectively. The purified enzyme could withstand wide range of pH and temperature changes. The enzyme, however, gets deactivated in the presence of 1 mM of DEPC suggesting the involvement of histidine at the binding site of the enzyme. The peptide analysis of large sub unit of the enzyme showed close match with the arsenite oxidases of Burkholderia sp. YI019A and arsenite oxidase, Mo-pterin containing subunit of Alcaligenes faecalis. The small subunit, however, differed from other arsenite oxidases and matched only with 2Fe–2S binding protein of Anaplasma phagocytophilum. This indicates that Rieske subunits containing the iron–sulfur clusters present in the large as well as small subunits of the enzyme are integral part of the protein.     

Isolation and partial characterization of plasmid DNA from Arthrobacter oxidans

A method for the extraction of the high molecular weight plasmid AO 1 from the gram-positive soil bacterium Arthrobacter oxidans is presented.Following digestion of this DNA with the restriction endonucleases Accl, Bam HI, Eco RI and Hind III, an average molecular mass of 157.8 kb was estimated. This value is in good agreement with the 160 kb size determined previously by electron microscopy (Brandsch et al. 1982).Using the same method, no plasmid DNA was found in strains of the genus Arthrobacter which do not degrade nicotine, e.g., A. albidus, A. globiformis and A. auricans.Abbreviations EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid - Kb kilobasepairs - SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate - Tris Tris-(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethan     

一株尼古丁降解菌株Arthrobacter sp.D4的分离鉴定及其降解代谢途径

【背景】烟草在生产和加工中会产生高浓度的尼古丁废弃物,对环境造成较大的污染。【目的】筛选降解尼古丁的微生物菌种并解析其降解尼古丁的代谢途径,理解微生物如何降解尼古丁。【方法】用常规分离筛选方法、结合形态学观察和分子鉴定手段分离和鉴定菌株类别,进而利用单因素试验方法,通过设置不同的尼古丁浓度、温度和pH确定菌株降解尼古丁的最适发酵条件和降解率,利用气相色谱-质谱联用技术检测菌株在尼古丁降解过程中的主要代谢产物。【结果】获得一株以尼古丁为唯一碳源和氮源的节杆菌属(Arthrobacter)菌株,编号为D4;该菌株降解尼古丁的最适温度和pH分别为30.0℃和7.0;在1 g/L的尼古丁浓度下具备较快的尼古丁降解速率,培养18 h时尼古丁降解率可达到90%以上;尼古丁浓度≥4 g/L时菌株生长受到明显抑制;与目前报道的节杆菌属降解途径不同,该菌株降解尼古丁过程中产生了新的终产物N-甲基吡咯烷酮、可替宁及中间产物麦斯明。【结论】本研究分离鉴定到一株具有较快尼古丁降解速率的节杆菌,该菌株很可能存在新的尼古丁降解途径。     

Microbiological degradation of pentane by immobilized cells of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arthrobacter sp.</Emphasis>

The increasing production of several plastics such as expanded polystyrene, widely used as packaging and building materials, has caused the release of considerable amounts of pentane employed as an expanding agent. Today many microorganisms are used to degrade hydrocarbons in order to minimize contamination caused by several industrial activities. The aim of our work was to identify a suitable microorganism to degrade pentane. We focused our attention on a strain of Arthrobacter sp. which in a shake-flask culture produced 95% degradation of a 10% mixture of pentane in a minimal medium after 42days of incubation at 20°C. Arthrobacter sp. cells were immobilized on a macroporous polystyrene particle matrix that provides a promising novel support for cell immobilization. The method involved culturing cells with the expanded polystyrene in shake-flasks, followed by in situ growth within the column. Scanning electron microscopy analysis showed extensive growth of Arthrobacter sp. on the polymeric surface. The immobilized microorganism was able to actively degrade a 10% mixture of pentane, allowing us to obtain a bioconversion yield of 90% after 36h. Moreover, in repeated-batch operations, immobilized Arthrobacter sp. cells were able to maintain 85–95% pentane degradation during a 2month period. Our results suggest that this type of bioreactor could be used in pentane environmental decontamination.     

Evidence of atrazine mineralization in a soil from the Nile Delta: Isolation of Arthrobacter sp. TES6, an atrazine-degrading strain

The s-triazine herbicide atrazine was rapidly mineralized (i.e., about 60% of ¹⁴C-ring-labelled atrazine released as ¹⁴CO₂ within 21 days) by an agricultural soil from the Nile Delta (Egypt) that had been cropped with corn and periodically treated with this herbicide. Seven strains able to degrade atrazine were isolated by enrichment cultures of this soil. DNA fingerprint and phylogenetic studies based on 16S rRNA analysis showed that the seven strains were identical and belonged to the phylogeny of the genus Arthrobacter (99% similarity with Arthrobacter sp. AD38, EU710554). One strain, designated Arthrobacter sp. strain TES6, degraded atrazine and mineralized the ¹⁴C-chain-labelled atrazine. However, it was unable to mineralize the ¹⁴C-ring-labelled atrazine. Atrazine biodegradation ended in a metabolite that co-eluted with cyanuric acid in HPLC. This was consistent with its atrazine-degrading genetic potential, shown to be dependent on the trzN, atzB, and atzC gene combination. Southern blot analysis revealed that the three genes were located on a large plasmid of about 175 kb and clustered on a 22-kb SmaI fragment. These results reveal for the first time the adaptation of a North African agricultural soil to atrazine mineralization and raise interesting questions about the pandemic dispersion of the trzN, atzBC genes among atrazine-degrading bacteria worldwide.     

Cloning and characterization of a cyclohexanone monooxygenase gene from Arthrobacter sp. L661

Cyclohexanone monooxygenase (CHMO), a type of Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, catalyzes the oxidation of cyclohexanone into ɛ-caprolactone, which has been utilized as a building block in organic synthesis. A bacterium that is capable of growth on cyclohexanone as a sole carbon source was recently isolated and was identified as Arthrobacter sp. L661. The strain is believed to harbor a CHMO gene (chnB), considering the high degradablity of cyclohexanone. In order to characterize the CHMO, a chnB gene was cloned from Arthrobacter sp. L661. The deduced amino acids of the chnB gene evidenced the highest degree of homology (90% identity) with the CHMO of Arthrobacter sp. BP2 (accession no. AY123972). The CHMO of L661 was shown to be functionally expressed in Escherichia coli cells, purified via affinity chromatography, and characterized. The specific activity of the purified enzyme was 24.75 μmol/min/mg protein. The optimum pH was 7.0 and the enzyme maintained over 70% of its activity for up to 24 h in a pH range of 6.0 to 8.0 at 4°C. The CHMO of L661 readily oxidized cyclobutanone and cyclopentanone whereas less activity was detected with those of Arthrobacter sp. BP2, Rhodococcus sp. Phi1, and Rhodococcus sp. Phi2, thereby suggesting that the CHMO of L661 evidenced the different substrate specificities compared with other CHMOs. These results can provide us with useful information for the development of biocatalysts applicable to commercial organic syntheses, especially because only a few CHMO genes have been identified thus far.