枯草芽孢杆菌形成生物被膜的研究进展

生物被膜是菌体在自然界中一种常见的生存状态,直接影响着人类生产和生活的各个方面。枯草芽孢杆菌是重要的工业菌株,同时也是研究生物被膜的模式菌株。本文结合作者目前的研究,综述了目前对枯草芽孢杆菌形成生物被膜研究所取得的重要进展,包括枯草芽孢杆菌形成生物被膜的主要过程、特征、研究模型及分子调控机制,并提出了今后研究的热点问题。     

枯草芽孢杆菌表面活性素和伊枯草菌素的生物信息学分析

表面活性素和伊枯草菌素是一类在生物防治方面具有重要作用的蛋白质.本研究利用生物信息学方法对枯草芽孢杆菌中表面活性素和伊枯草菌素的基因及蛋白序列进行了详细的分析.结果 表明:其表面活性素和伊枯草菌素大多数蛋白为酸性蛋白质和不稳定蛋白,且全部为非分泌性蛋白,多数定位在细胞质中,多数成员在丝氨酸处最可能通过相应位点的磷酸化来...     

枯草芽孢杆菌B2菌株产生的表面活性素变异体的纯化和鉴定

利用6mol/L HCI沉淀枯草芽孢杆菌B2菌株的去细胞培养液,甲醇抽提获得脂肽类抗生素粗提物,过Sephadex LH-20层析柱获得粗纯化物,经MALDI-TOF-MS检测表明B2菌株仅含有表面活性素一种脂肽类抗生素。利用HPLC SMART SYSTEM,将粗纯化物过μPRC C2／C18层析柱对表面活性素变异体进行分离后获得纯化物。经MALDI-TOF-PSD—MS对纯化物的结构分析表明,B2菌株的表面活性素变异体由13、14和15个碳原子的脂肪酸链以及L-Glu-L-Leu—D—Leu—L-Val-L-Asp-D—Leu-L-Leu七环肽组成。     

高产表面活性素的重组枯草芽孢杆菌构建及培养优化

表面活性素是一种新型生物表面活性剂,因其具有良好的表面活性、可生物降解及抗菌活性,在石油开采、医药、农业和食品化妆品等领域具有广阔的应用前景。高产表面活性素菌株的获得和发酵过程优化是其商业化生产的关键。文中考察了脂肪酸合成途径对表面活性素合成的影响,强化脂肪酸生物合成关键基因以及该途径全部基因分别构建了高产表面活性素枯草芽孢杆菌BacillussubtilisTHBS-2和THBS-8,并对发酵过程中氨基酸种类及添加量、诱导剂异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)添加时间和添加量等条件对产物合成的影响进行考察,获得优化的两阶段前体添加方案:发酵3 h,加入IPTG和L-亮氨酸,使其终浓度分别为1.25 mmol/L、5 g/L;发酵24 h,添加L-亮氨酸(终浓度5 g/L)和浓缩培养基5 mL。优化条件下,枯草芽孢杆菌THBS-2摇瓶发酵48 h,表面活性素产量高达24 g/L;30 L发酵罐中发酵68 h,产物产量最高达到34 g/L。研究结果为表面活性素的工业化生产及应用奠定基础。     

利用mini-Tn10转座系统研究芽孢杆菌生物被膜形成相关基因

生物被膜对于细菌抵御外界环境的侵害具有重要的意义, 其形成和发展过程受到很多基因的调控和影响。本文利用mini-Tn10转座系统对野生型解淀粉芽孢杆菌NK10.BAhjaWT进行突变库的构建并随机选择400个转化子进行验证, 突变效率达到90%以上。从突变库中筛选到4株生物被膜缺陷株。经过鉴定, 上述突变株citB、citG、gpsA和yvfB基因发生插入突变。其中citB、citG和gpsA均与能量代谢相关, yvfB功能未知。本实验证明mini-Tn10转座系统对于芽孢杆菌突变库的构建具有高效和稳定的     

产表面活性素和伊枯草菌素A菌株的筛选及其脂肽类产物的特性

采用血琼脂平板法, 从菜园土壤中分离到8株代谢表面活性剂的菌株, 比较各菌株的排油性、抑菌性, 根据合成脂肽类物质表面活性素(Surfactin)和伊枯草菌素A (Iturin A)必需的sfp、ituD和lpa-14基因设计引物, 结合PCR的方法筛选到一株具广谱抗菌性且含有sfp、ituD和lpa-14 3个关键基因的细菌XZ-173。经过生理生化试验测定和16S rDNA序列系统发育学分析, 将其鉴定为解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)。通过红外光谱(FT-IR)分析该菌株代谢产物, 初步鉴定为脂肽类物质, 并对照高效液相色谱(HPLC)与标准品比对结果, 确定含有Surfactin和Iturin A组分。该菌株产生的脂肽粗品能使纯水的表面张力降低至26.6 mN/m, 临界胶束浓度(CMC)为500 mg/L, 具有很好的乳化性能, 对立枯丝核菌和青枯菌表现出很好的拮抗活性。因此, 产脂肽细菌XZ-173是一株应用前景广阔的功能菌。     

枯草芽孢杆菌B53产聚γ-谷氨酸的絮凝特性

枯草芽孢杆菌B53产聚γ-谷氨酸(γ-PGA)对高岭土、Ca(OH)2、Mg(OH)2表现出较强的絮凝活性,采用0.6 g/L的γ-PGA溶液对高岭土的絮凝活性可达到90%以上。K 、Fe2 、Mg2 及Ca2 具有明显的促絮凝作用,而Al3 、Fe3 则起削弱作用。CaCl2浓度超过2 g/L及介质溶液维持pH值中性都有利于γ-PGA提高絮凝活性。     

枯草芽孢杆菌B2菌株产生的表面活性素变异体的纯化和鉴定

利用6 mol/L HCl沉淀枯草芽孢杆菌B2菌株的去细胞培养液,甲醇抽提获得脂肽类抗生素粗提物,过Sephadex LH20层析柱获得粗纯化物,经MALDITOFMS检测表明B2菌株仅含有表面活性素一种脂肽类抗生素。利用HPLC SMART SYSTEM,将粗纯化物过μRPC C2/C18层析柱对表面活性素变异体进行分离后获得纯化物。经MALDITOFPSDMS对纯化物的结构分析表明,B2菌株的表面活性素变异体由13、14和15个碳原子的脂肪酸链以及L-Glu-L-Leu-D-Leu-L-Val-L-Asp-D-Leu-L-Leu七环肽组成。     

枯草芽孢杆菌生物茵剂对五味子白粉病防效及生长的影响

通过对不同年生五味子进行叶面喷施和根部灌施枯草芽孢杆菌生物菌剂进行田间试验,结果表明:(1)枯草芽孢杆菌生物菌剂对五味子白粉病有很好的抑制作用,喷施加灌施处理的发病率为13.0％,喷施的发病率为22.5％,清水对照的发病率为37.5％.对二年生、三年生、四年生五味子的防治效果分别为78.9％、77.8％、75.0％,这...     

鲍曼不动杆菌生物被膜形成和菌体形态变化的研究

目的观察鲍曼不动杆菌能否以生物被膜菌的方式存在。方法采用平板改良法,分别于24h、2d、3d、5d和7d五个时间点,用扫描电镜观察硅胶膜上是否有鲍曼不动杆菌附着并形成生物被膜。结果鲍曼不动杆菌可以生物被膜菌的方式存在,第3天时在硅胶膜上生物被膜成熟。同时发现细菌形态在被膜形成后发生改变。结论鲍曼不动杆菌可以生物被膜菌的形式存在。     

固定化枯草杆菌生物吸附去除水中Cd的研究

采用明胶、琼脂、海藻酸钠作为载体对枯草杆菌进行固定,通过对三种载体的包埋效果、传质性能及操作难易的比较来选择适宜的固定化载体,比较固定化微生物与游离微生物及固定化载体海藻酸钠处理含镉废水的效果,并研究温度、pH值等环境因子对固定化枯草杆菌处理含镉废水效果的影响。结果表明：海藻酸钠作为固定化载体其传质性能强、方法简便,机械强度好;固定化枯草杆菌对含镉废水去除效果明显高于游离枯草杆菌。且随着废水中Cd浓度的变化,固定化枯草杆菌处理效果存在差异,在Cd浓度为1．0mg．L^-1 ～20mg．L^-1时,Cd的去除率在24h呈现3次曲线回归,而48h以4次多项式拟合;pH值对固定化枯草杆菌处理效果产生一定影响,在pH5．0-pH7．0,随pH值升高去除效率下降,温度在20℃-30℃,固定化枯草杆菌均有较好的处理效果。     

Surfactin and fengycin contribute to the protection of a Bacillus subtilis strain against grape downy mildew by both direct effect and defence stimulation

Bacillus subtilis GLB191 (hereafter GLB191) is an efficient biological control agent against the biotrophic oomycete Plasmopara viticola, the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew. In this study, we show that GLB191 supernatant is also highly active against downy mildew and that the activity results from both direct effect against the pathogen and stimulation of the plant defences (induction of defence gene expression and callose production). High-performance thin-layer chromatography analysis revealed the presence of the cyclic lipopeptides fengycin and surfactin in the supernatant. Mutants affected in the production of fengycin and/or surfactin were thus obtained and allowed us to show that both surfactin and fengycin contribute to the double activity of GLB191 supernatant against downy mildew. Altogether, this study suggests that GLB191 supernatant could be used as a new biocontrol product against grapevine downy mildew.     

Surfactin and iturin A effects on Bacillus subtilis surface hydrophobicity

The synthesis of extracellular molecules such as biosurfactants should have major consequences on bacterial adhesion. These molecules may be adsorbed on surfaces and modify their hydrophobicities. Certain strains of Bacillus subtilis synthesize the lipopeptides, which exhibit antibiotic and surface active properties. In this study the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of the culture supernatants of the seven B. subtilis strains, showed that the lipopeptide profile varied greatly according to the strain. Among the three lipopeptide types, only iturin A was produced by all B. subtilis strains. Bacterial hydrophobicity, evaluated by the water contact angle measurements and the hydrophobic interaction chromatography, varied according to the strain. Two strains (ATCC 15476 and ATCC 15811) showing extreme behaviors in term of hydrophobicity were selected to study surfactin and iturin A effects on bacterial hydrophobicity. The two lipopeptides modified the B. subtilis surface hydrophobicity. Their effects varied according to the bacterial surface hydrophobic character, the lipopeptide type and the concentration. Lipopeptide adsorption increased the hydrophobicity of the hydrophilic strain but decreased that of the hydrophobic. Comparison of lipopeptide effects on B. subtilis surface hydrophobicity showed that surfactin was more effective than iturin A for the two strains tested.     

The effect of Bacillus subtilis producing Surfactin in ROS production and transformation efficiency of tobacco cells

Surfactin secreted by bacilli has biological functions in plant. Surfactin C14 and C15 have the highest effect on inducing hydrogen peroxide species release in the plant. Surfactin production in the two Bacillus strains ACCT21332 and FKR3 were analysed by HPLC and the phytotoxicity of the Bacilli-derived surfactins was determined in Tobacco cell culture. Surfactin C14 and C15 were detected in ACCT21332 but not in FKR3 strain. Extracellular hydrogen peroxide produced by tobacco cell culture cells exposed to ATCC21332 and FKR3 strains increased compared to untreated ones. The Agrobacterium mediated transformation rate of tobacco cells drops from 4% transformed cells to 0.8 and 1.2% when pretreated with ATCC21332 or FKR3 strain, respectively. The strong drop in transformation rate of plant cell culture after FKR3 strain pre-treatment indicates that Surfactin C14 and C15 are not the major or the only cause in protecting plant cells from Agrobacterial infection and transformation.     

Isolation and characterization of a C12-lipopeptide produced by Bacillus subtilis HSO 121.

A new lipopeptide with C12 fatty acid has been isolated from the cell broth of Bacillus subtilis HSO121 by chromatographic methods, which is believed to be the homologue of lipopeptides. The fatty acid portion was methylated and analyzed by GC/MS, ESI Q-TOF MS and 1H-NMR. The peptide portion, of which the amino acid composition was obtained by HPLC combined with a phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC) derivatization methods, was analyzed by ESI Q-TOF MS. Comparing the obtained results with surfactin C13 showed that the new lipopeptide has a peptide moiety similar to that of surfactin and the difference exists in the fatty acid portion, which is an iso-C12 beta-hydroxy fatty acid. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of this new homologue is estimated to be 6.27 x 10(-5) mol/l in 10 mmol/l phosphate buffer solution (PBS, pH 8.0) at 30 degrees C, and the surface tension at CMC (gamma CMC) achieved is as little as 27.71 mN/m. The hemolytic activities of the C12-lipopeptide on 2% human erythrocytes showed a HC50 of 26.5 micromol/l.     

Dependence of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm expansion rate on phenotypes and the morphology under different growing conditions

Biofilms are communities of tightly associated bacteria encased in an extracellular matrix and attached to surfaces of various objects, such as liquid or solid surfaces. Here we use the multi-channel wide field stereo fluorescence microscope to characterize growth of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm, in which the bacterial strain was triple fluorescence labeled for three main phenotypes: motile, matrix producing and sporulating cells. We used the feature point matching approach analyzing time lapse experimental movies to study the biofilm expansion rate. We found that the matrix producing cells dominate the biofilm expansion, at the biofilm edge, the expansion rate of matrix producing cells was almost the same as the velocity of the whole biofilm; however, the motile and sporulating cells were nearly rest. We also found that the biofilm expansion rate evolution relates to cell differentiation and biofilm morphology, and other micro-environments can influence the biofilm growth, such as nutrient, substrate hardness and colony competition. From our work, we get a deeper understanding of the biofilm growth, which can help us to control and to further disperse the biofilm.     

Enhancement of biosurfactants and biofilm production after gamma irradiation-induced mutagenesis of Bacillus subtilis UTB1, a biocontrol agent of Aspergillus flavus

Bacillus subtilis UTB1 is known as a biocontrol agent of Aspergillus flavus in pistachio nuts. In order to reduce growth of this fungal pathogen to a greater extent, a random mutagenesis using gamma irradiation was applied in strain UTB1. We studied the effects of different doses of irradiation (from 100 Gray to 3000 Gray) and efficiency of 500 selected colonies was assessed against A. flavus in a plate assay. Forty-five colonies exhibited higher inhibition activity compared to the non-irradiated wild type. Eight mutants out of the 45 were selected based on different polymorphism patterns obtained by rep-PCR (ERIC and BOX). Six mutants demonstrated enhanced production of biosurfactants on blood agar medium and in oil spreading technique and they also revealed more robust biofilm in comparison with the wild type UTB1. These observations showed that the six mutants are more effective biocontrol agents than the parental strain, suggesting that they would be promising biocontrol candidates against A. flavus in pistachio nuts.     

The majority of the matrix protein TapA is dispensable for Bacillus subtilis colony biofilm architecture

Biofilm formation is a co-operative behaviour, where microbial cells become embedded in an extracellular matrix. This biomolecular matrix helps manifest the beneficial or detrimental outcome mediated by the collective of cells. Bacillus subtilis is an important bacterium for understanding the principles of biofilm formation. The protein components of the B. subtilis matrix include the secreted proteins BslA, which forms a hydrophobic coat over the biofilm, and TasA, which forms protease-resistant fibres needed for structuring. TapA is a secreted protein also needed for biofilm formation and helps in vivo TasA-fibre formation but is dispensable for in vitro TasA-fibre assembly. We show that TapA is subjected to proteolytic cleavage in the colony biofilm and that only the first 57 amino acids of the 253-amino acid protein are required for colony biofilm architecture. Through the construction of a strain which lacks all eight extracellular proteases, we show that proteolytic cleavage by these enzymes is not a prerequisite for TapA function. It remains unknown why TapA is synthesised at 253 amino acids when the first 57 are sufficient for colony biofilm structuring; the findings do not exclude the core conserved region of TapA having a second role beyond structuring the B. subtilis colony biofilm.