浓香型白酒发酵过程微生物合成正丙醇途径解析

【目的】揭示浓香型白酒窖内发酵过程与正丙醇合成相关的微生物和代谢途径。【方法】通过对浓香型白酒窖内发酵过程酒醅中微生物的宏转录组进行分析,解析与正丙醇合成相关的微生物和代谢途径,并验证相关微生物合成正丙醇的能力。【结果】浓香型白酒窖内发酵过程中有3条可能的酒醅微生物合成正丙醇的途径。真菌主要通过2-甲基苹果酸代谢途径和苏氨酸代谢途径合成正丙醇,细菌则主要通过丙酸代谢途径合成并参与苏氨酸代谢途径。宏转录组测序分析表明,这3条途径对白酒窖内发酵过程正丙醇的合成与积累均有贡献,并且微生物通过这3条途径合成正丙醇的时期和能力存在较大差异。此外,对分离自酒醅的酵母和乳酸菌合成正丙醇能力分析发现,它们均与浓香型白酒窖内发酵过程正丙醇的合成有关。【结论】本研究揭示了浓香型白酒窖内发酵过程中正丙醇合成相关的微生物和代谢途径,为阐明白酒发酵过程中正丙醇的形成机制奠定了理论基础。     

Microbial succession during a composting process as evaluated by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis

Microbial succession during a laboratory-scale composting process of garbage was analysed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) combined with measurement of physicochemical parameters such as temperature, pH, organic acids, total dissolved organic carbon and water-soluble humic substance. From the temperature changes, a rapid increase from 25 to 58 degrees C and then a gradual decrease, four phases were recognized in the process as follows; mesophilic (S), thermophilic (T), cooling (C) and maturing (M). The polymerase chain reaction-amplified 16S rDNA fragments with universal (907R) and eubacterial (341F with GC clamp) primers were subjected to DGGE analysis. Consequently, the DGGE band pattern changed during the composting process. The direct sequences from DGGE bands were related to those of known genera in the DNA database. The microbial succession determined by DGGE was summarized as follows: in the S phase some fermenting bacteria, such as lactobacillus, were present with the existing organic acids; in the T phase thermophilic bacillus appeared and, after the C phase, bacterial populations were more complex than in previous phases and the phylogenetic positions of those populations were relatively distant from strains so far in the DNA database. Thus, the DGGE method is useful to reveal microbial succession during a composting process.     

Microbial Diversity and Succession in the Chinese Luzhou-Flavor Liquor Fermenting Cover Lees as Evaluated by SSU rRNA Profiles

The microbial diversity and the community succession in the fermenting cover lees of Chinese Luzhou-flavor liquor were investigated by small-subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) culture independent method. All sequences retrieved from the 1, 7 and 60 days fermented cover lees were respectively assigned into the genera of Streptococcus, Acetobacter, Arthrobacter, Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Serratia, Nocardia, Methanoculleus, Clostridium, Aneurinibacillus, Corynebacterium, Lactobacillus, Microbacterium, Trichosporon, Saccharomycopsis, Sagenomella, Talaromyces, Eurotium, Issatchenkia, Zygosaccharomyces, Saccharomyces and TM7 phylum. The fungal Issatchenkia, Saccharomycopsis and Talaromyces and the bacteria Staphylococcus and Lactobacillus were most abundant in the 1 day fermented cover lees, the fungal Issatchenkia, Saccharomyces and Talaromyces and the bacteria Bacillus and Streptococcus were dominant in the 7 days cover lees, the archaea Methanoculleus and the fungal Eurotium and Talaromyces were prevalent in the 60 days cover lees. When the microbial community profiles in three samples were compared at species level, the prokaryotic community similarity coefficient was from 0.4042 to 0.5703 and descended to 0.2222, and that of eukaryotic community was from 0.3000 to 0.6000 and followed to 0.5215. These results suggested that microbial diversity variability and community succession have happened in the cover lees associated with fermentation proceeding and such variability and succession respond for the appearance of some unique flavor of Luzhou-flavor liquor.     

芝麻香型白酒微生物多样性及其与胁迫因子相关性

【背景】近年来芝麻香型白酒的生产工艺日臻成熟,然而相应的科学研究却没有同步发展起来。高通量测序技术越来越多地应用于物种多样性的研究,但偏重于研究物种的相对丰度,没有关注物种的生物数量。【目的】深度解析芝麻香型白酒发酵过程微生物群落结构变化及其与胁迫因子相关性,并研究主要酵母菌与细菌的相关性,为揭示芝麻香型白酒发酵机理和控制发酵质量提供理论支撑。【方法】使用Thermofisher的Ion S5~(TM)XL测序平台进行16S rDNA和ITS rDNA扩增子高通量测序,结合微生物传统的定量方法,测定芝麻香型白酒发酵过程微生物群落结构的变化,同时监测发酵过程乳酸、乙酸、乙醇的含量变化,通过样品复杂度分析、多样品比较分析、环境因子关联性分析探究发酵过程微生物群落及其与胁迫因子的关系。通过Pearson相关性分析酵母菌与细菌的相关性。【结果】发酵前期纤维素菌、魏斯氏菌和芽孢杆菌占主要优势,发酵中后期乳杆菌占绝对优势,其次是纤维素菌、魏斯氏菌和芽孢杆菌。整个发酵过程伊萨酵母占绝对优势,其次是维克霉菌、酿酒酵母、假丝酵母。大部分微生物与胁迫因子呈负相关,只有乳杆菌与乙酸呈极显著性正相关。酵母菌与部分细菌呈正相关性。【结论】白酒发酵过程胁迫因子和微生物间的相互作用促进了群落演替过程,发酵后期乳杆菌和芽孢杆菌发酵产酸抑制了大部分不耐酸菌,有机酸是影响群落结构变化的主要胁迫因子。微生物数量结合相对丰度揭示了发酵过程群落结构演替及其与环境因子相关性的更多信息。     

Bacterial and fungal diversity in the starter production process of Fen liquor, a traditional Chinese liquor

Fermented foods and beverages are important parts of human diet. Fen liquor, a Chinese liquor is a fermented beverage that uses a traditional fermentation process. Starters are the main microbial source and also provide nutrients for microorganisms during fermentation. In this study, starters of Fen liquor were produced through a complex traditional fermentation process. To investigate the community structure and the composition of microorganisms in the starter production process, bacterial 16S rRNA and fungal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions were sequenced using clone libraries and pyrosequencing, respectively. There was much higher diversity among the bacteria than among the fungi in the starter production process. Bacteria on the surface of the starters belonged mostly to the Lactobacillaceae family, while members of the Bacillacae family were dominant in the interior of the samples that lacked access to air and water. In the fungi population, diversity was high only in the raw material. In all other samples, nearly all of the fungal sequences were from Pichia kudriavzevii, a member of the Saccharomycetaceae family. Nearly all samples showed similar fungal community structures, indicating that there was little change in the fungal community. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to reveal the whole process of the starter production of Chinese traditional liquor. The findings obtained in this study provide new insights into understanding the composition of the microbial community during the traditional Chinese liquor starter production process and information about the production process control and monitoring.     

荧光定量PCR方法检测白酒发酵过程中Aspergillus tubingensis生物量

【目的】为了更好地分析霉菌在白酒发酵过程中的作用,需要快速准确地测定发酵过程中霉菌生物量的变化,本实验以白酒酿造中常用的塔宾曲霉(Aspergillus tubingensis)为例,建立一套快速准确定量塔宾曲霉生物量的方法。【方法】优化从酒醅中提取基因组的方法,设计和验证专一性引物,建立实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time quantitative PCR)方法,验证方法的有效性并应用于白酒发酵过程中塔宾曲霉生物量的检测。【结果】用原位机械破碎法提取酒醅中总基因组,其DNA的浓度能够达到1.060×105 ng/g酒醅;同时建立了一套快速准确测定固态基质中霉菌生物量的方法,并应用于白酒生产(制曲、堆积发酵和窖池发酵过程)中塔宾曲霉生物量的定量。【结论】实时荧光定量PCR方法能够快速准确地测定固态基质中霉菌的生物量,且检测限较低,对今后的相关研究具有借鉴意义。     

浓香型白酒两个产区窖泥微生物群落结构分析

【目的】探索浓香型白酒两个典型产区窖泥微生物群落结构和多样性,分析窖泥微生物群落地域特征及对白酒风格形成的影响。【方法】分别提取四川和安徽两个产区窖泥样品总DNA,应用PCR-ARDRA和16S rRNA基因克隆测序技术对两个产区窖泥细菌和古菌进行研究。【结果】两个浓香型白酒产区窖泥细菌丰富,包括:厚壁菌门(Firmicute)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)、互养菌门(Synergistetes)、Armatimonadetes类群和未分类细菌(Unclassified bacteria)。两个产区窖泥绝对优势种群均为厚壁菌门中梭菌纲(Clostridia)细菌,在四川产区窖泥中检出较多的互营单胞菌属(Synthrophomonas)和紫单胞菌属(Petrimonas)。古菌的群落组成较为简单,主要是甲烷囊菌属(Methanoculleus)、甲烷八叠球菌属(Methanosarcina)、甲烷鬃菌属(Methanosaeta)和甲烷杆菌属(Methanobacterium)4个产甲烷古菌类群,四川产区窖泥优势古菌为甲烷囊菌和甲烷八叠球菌,安徽产区则为甲烷八叠球菌属和甲烷鬃菌。【结论】四川和安徽两个产区窖泥微生物的16S rRNA基因克隆文库系统地反映了两者微生物群落的相似性和差异性,对揭示浓香型白酒两个产区的酒体风格差异形成有一定的参考价值。     

酱香型白酒发酵中酵母群落结构及其对风味组分的影响

【目的】研究酱香型白酒发酵过程中酵母群落结构,及其对酱香型白酒生产的影响。【方法】通过变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)和实时荧光定量PCR(RT-q PCR)技术分别对产量、酒质较高的第五轮次和较低的第七轮次发酵过程中的酵母群落结构进行解析,同时利用顶空固相微萃取气质联用(HS-SPME-GC-MS)以及高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术分析酒醅中的代谢组分,初步分析了酵母群落对酱香型白酒产量及品质的影响。【结果】用DGGE方法从酒醅中的检测到Issatchenkia orientalis、Torulaspora delbrueckii、Pichia galeiformis、Schizosaccharomyces pombe、Galactomyces geotrichum、Trichosporon asahii、Zygosaccharomyces bailii、Saccharomyces cerevisiae和Pichia fabianii等9种含量丰富的酵母,其中G.geotrichum和S.cerevisiae是第五轮的优势酵母,而第七轮的优势酵母增加了I.orientalis和Z.bailii两种酵母,且Sc.pombe未检测到。第七轮发酵过程中5种酵母在发酵后期衰亡明显,第五轮酵母群落结构相对更稳定;发酵前期第五轮酵母总量是第七轮的2–5倍,而发酵结束时第五轮乙醇含量达到第七轮次的2.45倍。酒醅中挥发性风味组分种类丰富,第五轮中酯类等白酒中重要的风味物质含量明显高于第七轮,有机酸和杂醇油含量低于第七轮。【结论】酱香型白酒酿造过程中酵母菌群多样性较丰富,酵母菌群结构变化对白酒产量及品质影响明显,这为酱香型白酒酿造机制研究奠定了基础。     

现代生物技术在中药发酵中的应用

发酵是中药炮制一个重要的方面,近年来关于运用现代生物技术来发酵中药的研究越来越多。本文阐述了现代中药发酵的意义、区别传统发酵的优势以及现阶段的发展概况。     

Structure and dynamics of the bacterial communities in fermentation of the traditional Chinese post-fermented pu-erh tea revealed by 16S rRNA gene clone library

Microbes are thought to have key roles in the development of the special properties of post-fermented pu-erh tea (pu-erh shucha), a well-known traditional Chinese tea; however, little is known about the bacteria during the fermentation. In this work, the structure and dynamics of the bacterial community involved in the production of pu-erh shucha were investigated using 16S rRNA gene clone libraries constructed from samples collected on days zero (LD-0), 5 (LD-5), 10 (LD-10), 15 (LD-15) and 20 (LD-20) of the fermentation. A total of 747 sequences with individual clone library containing 115–174 sequences and 4–20 unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were obtained. These OTUs were grouped into four phyla (Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Proteobacteria) and further identified as members of 10 families, such as Alcaligenaceae, Bacillaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, etc. The dominant bacteria were Enterobacteriaceae in the raw material (LD-0) and in the initial stages of fermentation (LD-5 and LD-10), which changed to Bacillaceae at the last stages of fermentation (LD-15 and LD-20) at a temperature of 40–60 °C. It is interesting that the dominant OTUs in libraries LD-15 and LD-20 were very closely related to Bacillus coagulans, which is a safe thermoduric probiotic. Together the bacterial diversity and dynamics during a fermentation of pu-erh shucha were demonstrated, and a worthy clue for artificial inoculation of B. coagulans to improve the health benefits of pu-erh shucha or produce probiotic pu-erh tea were provided.     

中国白酒发酵过程中的核心微生物群及其与环境因子的关系

【目的】揭示白酒酿造过程复杂微生物群落中的核心微生物群(core microbiota),定量分析核心微生物群的环境调控因素。【方法】通过高通量测序揭示发酵过程中的微生物群落结构,使用气相色谱-质谱联仪(GC-MS)测定发酵过程中的挥发性化合物。采用微生物群落与挥发性化合物轮廓关联分析获得风味代谢的功能微生物群(functional microbiota);通过微生物共现性网络分析,获得群落组成中的共现微生物群(co-occurring microbiota),两类微生物群的集合即为白酒酿造的核心微生物群。利用冗余分析(redundancy analysis)和蒙特卡洛置换检验(Monte Carlo permutation test)研究每个环境因素对该核心微生物群的影响。【结果】白酒发酵过程中的核心微生物群主要包含10个属,分别是Lactobacillus、Saccharomyces、Candida、Rhizopus、Saccharomycopsis、Pichia、Dipodascus、Bacillus、Thermoascus和Lactococcus。冗余分析和蒙特卡洛置换检验表明,化学因素(还原糖和乙醇)对核心微生物群的变化比物理因素(水分、温度和酸度)具有更加重要的影响作用,此外物理-化学因素的相互作用对核心微生物群的驱动也有很大的影响。【结论】本研究揭示了白酒发酵过程中的微生物群落组成和代谢物轮廓的变化规律及其二者之间的相关关系,确立了发酵过程中的核心微生物群并量化了影响核心微生物群变化的环境因素,为实现合成微生物组生产白酒及其定向调控奠定理论基础。     

基于高通量测序的传统甜面酱自然发酵过程中的微生物群落结构及其动态演替

【背景】传统自然发酵的甜面酱滋味鲜美、风味独特,但目前尚没有采用高通量测序技术研究其发酵过程中微生物多样性的报道。【目的】解析传统甜面酱自然发酵过程中微生物的群落结构及其动态演替规律。【方法】采用高通量测序技术对传统甜面酱自然发酵过程中的微生物多样性进行研究。【结果】共检出100个真菌菌属和432个细菌菌属,前发酵阶段和后发酵0-90 d的优势真菌为曲霉属(Aspergillus,≥76.96%);后发酵120–180 d的优势真菌为接合酵母属(Zygosaccharomyces,≥85.42%)。芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)在整个发酵阶段一直是最主要的优势细菌(其中前发酵43 h时占98.07%)。曲样和酱醪中的优势细菌菌属还有葡萄球菌属(Staphylococcus)、雷尔氏菌属(Ralstonia)、泛菌属(Pantoea)、伯克霍尔德氏菌属(Burkholderia)、片球菌属(Pediococcus)、鞘氨醇单胞菌属(Sphingomonas)、双歧杆菌属(Bifidobacterium)、霍氏真杆菌属(Faecalibacterium)、考克式菌属(Kocuria)和乳酸菌属(Lactobacillus)等。【结论】确定了传统甜面酱自然发酵过程中不同时期的优势菌群,为研究微生物对传统甜面酱风味形成的影响提供了理论依据。     

Identification of sulfate-reducing bacteria in methylmercury-contaminated mine tailings by analysis of SSU rRNA genes

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are often used in bioremediation of acid mine drainage because microbial sulfate reduction increases pH and produces sulfide that binds with metals. Mercury methylation has also been linked with sulfate reduction. Previous geochemical analysis indicated the occurrence of sulfate reduction in mine tailings, but no molecular characterization of the mine tailings-associated microbial community has determined which SRB are present. This study characterizes the bacterial communities of two geochemically contrasting, high-methylmercury mine tailing environments, with emphasis on SRB, by analyzing small subunit (SSU) rRNA genes present in the tailings sediments and in enrichment cultures inoculated with tailings. Novel Deltaproteobacteria and Firmicutes -related sequences were detected in both the pH-neutral gold mine tailings and the acidic high-sulfide base-metal tailings. At the subphylum level, the SRB communities differed between sites, suggesting that the community structure was dependent on local geochemistry. Clones obtained from the gold tailings and enrichment cultures were more similar to previously cultured isolates whereas clones from acidic tailings were more closely related to uncultured lineages identified from other acidic sediments worldwide. This study provides new insights into the novelty and diversity of bacteria colonizing mine tailings, and identifies specific organisms that warrant further investigation with regard to their roles in mercury methylation and sulfur cycling in these environments.     

浓香型大曲原核微生物群落的PCR-SSCP解析

采用PCR-SSCP(单链构象多态性)技术对浓香型大曲发酵过程中原核微生物群落结构的变化情况进行了研究, 结果表明: (1)发酵各时期曲样的群落结构相似, 同时也具有多态性; (2)不同微生物群落具有协同和制约的复杂生态学效应; (3)各时期曲样微生物多样性指数均在1.69~2.01之间, 群落结构相对较稳定; (4)各曲样微生物群落相似性位于0.67~1.00之间, 邻近时期样品间的相似性程度较高。     

Evolution and phylogeny of the heterogeneous cytosolic SSU rRNA genes in the genus Plasmodium

Unlike other eukaryotes, malaria parasites in the genus Plasmodium have structurally and functionally different paralogous copies of the cytosolic (cyto-) SSU rRNA (18S rRNA) gene that are expressed at different developmental stages. In P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. berghei, A-type cyto-SSU rRNA is expressed in asexual stage, while S-type in sporozoite stage. A third type (O-type) has been described in P. vivax. It is expressed only in oocyst stage in the mosquito. Recently, it has been shown that the maintenance of heterogeneous cyto-SSU rRNAs in Plasmodium can be modeled as a birth-and-death process under strong purifying selection [Rooney, A.P., 2004. Mechanisms underlying the evolution and maintenance of functionally heterogeneous 18S rRNA genes in Apicomplexans. Mol. Biol. Evol. 21, 1704-1711]. In this study, we performed detailed phylogenetic analyses of Plasmodium cyto-SSU rRNAs with special emphasis on the evolution of multi-copy genes in simian Plasmodium species. We sequenced paralogous copies of the cyto-SSU rRNA genes from an African simian Plasmodium species, P. gonderi, and Asian simian Plasmodium species, P. fragile, P. coatneyi, P. inui, P. hylobati, P. fieldi, P. simiovale, and P. cynomolgi. Interestingly, all Asian simian Plasmodium species have a single S-type-like gene and several A-type-like genes. Alignment analysis demonstrated for the first time that an approximately 50-residue insertion in the V7 variable region near the stem 43 is shared exclusively by the S-type-like sequences of the Asian simian Plasmodium species and the S- and O-type sequences of P. vivax. We comprehensively analyzed all cyto-SSU rRNA sequences of the genus Plasmodium currently available in the database. Phylogenetic analyses of all publicly available cyto-SSU rRNA sequences for the genus Plasmodium clearly demonstrated that gene duplication events giving rise to A- and S-type-like sequences took place independently at least three times in the Plasmodium evolution, supporting the hypothesis that these genes evolve according to a birth-and-death model.     

混菌发酵对白酒液态发酵效率和风味物质的影响

<正>我国白酒发酵属于典型的自然发酵过程,其特点是在开放的生产环境中,多种不同微生物共同发酵,相互作用,最终形成具有独特风格的白酒。因此,认识微生物群体发酵机制的关键之一是认识微生物之间的相互作用。研究微生物之间的相互作用对于白酒酿造机制的认识,以及酿造技术发展具有重要作用。发酵体系中微生物相互作用关系是白酒功能微生物研究的关键,以往研究多集中于白酒微生物菌群结构及单菌种功能。而选择不同的微生物组合进行发酵,不仅是阐明微生物之间相互作用的常用研究策略,     

Characterisation of microbial communities in Chinese liquor fermentation starters Daqu using nested PCR-DGGE

In this study, characterises of the microbial community structures of three typical Chinese liquor Daqu, as well as different kinds of light flavour Daqu were investigated using nested PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The results showed that microbial diversity was considerably different, and the microfloral compositions were highly variable among various Daqu. Lactic acid bacteria, which accounted for 30.95 % of all identified bacteria, were dominant in all Daqu samples, whereas Bacillus species were also predominant in the Luzhou (14.8 %) and Langjiu Daqu (18.2 %). Citrobacter and Burkholderia were first identified in light flavour Daqu. Aspergillus was the dominant moulds, and the non-Saccharomyces yeast species, Saccharomycopsis fibuligera, Wallemia sebi, Wallemia muriae, and Pichia subpelliculosa, were the dominant yeasts. Rasamsonia, Galactomyces, Geotrichum and Wallemia were first identified using nested PCR-DGGE. Cluster analysis indicated that the microbial community structures of different Daqu samples exhibited some differences. These may be ascribed to the different peak production temperatures, raw material constituents and microhabitats around the liquor enterprises. The current study provides insights into the microbial community structures of three typical Daqu samples, and may facilitate the development of starter cultures for manufacturing Chinese liquor.