嗜酸异养菌对自养菌Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans金属离子抗性和生物浸出的影响

【目的】了解嗜酸异养菌在诸如酸性矿坑水(AMD)和生物浸出体系等极端酸性环境中对浸矿微生物产生的影响。【方法】研究由嗜酸异养菌Acidiphilium acidophilum和自养菌Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans经长期驯化后形成的共培养体系分别在Cd2+、Cu2+、Ni2+和Mg2+胁迫下的稳定性;并将此共培养体系应用于黄铁矿和低品位黄铜矿的生物浸出实验。【结果】在上述4种金属离子分别存在的条件下,异养菌Aph.acidophilum均能促进At.ferrooxidans对亚铁的氧化,提高其对能源利用的效率。共培养体系中的异养菌Aph.acidophilum使At.ferrooxidans对Cu2+的最大耐受浓度(MTC)由2.0 g/L提高到5.0 g/L,而且共培养的细胞数量与2.0 g/L Cu2+条件下生长的At.ferrooxidans纯培养相似。另外,共培养中的At.ferrooxidans对Mg2+的MTC也由12.0 g/L提高到17.0 g/L。生物浸出实验中嗜酸异养菌Aph.acidophilum促进了At.ferrooxidans对黄铁矿样品的浸出,浸出率较其纯培养提高了22.7%;但在含铁量较低的低品位黄铜矿浸出体系中共培养和At.ferrooxidans纯培养的浸出率均低于33%。在加入2.0 g/L Fe2+的低品位黄铜矿浸出体系中,共培养和At.ferrooxidans纯培养的浸出率均得到提高,分别达到52.22%和41.27%。【结论】以上结果表明,Aph.acidophilum与At.ferrooxidans共培养在一定的环境胁迫下仍能保持其稳定性并完成各自的生态功能,并且嗜酸异养菌Aph.acidophilum适合在含铁量较高的浸出体系中与铁氧化细菌共同作用来提高生物浸出的效率。     

氧化亚铁硫杆菌铁氧化系统分子生物学研究进展

氧化亚铁硫杆菌（Thiobacillus ferrooxidans,简称T.f）是目前研究最多、最具经济价值的浸矿微生物。由于该菌的能量代谢对于生物浸矿起决定作用,因此其机制的研究必然能促进对该菌生理特性的认识及其遗传改造。氧化亚铁硫杆菌生长方式代表了迄今所知的能够进行生长的热力学极限,可供该菌生长利用的△Eh仅有340mV,氧化Fe2+所能得到的能量很少。在 Fe2+氧化过程中,电子通过电子传递链最终传递给氧,     

Acidthiobacillus ferrooxidans中磁小体的提取

At.f和趋磁细菌在生理特性和生长环境有一定的相似性,而且镜检发现At.f具有趋磁性,所以本文采用了趋磁细菌中磁小体的提取方法尝试提取At.f中的磁小体,用超声波破碎At.f后,以磁铁吸取其体内的磁性颗粒,经过检测,发现其体内确实存在含铁元素的磁性颗粒。提取粗样品经过电镜分析,证实其体内存在着少量由脂质包裹的磁小体。磁小体悬浮液经过蔗糖密度梯度离心纯化后,对其作透射电镜,可以清晰的看到磁小体。实验结果表明,At.f体内存在少量的磁小体,正是由于磁小体的存在,才使得At.f在外加磁场作用下发生磁生物效应。这是首次发现从酸性矿坑水分离的At.f具有趋磁性,并从中提取到了磁小体,可以利用At.f的趋磁性将其按照不同磁性进行分离,从而获得活性高的、对不同磁性矿物有特异性的高效浸矿菌种。     

嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌的高效培养及浸出黄铜矿初探

采用向硫化矿培养基中补加FeSO4的方式以维持Fe2+ 浓度为4～8 g/L,可使嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌菌浓在培养39 h时达到6.25×108 cells/mL,并在比生长速率几乎不降低的前提下提高了转化率和生产强度.然后对低氧化还原电位下低品位黄铜矿的浸出进行初步研究,结果表明经过30 d浸出,铜的浸出率可达28.5%...     

氧化亚铁硫杆菌亚铁氧化活性与其对低品位铜矿浸矿速率关系的研究

氧化亚铁硫杆菌是一个具有很强生物浸矿能力的细菌,本文对3株分离得到的氧化亚铁硫杆菌及一株来自菌种中心(Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans A．f)的铁氧化活性及其这些菌株对低品位黄铜矿浸出速率进行了研究。结果显示,在所有的4株A．f菌中,菌株CMS—F1和F10—ATCCC23270的铁氧化活性较高,其对黄铜矿生物浸出速率也高。进一步分析亚铁氧化活性对生物浸矿效率的影响时发现,在A．f菌中,氧化活性高的菌株,其对低品位黄铜矿的生物浸出效果也高。     

SELDI蛋白质芯片检测技术

从基因组学到蛋白质组学,到当前有关小RNA对蛋白质合成调控的研究无一例外地说明蛋白质是直接发挥对生命活动调控的物质。同基因研究相比较,由于蛋白质分子种类繁多,有复杂的修饰成份和空间结构,使得蛋白质研究比较困难。新近发展起来的蛋白质芯片技术为蛋白质的检测和研究提供了新的技术平台,比如荧光标记技术,蛋白质指纹图谱．飞行时间．质谱联用技术（SELDI蛋白质芯片）,表面等离子基元共振生物传感器技术（SPR芯片）以及初步应用的光学蛋白质芯片技术,其中,后三种是新兴的无需标记进行蛋白质检测的技术。就SELDI蛋白质芯片及其新近研究作一综述。     

葡萄糖对嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌与Acidiphilium acidophilum共培养的影响

【目的】深入了解自养的嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌(Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans)与异养的Acidiphilium acidophilum之间的协同作用, 为嗜酸异养微生物在生物浸出体系和酸性矿坑水(AMD)等极端酸性环境中的生态功能研究提供基础, 并为AMD环境的修复提供参考。【方法】应用实时荧光定量PCR (RT-qPCR)及特异性引物, 定量At. ferrooxidans与Aph. acidophilum在类似自然状态下的共培养物受葡萄糖抑制时的生物量变化, 同时检测其生长过程中Fe2+氧化和pH值的变化。【结果】无论是否加入葡萄糖, 共培养对Fe2+氧化的效率均较At. ferrooxidans纯培养高。当葡萄糖浓度为5 g/L时, At. ferrooxidans纯培养失去对Fe2+的氧化能力, 而共培养仍能在100 h内将所有的Fe2+氧化完, 且加入葡萄糖越多的培养体系氧化终点的pH值也越高。在不加入葡萄糖的条件下, At. ferrooxidans 与Aph. acidophilum 数量比在100:1的数量级, 表明以这两种菌为代表的自养菌和异养菌在自然条件下生物量的比例。无论纯培养还是共培养的At. ferrooxidans数量均随葡萄糖浓度的提高而减少, 且延滞期则变长; 而异养生长的Aph. acidophilum则相反。【结论】适合进行Fe2+氧化的At. ferrooxidans与Aph. acidophilum的数量比例范围应在100:1的数量级。由于Aph. acidophilum能促进At. ferrooxidans对亚铁的氧化, 并能缓解或消除葡萄糖对At. ferrooxidans的抑制, 所以不能以加入类似于葡萄糖的有机物作为AMD环境生物修复的手段。     

与硫氧化相关的嗜酸硫氧化亚铁硫杆菌doxDA操纵元的分析

用传统的选冶工艺很难对低品位及伴生硫化矿进行有效的提取,而硫化矿生物浸出技术特别适用于处理这类矿物资源;相对于传统选冶工艺,它具有流程短、能耗小、成本低、污染少等优点,具有广阔的工业应用前景.     

蛋白质芯片-飞行质谱技术

蛋白质芯片-飞行质谱技术(Proteinchip—Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption／Ionization,SELDI)是21世纪出现的一种新型生物芯片技术,是研究表达蛋白的有力工具。本对该技术的原理、构成、使用方法、应用等做了简要介绍。     

以SELDI芯片进行细胞标本蛋白分析的方法学研究

目的:探讨以SELDI芯片技术进行细胞标本蛋白分析的最适方法及条件,筛选细胞标本蛋白表达差异。方法:对细胞标本分别用超声裂解法,U9细胞裂解缓冲液配方和自配细胞裂解液提取蛋白,以BCA法测定蛋白浓度;分别以磁珠活化后点样和生物芯片处理器点样使蛋白样品与芯片结合;并对提取蛋白进行检测,比较不同蛋白浓度梯度点样及WCX2,SAX2,IMAC-Cu,H50芯片捕获蛋白差异,用WCX2芯片筛选蛋白差异表达。结果:相同培养条件细胞以上述三种不同蛋白提取方法获得的蛋白浓度分别为:0.25±0.034μg/μl,0.6±0.06μg/μl,1.02±0.077μg/μl;生物芯片处理器点样法操作简单,要求样本量较少,点样时间短;SELDI芯片蛋白质峰图谱与蛋白浓度呈较好的正相关;WCX2,SAX2,H50,IMAC-Cu芯片捕获的蛋白质种类有较大区别;在分子量1000～300000Da范围内,以WCX2芯片共检测到87个差异蛋白峰,其中17个呈趋势变化。结论:上述三种方法比较,选用自配的细胞裂解液提取蛋白的浓度较高且更适于芯片研究;生物芯片处理器能较好地使蛋白与芯片结合;SELDI芯片能准确定位蛋白,且其蛋白质峰与被测蛋白浓度呈正相关变化;SELDI各芯片捕获蛋白类型不同,选择适宜芯片或联合运用芯片检测更易获得较理想蛋白差异表达结果。     

The Effects of Bacterial Leaching on Metal Partitioning in Sewage Sludge

The partitioning of Mn, Al, Zn, Cu and Ti ions in municipal sewage sludge was investigated before and after bioleaching processes effectuated by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. Oxidation–reduction potential increase and pH decrease were obtained as a result of bacterial activity. A less pronounced and constant decrease was obtained with A. ferrooxidans, whereas A. thiooxidans presented a lag phase before a steep pH decrease. Metal solubilization was accomplished in experimental systems supplemented with energy source, Fe²⁺ for A. ferrooxidans and S⁰ for A. thiooxidans. Solubilization efficiency differed for each metal except for Al, and was relatively similar for either organism. Metal partitioning was conducted using a five-step sequential extraction procedure before and after the bioleaching. The results indicated that Zn and Mn ions were mostly associated with the organic fraction, whereas Cu, Al and Ti ions with the sulphide/residue fraction. The bioleaching process caused prompt solubilization of metals mostly associated with the more labile fractions (exchangeable, adsorbed and organically bound metals), whereas those associated to the less labile ones (EDTA and sulphide/residue fractions) were exchanged towards more labile fractions.     

生物淋洗修复钒污染土壤的性能与机理研究

【目的】土壤重金属污染问题日益受到关注,其中钒污染逐渐成为研究热点。淋洗是土壤修复的重要手段,但存在污染大、成本高的缺点。生物淋洗技术因其经济高效且环保的特点能够应用于土壤的修复,但其对钒污染土壤的修复,认识仍非常有限。【方法】本研究采用嗜酸性氧化亚铁硫杆菌对钒污染土壤进行了生物淋洗试验,通过影响因素试验探究了钒的最佳浸出条件,并应用扫描电子显微镜-能量色散X射线谱分析了钒在淋洗过程中的变化,最后对代谢产物进行了解析。【结果】微生物次生代谢产物能促进土壤中钒的溶出。氧化亚铁硫杆菌对土壤钒的浸出效率较高,生物淋洗20 d后土壤中钒的浸出率达到27.4%,进一步的影响因素试验表明,在固体浓度为3%、接种体积为10%、初始pH值为1.8、初始Fe²⁺的浓度为3.0 g/L的条件下,土壤中钒的浸出效果最佳。SEM-EDS分析证实生物淋洗后土壤中钒含量减少,其中以非残渣态形式存在的钒更容易被浸出。代谢组学分析显示氧化亚铁硫杆菌在浸出过程中产生了大量代谢产物来应对重金属胁迫。【结论】生物淋洗技术能够有效地实现土壤钒污染的修复,本研究为钒污染土壤提供了一种环境友好的修复方式。     

Plasmid Profiles of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Strains Adapted to Different Oxidation Substrates

Plasmid profiles were studied in five Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains of various origin cultivated on a medium with Fe²⁺, as well as adapted to such oxidation substrates as S⁰, FeS₂, and sulfide concentrate. The method used revealed plasmids in all A. ferrooxidans strains grown on a medium with Fe²⁺. One plasmid was found in strain TFL-2; two plasmids, in strains TFO, TFBk, and TFV-1; and three plasmids were detected in strain TFN-d. The adaptation of strain TFN-d to sulfide concentrate and the adaptation of strain TFV-1 to S⁰, FeS₂, or sulfide concentrate resulted in a change in the number of plasmids occurring in cells. In cells of strain TFN-d adapted to sulfide concentrate, the number of plasmids decreased from three to two. The number of plasmids in cells of strain TFV-1 adapted to different substrates varied from three to six depending on the energy source present in the medium: three plasmids were found after growth on FeS₂, four after growth on S⁰, and six after growth on sulfide concentrate. The possible role of plasmids in the adaptation of A. ferrooxidans to new energy substrates and in the regulation of the intensity of their oxidation is discussed.     

Isolation of a strain of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Acidithiobacillus caldus</Emphasis> and its role in bioleaching of chalcopyrite

A moderately thermophilic and acidophilic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium named S₂, was isolated from coal heap drainage. The bacterium was motile, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, measured 0.4 to 0.6 by 1 to 2 μm, and grew optimally at 42–45°C and an initial pH of 2.5. The strain S₂ grew autotrophically by using elemental sulfur, sodium thiosulfate and potassium tetrathionate as energy sources. The strain did not use organic matter and inorganic minerals including ferrous sulfate, pyrite and chalcopyrite as energy sources. The morphological, biochemical, physiological characterization and analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that the strain S₂ is most closely related to Acidithiobacillus caldus (>99% similarity in gene sequence). The combination of the strain S₂ with Leptospirillum ferriphilum or Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in chalcopyrite bioleaching improved the copper-leaching efficiency. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis revealed that the chalcopyrite surface in a mixed culture of Leptospirillum ferriphilum and Acidithiobacillus caldus was heavily etched. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis indicated that Acidithiobacillus caldus has the potential role to enhance the recovery of copper from chalcopyrite by oxidizing the sulfur formed during the bioleaching progress.     

Interaction of Chromosomal and Plasmid DNA in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Strains Adapted to Different Oxidation Substrates

Restriction analysis of plasmids pTFK1 and pTFK2 of theAcidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain TFBk was carried out, and the sizes of these plasmids were determined (13.5 and 30 kb, respectively). A macrorestriction map was built for plasmid pTFK1. DNA–DNA hybridization revealed that the plasmids contained homologous nucleotide sequences. Plasmid pTFK2 labeled with ³²P was used as a probe for Southern hybridization with blots of XbaI-generated fragments of the chromosomal DNA of A. ferrooxidans strains grown on a medium containing Fe²⁺ or adapted to different oxidation substrates. Low-intensity hybridization signals were observed for many fragments of the chromosomal DNA of the strains studied. In the process of adaptation to new oxidation substrates, the localization of bands producing the low-intensity hybridization signals changed in a number of cases. Certain fragments of the chromosomal DNA of the strains adapted to different oxidation substrates produced strong hybridization signals with pTFK2. The data obtained are discussed in terms of the possible role of IST elements and plasmids in the adaptation of A. ferrooxidans to new energy substrates, microevolution, and strain polymorphism.     

Generation of Mercury-Hyperaccumulating Plants through Transgenic Expression of the Bacterial Mercury Membrane Transport Protein MerC

The merC gene from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans functions as a mercury uptake pump. MerC protein localizes in the cytoplasmic membrane of plant cells. When Arabidopsis thaliana and tobacco plants were transformed with the merC gene under the control of the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter, the resulting overexpression of merC rendered the host plants hypersensitive to Hg²⁺ and they accumulated approximately twice as much Hg²⁺ ion as the wild type plants. Thus, bacterial mercuric ion transporters such as MerC may be useful molecular tools for producing transgenic plants that hyperaccumulate Hg²⁺ ion.     

Bioleaching of chalcopyrite by pure and mixed cultures of Acidithiobacillus spp. and Leptospirillum ferriphilum

Bioleaching is an economical method for the recovery of metals that requires low investment and operation costs. Furthermore, it is generally more environmentally friendly than many physicochemical metal extraction processes. The bioleaching of chalcopyrite in shake flasks was investigated with pure and mixed cultures of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans, Acidithiobacillus caldus, and Leptospirillum ferriphilum. The mixed cultures containing both iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria were more efficient than the pure culture alone. The presence of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria positively increased the dissolution rate and the percentage recovery of copper from chalcopyrite. Mixed cultures consisting of moderately thermophilic L. ferriphilum and A. caldus leached chalcopyrite more effectively than mesophilic A. ferrooxidans pure and mixed cultures. The decrease of the chalcopyrite dissolution rate in leaching systems containing A. ferrooxidans after 12–16 days coincided with the formation of jarosite precipitation as a passivation layer on the mineral surface during bioleaching. Low pH significantly reduces jarosite formation in pure and mixed cultures of L. ferriphilum and A. caldus.     

Molecular characterization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and A. thiooxidans strains isolated from mine wastes in Brazil

Nineteen strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans, including 12 strains isolated from coal, copper, gold and uranium mines in Brazil, strains isolated from similar sources in other countries and the type strains of the two species were characterized together with the type strain of A. caldus by using a combination of molecular systematic methods, namely ribotyping, BOX- and ERIC-PCR and DNA-DNA hybridization assays. Data derived from the molecular fingerprinting analyses showed that the tested strains encompassed a high degree of genetic variability. Two of the Brazilian A. ferrooxidans organisms (strains SSP and PCE) isolated from acid coal mine waste and uranium mine effluent, respectively, and A. thiooxidans strain DAMS, isolated from uranium mine effluent, were the most genetically divergent organisms. The DNA-DNA hybridization data did not support the allocation of Acidithiobacillus strain SSP to the A. ferrooxidans genomic species, as it shared only just over 40% DNA relatedness with the type strain of the species. Acidithiobacillus strain SSP was not clearly related to A. ferrooxidans in the 16S rDNA tree.     

葡萄糖酸促进氧化亚铁硫杆菌磁小体合成的发酵动力学

【目的】明确不同种类有机物对氧化亚铁硫杆菌(Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans) BYM磁小体形成的促进作用,为安全有效提升细菌磁小体产量提供新思路。【方法】以A. ferrooxidans BYM为目的菌株,采用单因素试验分析10种有机物对A. ferrooxidans BYM亚铁氧化的影响,通过4 L发酵体系进一步筛选促进磁小体合成的有机物;通过分批发酵实验基于经典发酵动力学模型(Logistic、Luedeking-Piret、底物消耗动力学方程)分别构建A. ferrooxidans BYM菌体生长、磁小体合成以及亚铁消耗动力学模型。【结果】筛选得到10 mmol/L葡萄糖酸能使磁小体产量最高达到2.00×10⁻³ g/L,葡萄糖酸使A. ferrooxidans BYM细胞呈椭圆形,表面光滑;在葡萄糖酸作用下,A. ferrooxidans BYM的发酵符合Logistic、Luedeking-Piret、底物消耗动力学方程。【结论】添加10 mmol/L葡萄糖酸能够使A. ferrooxidans BYM磁小体产量提升8倍,葡萄糖酸通过改变细胞形态和表面结构促进磁小体合成,菌体生长、产物生成以及底物消耗动力学模型可以阐明A. ferrooxidans BYM在葡萄糖酸存在下的分批发酵过程。     

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and its potential application

The widely distributed Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (A. ferrooxidans) lives in extremely acidic conditions by fixing CO₂ and nitrogen, and by obtaining energy from Fe²⁺ oxidation with either downhill or uphill electron transfer pathway and from reduced sulfur oxidation. A. ferrooxidans exists as different genomovars and its genome size is 2.89–4.18 Mb. The chemotactic movement of A. ferrooxidans is regulated by quorum sensing. A. ferrooxidans shows weak magnetotaxis due to formation of 15–70 nm magnetite magnetosomes with surface functional groups. The room- and low-temperature magnetic features of A. ferrooxidans are different from other magnetotactic bacteria. A. ferrooxidans has potential for removing sulfur from solids and gases, metals recycling from metal-bearing ores, electric wastes and sludge, biochemical production synthesizing, and metal workpiece machining.