一次性肠道菌群分析培养瓶的研制和应用

目前国内外进行肠道菌群分析多一般使标本称重连续１０倍稀释后用选择性培养基和非选择性培养基,选择一定稀释度滴种（接种）于厌氧菌和需氧菌的有关培养基上分别进行培养,最后以活菌计数方法分析肠道菌群基本情况。这种常规的肠道菌群分析方法,不仅操作繁锁,且每次菌...     

人体肠道细菌寡营养培养组条件的优化研究

【目的】探讨寡营养对人体肠道细菌培养组的条件。【方法】通过稀释富集培养基、固体平板和增菌肉汤培养基成分获得寡营养培养基。对健康人粪便样本分别用原液(0)、5、10、20、30和40倍稀释的富集培养基(添加羊血和瘤胃液的血培养瓶)连续增菌,在不同时间点(第0、3、6、9、15、27、30天)吸取增菌液,用YCFA (yeast casitone fatty acid)固体培养平板分离菌落;用YCFA增菌肉汤增菌后再次挑取单菌落,利用基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间(matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry,MALDI-TOF)质谱和16S rRNA基因测序鉴定菌株。通过比较上述6种寡营养条件分离肠道菌群的效果,选取富集培养基原液、稀释10倍和30倍这3 种条件下分离效果较好的富集条件,与同样稀释倍数条件的固体平板和增菌肉汤分别组合成9种培养基条件,进一步优化肠道菌群的培养组条件。【结果】在6种寡营养富集培养基中,未稀释(原液)、10 倍和30倍稀释的富集培养基分离细菌的种类比其他...     

悉生重症联合免疫缺陷(SCID)小鼠的研究——Ⅰ.肠道厌氧菌群的分离和鉴定

本文报道了由澳大利亚WEHI研究所(The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)引进的悉生SCID(Severe Combined Immunodeficient)小鼠肠道厌氧菌群的分离、鉴定结果。该小鼠粪便标本需氧及厌氧培养发现应用非选择性Scheadler血琼脂需氧条件下有一种革兰氏阳性杆菌生长;厌氧条件下生长的培养物经数种选择性培养基也分离出革兰氏阴性及阳性杆菌,据细菌形态学,染色特征,生化反应特性等鉴别为吉氏拟杆菌、嗜酸乳杆菌和梭形杆菌。     

日本弓背蚁消化道厌氧细菌的分离培养

【目的】采用自行设置的厌氧装置,分离培养日本弓背蚁Camponotus japonicus消化道厌氧细菌。【方法】改进了一种简易的厌氧装置——平皿夹层法,利用4种培养基对日本弓背蚁消化道内厌氧或兼性厌氧菌进行分离培养。【结果】从日本弓背蚁消化道共分离到22个不同的菌株,隶属于厚壁菌门、放线菌门和变形菌门3大类群的17个属;4种培养基分离到的细菌种类存在明显差异,选择性较强,其中从LB和牛肉膏蛋白胨培养基上分离到的细菌种类较多,分别为10种和8种;从MRS和LBS培养基上分离到的细菌较少,分别为3种和1种;大工蚁和小工蚁的消化道细菌组成也存在差异,可能与其在巢群中担负的功能和职责有关,还有待于进一步研究分析。【结论】利用平皿夹层法可以成功分离到日本弓背蚁肠道的厌氧细菌,该种方法对于其他昆虫消化道厌氧菌的分离培养具有一定的参考价值。     

金定鸭盲肠内厌氧菌群的初步研究

本文应用不同的培养基和培养方法对金定鸭盲肠内厌氧菌进行了分离和初步鉴定,结果说明:采用不同厌氧方法对厌氧菌的分离计数具有一定的影响;金定鸭盲肠内厌氧菌群主要有革兰氏阳性无芽孢杆菌、革兰氏阴性无芽孢杆菌、厌氧球菌和梭菌,其中有一株厌氧菌对氧的存在极为敏感。本文中强调了严格遵守厌氧培养和操作条件的重要性。     

适用于分离人肠道中双歧杆菌的选择性培养基

【目的】比较并评价5种双歧杆菌选择性培养基对人源双歧杆菌的分离效果,试图筛选出一种适用于人肠道中双歧杆菌分离培养的选择性培养基。【方法】采集6份健康人粪便样品稀释涂布于5种选择性培养基上,厌氧培养后计数菌落并挑选单菌落进行鉴定。同时提取样品中细菌宏基因组DNA,应用变性梯度凝胶电泳技术(Denaturing Gel Gradient Electrophoresis,DGGE)和荧光定量PCR技术(Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction,q-PCR)揭示样品中双歧杆菌种类和数量,并以此为依据,客观评价上述5种选择性培养基的分离效果。【结果】BSM培养基和BLM培养基上双歧杆菌的计数结果与q-PCR的定量结果最为接近,并显著高于其它3种培养基。BLM培养基上分离到双歧杆菌的种类与DGGE图谱多样性分析的结果最为接近。【结论】BLM培养基是一种适用于人肠道中双歧杆菌分离培养的选择性培养基。     

洗衣粉S.S.琼脂培养基的初步应用报告

分离肠道病原菌的培养基种类繁多,但效果却不一致,其中效果较满意者当推3号胆盐S.S.琼脂及去氧胆酸钠-牛胆酸钠琼脂(简称郑氏S.S.琼脂)。我院试用的洗衣粉-去氧胆酸钠琼脂(简称洗衣粉S.S.琼脂)效果又较前者为优,这种培养基对肠道病原菌不但有很高的阳性检出率,而且痢疾杆菌在这种培养基上呈特殊的粘性菌落,可以在分离培养基上初步鉴别痢疾菌和沙门氏菌菌落,使肠道培养基更趋于完善。     

百宝牌Bbo3-A型2．4升厌氧培养罐简介

厌氧菌与人类及动物的生命密切相关 ,随着医学及生物技术的发展 ,人们对厌氧菌的研究愈来愈深入广泛。由于厌氧菌的厌氧特性 ,其培养必须在严格的无氧条件下进行 ,用厌氧罐培养法进行厌氧菌的培养 ,简便、实用 ,是医院、工厂、教育及科研领域培养 ,检验、研究厌氧菌的重要手段。百宝牌Bbo3 A厌氧罐示意图百宝牌Bbo3 A型 2 4升厌氧培养罐是由北京东方百信生物技术有限公司在国内外产品基础之上 ,克服以往产品操作复杂、使用不便等缺点创新研制而成的最新产品 (专利申请号 :0 32 6 14 5 0 0 )。其原理是 :在密封的罐体内 ,用一定量的硼氢…     

用斜面法分离厌氧微生物

描述了一种在斜面上分离厌氧微生物的方法,包括培养基、稀释细菌悬浮液的点样和菌落的挑取等。用此法长出的菌落形态清晰可见,便于分离。此法简便、易行,亦可用于观察厌氧菌的斜面培养特征和菌种保藏。     

儿童牙齿根管感染的细菌学分析

对18例3～14岁(平均5岁)儿童牙齿的感染根管进行无菌定量取样,稀释后种于12种选择培养基和2种非选择培养基上,进行需氧、微厌氧和厌氧培养,并进行计数。对牙髓类杆菌和牙龈类杆菌进行半定量荧光免疫染色计数。并对其中9例病牙进行菌相分析。除一例纯需氧菌感染和二例纯厌氧菌感染外,     

Efficiency of Various Growth Media in Recovering Oral Bacterial Flora from Human Dental Plaque

MM10 sucrose blood agar (MM10 SB agar), N(2)C agar, Schaedler agar (SH agar), and mitis salivarius agar (MS agar) were tested for their ability to recover human dental plaque flora by a continuous anaerobic procedure and by a conventional anaerobic method. MM10 SB agar yielded higher recovery of bacteria from plaque samples as determined by the enumeration of colony-forming units (CFU). The CFU on N(2)C agar, SH agar, and MS agar were lower than MM10 SB agar when the continuous anaerobic procedure was used. The superior performance of MM10 SB agar was much more apparent when used for the cultivation of dental plaque by the conventional anaerobic method. Under these conditions the counts were consistently higher on MM10 SB agar as compared to the other media tested. However, the differential counts of Streptococcus sanguis and S. mutans from carious plaque samples were in general comparable on all culture media. Deletion of blood from MM10 SB agar did not lower counts. The elimination of dithiothreitol from this medium resulted in a significantly lower recovery of bacteria from the plaque samples when cultured by the conventional anaerobic method. The storage of MM10 SB agar for varying periods of time aerobic conditions did not seem to affect its performance. These findings suggest that MM10 SB agar is an ideal culture medium for the isolation, nonselective enumeration, and differential counts of bacteria present in normal and disease-associated plaques.     

Composition and Stability of the Microbial Community inside the Digestive Tract of the Aquatic Crustacean <Emphasis Type="Italic">Daphnia magna</Emphasis>

Small filter-feeding zooplankton organisms like the cladoceran Daphnia spp. are key members of freshwater food webs. Although several interactions between Daphnia and bacteria have been investigated, the importance of the microbial communities inside Daphnia guts has been studied only poorly so far. In the present study, we characterised the bacterial community composition inside the digestive tract of a laboratory-reared clonal culture of Daphnia magna using 16S rRNA gene libraries and terminal-restriction length polymorphism fingerprint analyses. In addition, the diversity and stability of the intestinal microbial community were investigated over time, with different food sources as well as under starvation stress and death, and were compared to the community in the cultivation water. The diversity of the Daphnia gut microbiota was low. The bacterial community consisted mainly of Betaproteobacteria (e.g. Limnohabitans sp.), few Gammaproteobacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas sp.) and Bacteroidetes that were related to facultatively anaerobic bacteria, but did not contain typical fermentative or obligately anaerobic gut bacteria. Rather, the microbiota was constantly dominated by Limnohabitans sp. which belongs to the Lhab-A1 tribe (previously called R-BT065 cluster) that is abundant in various freshwaters. Other bacterial groups varied distinctly even under constant cultivation conditions. Overall, the intestinal microbial community did not reflect the community in the surrounding cultivation water and clustered separately when analysed via the Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interaction model. In addition, the microbiota proved to be stable also when Daphnia were exposed to bacteria associated with a different food alga. After starvation, the community in the digestive tract was reduced to stable members. After death of the host animals, the community composition in the gut changed distinctly, and formerly undetected bacteria were activated. Our results suggest that the Daphnia microbiota consists mainly of an aerobic resident bacterial community which is indigenous to this habitat.     

The Effect of the Cultivation Method and the Growth Phase on the Lipopolysaccharide Composition of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Effects of the cultivation method (suspension cultures in a liquid nutrient broth or colonies on a solid agarized medium) and the growth phase on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) composition of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis(O : Ib serovar, strain KS 3058) grown in cold (5°C) were studied. The amount of the LPS synthesized by cells depended on the bacteria growth phase for both media. The LPS acylation degree was constant, whereas the length of the O-specific polysaccharide chain varied with the culture age and for both media achieved maximum in the stationary growth phase. The bacteria cultivation on the nutrient agar stimulated more intensive synthesis of LPS, which were extracted more easily, had longer polysaccharide O-chains, and were more toxic than LPS of the bacteria cultivated in the liquid medium. It was proposed that the cultivation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosisin cold as colonies on the agar surface increases the bacterial virulence.     

Study of the oxygen effect during growth of a bacterial culture

In study of the oxygen effect in relation to the growth curve ofEscherichia coli B, its size was found to be correlated to the stage of growth at which the bacteria were irradiated. The lowest dose reduction factor value (DRF = 1.5) was found with bacteria irradiated at the outset of the logarithmic phase and the highest value (DRF = 2.7) with bacteria in the stationary phase. This phenomenon was observed both in a culture cultivated under aerobic conditions prior to irradiation and in a culture cultivated under anaerobic conditions. The cultivation conditions influenced only the radiosensitivity of the bacteria.     

Anaerobic Induction of Adherence to Laminin in Lactobacillus gasseri Strains by Contact with Solid Surface

The effect of growth conditions on adhesion was studied in six species belonging to Lactobacillus acidophilus homology groups. Namely, 17 strains including 6 fresh isolates of L. gasseri from human feces were assessed for their adherence to immobilized fibronectin, laminin, and type IV collagen. These extracellular matrix proteins were used as a model of damaged intestinal mucosa. When the bacteria were grown on MRS agar under anaerobic conditions, all eight L. gasseri strains and one L. johnsonii strain showed strong adhesiveness to laminin, but not when grown in static MRS broth. A similar pattern was observed in four L. gasseri strains in terms of adherence to fibronectin. No L. gasseri or L. johnsonii strains exhibited adhesion to type IV collagen under either growth condition. Adhesion of L. acidophilus, L. crispatus, L. amylovorus, and L. gallinarum was not affected by the growth conditions. Although protease treatment of L. gasseri cells abolished the adhesion, periodate oxidation of the cells increased it except in one strain. The adherence of L. gasseri cells was diminished by periodate and α-mannosidase treatments of immobilized laminin. The above results suggest that mannose-specific proteinaceous adhesion can be induced in L. gasseri by contact with a mucosal surface in the anaerobic intestinal lumen.     

Application of a single‐colony coculture technique to the isolation of hitherto unculturable gut bacteria

Molecular studies have led to postulation of a relationship between gut microbiota and certain diseases. However, because studies of hitherto uncultured species in vivo are essential for characterizing the biology and pathogenic properties of gut bacteria, techniques for culturing and isolating such bacteria must be developed. Here, a technique is described that partially overcomes the obstacles that prevent detection of interbacterial communication in vitro and are thus responsible for the failure to culture certain bacterial species. For this purpose, a ring with a membrane filter at the bottom was designed and a relatively simple nutrient medium was used instead of conventional media. Gut bacteria were cocultivated in soft agar separated by the membrane filter to simulate interbacterial communication in vitro. Use of this soft agar coculture technique led to the successful isolation of hitherto uncultured bacteria and the demonstration of multistage interbacterial communication among gut bacteria in vitro. Cultivation and isolation of single colonies of bacteria that require other bacteria for growth will enhance efforts to better understand the physiological and pathogenic roles of gut microbiota.     

Effect of media composition,including gelling agents,on isolation of previously uncultured rumen bacteria

The aim of this study was to develop novel anaerobic media using gellan gum for the isolation of previously uncultured rumen bacteria. Four anaerobic media, a basal liquid medium (BM) with agar (A‐BM), a modified BM (MBM) with agar (A‐MBM), an MBM with phytagel (P‐MBM) and an MBM with gelrite (G‐MBM) were used for the isolation of rumen bacteria and evaluated for the growth of previously uncultured rumen bacteria. Of the 214 isolates composed of 144 OTUs, 103 isolates (83 OTUs) were previously uncultured rumen bacteria. Most of the previously uncultured strains were obtained from A‐MBM, G‐MBM and P‐MBM, but the predominant cultural members, isolated from each medium, differed. A‐MBM and G‐MBM showed significantly higher numbers of different OTUs derived from isolates than A‐BM (P < 0·05). The Shannon index indicated that the isolates of A‐MBM showed the highest diversity (H′ = 3·89) compared with those of G‐MBM, P‐MBM and A‐BM (H′ = 3·59, 3·23 and 3·39, respectively). Although previously uncultured rumen bacteria were isolated from all media used, the ratio of previously uncultured bacteria to total isolates was increased in A‐MBM, P‐MBM and G‐MBM.     

New Strategies for Cultivation and Detection of Previously Uncultured Microbes

An integrative approach was used to obtain pure cultures of previously uncultivated members of the divisions Acidobacteria and Verrucomicrobia from agricultural soil and from the guts of wood-feeding termites. Some elements of the cultivation procedure included the following: the use of agar media with little or no added nutrients; relatively long periods of incubation (more than 30 days); protection of cells from exogenous peroxides; and inclusion of humic acids or a humic acid analogue (anthraquinone disulfonate) and quorum-signaling compounds (acyl homoserine lactones) in growth media. The bacteria were incubated in the presence of air and in hypoxic (1 to 2% O₂ [vol/vol]) and anoxic atmospheres. Some bacteria were incubated with elevated concentrations of CO₂ (5% [vol/vol]). Significantly more Acidobacteria were found on isolation plates that had been incubated with 5% CO₂. A simple, high-throughput, PCR-based surveillance method (plate wash PCR) was developed. This method greatly facilitated detection and ultimate isolation of target bacteria from as many as 1,000 colonies of nontarget microbes growing on the same agar plates. Results illustrate the power of integrating culture methods with molecular techniques to isolate bacteria from phylogenetic groups underrepresented in culture.     

Characterization of bacterial communities from activated sludge: Culture-dependent numerical identification versus in situ identification using group- and genus-specific rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes

The structures of bacterial communities were studied in activated sludge samples obtained from the aerobic and anaerobic zones of a wastewater treatment plant showing enhanced phosphorous removal. Samples were analyzed by in situ hybridization with oligonucleotide probes complementary to selected regions of the 16S and 23S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) characteristic for defined phylogenetic entities (genera and larger groups). The microbial community structures revealed by molecular techniques were compared with the compositions of culturable bacterial communities, obtained from the characterization of 255 isolates from tryptone-soy (TS) agar and R2A agar. These isolates were characterized by 89 physiological tests and their cellular fatty acid patterns, and identified. Culture-dependent techniques indicated the following distribution: different Aeromonas spp. (2.7–8.3% on R2A agar; 45.0–63.7% on TS agar), Acinetobacter spp. (5.4–9.0% on R2A agar; 5.0–9.1% on TS agar), Pseudomonas spp. (up to 10% on R2A agar) and Shewanella putrefaciens (up to 3.0% on R2A agar), all members of the gamma subclass of Proteobacteria, were isolated most frequently. The relatively rare isolates of the beta subclass were identified as Acidovorax spp., Alcaligenes spp., and Comamonas spp., The Gram-positive bacteria (high DNA G+C) were assigned mainly to Arthrobacter spp., Microbacterium spp., and Mycobacterium phlei. In order to assess the in situ abundance of the most frequently isolated genus, Aeromonas, two rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes were developed. The two gamma proteobacterial genera Aeromonas and Acinetobacter constituted less than 5% of all bacteria. In situ, Proteobacteria belonging to the beta subclass and high G+C Gram-positive bacteria were dominant. From filamentous bacteria, Sphaerotilus spp. and Leptothrix spp. could be detected occasionally. In addition, one sample contained a high proportion of the morphologically distinct filaments of Microthrix parvicella.As for the genus Acinetobacter, the relative abundance of the most frequently gamma-proteobacterial genus Aeromonas was overestimated by the intrinsic selectivity of cultivation. Cultivation on nutrient-rich medium (TS-agar) especially supported an enhanced isolation of bacteria belonging to these two genera. Correspondence to: P. Kämpfer.     

Evaluation of isolation methods for pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica from pig intestinal content

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of four isolation methods for the detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica from pig intestinal content. Methods and Results: The four methods comprised of 15 isolation steps using selective enrichments (irgasan–ticarcillin–potassium chlorate and modified Rappaport broth) and mildly selective enrichments at 4 or 25°C. Salmonella–Shigella‐desoxycholate–calcium chloride agar, cefsulodin–irgasan–novobiocin agar were used as plating media. The most sensitive method detected 78% (53/68) of the positive samples. Individual isolation steps using cold enrichment as the only enrichment or as a pre‐enrichment step with further selective enrichment showed the highest sensitivities (55–66%). All isolation methods resulted in high numbers of suspected colonies not confirmed as pathogenic Y. enterocolitica. Conclusions: Cold enrichment should be used in the detection of pathogenic Y. enterocolitica from pig intestinal contents. In addition, more than one parallel isolation step is needed. Significance and Impact of the Study: The study shows that depending on the isolation method used for Y. enterocolitica, the detected prevalence of Y. enterocolitica in pig intestinal contents varies greatly. More selective and sensitive isolation methods need to be developed for pathogenic Y. enterocolitica.