低温大曲酵母菌分离和计数培养方法优化

低温大曲是清香型白酒酿造的核心因素之一,为酿造过程提供了物系、酶系和菌系。酵母菌是白酒发酵过程中最重要的功能微生物类群,研究大曲中的酵母菌种类和含量具有重要意义,对大曲质量评价也具有重要参考价值。但用常规酵母菌分离技术和培养基从大曲中分离酵母菌时易受优势丝状真菌（霉菌）的干扰,霉菌常常很快长满培养皿,将酵母菌覆盖,难以对酵母菌进行定量计数、观察和分离纯化。本研究根据酒醅发酵过程中随乙酸和乳酸含量的升高,霉菌含量急剧降低而酵母菌含量逐渐升高的现象,用常规培养基YPD为基础培养基,测试了添加不同量的乙酸、乳酸和丙酸（后者为常用食品防腐和防霉剂）,以及不同比例的乙酸乳酸组合物,对低温大曲中霉菌的抑制效果和对酵母菌生长的影响进行探究,发现在灭菌后的YPD中添加3.3mL/L乙酸、2.0mL/L丙酸或在乙酸乳酸1:3的情况下添加2.0mL/L乙酸,30℃培养3-5d之内可有效抑制低温大曲中的霉菌,实现对酵母菌的有效分离、计数和纯化培养,而单加乳酸对霉菌,特别是黄曲霉的抑制效果差。随后测试了以前我们从清香型白酒大曲和酒醅发酵过程中分离的13属18种酵母菌在这些培养基上的生长情况,发现这些酵母菌中的绝大多数,尤其是大曲和酒醅中的优势酵母菌种,均可以在这些加酸培养基上良好生长。综合考虑培养基的成本、配制的简便性及分离效果等因素,本研究推荐将灭菌后添加3.3mL/L乙酸的YPD固体培养基作为低温大曲酵母菌分离和定量计数的优化培养基。     

口腔黏膜真菌鉴定方法的比较

比较常见用于黏膜真菌菌种鉴别的多种方法,探寻最佳的鉴别方法。采集230例普通人群口腔黏膜样本,分别用玉米吐温-80培养观察厚膜孢子法、糖发酵生化反应法、CHROMagar假丝酵母菌显色培养基法、ITS基因的PCR-RFLP(聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性)法、ITS测序菌种鉴定法,鉴别真菌各菌株。结果显示:有56例菌株至少通过1种方法检出真菌;玉米吐温-80分离培养假丝酵母菌37株;50例菌株ITS基因测序共鉴定出8个菌种,白假丝酵母菌(C.albicans)29株,近平滑假丝酵母菌(C.parapsilosis)10株,热带假丝酵母菌(C.tropicalis)5株,Candida metapsilosis 1株,Lodderomyces elongisporus 1株,克柔假丝酵母菌(Candida krusei)1株,乙醇假丝酵母菌(C.ethanolica)1株,季也蒙毕赤酵母菌(Pichia guilliermondii)2株;CHROMagar假丝酵母菌显色培养基法鉴定出3种菌株,分别是白假丝酵母菌、热带假丝酵母菌、近平滑假丝酵母菌;PCR-RFLP法检出5种菌株,分别是白假丝酵母菌、热带假丝酵母菌、近平滑假丝酵母菌、季也蒙毕赤酵母菌、克柔假丝酵母菌,与基因的测序鉴定一致率为91%;糖发酵生化反应法阳性标本占被检出真菌例数的46.4%(26/56)。结果表明:ITS基因的测序法可以准确鉴定真菌各个菌种;PCR-RFLP法能鉴定常见的菌种,但操作繁琐;CHROMagar假丝酵母菌显色培养基法能快速准确鉴别3种常见假丝酵母菌菌种;玉米吐温-80可以准确培养鉴别白假丝酵母菌;糖发酵生化反应法,缺乏足够的敏感度和特异性,难以准确鉴别各个菌种。     

微生物培养基质量控制技术和标准

微生物培养基的酸碱度、凝胶强度和选择性等直接影响到培养基的质量,在理化试验方法中采用连接可渗透陶器型液体接头的电极和平头电极或者连接微型探头的电极可分别测定液体和固体培养基的pH值,而采用Gelometer和the LFRA Texture Analyser可测定固体培养基的凝胶强度。在微生物学方法中固体培养基采用倾注平板法、涂布法、划线法（半定量法）、改良的Miles-Misra法等测定生长情况,液体培养基采用稀释法测定生长率,用目标菌和杂菌的混合菌株评价选择性增菌培养基的选择性,利用OD值评价液体培养基生长率等。ICFMH（国际食品微生物学和卫生学委员会培养基工作组）、ISO、FDA以及我国卫生部等相继制定了培养基质量控制的标准,但目前还没有一个系统的适合我国国情的培养基质量控制国家标准,以致各相关单位采用的标准不一致,所以制定培养基质量控制国家标准非常关键。     

一株拮抗链霉菌的鉴定及其多相分类特征

通过16S r RNA基因序列分析一株拮抗放线菌JXNU03的系统发育关系,通过生理生化试验分析其生理生化特征,利用菌丝生长率法和杯碟法测定其拮抗活性。结果发现,放线菌JXNU03在高氏一号培养基上培养时,基内菌丝发达,分支多且不断裂,气生菌丝发育良好,孢子丝直形或螺旋状,孢子表面带刺,细胞水解液中检测到葡萄糖,未检测出特征性糖,糖类型属于C型,细胞壁氨基酸中含有L,L-DAP,属于细胞壁Ⅰ型,16S r RNA基因序列与灭癌素链霉菌的同源性高达98%,其发酵液对革兰氏阳性细菌、革兰氏阴性细菌、酵母菌和霉菌等都具有较强的拮抗作用。因此放线菌JXNU03被鉴定为灭癌素链霉菌,记为灭癌素链霉菌JXNU03(Streptomyes gancidicus JXNU03),是一株对细菌、酵母菌和霉菌均有较强拮抗活性的链霉菌,具有潜在开发价值。     

海南热带雨林腐木上酵母菌物种多样性研究

用含木糖为唯一碳源(培养基X)和含葡萄糖及7.6%乙醇(培养基E)的两种富集培养基分别从采自海南热带雨林的56和57份腐木样品中分离到酵母菌67和75株.依据26S rDNA D1/D2区域序列分析并结合形态学特征对这些菌株进行了分类学研究,探讨了该地区腐木上的酵母菌物种多样性及其分布.从分离的142株酵母菌中鉴定出14个属63个种,其中疑似新种25个,占总种数的近40%,说明在热带雨林腐木中尚存在大量酵母菌新分类群有待被发现.从用培养基X和E分离的酵母菌中分别鉴定出7属37种和11属33种,优势属均为假丝酵母属Candida Berkhout和毕赤酵母属Pichia Hansen,但种类组成基本不同.用培养基x富集分离的菌株以Candida quercitrusa S.A.Meyer＆Phaff的地理分布最广,用培养基E富集分离的菌株以异常毕赤酵母Pichia anomala(Hansen)Kurtzman、酿酒酵母Saccharomyces cerevisiae Meyen ex Hansen和亚膜毕赤酵母Pichiasubpelliculosa Kurtzman分布最广泛.同一样品用两种不同富集培养基分离的菌株大多数属于不同的种,在对比的23份样品中,只从2份样品中分离到了同一个种的菌株.用培养基X和E分离的菌株分别属于可利用木糖和可耐受乙醇的酵母菌,用两种培养基同时分离到的菌株属于具备利用木糖和耐受高浓度乙醇两种能力的菌株.这些酵母菌在木质纤维素物质的生物乙醇转化技术中的应用价值值得进一步研究.     

深海链霉菌选择性分离及活性菌株16S rRNA聚类分析

选择性分离深海链霉菌,检测其抗肿瘤细胞,抗金黄色葡萄球(Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 51650),抗PTP1B和抗caspase-3活性,对活性菌株做16s rRNA聚类分析.用8种选择性培养基分离培养,检测活性和构建活性菌株16S rRNA聚类分析图.共分离到90株链霉菌,其中在RH培养基上分离到的菌株数量和类群最多,占38.9%,次之为GS1和OA培养基,而M5培养基未分离到菌株;共筛选到活性菌株44株,有抗肿瘤活性14株,抗金黄色葡萄球菌22株,抗PTP1B活性19株和抗caspase-3活性2株,其中16株至少有两种活性;16S rRNA聚类分析结果表明44株活性菌株分布在4个clade,分别是S.coelicolor,S.pactum,S.stramineus和S.restomycificus clade,以S.coelicolor和S.restomycificus clade为主,分别占66.0%和11.1%.在常温,常压下可分离培养到大量高活性和活性多相样性的深海链霉菌,KH培养基最适用于分离深海链霉菌.     

阪崎肠杆菌显色培养基的应用研究

阪崎肠杆菌(Enterobacter sakazakii)是新近引起广泛关注的一种危险的条件致病菌, 主要存在于婴幼儿奶粉、婴幼儿补充食品中。由于目前日常使用的传统检验方法存在检测周期长等方面的不足之处, 本实验室研究设计出一种新的显色培养基(HKMCES), 通过与OXOID公司的同类产品(OXCES)比较, 分别应用于质控菌株、污染样品和实际样品的测试, 对这2种显色培养基的灵敏度、特异性、检测效果以及前增菌方法进行了初步评价。结果表明, 合适的增菌方法更有利于样品中阪崎肠杆菌的检出, 本实验室研制的显色培养基和OXOID公司的显色培养基均具有较好的选择性和特异性, 检测效果相当。这种新的显色培养基能使检测周期缩短, 具有较好的应用价值。     

建立维生素K_1微生物限度测定方法

目的:根据计数培养基适用性检查和计数方法适用性试验结果,建立维生素K1微生物限度测定方法。方法:以聚山梨酯80作为乳化剂,使维生素K1在p H 7.0无菌氯化钠-蛋白胨缓冲液中充分乳化。取1:20供试液1 m L,按平皿法分别用营养琼脂培养基和玫瑰红钠琼脂培养基培养,以计数细菌、霉菌和酵母菌。结果:验证所用培养基的菌落平均数均大于对照培养基上的70%,且菌落形态大小一致。稀释液对照组和试验组培养基上菌落平均数的回收率均大于70%,且菌落形态大小一致。三批维生素K1及其加速和长期稳定性样品中均未见菌落。结论:所选培养基适宜大肠埃希菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和白色念珠菌生长。且含聚山梨酯80的p H 7.0无菌氯化钠-蛋白胨缓冲液和维生素K1对所含大肠埃希菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和白色念珠菌无抑菌性。     

哈尔滨地区假丝酵母菌DNA异质性及药物敏感性分析

研究假丝酵母菌的DNA异质性及药物敏感性,为预防和监控院内假丝酵母菌感染奠定基础。将临床分离的假丝酵母菌菌株,用科玛嘉显色培养基鉴定菌种,经纸片扩散法进行药敏试验,应用随机扩增多态性DNA（RAPD）技术对这些菌株进行基因分型。结果显示：93株假丝酵母菌中白假丝酵母菌68株,非白假丝酵母菌25株,所有菌株对制霉菌素,两性霉素B两种药物的敏感率最高（100％）,酮康唑其次（70．9％）,氟康唑的敏感率最低（50．5％）,引物1和引物2将来源不同的68株白假丝酵母菌分别分成4型（A1、B1、C1、D1）和6型（A2、B2、C2、D2、E2、F2）。哈尔滨地区的假丝酵母菌感染以白假丝酵母菌为主,且主要为A1、B1型（引物1）或A2、B2型（引物2）;基因型与药敏谱无明显相关性。     

抗代谢抗菌素的研究I．L-4-氧代赖氨酸产生菌——玫瑰绿褐链霉菌的分类鉴定

从我国土壤中分离到链霉菌．1-67,具有产生L-4-氧代籁氨酸的能力。1一677菌株孢子丝直形、无螺旋,孢子柱形或长圆形,孢子外壁光滑。在合成培养基上,气生菌丝体虾壳粉红;基内菌丝体开始绿色以后转褐色;有机培养基上形成浅褐色素。根据链霉菌-_677的形态培养特征和生理生化特性与国内外资料上发表的已知种均有不同,因此确定为新种,命名为玫瑰绿褐链霉菌(Streptomyces roseoviridofuscus n. sp.)。     

Needless Retesting of Quality-Assured, Commercially Prepared Culture Media

Current revival of interest in quality control of bacteriological culture media prompted this laboratory to develop and implement a system of quality control testing of media purchased from commercial manufacturers. During 8 months we tested more than 900 lots of 46 different media representing 350,000 units of culture media purchased from two major and one minor supplier(s). Only 17 lots were found to be unsatisfactory. This experience raised a question about the real necessity for extensive retesting by users of commercially prepared, quality-assured media. It is suggested that primary responsibility for quality control be placed on the relatively few manufacturer-vendors rather than on the multiple purchaser-users, who may not possess either the expertise or the resources for quality control programs.     

Identifying inhibitory threshold values of repressing metabolites in CHO cell culture using multivariate analysis methods

Elevation of lactate, ammonia, osmolality, and carbon dioxide to inhibitory levels was reported to have adverse effects on cell growth and protein productivity in mammalian cell culture. Multivariate analysis methods were used to investigate the roles of these repressing metabolites in a fed-batch CHO cell culture for antibody fusion protein B1 (B1) production. Principal Factor Analysis methodology was applied to manufacturing-scale data of 112 cell culture runs, which identified threshold values of four repressing metabolites as follows: (1) ammonium levels above 5.1 mM inhibit cell growth; (2) both lactate and osmolality levels above 58 mM and 382 mOsm/kg affect cell viability; and (3) carbon dioxide levels at or above 111 mmHg reduce protein quality. These threshold values were then verified by simulations using Monod-type equations and Canonical Correlation. These results suggest that adverse effects on cell growth, productivity, and product quality may be minimized under the ideal cell culture condition, in which the peak values of all four repressing metabolites are maintained below the threshold values. This strategy was evaluated in 45 cell culture runs in 50-L bioreactors. Eight out of 45 runs were operated under the ideal condition, while the remaining 37 runs had at least one repressing metabolite with peak value at or above the threshold. In comparison to the remaining runs, the eight cell culture runs under the ideal condition had 17%, 40%, and 11% higher values in peak viable cell density, final B1 titer, and quality attribute, respectively. The unique methodology used in this study may be generally applicable in characterizing cell culture processes.     

Tracing and control of raw materials sourcing for vaccine manufacturers

The control of the raw materials used to manufacture vaccines is mandatory; therefore, a very clear process must be in place to guarantee that raw materials are traced. Those who make products or supplies used in vaccine manufacture (suppliers of culture media, diagnostic tests, etc.) must apply quality systems proving that they adhere to certain standards. ISO certification, Good Manufacturing Practices for production sites and the registration of culture media with a ‘Certificate of Suitability’ from the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare are reliable quality systems pertaining to vaccine production. Suppliers must assure that each lot of raw materials used in a product that will be used in vaccine manufacture adheres to the level of safety and traceability required. Incoming materials must be controlled in a single ‘Enterprise Resource Planning’ system which is used to document important information, such as the assignment of lot number, expiration date, etc. Ingredients for culture media in particular must conform to certain specifications. The specifications that need to be checked vary according to the ingredient, based on the level of risk.The way a raw material is produced is also important, and any aspect relative to cross-contamination, such as the sanitary measures used in producing and storing the raw material must be checked as well. In addition, suppliers can reduce the risk of viral contamination of raw materials by avoiding purchases in countries where a relevant outbreak is currently declared.     

Application of a chromogenic medium and the PCR method for the rapid confirmation of L. monocytogenes in foodstuffs

Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foodstuffs by conventional cultivation methods carried out according to EN ISO guidelines is rather time-consuming. Therefore, two alternative methods were applied for rapid confirmation of L. monocytogenes in foodstuffs. Inoculum from liquid selective broth was plated on PALCAM and OXFORD agar and on chromogenic agar medium RAPID L. mono. Suspect colonies from PALCAM were confirmed according to EN ISO standards and by the multiplex PCR method. In total, 990 samples of foodstuffs were investigated and 63 strains of L. monocytogenes were isolated. The chromogenic medium RAPID L. mono provided results comparable to PCR, it is easier to handle and provides considerable financial savings.     

Evaluation of Chromocult enterococci agar for the isolation and selective enumeration of Enterococcus spp. in broilers

AIMS: To investigate the productivity and specificity of a new chromogenic enterococci selective medium (Chromocult enterococci agar) recently developed by Merck. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study was carried out comparing Chromocult enterococci agar with MRS agar (Merck), a basal lactic acid bacteria medium in current use. A total of 216 faecal samples from poultry were collected and enterococci populations were counted. Likewise, 100 randomly selected strains were identified for each medium. The differences found between the two media were analysed and discussed. CONCLUSIONS: A good sensitivity of 98% was obtained for Chromocult agar and all false-positive isolates obtained were identified as Leuconostoc spp. However significant differences (P<0.01) were obtained between the enterococci species isolation rates identified from these two media, suggesting the poor growth of some species in Chromocult enterococci agar. Viable counts of Enterococcus spp. obtained with MRS agar were significantly higher than those obtained with Chromocult enterococci agar. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The use of chromogenic media for microbiological analysis is increasing. Independent studies are important to evaluate newly developed chromogenic media.     

Chromogenesis mirabilis in Streptomyces griseus

A number of chromogenic Streptomyces, producing diffusible melanoid pigment on complex organic media, fail to form melanin pigment on conventionally used synthetic tyrosine agar. By means of our new melanin formation test, almost all the chromogenic streptomyces can now be detected in chemically defined medium. In contrast to ordinary chromogenic streptomyces, two streptomyces species of the International Streptomyces Project, S. griseus ISP 5236 and S. ornatus ISP 5307, produce melanin pigment only on synthetic tyrosine agar, without showing chromogenicity on complex organic media. From the results obtained with S. griseus ISP 5236 and S. phaeochromogenes ISP 5073, it was revealed that melanin formation by Streptomyces, in general, is inhibited by L-cysteine present in organic nitrogen sources incorporated into natural media. Most chromogenic species of streptomyces produce a higher level of tyrosinase and rapidly utilize L-cysteine in the culture media which result in the manifestation of good chromogenicity on natural media. Peculiarity of chromogenicity of S. griseus and S. ornatus might be due to the lower ability to produce tyrosinase and to utilize L-cysteine in the culture medium.     

Mapping of genomic regions (quantitative trait loci) controlling production and quality in industrial cultures of the edible basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus

Industrial production of the edible basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) is based on a solid fermentation process in which a limited number of selected strains are used. Optimization of industrial mushroom production depends on improving the culture process and breeding new strains with higher yields and productivities. Traditionally, fungal breeding has been carried out by an empirical trial and error process. In this study, we used a different approach by mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling culture production and quality within the framework of the genetic linkage map of P. ostreatus. Ten production traits and four quality traits were studied and mapped. The production QTLs identified explain nearly one-half of the production variation. More interestingly, a single QTL mapping to the highly polymorphic chromosome VII appears to be involved in control of all the productivity traits studied. Quality QTLs appear to be scattered across the genome and to have less effect on the variation of the corresponding traits. Moreover, some of the new hybrid strains constructed in the course of our experiments had production or quality values higher than those of the parents or other commercial strains. This approach opens the possibility of marker-assisted selection and breeding of new industrial strains of this fungus.     

Methods for identifying precipitates and improving stability of chemically defined highly concentrated cell culture media

Currently, within the biopharmaceutical industry, media development is a key area of development as the ratios and concentrations of media components such as amino acids, metals, vitamins, sugars, salts, and buffering agents play arguably the largest role in cellular productivity and product quality. However, optimizing media for these targets often conflicts with solubility limitations and slow-rate chemical reactions that result in precipitation formation. Here we present methods such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), colorimetry, and turbidity to identify multiple likely components of a complex precipitate that was observed in preparations of a custom nutrient feed medium across all storage conditions evaluated. Using these analytical methods, as well as adjustments to the formulation pH, increasing the pyruvate concentration, and removing sodium bicarbonate, we were able to extend the media shelf life from approximately 10 days to over 28 days. Alternatively, copper, selenium, and magnesium sources were removed from the media and no precipitation was observed until 32 days after prep, pointing to key metals as the probable root cause of precipitation. By analytically quantifying the precipitate using the methods above, instead of visual inspection, which is the current industry standard for media precipitation observation, we were better able to compare conditions to one another and relate them to the onset of precipitation. Cell culture performance and product quality remained comparable to the historical process despite the media formulation changes.