处理柠檬酸发酵废水的高活性光合细菌P4菌株的分离鉴定*

光合细菌P₄菌株从柠檬酸发酵废水流经的污泥中分离得到。经鉴定P₄菌株为红假单胞菌属(Rhodopseudomonas),浑球红假单胞菌(R. sphacroides)。P₄菌株以乙酸钠为碳源生长良好,50小时进入稳定期(菌液OD_660nm=108—2.0)。将经过可溶化的柠檬酸发酵废水用P₄菌株的乙酸钠培养液进行处理,作用72小时后废水COD的去除率达85.3%。     

不同生长阶段青枯菌的高效离子交换色谱表征

采用高效离子交换色谱和激光光散射仪对不同生长阶段的青枯菌进行色谱表征。青枯菌经过色谱分离得到3个特征峰。通过对延滞期、对数生长期和稳定期青枯菌细胞浓度、发酵液pH值、细胞表面黏附的胞外酸性多糖(EPSⅠ)含量与青枯菌色谱行为的关系研究,发现在8h时,青枯菌运动能力强,细胞表面EPSⅠ少,吸附力弱,绝大多数菌体直接随流动相流出形成峰1;随着培养时间延长,细胞表面黏附的EPSⅠ量增多,与树脂吸附力增强,保留时间延长。因此分析3个色谱峰的形成与青枯菌的运动性、以及细胞表面EPSⅠ与阴离子交换树脂的吸附作用有关。并通过比较3个色谱峰青枯菌细胞表面EPSⅠ含量的差异和观察青枯菌经过4%甲醛固定处理后色谱行为的变化加以进一步验证。高效离子交换色谱为细菌完整细胞的研究提供了一种新的分析方法。     

外源CdS纳米粒子对大肠杆菌生长的影响

半导体纳米材料在光激发下产生光电子和空穴,会影响微生物生长,其中空穴的氧化性将对菌体造成损伤,而光电子的作用可能会促进微生物代谢。本研究以大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)作为研究对象,通过OD₆₀₀和菌落形成单位(colony forming unit,CFU)的测定,评价添加外源硫化镉(cadmium sulfide,CdS)纳米粒子后大肠杆菌的生长变化;结合对胞内氧化酶活力、丙酮酸和丙二醛浓度的测定,及相关基因的实时荧光定量PCR分析,说明CdS对大肠杆菌代谢的影响。结果表明,在光照条件下,CdS的加入使大肠杆菌OD₆₀₀提升了32.4%,丙酮酸积累量提高了34.6%;分裂蛋白基因ftsZ上调,并维持在50%以上,三羧酸循环关键酶基因icdA和gltA相对表达量上调86%和103%。这表明微生物可利用半导体光电子,促进自身生长代谢。研究结果有助于加深对纳米粒子与微生物相互作用的认识。     

光枝勾儿茶内生真菌多样性及抑菌活性研究

为探索贵州苗药光枝勾儿茶内生真菌类群特征、分布部位及其抑菌活性,该研究采用传统方法对贵州省贵阳市和黔西市光枝勾儿茶内生真菌进行分离,并基于分子生物学及统计学对其分类地位进行鉴定及多样性评价,最后通过微量肉汤倍比稀释法筛选具有抑菌活性的菌株。结果表明:(1)从光枝勾儿茶中分离到191 株内生真菌,隶属于3 个门5 个纲10 个目15 个科19 个属,优势属为叶点霉属(Phyllosticta)、间座壳属(Diaporthe)、葡萄座腔菌属(Botryosphaeria)和刺盘孢属(Colletotrichum)。(2)黔西光枝勾儿茶内生真菌香农-维纳多样性指数(H''_Q=2.112)较贵阳(H''_G=1.801)高,索伦森相似性指数Cs_G-Q为0.923,不同组织香农-维纳多样性指数为茎(H''_S=2.004)>根(H''_R=1.764)>叶(H''_L=1.654)>果实(H''_F=1.473),茎和叶内生真菌的索伦森相似性最高(Cs_S-L=0.667)。(3)筛选出的21株内生真菌对供试菌大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)、金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)和沙门氏菌(Salmonella enterica)具有抑菌效果,其中Diaporthe sp. QX4G6对大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和沙门氏菌的最小抑菌浓度分别为12.5、6.25、12.5 mg·mL^-1,最小杀菌浓度分别为12.5、6.25、12.5 mg·mL^-1。以上研究结果揭示了光枝勾儿茶蕴藏丰富的内生真菌资源,不同地区及组织内生真菌类群组成有差异,多个分离菌株具有抗菌活性,为光枝勾儿茶内生真菌天然抗菌药物或药源研发奠定了基础。     

Pseudomonas stutzeri JFL2012复合固定化及降酚性能研究

采用正交实验法对假单胞菌进行复合固定化,并对其降酚过程建立动力学方程。研究发现,菌株Pseudomonas stutzeri JFL2012进行复合固定化,最佳固定化条件为w_{(聚乙烯醇)}=10%,w_(生物炭)=2.5%,w_(包菌量)=0.3%,交联时间4 h。苯酚降解过程符合Haldane底物抑制方程。     

两次诱导实现重组大肠杆菌高密度、高表达研究*

通过不同温度诱导模式对大肠杆菌高密度,高表达的研究,确定两次升温诱导模式实现大肠杆菌高密度、高表达重组人载脂蛋白的目的。实验证实两次诱导成功的避免了乙酸对高密度、高表达的影响,最终发酵的细胞密度OD₆₀₀达150,蛋白表达量4.8g·L^-1,证明两次升温诱导的发酵方法在高密度、高表达外源蛋白上是成功的,从而为基因工程菌规模化生产奠定了基础。     

铜绿假单胞菌Las系统信号分子对小鼠巨噬细胞影响的体外研究

对于包括铜绿假单胞菌在内的众多微生物而言,群体感应系统是细菌表达毒力因子的重要调节子．Las和Rhl是群体感应两个主要组成部分．Las和Rhl分别受自诱导剂N-3-氧化十二烷酰基-L-高丝氨酸内酯(3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL)和N-丁酰-L-高丝氨酸内酯(C₄-HSL)的影响．最近的研究进展显示群体感应分子尤其是3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL具有调节宿主免疫系统的能力．本实验展示了3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL可以诱导鼠源巨噬细胞(RAW264.7)的凋亡和吞噬作用．把合成的3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL加入RAW264.7细胞培养基中,发现细胞生活力以一种依赖于3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL的浓度(6.25 to 100 μmol/L)和培养时间(2 to 24 h)的方式逐渐丢失．同样,我们观察到3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL的细胞毒活性,用3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL处理的细胞出现细胞形态上的改变,这一改变表明3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL处理的细胞加速凋亡,这一点同时也被其他多个标准(caspases3、8和9,线粒体膜电位,磷脂酰丝氨酸的表达)所证实．中性红吞饮实验证明,3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL会显著地减小RAW264.7细胞的吞噬能力(P < 0.05)．同时,高浓度的3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL会降低RAW264.7细胞对铜绿假单胞菌的吞噬作用(P < 0.001)．这些数据表明3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL能特异性地促进细胞凋亡的诱导和RAW264.7细胞吞噬能力的减小．这可能和3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL诱导的细胞毒性有关．最终我们的实验数据证明,群体感应信号分子3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL在铜绿假单胞菌感染的致病机理中扮演着重要的角色．     

咸鸭蛋清胃蛋白酶水解产物的抗菌性及抗氧化性

【目的】提高对咸鸭蛋清的综合利用,制备具有生物活性的蛋白水解产物。【方法】采用超滤对咸鸭蛋清进行脱盐及分级,利用胃蛋白酶对不同分子量范围的咸鸭蛋清蛋白组分进行酶解,并对不同组分的水解产物进行体外抑菌试验,测定其最低抑菌浓度(MIC)、最低杀菌浓度(MBC)、细菌细胞膜完整性及抗氧化活性。【结果】超滤后得到3种不同分子量的组分,组分A (Mw>50 kDa)、组分B (50 kDa>Mw>20 kDa)和组分C (20 kDa>Mw>5 kDa)。其中,组分A和组分B的水解产物对大肠杆菌的生长有抑制作用。2种组分的MIC分别为1 024 μg/mL和2 048 μg/mL,MBC均为2 048 μg/mL。大肠杆菌进入稳定期OD₆₀₀值约为1.15,添加2种水解产物浓度达1×MIC时,OD₆₀₀值降至0.79和0.86,浓度达2×MIC时,OD₆₀₀值降至0.50和0.68。2种水解产物可破坏大肠杆菌细胞膜,达到较好的抑菌效果。而金黄色葡萄球菌对3种水解产物均不敏感,抑菌效果较差。另外,3种水解产物均具有抗氧化活性,它们对DPPH自由基清除能力分别达0.5倍Trolox (水溶性维生素E)、0.67倍Trolox、0.38倍Trolox。【结论】超滤可同时实现咸蛋清脱盐及富集不同目标蛋白的目的。目标蛋白酶解组分具备抗菌活性和抗氧化活性,同时可作为一种营养添加剂,提高了咸鸭蛋清的附加价值和利用率。     

人三叶因子3在毕赤酵母中表达条件的研究

为提高人三叶因子 3 (HumanTrefoilfactor 3 ,hTFF3 )在毕赤酵母中的表达量 ,研究了转化子生长的培养条件 ,包括不同碳源对转化子生长的影响和接种量、甲醇浓度、pH值、摇瓶转速及不同诱导时间对人三叶因子 3表达的影响。结果表明转化子在生长阶段加入葡萄糖生长旺盛 ,培养 14h后OD₆₀₀ 就可达到 50。在 100mL生长培养基上的菌液以 1∶1接入诱导培养基时蛋白表达量最高 ;转化子在 1%的甲醇、pH60、摇瓶转速240r/min的条件下诱导4 8h ,菌体密度OD₆₀₀为 15 ,目的蛋白表达量达到 20mg L。用 5L发酵罐进行了高密度发酵 ,经2%甲醇32h诱导 ,最终菌体密度OD₆₀₀ 达到 120 ,每升发酵液中含目的蛋白100mg。     

产GL-7-ACA酰化酶重组大肠杆菌的构建和表达*

为了实现GL-7-ACA酰化酶在大肠杆菌中的成功表达 ,将GL-7-ACA酰化酶基因用PCR的方法去除其信号肽序列 ,并将其连接到质粒pET-28a ,通过筛选得到了表达GL-7-ACA酰化酶的重组菌BL21 (DE3) /pET ACY。分别考察了诱导温度、菌浓 (OD₆₀₀)、诱导剂IPTG的用量等因素对重组菌表达GL-7-ACA酰化酶的影响。在优化条件下 ,GL-7-ACA酰化酶酶活可达 266U/L。GL-7-ACA酰化酶经一步DEAE Sepharose纯化即     

Influence of electrical properties on the evaluation of the surface hydrophobicity of Bacillus subtilis

The surface hydrophobicity of nine Bacillus subtilis strains in different states (spores, vegetative cells, and dead cells) was assessed by water contact angle measurements, hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) and bacterial adhesion to hydrocarbon (BATH). Electrokinetic properties of B. subtilis strains were characterized by zeta potential measurements and found to differ appreciably according to the strain. Correlations between HIC data, BATH data and zeta potential showed that HIC and BATH are influenced by electrostatic interactions. Water contact angle measurements thus provide a better estimate of cell surface hydrophobicity. The water contact angle of B. subtilis varied according to the strain and the state, the spores tending to be more hydrophobic than vegetative cells.     

Effect of growth conditions on cell surface hydrophobicity of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Bacterial cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) may promote colonization. The aim of this study was evaluation of the influence of growth conditions and sensitivity to selected antibiotics on hydrophobic properties of multiresistant P. aeruginosa strains by means of salt aggregation test (SAT) and bacterial adhesion to hydrocarbons (BATH). 30 multiresistant P. aeruginosa strains were included in this study. The variables were: microbiological media type (trypticase-soy agar, trypticase-soy agar with 5% sheep blood and trypticase-soy broth), growth temperature (22, 30 and 37 degrees C) and growth time (24 and 48 h). Most of the investigated strains presented hydrophilic properties in both methods. Cultivation in trypticase-soy broth caused statistically relevant decrease of CSH. Growth temperature did not influence CSH. 48 hours of incubation caused statistically relevant drop of the CSH when compared with 24 h incubation. The sensitivity to selected antibiotics did not vary investigated strains, except form cefepime sensitive and intermediate sensitive strains.     

Hydrophobicity and surface electrostatic charge of conidia of the mycoparasitic <Emphasis Type="Italic">Trichoderma</Emphasis> species

The present investigation was done to understand the fungal-fungal interactions mechanisms based on level of nonspecific adhesion of a potential fungal mycoparasite (Trichoderma) to their fungal host (Macrophomina phaseolina). The relative cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) and cell surface electrostatic charge (CSEC) of 29 isolates of Trichoderma species, analyzed by bacterial adhesion to hydrocarbon (BATH), hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC), microelectrophoresis and contact angle, revealed a large degree of variability. CSH and CSEC of conidia depended on culture age, pH and temperature. Maximum CSH and CSEC were recorded in 25–28 °C range, and both declined significantly with increasing temperature. Isolate Trichoderma hazianum (Th)-23/98 expressed surface hydrophobicity at 25–28 °C and hydrophilicity at 40 °C. Surface hydrophobicity of the isolate was susceptible to various proteases (trypsin, pepsin, proteinase k and a-chymotrypsin) and inhibitors (SDS, mercaptoethanol and Triton X-100) and a significant reduction in CSH was recorded in hydrophobic conidia. Hydrophilic conidia remained more or less unaffected by such treatments. SDS-PAGE analysis of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic conidia exhibited several protein bands in the 25 to 61 kDa range. However, each protein population contained one protein that was not observed in the other population. For hydrophobic conidia, the unique protein had an apparent molecular mass of 49 kDa, while the unique protein associated with hydrophilic conidia had a molecular mass of 61 kDa. Our findings suggest that CSH and CSEC of mycoparasitic Trichoderma may contribute to non-specific adhesion on to the sclerotial surfaces of Macrophomina phaseolina that may be influenced by growth and environmental conditions.     

The effects of three non-antibiotic, antimicrobial agents on the surface hydrophobicity of certain micro-organisms evaluated by different methods

The effects of three non-antibiotic, antimicrobial agents (taurolidine, chlorhexidine acetate and providone-iodine) on the surface hydrophobicity of the clinical strains Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans were examined. Three recognized techniques for hydrophobicity measurements, Bacterial Adherence to Hydrocarbons (BATH), the Salt Aggregation Test (SAT) and Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography (HIC) were compared. At concentrations reported to interfere with microbial-epithelial cell adherence, all three agents altered the cell surface hydrophobicity. However, these effects failed to exhibit a uniform relationship. Generally, taurolidine and povidone-iodine treatments decreased the hydrophobicity of the strains examined whereas chlorhexidine acetate effects depended upon the micro-organism treated. Subsequently, the exact contribution of altered cell surface hydrophobicity to the reported microbial anti-adherence effects is unclear. Comparison of the three techniques revealed a better correlation between the results obtained with the BATH test and HIC than the results obtained with the BATH and SAT or SAT and HIC. However, these differences may be due to the inaccuracy associated with the visual assessment of results employed by the SAT.     

The effects of three non-antibiotic, antimicrobial agents on the surface hydrophobicity of certain micro-organisms evaluated by different methods

D.S. JONES, S.P. GORMAN, D.F. MCCAFFERTY AND A.D. WOOLFSON. 1991. The effects of three non-antibiotic, antimicrobial agents (taurolidine, chlorhexidine acetate and providone-iodine) on the surface hydrophobicity of the clinical strains Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans were examined. Three recognized techniques for hydrophobicity measurements, Bacterial Adherence to Hydrocarbons (BATH), the Salt Aggregation Test (SAT) and Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography (HIC) were compared. At concentrations reported to interfere with microbial-epithelial cell adherence, all three agents altered the cell surface hydrophobicity. However, these effects failed to exhibit a uniform relationship. Generally, taurolidine and povidone-iodine treatments decreased the hydrophobicity of the strains examined whereas chlorhexidine acetate effects depended upon the micro-organism treated. Subsequently, the exact contribution of altered cell surface hydrophobicity to the reported microbial anti-adherence effects is unclear. Comparison of the three techniques revealed a better correlation between the results obtained with the BATH test and HIC than the results obtained with the BATH and SAT or SAT and HIC. However, these differences may be due to the inaccuracy associated with the visual assessment of results employed by the SAT.     

Mechanism of resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to chlorhexidine

Chlorhexidine diacetate (CHA) was rather more sporicidal at 20C to ureadithreitol-sodium lauryl sulphate (UDS)-treated spores of Bacillus subtilis NCTC 8236 than to urea-dithiothreitol (UDT)-treated or normal (untreated) spores. UDS spores adsorbed more CHA from solution than did the other two forms. No differences in hydrophobicity, as determined by hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) or bacterial adherence to hydrocarbon (BATH), could be detected between the three spore types. Germinating spores took up much less CHA than did outgrowing spores. Germinating cells were considerably more hydrophobic, as measured by the BATH technique, than outgrowing cells or normal spores. Chlorhexidine diacetate increased the apparent hydrophobicity of the two latter forms, but this effect could be partially reversed by subsequent exposure to a non-ionic surfactant.     

Mechanism of resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to chlorhexidine

Chlorhexidine diacetate (CHA) was rather more sporicidal at 20 degrees C to urea-dithreitol-sodium lauryl sulphate (UDS)-treated spores of Bacillus subtilis NCTC 8236 than to urea-dithiothreitol (UDT)-treated or normal (untreated) spores. UDS spores adsorbed more CHA from solution than did the other two forms. No differences in hydrophobicity, as determined by hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) or bacterial adherence to hydrocarbon (BATH), could be detected between the three spore types. Germinating spores took up much less CHA than did outgrowing spores. Germinating cells were considerably more hydrophobic, as measured by the BATH technique, than outgrowing cells or normal spores. Chlorhexidine diacetate increased the apparent hydrophobicity of the two latter forms, but this effect could be partially reversed by subsequent exposure to a non-ionic surfactant.     

Lactic acid bacteria: hydrophobicity and strength of attachment to meat surfaces

The hydrophobicity and strength of a ttachment of several lactic acid bacteria with antimicrobial activity were studied. Hydrophobicity was determined by bacterial adherence to hydrocarbons (BATH; octane or xylene), adhesion to nitrocellulose filters (NCF), salt aggregation test (SAT) and adherence to phenyl–Sepharose beads (PSB). The relative hydrophobicity of lactic acid bacteria depended markedly on the method used. No correlation between either SAT or BATH (octane) and strength of attachment (Sr value) existed. However, a significant relationship between strength of attachment and BATH (xylene), NCF and PSB, respectively, was observed, showing the highest correlation coefficient ( r = 0·778) for BATH (xylene).     

Hydrophobicity, Adhesion, and Surface-Exposed Proteins of Gliding Bacteria

The cell surface hydrophobicities of a variety of aquatic and terrestrial gliding bacteria were measured by an assay of bacterial adherence to hydrocarbons (BATH), hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and the salt aggregation test. The bacteria demonstrated a broad range of hydrophobicities. Results among the three hydrophobicity assays performed on very hydrophilic strains were quite consistent. Bacterial adhesion to glass did not correlate with any particular measure of surface hydrophobicity. Several adhesion-defective mutants of Cytophaga sp. strain U67 were found to be more hydrophilic than the wild type, particularly by the BATH assay and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The very limited adhesion of these mutants correlated well with hydrophilicity as determined by the BATH assay. The hydrophobicities of several adhesion-competent revertants ranged between those of the wild type and the mutants. As measured by the BATH assay, starvation increased hydrophobicity of both the wild type and an adhesion-defective mutant. During filament fragmentation of Flexibacter sp. strain FS-1, marked changes in hydrophobicity and adhesion were accompanied by changes in the arrays of surface-exposed proteins as detected by an immobilized radioiodination procedure.     

Influence of the growth conditions on the hydrophobicity of Renibacterium salmoninarum evaluated by different methods

The influence of medium and salinity on the cell surface hydrophobicity of Renibacterium salmoninarum was investigated using three different methods: bacterial adherence to hydrocarbons (BATH), salt agglutination test (SAT), and binding to nitrocellulose filters (NCF). The possible relationship among hydrophobicity, haemagglutination and adherence to cell lines was also evaluated. R. salmoninarum showed to be highly hydrophobic regardless of the growth conditions or technique employed. Nevertheless, slight differences can be detected depending on the method used. In the SAT and NCF assays very uniform values were obtained within the strains. All the R. salmoninarum isolates agglutinated in (NH4)2SO4 in a range of 0.05-0.2 M and displayed a 77-100% of adherence to nitrocellulose filters. However, more variable results were observed in the BATH method depending on the hydrocarbon, buffer and strain employed. Although all of the isolates produced haemagglutinins for homeotherm erythrocytes, the majority of them failed to agglutinate poikilothermic red blood cells and were unable to adhere to fish cell lines. Therefore, a general correlation among hydrophobicity, agglutinating capacity for fish erythrocytes and adherence to fish cells can not be established for R. salmoninarum.