Isolation, purification and properties of new restriction endonucleases from Bacillus badius and Bacillus lentus

We tentatively named two enzymes as BbaI and BleI, which were isolated and purified from Gram-positive mesophilic bacteria Bacillus badius 1458 and Bacillus lentus 1689 respectively, by ammonium sulphate precipitation, phosphocellulose and heparin-sepharose column chromatography. SDS-PAGE protein profiles for BbaI and BleI showed denatured molecular weights of 52 and 48 kDa, respectively. BbaI hydrolyzed pUC18 DNA into 1900 and 700 bp, pBR322 DNA into two fragments of 2800 and 1500 bp and Φ×174 DNA into 3800 and 1600 bp. BleI hydrolyzed pUC18 DNA into 1800 and 800 bp, pBR322 DNA into two fragments of 2700 and 1600 bp and Φ×174 DNA into 3700 and 1700 bp. The effects of temperature, ionic strength, pH and Mg²⁺ ion concentrations were studied to demonstrate some biochemical properties of BbaI and BleI. Maximum activities of these enzymes were observed at 37 °C (pH 8.0) with 100 mM NaCl and 10 mM Mg²⁺ concentrations.     

地衣芽胞杆菌活菌制剂的临床应用进展

整肠生是应用二十多年的地衣芽胞杆菌活菌制剂,已有大量的研究报道其临床有效性和安全性。地衣芽胞杆菌大量分泌种类丰富的消化酶,通过抑制肠道有害菌生长和促进有益菌增殖调节肠道菌群,并产生杆菌肽、地衣素和乙酸等生物活性物质发挥益生作用。本文总结了益生菌的益生特点,并重点分析了芽胞杆菌的益生特点,归纳了整肠生的作用机制与临床研究现状,揭示了其在肝脏疾病、溃疡性结肠炎、肠易激综合征、幽门螺旋杆菌感染以及病毒感染等疾病中的治疗作用,并对整肠生未来的临床应用方向进行了展望。     

微生态系统中地衣芽孢杆菌消长的研究

采用不同接种培养方法,研究了地衣芽孢杆菌在微生态系统的消长状况．结果表明,在健康人体内该菌能迅速增殖,菌数为１．４９×１０８～１．８３×１０８个·ｇ－１,并能较长时间定植下来,３０ｄ后菌数为１．２７×１０７～１．５１×１０７个·ｇ－１．在病人体内增殖相对较慢些,菌数为１．４０×１０８～１．６７×１０８个·ｇ－１,３０ｄ后菌数为１．１５×１０７～１．３１×１０７个·ｇ－１．在人工模拟微生态系统中,当ｐＨ为５．０～９．０,营养物为食物匀浆培养基、牛肉膏蛋白胨培养基时,其菌数为３．０５×１０８、３．４２×１０８个·ｍｌ－１．     

Development of an asporogenic Bacillus licheniformis for the production of keratinase

AIMS: Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1 is a keratin-degrading, spore-forming bacterium isolated from a poultry waste digester. A sporulation-deficient mutant of B. licheniformis PWD-1, named B. licheniformis WBG, was developed and characterized. METHODS AND RESULTS: The mutation was generated using the splicing by overlap extension PCR method (Gene SOEing) to create 256 bp deletion in the spoIIAC gene, which encodes an essential sporulation-specific sigma factor. In vivo gene replacement was accomplished with the use of a temperature-sensitive plasmid that is able to integrate and excise the nucleotide fragment 256 bp from the B. licheniformis chromosome. PCR analysis and DNA sequencing confirmed the spoIIAC gene deletion. Heat-treatment assays and electron microscopy verified the absence of spores. CONCLUSIONS: This asporogenic strain is able to express normal levels of keratinase when compared with its wild-type host. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: In this study, a method of constructing a stable sporulation-defective strain was developed. It can be potentially useful as a tool to generate asporogenic strains of Bacillus that retain their industrial capabilities for production of exoproteases and other exozymes.     

Heterodimeric Aminopeptidase A from Bacillus licheniformis NS115

An aminopeptidase A (EC 3.4.11.7) was purified to homogeneity from Bacillus licheniformis NS115 and its enzymatic properties were characterized. The enzyme had an apparent molecular mass of 64 kDa, consisting of heterodimeric 42 kDa and 22 kDa subunits, and is a new enzyme from N-terminal analysis of heavy and light subunits. The light suhunit had no catalytic activity against the substrate and apparent K_m values of heavy and whole enzyme were 0.26 and 0.087 mM of γ-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide, respectively.     

地衣芽胞杆菌培养条件的研究

应用单因素和正交试验设计试验法对地衣芽胞杆菌在摇瓶水平上进行了培养基配方和培养条件的研究。结果表明：最适培养基配方为山芋淀粉1．0％,豆粕0．6％,玉米芯粉0．8％,K2HPO4 0．1％,MgSO40．1％。最适培养条件为37℃,摇床转速150r／min,250mL三角瓶装液50mL,接种量5．0％,振荡培养48h,pH7．0。在20L自动发酵罐中进行了扩大培养试验,考察溶氧对菌体生长的影响,并根据试验结果进一步扩大至1m^3发酵罐,通过控制搅拌速度和通气量,1m^3发酵罐中地衣芽胞杆菌培养液菌浓为7．2×10^9efu／mL,芽胞率达到90％。     

Detection and characterization of naturally occurring plasmids in Bacillus licheniformis

Twenty-two Bacillus licheniformis strains, freshly isolated from pasture-land, were studied for the presence of plasmid DNA. Among these strains, 14 were shown to harbor one or more plasmids of different size. Southern-hybridization experiments showed a high homology between all plasmids investigated and a 2.2-kb PvuII/HindIII fragment of pBL1, a B. licheniformis plasmid previously isolated. Three fragments of pBL1, including the 2.2-kb PvuII/HindIII region, were cloned into pJH101 vector. The resulting chimeras were able to transform Bacillus subtilis. The fragment with high homology probably contains the region with the replicative functions of plasmids from B. licheniformis species.     

Co-linear scaffold of the Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis genomes and its use to compare their competence genes

We have established the co-linear regions of Bacillus licheniformis, an industrially important bacterium, and Bacillus subtilis, a model bacterium. In the co-linear regions, revealed by PCR, gene content and order are presumed to be conserved. These regions constitute approximately 60% of the compared chromosomes. Sequencing of the competence genes of B. licheniformis allowed us to validate the approach, and to demonstrate how it can be used for the comparative analysis of complex genetic systems. A new insertion sequence, designated IS3Bli1, was discovered in the competence region of the analyzed B. licheniformis strain.     

Genotypic diversity among Bacillus licheniformis strains from various sources

Bacillus licheniformis is exploited industrially for the production of enzymes and has been shown to exhibit pathogenic properties. Because of these divergent characteristics, questions arise concerning intraspecies diversity. A comparative study by means of combined repetitive polymerase chain reaction, rpoB and gyrA sequencing, 16S rDNA targeted probe analysis, DNA-DNA hybridizations, gelatinase tests and antibiotic susceptibility tests was performed on a set of strains from diverse sources, including strains with pathogenic potential. B. licheniformis was found to consist of two lineages that are distinguished genotypically.     

地衣芽孢杆菌原生质体电转化方法的研究

为了解决地衣芽孢杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis)工业菌株难以转化的问题,将原生质体制备、电穿孔和原生质体再生技术相结合,建立了一种地衣芽孢杆菌原生质体电击转化方法。在对菌体生长状态、溶菌酶作用时间、电转电压、渗透压保护剂等条件进行优化后,试验了将不同类型的表达载体,即游离型质粒p GJ103(3.3kb)和整合型质粒p AX01(9.3kb),分别转入两株地衣芽孢杆菌工业生产菌株B.licheniformis CICC 10181和B.licheniformis CICC 20204中。实验结果显示,对数生长期后期的菌体酶解40min后制备的地衣芽孢杆菌原生质体得率为96%,再生率达25%以上。原生质体与质粒DNA在最适电压0.6k V/mm下电击转化,并以0.5mol/L山梨醇或甘露醇作为渗透压保护剂进行再生培养后,最终游离型质粒的转化率可达0.88×102~1.1×102CFU/μg p GJ103,整合型质粒的转化率达到0.45×102~0.52×102CFU/μg p AX01。该方法为地衣芽孢杆菌野生工业菌株的遗传改造提供了一种新的、高效的转化手段。     

Purification of amoebolytic substances from Bacillus licheniformis M-4

Three antibiotic peptides with amoebolytic activity have been purified from culture supernatants of Bacillus licheniformis M-4 (amoebicins m4-A, m4-B, and m4-C). They were hydrophilic peptides consisting of six different amino acids (Asp, Glu, Ser, Thr, Pro, Tyr). Their molecular weights ranged from 3,000 to 3,200. Purified amoebicins were active against human pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of Naegleria. They also showed a broad antifungal spectrum, but a narrow antibacterial activity.Abbreviations (TFA) Trifluoroacetic acid     

BpaI and BpnI: novel type II restriction endonucleases from Bacillus pasteurii and Bacillus pantothenticus

Two novel type II restriction endonucleases, designated as BpaI and BpnI, were isolated from Bacillus pasteurii strain1761 and Bacillus pantothenticus strain1639, respectively. They were partially purified and SDS-PAGE indicated Mr values of 28 and 67 kDa for BpaI, 28 and 48 kDa for BpnI. The partially purified endonucleases hydrolyzed DNA into discrete fragments: pUC18 (2.6 kb for BpaI; 1.8 and 0.8 kb for BpnI), pBR322 (2.5 and 1.8 kb for BpaI; 2.6 and 1.7 kb for BpnI) and phix174 DNA (3.2 and 2.1 kb for BpaI; 4 and 1.3 kb for BpnI).     

Cloning and characterization of the glutamate dehydrogenase gene in Bacillus licheniformis

The gdhA genes of IRC-3 GDH-strain and IRC-8 GDH+ strain were cloned,and they both successfully complemented the nutritional lesion of an E.coli glutamate auxotroph,Q100 GDH-.However,the gdhA gene from the mutant IRC-8 GDH+ strain failed to complement the glutamate deficiency of the wild type strain IRC-3.The gdhA genes of the wild type and mutant origin were sequenced separately.No nucleotide difference was detected between them.Further investigations indicated that the gdhA genes were actively expressed in both the wild type and the mutant.Additionally,no GDH inhibitor was found in the wild type strain IRC-3.It is thus proposed that the inactivity of GDH in wild type is the result of the deficiency at the post-translational level of the gdhA expression.Examination of the deduced amino acid sequence of Bacillus licheniformis GDH revealed the presence of the motifs characteristic of the familyⅠ-type hexameric protein,while the GDH of Bacillus subtilis belongs to family II.     

地衣芽孢杆菌治疗新生儿母乳性黄疸的疗效观察

目的了解地衣芽孢杆菌活菌胶囊(整肠生)治疗母乳性黄疸的疗效。方法选取2012年1月至2015年4月我院门诊治疗的新生儿母乳性黄疸69例,随机分为两组,对照组给予口服茵栀黄颗粒,观察组给予茵栀黄颗粒及整肠生治疗,观察治疗效果及两组血清胆红素值及黄疸消退时间、大便次数。结果 (1)治疗后观察组总有效率97.14%,对照组治疗总有效率82.35%,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。(2)治疗第5天观察组血清总胆红素值明显低于对照组,黄疸消退时间短于对照组,平均大便次数多于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.01)。(3)两组患儿均无过敏及脱水等不良反应。结论整肠生治疗母乳性黄疸可缩短黄疸持续时间,显著降低血清总胆红素水平,提高治疗有效率。     

地衣芽孢杆菌胞外蛋白酶的纯化及特性分析

研究不同条件对地衣芽孢杆菌De株产生胞外蛋白酶的量及其酶活性的影响,结果表明在pH为7.4—8.2范围内,温度为30℃时,培养8—12h的菌株所分泌胞外产物中的蛋白酶活性最高。实验先以半透膜法收集芽孢杆菌的胞外产物,然后再经过硫酸铵沉淀过夜S、ephadex G-100凝胶层析和DEAE-Cellulose离子交换层析及聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳等四个步骤的分离纯化后,可以得到含有3种主要蛋白质(BLP1、BLP2、BLP3)成分的胞外蛋白酶,其分子量分别为66.2KD、31.0KD及约20.1KD,所得纯化蛋白酶的蛋白浓度为0.773μg/mL,蛋白回收率为11.66%。实验还发现,纯化的胞外蛋白酶在100℃下作用30min,仍可保持其活力,可见具有相当的热稳定性,而其酶活最佳的pH和温度条件分别为7.8和45—65℃。酶活抑制实验显示EDTA、铜、钴、镁离子等均可成为其酶活抑制因子;而丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂甲基磺酰氟(PMSF)、铁、锰、钡、钙离子等对酶活性没有明显影响;锌则会令之酶活性其部分丧失。     

地衣芽胞杆菌BL63516对DSS诱导的小鼠结肠炎的调节作用

目的 探索地衣芽胞杆菌BL63516对DSS诱导的小鼠结肠炎的缓解作用和可能机制,为临床疾病的治疗提供新思路。方法 用BALB/C雌性小鼠构建动物模型,将30只小鼠分为CON组、DSS组和BL组,每组10只,除CON组外,其余两组均给予3%（m/v）DSS自由饮用,并给予地衣芽胞杆菌BL63516干预。第8天摘眼球处死小鼠,取血、结肠、粪便样本。以ELISA法检测小鼠血清和结肠研磨液中的细胞因子。用PCR-变性梯度凝胶电泳（PCR-DGGE）方法分析小鼠肠道菌群结构。结果 DSS组小鼠血清IL-10及结肠MPO水平均与CON组有明显差异,地衣芽胞杆菌干预后有不同程度改变;使用非加权成对算术平均算法（UPGMA）对PCR-DGGE图谱中各泳道条带类型聚类分析结果显示各组小鼠结肠菌群结构具有显著差异,其中BL组增加双歧杆菌属Bifidobacterium saguini及疣微菌门的噬黏蛋白阿克曼菌（Akkermansia muciniphila）数量。结论 地衣芽胞杆菌可以有效改善DSS诱导的结肠炎症状,其作用机制与肠屏障功能和肠道菌群的调节有密切关系。     

产生物表面活性剂的地衣芽孢杆菌种子培养条件研究

本文对产生物表面活性剂的油藏地衣芽孢杆菌种子培养条件进行优化.通过测定种子培养液中菌体浓度和发酵液的菌浓及表面张力,研究温度、通气量、接种龄、接种量对种子生长和发酵产生物表面活性剂的影响.确定了种子适宜培养条件为装液量100 mL/250 mL,12层纱布封口,于50 ℃、180 r/min摇床培养14 h.以10％接种量接种发酵,发酵24 h的发酵液表面张力降至最低,为22.6 mN/m.在该条件下培养种子,可缩短种子培养时间,实现提前接种发酵并高产生物表面活性剂.     

整肠生菌细胞融合子的发酵及产物分析研究

利用细胞融合技术,将整肠生菌高芽孢形成率的菌株B1和低芽孢形成率和菌数产量都低的菌株B2进行细胞融合,经芽孢数测定和发酵产物测定与遗传分析鉴别,得到了代谢产物量不同于亲本和芽孢形成率高的新菌株B1-2。该融合子乳酸产量是亲本的1．2～1．6倍,丁二醇产量是亲本的1．5～2．3倍。芽孢形成率是亲本的1．2～2．1倍。