乳酸菌基因组学研究进展

伴随着高通量测序技术的快速发展和测序成本的降低,越来越多的微生物基因组全序列测定得以实现,从基因组学的层面了解乳酸菌的遗传结构和组成,进而分析和掌握其生物学功能已经逐渐成为可能.迄今为止已经有22株乳酸菌的基因组完成测序并公开发表,还有至少12株测序工作仍在进行中.本文在分析相关文献和生物信息数据基础上,从乳酸菌基因组特点、代谢多样性、进化及共线性四个方面对乳酸菌基因组学研究进展进行了总结,旨在为乳酸菌研究和应用提供参考.     

乳酸菌基因组学研究进展

乳酸菌（Lactic acid bacteria LAB）是指一类能够通过同型发酵或异型发酵而产生乳酸的细菌。它们一般呈革兰阳性,厌氧,无芽孢,耐酸。根据发酵形式的不同,乳酸菌可以分为两类：同型发酵的菌主要产物为乳酸,而异型发酵的菌除了乳酸还同时产生乙酸、乙醇、二氧化碳及甲酸等。乳酸菌广泛分布于自然界,与人类生活关系密切。在人类的胃肠道、口腔以及生殖道都能够找到一些正常生存的乳酸菌,它们被认为是胃肠道的正常菌群,对于维持肠道的完整性、免疫调节及抑制致病菌、抗感染方面具有重要作用。最近有证据显示乳酸菌还能够加强特异性及非特异性免疫。目前乳酸菌广泛应用于食品发酵、工业乳酸发酵以及医疗保健领域。对于乳酸菌的研究已经从最初的形态学研究发展为细胞水平和分子水平的研究。     

灵长类比较基因组学的研究进展

随着人类和黑猩猩全基因组测序工作宣布完成,以及其他灵长类基因组测序工作的逐步开展,目前已经积累了大量的灵长类基因组数据,一个崭新的研究领域——灵长类比较基因组学应运而生。该文主要通过对人类和其他非人灵长类系统关系和基因组结构的比较,从系统进化、基因组结构和基因表达调控等方面评述该领域的研究进展,阐述人类、黑猩猩与其他非人灵长类之间的主要生物学差异,揭示人类进化的生物学机制。     

乳酸菌微进化的研究进展

摘要:乳酸菌是食品工业中重要的微生物,乳酸菌微进化研究有助于深入解析其生物学功能与机制。随着分子生物学的发展,多位点序列分型(Multi-locus Sequence Typing,MLST)及基因组重测序(Whole-genome resequencing)等技术手段应运而生,使得从分子水平上阐述乳酸菌的系统发育和种群进化关系成为可能。MLST已被广泛用于乳酸菌遗传多样性和种群结构等微进化研究中,近期,测序成本的锐减使全基因组测序技术在乳酸菌微进化研究中的优势日益突显。本文对乳酸菌微进化的理论基础、研究方法和意义进行了阐述,并介绍了全基因组测序技术在乳酸菌微进化方面的应用,旨在为乳酸菌微进化分析研究提供新思路。     

饲草基因组学研究进展

相比于粮食作物,饲草基因组学研究严重滞后,限制了饲草重要农艺性状解析以及分子设计育种的进程。近年来,随着对饲草需求的增加、测序成本的大幅降低以及测序和组装技术的快速发展,许多重要饲草的基因组已被测序和分析。该文综述了豆科、禾本科和莎草科18种饲草的基因组学研究进展,并展望了饲草基因组研究未来的方向。     

肠道病毒71型的功能基因组学研究进展

肠道病毒71型（enterovirus type 71,EV71）感染通常引起婴幼儿手足口病（hand,foot and mouth disease,HFMD）,但少数可引起无菌性脑膜炎（asepic meningitis）、脑炎（encephalitis）和类脊髓灰质炎的麻痹性疾病（poliomyelitis-like paralysis）等严重的神经系统疾病。功能基因组学研究对于探讨EV71的感染及复制过程、药物及疫苗的研制具有重大意义。该文就EV71的基因组结构及其功能的研究进展作简要的概述。     

酿酒酵母基因组学研究进展

酿酒酵母是第一个完成基因组测序的真核生物,在基因组序列信息研究上取得了重大的进展,并且成为后基因组研究的主要模式材料,在基因功能、转录组、蛋白质组等方面获得了许多重要的成果,为高等生物,以及人基因组的研究提供了很好的借鉴,并为深入认识酵母以及生命的进化提供了基本的信息。     

谈牛级与乳酸菌奶

对牛奶和乳酸菌奶作了全面的概述,介绍了乳酸菌奶的保健功能。     

真菌降解木质纤维素的功能基因组学研究进展

木质纤维素利用的核心问题之一是生物质的降解,即如何将生物质由高聚大分子降解为可发酵的小分子糖,又称为糖化。自然界中向胞外大量分泌降解生物质酶类的微生物主要是真菌,研究真菌木质纤维素降解途径的分子机理对生物质的综合利用意义重大,是木质纤维素能否实现全面生物炼制的关键之一。以下将针对真菌降解木质纤维素的研究进展,特别是对利用功能基因组学所取得的进展进行评述。     

细菌比较基因组学和进化基因组学

通过比较不同细菌基因组间差异性与相似性,进而深入研究其分子机理,最终与其表型特征联系起来,是为比较基因组学;不同细菌经过长期进化,其基因组在结构与功能上存在着明显的分化,并构成表型进化的遗传基础,大量细菌全基因组测序的完成,细菌进化基因组学应运而生;以比较基因组学为研究手段,细菌进化基因组学可从基因组水平深入认识物种分化、生境适应、毒力进化、耐药性产生蔓延等表型进化过程。     

Genomic features of lactic acid bacteria effecting bioprocessing and health

The lactic acid bacteria are a functionally related group of organisms known primarily for their bioprocessing roles in food and beverages. More recently, selected members of the lactic acid bacteria have been implicated in a number of probiotic roles that impact general health and well-being. Genomic analyses of multiple members of the lactic acid bacteria, at the genus, species, and strain level, have now elucidated many genetic features that direct their fermentative and probiotic roles. This information is providing an important platform for understanding core mechanisms that control and regulate bacterial growth, survival, signaling, and fermentative processes and, in some cases, potentially underlying probiotic activities within complex microbial and host ecosystems.     

Understanding the industrial application potential of lactic acid bacteria through genomics

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a heterogeneous group of bacteria contributing to various industrial applications, ranging from food and beverage fermentation, bulk and fine chemicals production to pharmaceuticals manufacturing. Genome sequencing is booming; hitherto, 25 genomes of LAB have been published and many more are in progress. Based on genomic content of LAB, this review highlights some findings related to applications revealed by genomics and functional genomics analyses. Finally, this review summarizes mathematical modeling strategies of LAB in the context of genomics, to further our understanding of industrial related features.     

Heteropolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria

Microbial exopolysaccharides are biothickeners that can be added to a wide variety of food products, where they serve as viscosifying, stabilizing, emulsifying or gelling agents. Numerous exopolysaccharides with different composition, size and structure are synthesized by lactic acid bacteria. The heteropolysaccharides from both mesophilic and thermophilic lactic acid bacteria have received renewed interest recently. Structural analysis combined with rheological studies revealed that there is considerable variation among the different exopolysaccharides; some of them exhibit remarkable thickening and shear-thinning properties and display high intrinsic viscosities. Hence, several slime-producing lactic acid bacterium strains and their biopolymers have interesting functional and technological properties, which may be exploited towards different products, in particular, natural fermented milks. However, information on the biosynthesis, molecular organization and fermentation conditions is rather scarce, and the kinetics of exopolysaccharide formation are poorly described. Moreover, the production of exopolysaccharides is low and often unstable, and their downstream processing is difficult. This review particularly deals with microbiological, biochemical and technological aspects of heteropolysaccharides from, and their production by, lactic acid bacteria. The chemical composition and structure, the biosynthesis, genetics and molecular organization, the nutritional and physiological aspects, the process technology, and both food additive and in situ applications (in particular in yogurt) of heterotype exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria are described. Where appropriate, suggestions are made for strain improvement, enhanced productivities and advanced modification and production processes (involving enzyme and/or fermentation technology) that may contribute to the economic soundness of applications with this promising group of biomolecules.     

Responses of lactic acid bacteria to oxygen

Abstract A small number of flavoprotein oxidase enzymes are responsible for the direct interaction of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with oxygen; hydrogen peroxide or water are produced in these reactions. In some cultures exposed to oxygen, hydrogen peroxide accumulates to inhibitory levels.
Through these oxidase enzymes and NADH peroxidase, O₂ and H₂O₂ can accept electrons from sugar metabolism, and thus have a sparing effect on the use of metabolic intermediates, such as pyruvate or acetaldehyde, as electron acceptors. Consequently, sugar metabolism in aerated cultures of LAB can be substantially different from that in unaerated cultures. Energy and biomass yields, end-products of sugar metabolism and the range of substrates which can be metabolised are affected.
Lactic acid bacteria exhibit an inducible oxidative stress response when exposed to sublethal levels of H₂O₂. This response protects them if they are subsequently exposed to lethal concentrations of H₂O₂. The effect appears to be related to other stress responses such as heat-shock and is similar, in some but not all respects, to that previously reported for enteric bacteria.     

Progress and potential in the biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria

Abstract: Current activities and future prospects for the biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria are reviewed. Genetic engineering technology, including advances and limitations of plasmid vectors and chromosomal integration strategies are discussed together with the status of gene expression and the importance of in vivo gene transfer systems and transposition. Areas of biotechnological application considered include proteolysis and flavour generation, bacteriophage resistance, antimicrobials, metabolic engineering and the possible uses of lactic acid bacteria in relation to health.     

Discovering lactic acid bacteria by genomics

This review summarizes a collection of lactic acid bacteria that are now undergoing genomic sequencing and analysis. Summaries are presented on twenty different species, with each overview discussing the organisms fundamental and practical significance, nvironmental habitat, and its role in fermentation, bioprocessing, or probiotics. For those projects where genome sequence data were available by March 2002, summaries include a listing of key statistics and interesting genomic features. These efforts will revolutionize our molecular view of Gram–positive bacteria, as up to 15 genomes from the low GC content lactic acid bacteria are expected to be available in the public domain by the end of 2003. Our collective view of the lactic acid bacteria will be fundamentally changed as we rediscover the relationships and capabilities of these organisms through genomics.     

产生物胺乳酸菌的筛查与检测

目的对上海市场上食品和药品中分离出的20株乳杆菌,13株链球菌,3株乳球菌和3株肠球菌的产生物胺能力进行检测,以揭示其潜在的安全性问题。方法检测的生物胺共包括6种：分别为酪胺、精胺、尸胺、组胺、腐胺和色胺。利用添加了前体氨基酸的氨基酸脱羧酶筛选培养基对各菌株的产胺能力进行初筛,通过培养基中指示剂的颜色变化判定产胺能力。结果在检测的39株菌中,8株菌具有产酪胺的能力,7株菌具有产精胺的能力,1株菌具有产组胺的能力,1株菌具有产腐胺的能力。尤其是精胺和酪胺的产量较为引人关注。结论生物胺的危害水平取决于个体解毒的能力,但在筛选食品药品用菌株时应运用规范的方法来检测其产生物胺的能力,以保障相应食品药品的安全问题。     

乳酸菌代谢组学研究进展

代谢组学作为系统生物学的重要分支,近年来在微生物研究领域受到广泛关注,并取得了重要进展。目前乳酸菌代谢组学正日益成为研究的热点,就乳酸菌代谢组学研究中有关样品的制备、分析鉴定和数据分析等涉及的主要方法进行概述,并介绍一些乳酸菌代谢组学应用的典型实例,对乳酸菌代谢组学研究中潜在的问题和未来发展趋势进行讨论。     

Aldolases of the lactic acid bacteria

Reciprocal qualitative and quantitative immunological experiments employing an anti-Pediococcus cerevisiae aldolase serum confirmed many of the interspecific relationships demonstrated previously among lactic acid bacteria with antisera prepared against the Streptococcus faecalis fructose diphosphate aldolase. The extent of immunological relatedness observed between the Lactobacillus and Pediococcus aldolases was markedly greater than that noted between Pediococcus and Streptococcus aldolases indicating that the pediococci share closer phylogenetic ties with the rod-shaped lactobacilli than with their spherical counterparts in the streptococci. In addition to confirming the existence of definitive, but distant, relationships between the lactic acid bacteria and certain gram positive nonsporeforming anaerobes, immunological cross-reactivity was also demonstrated between the pediococcal aldolases and those of Aerococcus viridans.This paper is dedicated with deepest appreciation to Prof. Roger Y. Stanier on the occasion of his 60th birthday in token of what his friendship and guidance have meant to me. — J. L.