高效棉酚降解枯草芽孢杆菌M-4菌株的常压室温等离子体诱变及发酵工艺优化

【背景】棉粕中游离棉酚的存在制约了棉粕作为饲料蛋白源的利用,棉酚的微生物降解问题成为研究热点。本实验室前期发现枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis) M-4菌株具有较强的降解棉酚能力,而且已经应用于棉粕脱毒工业。【目的】进一步提高枯草芽孢杆菌M-4菌株降解棉粕中棉酚的能力,扩大棉粕在养殖业的应用领域。【方法】采用常压室温等离子体诱变(atmospheric and room temperature plasma,ARTP)技术对菌株M-4进行诱变,以液体培养条件下的棉酚降解率为初筛指标,筛选获得正向突变株。以棉粕固体发酵条件下的棉酚降解率为复筛指标,测定初筛获得的正向突变株实际降解棉粕中游离棉酚的能力。以棉酚残存量和棉酚降解率为检测指标,采用单因素试验优化固体条件下棉粕发酵条件,获得突变株发酵棉粕的最适工艺参数。【结果】初筛获得正向突变株19株。复筛得到一株高效的突变株MY-4-17,在棉粕固体发酵条件下其棉酚降解率高达97.15%,比菌株M-4的棉酚降解率提高了2.55%。经过5次传代培养,突变株MY-4-17的遗传稳定性良好。突变株MY-4-17发酵棉粕的最适工艺参数为...     

Succinic acid production from wheat using a biorefining strategy

The biosynthesis of succinic acid from wheat flour was investigated in a two-stage bio-process. In the first stage, wheat flour was converted into a generic microbial feedstock either by fungal fermentation alone or by combining fungal fermentation for enzyme and fungal bio-mass production with subsequent flour hydrolysis and fungal autolysis. In the second stage, the generic feedstock was converted into succinic acid by bacterial fermentation by Actinobacillus succinogenes. Direct fermentation of the generic feedstock produced by fungal fermentation alone resulted in a lower succinic acid production, probably due to the low glucose and nitrogen concentrations in the fungal broth filtrate. In the second feedstock production strategy, flour hydrolysis conducted by mixing fungal broth filtrate with wheat flour generated a glucose-rich stream, while the fungal bio-mass was subjected to autolysis for the production of a nutrient-rich stream. The possibility of replacing a commercial semi-defined medium by these two streams was investigated sequentially. A. succinogenes fermentation using only the wheat-derived feedstock resulted in a succinic acid concentration of almost 16 g l^–1 with an overall yield of 0.19 g succinic acid per g wheat flour. These results show that a wheat-based bio-refinery employing coupled fungal fermentation and subsequent flour hydrolysis and fungal autolysis can lead to a bacterial feedstock for the efficient production of succinic acid.     

Phytase production byAspergillus ficuum on semisolid substrate

Summary Phytase production byAspergillus ficuum was studied using solid state cultivation on several cereal grains and legume seeds. The microbial phytase was used to hydrolyze the phytate in soybean meal and cotton seed meal. Wheat bran, soybean meal, cottonseed meal and corn meal supported good fungal growth and yielded a high level of phytase when an adequate amount of moisture was present. The level of phytase production on solid substrate was higher than that obtained by submerged liquid fermentation. Higher levels of phosphorus (more than 10 mg Pi/100 g substrate) in the growth medium (static culture) inhibited phytase synthesis, and the degree of phosphorus inhibition was less apparent in semisolid medium than in liquid medium. A static cultivation on semisolid substrate produced a higher level of phytase (2-20-fold) than that obtained by agitated cultivation. The minimal amount of water required for growth and enzyme production on those substrates was about 15%, while the optimum level for phytase production was between 25 and 35% and that for cell growth was above 50%. Optimum pH for phytase production was between 4 and 6.A ficuum grew well on raw (unheated) substrate containing a minimal amount of water and produced as much phytase as on heated substrate. About half of the phytic acid in soybean meal and cottonseed meal was hydrolyzed by treatment withA. ficuum phytase.     

Submerged fermentation in wheat substrates for production of Monascus pigments

Cereal grains are normally used as solid substrates for the production of Monascus metabolites. However, solid fermentation in these substrates requires complex control systems, whereas in liquid culture the control of the fermentation is simpler and consequently significant reductions in fermentation times can be achieved. In the same way, the use of submerged culture can benefit the production of many secondary metabolites and decrease production costs by reducing the labour involved in solid-state methods. A flour composed of a mixed variety of Canadian hard wheat was used as sole nutrient source to produce the pigments of Monascus purpureus Went (IMI 210765). Supplementation with NH₄Cl promoted biomass and orange dye formation, whereas the use of zinc sulphate favoured red dyes production. In submerged fermentations significant differences in final pigment yields were observed in the use of wheat-based broth at different concentrations in the presence of bran particles and/or gluten protein. It has been found that the viscosity of the broth had a significant effect on the growth morphology and production of pigments. Gluten-free wheat flour at concentrations of 3–5% was found to be the most suitable for liquid Monascus culture. The subsequent use of passive immobilization of Monascus served to enhance red pigment yields and to facilitate the downstream processing of the dyes.     

Development of a fermentation method using immobilized cells under unsterile conditions. 1. Protection of immobilized cells against anti-microbial substances

A method of protecting immobilized cells against inhibitory substances in the fermentation medium was investigated with the aim of developing a process for fermentation under unsterile conditions. It was found that yeast cells could be protected against the inhibitory effects of p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters by co-immobilizing the cells with vegetable oils. In such a system, the cells grow only in the water phase of the gel beads where most components of the fermentation medium are retained. On the other hand, the p-hydroxybenzoate that diffuses into the gel beads is retained mainly in the oil phase of the beads. Consequently, the p-hydroxybenzoate concentration in the water phase remains too low to inhibit the metabolic activities of the immobilized cells. The effectiveness of a vegetable oil in protecting the immobilized cells against an inhibitory substance depends on the partition coefficient of the substance between the oil and water, the concentration of the oil and the initial cell concentration.     

响应面法优化多杀菌素发酵培养基的研究

采用响应面分析方法,对刺糖多孢茵（Saccharopolyspora spinosa）H-2产多杀菌素的发酵培养基进行优化研究。运用单因子试验筛选出葡萄糖和棉籽粉为最适碳源和氮源,通过Plack—ett—Burman设计试验,对影响发酵培养基的8个相关因子进行评估并筛选出具有显著效应的4个因子：葡萄糖、棉籽粉、黄豆饼粉及玉米浆。通过最陡爬坡实验逼近以上4个因子的最大响应区域后,采用Box-Behnken响应面分析法,确定发酵产多杀菌素最佳培养基为葡萄糖64．5g,麦芽糖20g,玉米浆2g,大豆油40g,棉籽粉25g,黄豆饼粉2．4g,蛋白胨25g,CaCO35g,定容至1L,pH7．0。培养基优化后多杀菌素产量由278．1mg／L提高到508．7mg／L,比初始多杀茵素产量提高了1．83倍。     

Enhancing of erythromycin production by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Saccharopolyspora erythraea</Emphasis> with common and uncommon oils

The enhancing effect of various concentrations of 18 oils and a silicon antifoam agent on erythromycin production by Saccharopolyspora erythraea was evaluated in a complex medium containing soybean flour and dextrin as the main substrates. The oils used consisted of sunflower, pistachio, cottonseed, melon seed, water melon seed, lard, corn, olive, soybean, hazelnut, rapeseed, sesame, shark, safflower, coconut, walnut, black cherry kernel and grape seed oils. The biomass, erythromycin, dextrin and oil concentrations and the pH value were measured. Also, the kinds and frequencies of fatty acids in the oils were determined. The productivity of erythromycin in the oil-containing media was higher than that of the control medium. However, oil was not suitable as a main carbon source for erythromycin production by S. erythraea. The highest titer of erythromycin was produced in medium containing 55 g/l black cherry kernel oil (4.5 g/l). The titers of erythromycin in the other media were also recorded, with this result: black cherry kernel > water melon seed > melon seed > walnut > rapeseed > soybean > (corn = sesame) > (olive = pistachio = lard = sunflower) > (hazelnut = cotton seed) > grape seed > (shark = safflower = coconut). In media containing various oils, the hyphae of S. erythraea were longer and remained in a vegetative form after 8 days, while in the control medium, spores were formed and hyphae were lysed.     

Efficacy of seed-based media for the mould-yeast conversion of Blastomyces dermatitidis

The efficacy of 20 seed-based media is reported for the in vitro mould-yeast conversion of Blastomyces dermatitidis, employing pharmamedia agar, peptone glucose agar, glucose agar and water agar as controls. The mould-yeast conversion varied significantly according to the culture medium, fungal strains and incubation period (p<0.01). Garden-pea, chick-pea, cow-pea, soyabean, peanut, green gram, French bean, lentil, okra and cottonseed converted all of the 7 B. dermatitidis test strains after 5 days of incubation at 37 ° C. Although the efficacy of many of these seed media was found to be at par with pharmamedia agar — a commercial cottonseed embryo-derived protein, garden-pea seed agar is adopted because of the wider availability and low fat content of this seed. The recommended composition of the medium comprises 2% aqueous seed extract, 2% glucose and pH 6–7. Only nigerseed and sunflower seeds failed to support the conversion of B. dermatitidis. Of the control media, peptone glucose agar, glucose agar and water agar did not support the conversion of 2 of the B. dermatitidis test strains. The mechanism underlying variable mould-yeast conversion of B. dermatitidis on seed-based media is not clearly understood. However, most of the seeds supporting excellent mould-yeast conversion are known for their high protein content. The conversion was apparently not affected by the fat content of the seeds or by incorporation of glucose in the medium.     

High production of alkaline protease byBacillus licheniformis in a fed-batch fermentation using a synthetic medium

Summary High production (9016 U/ml) of alkaline protease byBacillus licheniformis has been achieved. A 49% increase in production was achieved by the method used as compared with a batch process. By using a synthetic medium and a fed-batch operation controlled by the Advanced Fermentation Software (AFS) package, it was found that the keys to high production of protease are: (i) to maintain a low concentration of glucose (<0.43 g/l) in the medium; (ii) to control pH at a certain level (pH 6.50) in the culture; and (iii) to use rough type colonies as the starting culture. Our fed-batch fermentation process successfully simulates and surpasses ordinary batch fermentation processes. By using ammonium sulfate instead of soy bean flour as the only nitrogen source, an expected benefit was the elimination of unpleasant odors caused by natural organic nitrogenous components in the media. This would improve the industrial production environment.     

Influence of water activity on growth and activity of Aspergillus niger for glycoamylase production in solid-state fermentation

Growth of Aspergillus niger and glucoamylase production correlated well with the water activity of the substrate (wheat bran plus corn flour) in a solid-state fermentation. Both were maximal at an initial water activity of 0.936. Glycoamylase reached 550 units/g dry substrate after 96 h.The authors are with the Biotechnology Unit, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Trivandrum-695 019, India     

不同栽培基质对糙皮侧耳不同发酵方式下产漆酶活性的影响

为了比较糙皮侧耳栽培种在不同常规栽培基质上的漆酶活性,分析更适合糙皮侧耳生长的栽培基质,以1株糙皮侧耳Pleurotus ostreatus栽培菌株为研究材料,研究在固态和液态发酵条件下添加木屑、玉米芯和棉籽壳这3种栽培基质后,对其产漆酶活性的影响。结果表明,不同栽培基质对糙皮侧耳漆酶活性具有极显著的影响（P<0.001）;不同发酵方法对糙皮侧耳漆酶活性也具有极显著的影响（P<0.001）,仅第2天差异不显著。固体发酵与液体发酵条件下,糙皮侧耳在棉籽壳培养基上所检测到的漆酶活性均高于在木屑或者玉米芯培养基上,表明棉籽壳对提高糙皮侧耳漆酶活性的诱导能力更强。此外,糙皮侧耳在棉籽壳培养基上能够快速分泌漆酶,表明棉籽壳对缩短糙皮侧耳漆酶分泌时间的诱导能力更强。     

Iturin A: A potential new fungicide for stored grains

The removal of many synthetic fungicides from the market has created a demand for new, environmentally safe fungicides. Iturin A, a cyclic lipopeptide produced byBacillus subtilis, has strong antifungal properties and low mammalian toxicity. To determine the efficacy of this compound as a potential fungicide on stored feed grains, lots of corn, peanuts and cottonseed were treated with varying concentrations of iturin A. The mycoflora of treated seed was assayed along with that of untreated seed and seed treated with fungicides used commercially for planting seed. Fungal species varied considerably in their sensitivity to iturin A. Significant reductions in total mycoflora occurred in most seed lots tested at iturin A concentrations of 50 to 100 ppm.     

A cost-effective medium for the large-scale production of Bacillus sphaericus H5a5b (VCRC B42) for mosquito control

Bacillus sphaericus has been widely used in mosquito control programs, but the large-scale production of this bacterium is expensive because of the high cost of the medium. In this study, we attempted to develop a cost-effective medium, based on inexpensive, locally available raw materials including soybean flour (Glycine max) and peanut cake powder (Arachis hypogea) by using 100-l bioreactor. Sporulation, toxicity and biomass were satisfactory after B. sphaericus was produced on both media. Use of the soybean culture medium resulted in “maximum” toxicity (LC₅₀ 14.02 ng/ml against third instar Culex quinquefasciatus larvae), highest spore count (3.7 × 10⁹ spores/ml) and maximum biomass (4.6 g/l) within a short fermentation time of 21 h. Hence, this soybean-based culture medium was considered most economical for the large-scale industrial production of B. sphaericus.     

Development of Media and Automated Liquid Fermentation Methods to Produce Desiccation-Tolerant Propagules ofTrichoderma harzianum

A suitable medium was developed from modified Richard's medium plus V8 juice (RM8) to produce high levels of desiccation-tolerant conidia ofTrichoderma harzianumstrain 1295-22. The addition of 9% (v/v) glycerol to RM8 improved both biomass production and desiccation tolerance of the conidia ofT. harzianum.This medium was then used in a laboratory scale fermenter (1.5 liter) to determine optimal operating conditions. The optimal temperature for conidial production and desiccation tolerance improvement in the fermenter was 32°C when dissolved oxygen was maintained at 50% saturation of air, and the stirring rate was 1000 revolutions per minute. The initial water potential of the medium (with 9% glycerol) was −3.7 MPa, the pH was 6, and neither was controlled during fermentation. Changes in medium pH and dissolved oxygen were associated with the stages of morphological development and conidiation. The pH of the medium decreased concurrently with germ-tube elongation and mycelium development and then increased to 6.0–6.2 at phialide formation. Intensive conidiation occurred at pH 6.3–6.5 and reached its maximal level at 6.9–7.1. Changes in pH values could be used as indicators to monitor the morphological development and conidiation ofT. harzianumduring fermentation. The use of a 48-h-old culture inoculum, rather than conidial inoculum, to start fermentation reduced the time required to complete the shift from vegetative growth to phialide formation. Intensive conidiation occurred immediately after the addition of culture inoculum and reached maximum levels within 68 h of fermentation. Dry weight of biomass increased with the duration of fermentation and was greatest at 96 h. However, no improvements in conidia/gram and CFU/gram were achieved after 72 h of fermentation. The desiccation tolerance of conidia harvested at 72 or 96 h was significantly (P = 0.05) greater than that of conidia harvested at 48 h of fermentation. Results obtained from this study could be used for further scale-up of the fermentation process.     

Optimization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Verticillium lecanii</Emphasis> spore production in solid-state fermentation on sugarcane bagasse

Verticillium lecanii is an entomopathogen with high potential in biological control of pests. We developed a solid-state fermentation with sugarcane bagasse as carrier absorbing liquid medium to propagate V. lecanii spores. Using statistical experimental design, we optimized the medium composition for spore production. We first used one-factor-at-a-time design to identify corn flour and yeast extract as the best carbon and nitrogen sources for the spore production of V. lecanii. Then, we used two-level fractional factorial design to confirm corn flour, yeast extract, and KH₂PO₄ as important factors significantly affecting V. lecanii spore production. Finally, we optimized these selected variables using a central composite design and response surface method. The optimal medium composition was (grams per liter): corn flour 35.79, yeast 8.69, KH₂PO₄ 1.63, K₂HPO₄ 0.325, and MgSO₄ 0.325. Under optimal conditions, spore production reached 1.1 × 10¹⁰ spores/g dried carrier, much higher than that on wheat bran (1.7 × 10⁹ spores/g initial dry matter).     

Antifungal activity of strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated from a semolina ecosystem against Penicillium roqueforti, Aspergillus niger and Endomyces fibuliger contaminating bakery products

Thirty samples of Italian durum wheat semolina and whole durum wheat semolina, generally used for the production of Southern Italy's traditional breads, were subjected to microbiological analysis in order to explore their lactic acid bacteria (LAB) diversity and to find strains with antifungal activity. A total of 125 presumptive LAB isolates (Gram-positive and catalase-negative) were characterized by repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR (REP-PCR) and sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene, leading to the identification of the following species: Weissella confusa, Weissella cibaria, Leuconostoc citreum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus rossiae and Lactobacillus plantarum. The REP-PCR results delineated 17 different patterns whose cluster analysis clearly differentiated W. cibaria from W. confusa isolates. Seventeen strains, each characterized by a different REP-PCR pattern, were screened for their antifungal properties. They were grown in a flour-based medium, comparable to a real food system, and the resulting fermentation products (FPs) were tested against fungal species generally contaminating bakery products, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium roqueforti and Endomyces fibuliger. The results of the study indicated a strong inhibitory activity – comparable to that obtained with the common preservative calcium propionate (0.3% w/v) – of ten LAB strains against the most widespread contaminant of bakery products, P. roqueforti. The screening also highlighted the unexplored antifungal activity of L. citreum, L. rossiae and W. cibaria (1 strain), which inhibited all fungal strains to the same or a higher extent compared with calcium propionate. The fermentation products of these three strains were characterized by low pH values, and a high content of lactic and acetic acids.     

Characterization of the impact of acetate and lactate on ethanolic fermentation by Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus

Ethanolic fermentation of simple sugars is an important step in the production of bioethanol as a renewable fuel. Significant levels of organic acids, which are generally considered inhibitory to microbial metabolism, could be accumulated during ethanolic fermentation, either as a fermentation product or as a by-product generated from pre-treatment steps. To study the impact of elevated concentrations of organic acids on ethanol production, varying levels of exogenous acetate or lactate were added into cultures of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus strain 39E with glucose, xylose or cellobiose as the sole fermentation substrate. Our results found that lactate was in general inhibitory to ethanolic fermentation by strain 39E. However, the addition of acetate showed an unexpected stimulatory effect on ethanolic fermentation of sugars by strain 39E, enhancing ethanol production by up to 394%. Similar stimulatory effects of acetate were also evident in two other ethanologens tested, T. ethanolicus X514, and Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405, suggesting the potentially broad occurrence of acetate stimulation of ethanolic fermentation. Analysis of fermentation end product profiles further indicated that the uptake of exogenous acetate as a carbon source might contribute to the improved ethanol yield when 0.1% (w/v) yeast extract was added as a nutrient supplement. In contrast, when yeast extract was omitted, increases in sugar utilization appeared to be the likely cause of higher ethanol yields, suggesting that the characteristics of acetate stimulation were growth condition-dependent. Further understanding of the physiological and metabolic basis of the acetate stimulation effect is warranted for its potential application in improving bioethanol fermentation processes.     

丁酸梭菌发酵培养基的优化及发酵产物对黄曲霉毒素B1的降解

【背景】丁酸梭菌是专性厌氧的新一代芽孢益生菌,耐热、耐酸、抗逆性强,极具应用价值和开发前景。【目的】优化丁酸梭菌发酵培养基并初步研究其发酵液对黄曲霉菌的抑制作用和降解黄曲霉毒素B₁ (aflatoxin B₁, AFB₁)的能力。【方法】利用响应面法对发酵培养基进行优化,采用牛津杯法对丁酸梭菌发酵液抑制黄曲霉菌生长进行研究,并通过酶联免疫法测定发酵液对AFB₁的降解能力。【结果】优化后的发酵培养基为：葡萄糖18.1g/L,大豆蛋白胨29.7g/L,磷酸氢二钾3.8 g/L,氯化钠2.0 g/L,乙酸钠4.0 g/L,结晶硫酸镁1.2 g/L,L-半胱氨酸盐酸盐0.3 g/L。优化后的丁酸梭菌生物量由8.99×10⁸个/mL提高至2.28×10⁹个/mL,是优化前的2.54倍。丁酸梭菌发酵液对致病真菌黄曲霉菌的抑菌效果十分显著,其上清液经浓缩后对AFB₁降解72h的降解率达到68.65%,初步分析表明上清液中对AFB₁     

Development of a cost-effective medium for the large scale production of Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis

Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (B.t.i.) has been widely used in mosquito control programs, but the large scale production of this bacillus is expensive because of the high cost of the medium. In this study, we attempted to develop a cost-effective medium, based on inexpensive, locally available raw materials including soybean flour (Glycine max), groundnut cake powder (Arachis hypogea), and wheat bran extract (Triticum aestivum) by using 100-L fermentor. Sporulation, toxicity, and biomass were satisfactory after B.t.i. was produced on all the three media. Use of the soybean culture medium resulted in maximum toxicity (LC₅₀ 8.89 ng/ml against Culex quinquefasciatus IIIrd instar larvae), highest spore count (0.48 × 10¹¹ c.f.u./ml), and maximum biomass (7.8 g/L) within a short fermentation time of 24 h. Hence, this soybean-based culture medium was considered most economical for the large scale industrial production of B.t.i.     

Rapid production of high concentrations of ethanol bySaccharomyces bayanus: Mechanisms of action of soy flour supplementation

Summary The supplementation of a simple medium with 2% soy flour increased the final ethanol concentration and the rate of fermentation bySaccharomyces bayanus. This improvement could not be attributed to an increase of ethanol tolerance of yeast cells but to the satisfaction of nutritional deficiencies.