Brilliant Green Bile Media

An attempt is made to determine the optimum concentration of bile and brilliant green in brilliant green lactose peptone bile medium, for use in the presumptive test in the bacteriological examination of water. Comparisons, showing the effect of bile and brilliant green upon the development of the colon organism, were made by making actual bacterial counts after a definite short incubation period. The results indicate that the original medium described by Muer and Harris, (5% dried bile, 1% peptone, 1% lactose, and 1:10,000 billiant green) when adjusted to pH = 7.1, did not show an appreciable inhibition of the colon organism. It is further shown that a medium containing 2% bile, 1% peptone, 1% lactose and 1:75,000 brilliant green supports a more rapid development of the colon organism at pH = 6.9 than does the original brilliant green bile medium at its optimum pH.     

脂肪酶抑制剂产生菌Bacillus sp.LF深层发酵条件研究

随着生活水平的不断提高 ,肥胖在中国也开始成为影响人们健康的主要危险之一。目前市场上常见的减肥产品主要是作用于大脑 ,通过抑制食欲减少食物的摄入 ,由于这类药可能产生大脑、心血管及神经系统的副作用 ,不宜长期使用。瘦素 (Leptin)是一种肥胖基因表达的多肽激素 ,也是通过食欲中枢发挥作用 ,可以抑制食欲 ,提高代谢率 ,达到减肥的目的。因而另一类减肥药品脂肪酶抑制剂近年来受到国内外重视。脂肪酶抑制剂可直接阻断人体对脂肪的吸收 ,它不需要通过影响中枢神经系统来抑制人体的食欲 ,而是阻止脂肪在胃肠道的吸收。文献报道脂肪酶抑…     

Underestimation of total-coliform counts by the membrane filter verification procedure.

Coliforms, primarily Citrobacter freundii, gave negative verification results in the total-coliform membrane filtration test. The organisms produced gas from lactose in brilliant green bile broth but not in lauryl tryptose broth. The discrepancy was related to the peptone sources used in the media.     

Studies on the Multiplication of Salmonellae in Various Enrichment Media at Different Incubation Temperatures

Several selected Salmonella strains did not multiply in tetrathionate brilliant green bile medium when the inoculum was small and the medium was incubated at 43° C. Gradual heating from 20° to 43° C and dilution of the medium with buffered peptone water (1:10) containing egg yolk did not decrease its inhibitory properties. It became less inhibitory, however, after the growth of other Enterobacteriaceae. These findings stress the advantage of using non-selective pre-enrichment since in that case the Muller-Kauffmann tetrathionate broth will be inoculated with a large number of salmonellae and other Enterobacteriaceae thus facilitating the isolation of the former.     

Sphaerophorus Necrophorus a Study of 23 Strains

Twenty-three strains of Sphaerophorus necrophorus, isolated from animal pathological processes, were characterized. The two biotypes of Fievez (1963) were recognized, differing in colony morphology, cell morphology, degree of hemolysis, growth modus in broth, and hemagglutination. The following characters were shared by all strains: Gram-negative, anaerobic, nonsporeforming, immotile rods, producing acid from fructose, glucose, mannose, maltose, and (variably) from galactose, but not from arabinose, xylose, lactose, saccharose, cellobiose, melezitose, adonitole, sorbitole, mannitole, and salicine. Terminal pH in glucose medium was 5.77 ± 0.17. Growth was not inhibited by 0.008 % brilliant green, but was partially inhibited by 10 % ox bile. Indole was produced. Nitrate was not reduced. A lecitinase was present. Proteolytic properties were present. Threonine was deaminated. The fatty acids: acetic, propionic, and butyric acid were produced in medium both with and without glucose.     

Timed-release capsule method for coliform enumeration.

Wax-coated capsules containing selective ingredients (brilliant green and oxgall) were added at the time of inoculation of most-probable-number media (modified lactose broths). The inhibitory ingredients gradually diffused from the capsules into the nonselective media, imparting selectivity to the media. Concentrations of brilliant green did not reach inhibitory levels until 2 or more h had elapsed, which permitted repair of some injured cells. Resuscitation of heat-injured Escherichia coli B cells occurred in the capsule-containing media, but not in conventional brilliant green bile 2% broth or violet red bile agar. No statistically significant differences were noted between coliform counts obtained on two groups of water samples by using the capsule, most-probable-number, membrane filtration, and pour plate methods. The capsule method could be used, however, as a combined presumptive and confirmed test for the examination of water. Improvements are needed to adapt the capsule method to the analysis of some categories of food.     

The Titration of Dyes for their Bacteriostatic Action

A study was made of the extrinsic bacteriostatic value of different lots of two brands of several tri-phenyl methane dyes. Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach and Bacterium communior Holland were chosen as the test organisms. The conclusions are as follows: (1) Recent lots of the two brands of each dye possess practically the same bacteriostatic value; (2) the ethyl group in brilliant green appears to be responsible for the marked inhibition of the colon organism by this dye; (3) the bacteriostatic action of a dye is influenced by the H-ion concentration and constituents of the medium and by the amount of the inoculum; (4) the therapeutic value of a dye cannot be judged by tests in vitro.     

内切葡聚糖酶高产菌株的诱变选育

【目的】建立里氏木霉(Trichoderma reesei)高产突变菌株的快速筛选方法,选育出高产内切葡聚糖酶的突变株。【方法】对里氏木霉T306菌株的初筛培养基进行优化,建立快速筛选方法;通过紫外诱变手段选育内切葡聚糖酶高产突变菌株,并对突变菌株的产酶培养基进行优化。【结果】在初筛培养基中添加浓度为0.1%(W/V)的乳糖、蛋白胨及脱氧胆酸钠有利于菌株的筛选。诱变后筛选出菌落形态发生明显变化的内切葡聚糖酶高产突变株0516,其羧甲基纤维素酶活力(CMC酶)较出发菌株提高了38.9%。其产酶培养基经优化后,得到最适碳、氮源分别为:乳糖1.50%、硫酸铵0.14%、尿素0.05%、蛋白胨0.10%,优化后CMC酶活力达64.2 U/mL,较优化前提高了2.3倍。【结论】建立了里氏木霉高产突变菌株的快速筛选方法,通过紫外诱变育种获得了产内切葡聚糖酶能力高且遗传稳定的突变株0516。     

Production of an extracellular maltase by thermophilic Bacillus sp. KP 1035.

Production of extracellular maltase was studied with thermophilic Bacillus sp. KP 1035, which was selected as the organism producing the highest levels of maltase. The final enzyme yield was increased by maltose, peptone, and yeast extract but reduced by succinate and fumarate. Maximum enzyme production was achieved at 55 degrees C and at an initial pH of 6.2 to 7.0 on a medium containing 0.3% maltose, 1% peptone, 0.1% meat extract, 0.3% yeast extract, 0.3% KH2PO4, and 0.1% KH2PO4. Maltase was synthesized in cytoplasm and accumulated as a large pool during the logarithmic growth phase, which preceded sporulation. At the end of this phase, the enzyme appeared in the culture broth, and its accumulation increased in parallel with a rise in the extracellular protein level. Maltase was stable for 24 h at 60 degrees C over a pH range of 5.6 to 9.0 and retained 95% of the original activity after treatment for 20 min at 70 degrees C at pH 6.8.     

Production of an extracellular maltase by thermophilic Bacillus sp. KP 1035.

Production of extracellular maltase was studied with thermophilic Bacillus sp. KP 1035, which was selected as the organism producing the highest levels of maltase. The final enzyme yield was increased by maltose, peptone, and yeast extract but reduced by succinate and fumarate. Maximum enzyme production was achieved at 55 degrees C and at an initial pH of 6.2 to 7.0 on a medium containing 0.3% maltose, 1% peptone, 0.1% meat extract, 0.3% yeast extract, 0.3% KH2PO4, and 0.1% KH2PO4. Maltase was synthesized in cytoplasm and accumulated as a large pool during the logarithmic growth phase, which preceded sporulation. At the end of this phase, the enzyme appeared in the culture broth, and its accumulation increased in parallel with a rise in the extracellular protein level. Maltase was stable for 24 h at 60 degrees C over a pH range of 5.6 to 9.0 and retained 95% of the original activity after treatment for 20 min at 70 degrees C at pH 6.8.     

Increased recovery of salmonellae from environmental samples enriched with buffered peptone water.

The incidence and persistence of salmonellae in weather pools on the top of Stone Mountain were investigated with lactose and buffered peptone water used as pre-enrichment broths. A total of 162 samples were collected from 16 weather pools over a 3-month period. The use of buffered peptone water increased the recovery of salmonellae by approximately 25%. The combined use of direct enrichment in tetrathionate broth containing brilliant green dye and pre-enrichment in buffered peptone water followed by enrichment in tetrathionate broth made it possible to detect all 37 of the contaminated samples. All of the isolates were Salmonella bareilly, the only serotype recovered in a previous study. All but one of the isolations were made from moist or wet samples. S. bareilly was isolated from rabbit dung and litter collected near the weather pools, but attempts to trap rabbits for study were unsuccessful. Random samples taken along a side of the mountain yielded S. bareilly in weather pools within the upper third of the mountain; below this level, S. weslaco and S. memphis were recovered, but not S. bareilly.     

Increased recovery of salmonellae from environmental samples enriched with buffered peptone water.

The incidence and persistence of salmonellae in weather pools on the top of Stone Mountain were investigated with lactose and buffered peptone water used as pre-enrichment broths. A total of 162 samples were collected from 16 weather pools over a 3-month period. The use of buffered peptone water increased the recovery of salmonellae by approximately 25%. The combined use of direct enrichment in tetrathionate broth containing brilliant green dye and pre-enrichment in buffered peptone water followed by enrichment in tetrathionate broth made it possible to detect all 37 of the contaminated samples. All of the isolates were Salmonella bareilly, the only serotype recovered in a previous study. All but one of the isolations were made from moist or wet samples. S. bareilly was isolated from rabbit dung and litter collected near the weather pools, but attempts to trap rabbits for study were unsuccessful. Random samples taken along a side of the mountain yielded S. bareilly in weather pools within the upper third of the mountain; below this level, S. weslaco and S. memphis were recovered, but not S. bareilly.     

Production of an extracellular alkaline metalloprotease from a newly isolated, moderately halophile, Salinivibrio sp. strain AF-2004

An extracellular protease was produced under stress conditions of high temperature and high salinity by a newly isolated moderate halophile, Salinivibrio sp. strain AF-2004 in a basal medium containing peptone, beef extract, glucose and NaCl. A modification of Kunitz method was used for protease assay. The isolate was capable of producing protease in the presence of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, potassium chloride, sodium acetate and sodium citrate. The maximum protease was secreted in the presence of 7.5 to 10% (w/v) sodium sulfate or 3% (w/v) sodium acetate (4.6 U ml⁻¹). Various carbon sources including glucose, lactose, casein and peptone were capable of inducing enzyme production. The optimum pH, temperature and aeration for enzyme production were 9.0, 32 °C and 220 rpm, respectively. The enzyme production corresponded with growth and reached a maximum level during the mid-stationary phase. Maximum protease activity was exhibited in the medium containing 1% (w/v) NaCl at 60 °C, with 18% and 41% activity reductions at temperature 50 and 70 °C, respectively. The optimum pH for enzyme activity was 8.5, with 86% and 75% residual activities at pH 10 and 6, respectively. The activity of enzyme was inhibited by EDTA. These results suggest that the protease secreted by Salinivibrio sp. strain AF-2004 is industrially important from the perspectives of its activity at a broad pH ranges (5.0–10.0), its moderate thermoactivity in addition to its high tolerance to a wide range of salt concentration (0–10% NaCl).     

转糖基β-半乳糖苷酶产生菌Enterobacter agglomerans B1：筛选鉴定、发酵产酶及其合成低聚半乳糖的研究

从土壤中筛选获得一株具有转糖基活性的β-半乳糖苷酶产生菌,综合其形态学特征、生理生化特征及16S rDNA序列同源分析结果,将其鉴定为成团肠杆菌(Enterobacter agglomerans)B1.通过单因子试验和正交试验,对B1菌株产转糖基β-半乳糖苷酶的培养条件进行了优化.最佳培养基主要组份为:乳糖1%,酵母粉1%,蛋白胨0.5%;发酵条件为:初始pH7.5,发酵温度25℃,发酵时间26 h.在该培养条件下产酶量为9.7U/mL.利用薄层层析技术研究了pH、温度、底物浓度和反应时间对该菌株全细胞以乳糖为底物生成低聚半乳糖的影响,确定最适反应条件为:pH7.5缓冲液配制的30%乳糖溶液;50℃反应12h.最优化反应的转糖基产物经HPLC、TLC和MS分析,确定低聚半乳糖产量为40.7%,组分为转移二糖、三糖和四糖.     

Medium optimization of carbon and nitrogen sources for the production of spores from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens B128 using response surface methodology

The production of spores from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens B128 was investigated in shaker-flask cultivation. Optimization of the culture medium was carried out by using a two-step approach. A quick identification of a suitable source of carbon and nitrogen was obtained by a simple screening experiment, which was followed by an application of response surface methodology (RSM) for further optimization design. A five-level four-factor central composite design was employed to determine the maximum spore yield at optimum levels for lactose, tapioca, ammonium sulfate and peptone. Tapioca and peptone showed a significant linear main effect, while lactose and ammonium sulfate had no significant linear effect. The spore production was also significantly affected by lactose–ammonium sulfate and lactose–peptone. Optimum cultivation parameters were (g/L): 12.7 of lactose, 16.7 of tapioca, 1.8 of ammonium sulfate and 8.0 of peptone. The prediction spore yield was 5.93 × 10⁸ (no/mL). The actual experimental results were in agreement with the prediction.     

Effect of Heat on the Antimicrobial Activity of Brilliant Green Dye

Antimicrobial activity of brilliant green dye in Trypticase soy broth (BBL) is reduced and ultimately destroyed by prolonged autoclaving at 121 C. Loss of antimicrobial activity is accompanied by decolorization of the dye. This is consistent with other evidence that antimicrobial activity of brilliant green resides in the colored dye ion. The dye is not decolorized when heated in distilled water or peptone, but is decolorized by heating in glucose, glycine, or sodium dodecyl sulfate, showing that decolorization results from reaction with components of the medium. To ensure optimal results, it is recommended that bacteriological media be sterilized by heat prior to addition of brilliant green dye.     

蔗渣发酵菌剂培养基的筛选及发酵条件的优化

采用单因素和正交试验研究了蔗渣高效发酵菌剂(芽孢杆菌B-A、曲霉菌F-A、链霉菌A-B)的摇瓶发酵最佳工艺条件.结果表明:芽孢杆菌B-A的最佳培养基配方:牛肉膏0.3%、蛋白胨1%、葡萄糖1%、NaCl 0.5%、可溶性淀粉0.5%、3.08%浓度的MnSO4溶液0.1;最适发酵条件为pH7、装液量100 ml(250 ml三角瓶)、36℃培养27 h.曲霉F-A的最佳培养基配方:葡萄糖3%、豆饼粉3%、蛋白胨1.2%、酵母膏0.3%、K2HPO4 0.05%、KH2PO40.05%、CaCl20.08%、MgSO40.04%、MnSO40.04%、ZnSO40.02%;最适发酵条件为pH6、装液量50 ml、30℃培养3 d.链霉菌A-B的最佳培养基配方:可溶性淀粉4.5%、蔗糖1%、豆饼粉3%、NaNO30.2%、ZnSO40.01%、KH2PO40.001%;最适发酵条件为pH7、装液量50 ml、30℃培养3 d.     

产环己酰亚胺菌株YIM41004T发酵条件的研究

以产环已酰亚胺菌株链霉菌(Streptomyces yunnanensis)YIM41004T为研究对象,对其发酵培养基和发酵条件进行了优化研究,得到的最佳培养基组成为葡萄糖6%,大豆粉1%,硫酸铵0.5%,蛋白胨0.2%,碳酸钙0.6%,硫酸镁0.05%,磷酸二氢钾O.02%;优化后的培养条件为以4%接种量接种至500mL三角瓶中,装液量为75 mL,初始pH值6.5,发酵温度为28℃,摇床培养96 h.优化后环己酰亚胺产量平均达到445.19 ug/mL,比初始的环己酰亚胺产量提高了422%(p＜0.01).     

IMPROVED TECHNIQUES FOR THE BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH

SUMMARY: The main obstacles to the general acceptance of the Clegg & Sherwood (1947) method for the examination of molluscan shellfish are thought to be the difficulties of preparing the medium and of rolling the tubes satisfactorily. The use of Astell or McCartney bottles, or sealed plates, in place of the conventional 6x1 in. test tubes, is described.
The following simplified MacConkey medium is recommended in place of that of Clegg & Sherwood (all quantities % w/v): agar, 3·5; peptone, 1·5; lactose, 1·0; NaCl, 0·5; bile salt (Difco No. 3), 0·15 or Oxoid, qs.; neutral red, 0·003; distilled water to 100 ml, pH 7·2–7·4. With 5 ml of this medium inocula of 2 ml may be used. Oxoid MacConkey agar No. 3 (CM. 115a) is equally suitable.
A brief account is given of the use of this method and examples of the better performance of the new medium for the examination of molluscan shellfish.     

Improvement in raw sago starch degrading enzyme production from Acremonium sp. endophytic fungus using carbon and nitrogen sources

Attempts were made to improve the growth of endophytic fungus Acremonium sp. and its raw sago starch degrading enzyme (RSSDE) production using different nitrogen and carbon sources at varying pH values and temperatures. It was observed that growth and enzyme activity levels were highest with peptone and sodium nitrate as the nitrogen sources and raw sago starch as the carbon source of which the optimum concentrations were 0.5 g/l, 3 g/l, and 20 g/l, respectively. Cell growth and RSSDE production reached their optimum at pH 5.0 and incubation temperature of 30 degrees C. Under these conditions, the enzyme production was significantly increased by 19- to 22-folds compared to the activity obtained in the original basal medium.