Strain improvement and metabolic flux analysis in the wild-type and a mutant Lactobacillus lactis strain for L(+)-lactic acid production

The effects of initial glucose concentration and calcium lactate concentration on the lactic acid production by the parent strain, Lactobacillus lactis BME5-18, were studied. The results of the experiments indicated that glucose and lactate repressed the cell growth and the lactic acid production by Lactobacillus lactis BME5-18. A L(+)-lactic acid overproducing strain, Lactobacillus lactis BME5-18M, was screened by mutagenizing the parent strain with ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation and selecting the high glucose and lactate calcium concentration repression resistant mutant. Starting with a concentration of 100g L(-1) glucose, the mutant produced 98.6 g L(-1) lactic acid after 60 h in flasks, 73.9% higher than that of the parent strain. The L(+)-lactic acid purity was 98.1% by weight based on the amount of total lactic acid. The culture of the parent strain could not be analyzed well by conventional metabolic flux analysis techniques, since some pyruvate were accumulated intracellularly. Therefore, a revised flux analysis method was proposed by introducing intracellular pyruvate pool. Further studies demonstrate that there is a high level of NADH oxidase activity (12.11 mmol mg(-1) min(-1)) in the parent strain. The molecular mechanisms of the strain improvement were proposed, i.e., the high level of NADH oxidase activity was eliminated and the uptake rate of glucose was increased from 82.1 C-mmol (g DW h)(-1) to 98.9 C-mmol (g DW h)(-1) by mutagenizing the parent strain with UV, and therefore the mutant strain converts mostly pyruvate to lactic acid with a higher productivity (1.76 g L(-1) h(-1)) than the parent strain (0.95 g L(-1) h(-1)).     

马铃薯瓢虫与茄二十八星瓢虫SCAR标记的建立及应用

为了探索快速鉴定马铃薯瓢虫Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata(Motschulsky)和茄二十八星瓢虫Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata(Fabricius)的分子生物学方法,本研究在随机扩增多态性DNA(random amplified polymorphic DNA,RAPD)的基础上,分别设计了可以鉴别两个物种的序列特征扩增区域(sequence characterized amplified regions,SCAR)标记。从随机合成的60条引物中筛选出来2条特异性引物(分别为OPI-6和OPJ-15),引物OPI-6在马铃薯瓢虫中扩增出约750 bp的特异性条带,引物OPJ-15在茄二十八星中扩增出约750 bp的特异性条带,根据测序结果设计了两对SCAR引物对筛选结果进行验证,发现根据OPI-6的测序结果所设计的SCAR引物(OPI-6 test)仅能在马铃薯瓢虫中扩增出645 bp的条带,而根据OPJ-15的测序结果所设计的SCAR引物(OPJ-15 test)仅能在茄二十八星瓢虫中扩增出436 bp的条带。这两对SCAR引物能够准确、稳定且快速地区分马铃薯瓢虫与茄二十八星瓢虫,对这两种害虫的精准防控具有重要意义。     

Down-regulation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-adenosyl-<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-homocysteine hydrolase reveals a role of cytokinin in promoting transmethylation reactions

S-adenosyl-L: -homocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) is a key enzyme for maintenance of cellular transmethylation potential. Although a cytokinin-binding activity had been hypothesized for SAHH, the relation between cytokinin and transmethylation reactions has not been elucidated. Here we show that, of the two Arabidopsis thaliana SAHH genes, AtSAHH1 has a much higher expression level than AtSAHH2. A T-DNA insertion mutant of AtSAHH1 (sahh1-1) and the RNA interference (RNAi) plants (dsAtSAHH2) accumulated a higher level of cytokinins, exhibited phenotypic changes similar to those of cytokinin-overproducers, and their global DNA methylation status was reduced. On the other hand, cytokinins positively regulate the transmethylation pathway genes, including AtSAHH1, AtADK1 (for adenosine kinase), and this regulation involves the cytokinin activity. Furthermore, expression of three cytosine DNA methyltransferase genes examined was inducible by cytokinin treatment. Unlike adenine and adenosine which are SAHH inhibitors, the adenine-type cytokinins have no effect on SAHH activity at protein level. Changing of endogenous cytokinin levels by transgene expression resulted in alterations of DNA methylation status in the sahh1-1 background, suggesting that cytokinins promote DNA methylation, at least under transmethylation stringent conditions. These data demonstrate that the phytohormone cytokinin plays a role in promoting transmethylation reactions, including DNA methylation.     

西天目山低山地区人工与自然生境夏季鸟类群落比较

为了研究西天目山低山地区人类活动对鸟类群落的影响,于2007年7月对该地区两种自然生境(常绿乔木林和灌丛)与两种人工生境(苗圃和公园)中鸟类的种类、数量及鸟类群落的相似性进行比较.结果表明,常绿乔木林与灌丛中的鸟类物种数最多,常绿乔木林中的鸟类密度显著高于灌丛中的鸟类密度.苗圃和公园中鸟类物种数及密度都显著低于常绿乔木林和灌丛.两种人工生境中鸟类群落相似性最高,广性分布物种是这两种生境中鸟类群落的主要组成部分,而狭性分布物种仅在常绿乔木林和灌丛中分布.以上结果表明,人类活动所造成的生境改变对鸟类多样性有不利影响.     

山丘区土壤环境因子对钉螺 (Oncomelania Snail)分布的影响

土壤是自然界钉螺孳生繁殖的重要场所,钉螺的分布与土壤环境因子密切相关。对山丘区9种不同土地利用类型土壤环境对钉螺分布影响的研究结果表明：耕地、荒草地、河滩地及灌溉沟渠存在钉螺分布,活螺框出现率的高低顺序为耕地〉河滩地〉灌溉沟渠〉荒草地,活螺密度的大小顺序为河滩地〉灌溉沟渠〉耕地〉荒草地;有螺土壤环境与无螺土壤环境的方差分析结果不显著,土壤全K含量与0.02-0.002mm的土壤颗粒含量存在显著差异;土壤环境因子对钉螺分布影响的灰色关联分析表明,0.02-0.002mm的土壤颗粒、土壤全P含量和土壤水分是影响钉螺的最重要的3个因子,且土壤环境因子对钉螺活螺框出现率及活螺密度影响的大小规律基本一致,不同之处在于土壤全K含量对活螺密度的影响更显著。研究结果可为我国山丘区改造钉螺孳生环境、控制血吸虫病流行及发展区域经济提供依据。     

MALDI-TOF质谱技术分析与鉴定病原细菌研究

本文通过基于基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)技术分析病原细菌的方法进行研究, 阐明影响分析结果的重要因素, 并建立了MALDI-TOF-MS 分析病原细菌的标准方法。对不同属、种和亚种的12株植物病原细菌进行全细胞分析结果表明：MALDI-TOF-MS能快速而准确的区分和鉴定病原细菌, 分析过程简单、灵敏度高。此法在细菌属、种、亚种和菌株水平上, 可快速、准确地区分和鉴定。     

两株高效苯酚降解菌的筛选、鉴定及生物强化-DTRO组合工艺初步验证

【目的】从煤化工废水中分离、筛选苯酚高效降解微生物,初步考察微生物与DTRO技术联用,构建含酚废水生物强化处理工艺的可行性。【方法】采用苯酚浓度梯度培养基对苯酚降解微生物进行分离和筛选;根据菌体形态电子显微镜观察、菌株生理生化特性考察和16S r RNA基因系统发育树构建,对菌株进行初步生物学鉴定;将筛选出的高效苯酚降解菌制备成相应的菌剂与碟管式反渗透(DTRO)技术组合形成"生物强化-DTRO"工艺,并试用于含酚废水的处理。【结果】共获得7株纯化细菌,其中Phe-03和Phe-05为高效苯酚降解菌;该2株菌均可以苯酚为唯一碳源生长。经鉴定Phe-03为壤霉菌属(Agromyces)菌株;Phe-05为棒杆菌属(Corynebacterium)菌株。到目前为止,壤霉菌属(Agromyces)菌株降解苯酚尚未见报道。在初始苯酚浓度达到1 300 mg/L条件下,Phe-03和Phe-05菌株44 h内对苯酚降解率均达到70%以上;76 h后苯酚降解率均超过90%。组合形成的"生物强化-DTRO"工艺不仅可以有效去除废水中的酚类化合物,而且还能减少反渗透膜污染,以及增加膜的通透性。【结论】研究表明微生物技术可与DTRO技术联用,构建含酚废水生物强化处理工艺,可为含酚废水处理技术研究提供一种选择思路。     

提高水稻转化效率几个主要因素的研究

对水稻转化过程中涉及的愈伤组织的诱导、筛选、分化等进行了研究。幼胚在接种前低温预处理4天或7天,可提高愈伤组织的再生频率;对于继代时间较长的愈伤组织,高渗处理可提高抗性愈伤的比率。同时在筛选时期加大筛选压力,分化时去掉筛选压力,壮苗时加适当的选择压力,也可提高转化率。另外,在脯氨酸、二甲基亚砜对分化的影响,也进行了尝试。     

两种NC膜条上马铃薯A病毒DAS-ELISA检测研究

基于双抗体夹心ELISA反应原理,在两种不同加工成形的硝酸纤维素膜条(NC strip)上进行了马铃薯A病毒(PVA)的检测研究,并以酶标板ELISA做参比。结果表明,在NC条-2(NC strip-2)上的检测灵敏度与酶标板ELISA相当,而反应试剂的用量仅为酶标板ELISA的百分之一;NC条-1(NC strip-1)由于加样点间易发生交叉污染而不适合进行ELISA检测。应用NC条-2可稳定进行PVA的ELISA检测,为进一步开展微流体斑点免疫检测研究奠定了基础。