Isolation and analysis of mutants of the methylotrophic actinomycete Amycolatopsis methanolica blocked in aromatic amino acid biosynthesis

Abstract Mutants of the actinomycete Amycolatopsis methanolica blocked in aromatic amino acid biosynthesis were isolated using brief ultrasonic treatments to obtain single cells. After UV irradiation, auxotrophic mutants were selected as pinpoint colonies on mineral agar with only 1 mg 1⁻¹ of amino acid supplements. Mutant characterization provided unambiguous evidence that l-tyrosine is synthesized via arogenate and that l-phenylalanine is synthesized via phenylpyruvate. The efficiency of chromosomal DNA marker exchange was highest in matings with mutant strains that lacked the previously characterized 13.3-kb integrative plasmid pMEA300.     

Efficiency of the dispersion and differential centrifugation technique in the isolation of chitinolytic actinomycetes from soil

Actinomycetes were isolated from an acidic Brazilian soil under cerrado (savanna) vegetation, previously amended with chitin. The efficiency of two isolation techniques, the conventional dilution plate and the dispersion and differential centrifugation (DDC) procedures, were compared and a mathematical computer analysis of the results was made. The DDC technique gave counts about nine times greater than the conventional one. Analysis of the derivative curves suggested the presence of two distinct groups of actinomycetes on the isolation plates, one able to induce chitinolytic enzymes during amendment and the other whose initial activity was delayed. Major differences in results with different isolation procedures suggest a more subtle ecological role for these microbes in terms of their location in the soil environment.     

广西北部湾茅尾海红树林生境放线菌分离培养基的比较

【背景】红树林生境拥有丰富的微生物资源,分离获得更多的纯培养放线菌为新型抗生素的发现提供菌种资源。【目的】使用新型放线菌分离培养基,发掘广西北部湾茅尾海红树林生境放线菌资源,评估新型放线菌分离培养基分离效果。【方法】设计出新型放线菌分离培养基——椰子汁-海藻糖培养基,对广西北部湾茅尾海红树林根际土壤和红树林根皮放线菌进行分离。基于分子生物学鉴定方法,对获得的纯培养放线菌进行多样性分析。【结果】从红树林根际土壤样品中分离获得65株放线菌,分布在5个目10个科15个属,使用YIM171培养基分离到7个属,MA培养基分离到5个属,椰子汁-海藻糖培养基分离到11个属,其中包括4株潜在新种;从红树林根皮样品中分离获得19株放线菌,分布在4个目7个科10个属,使用YIM171和椰子汁-海藻糖培养基分别分离到7个属,包括4株潜在新种;使用椰子汁-海藻糖培养基在红树林生境两类样品中获得3株潜在新种。【结论】广西北部湾茅尾海红树林根际土壤和根皮中放线菌多样性丰富,使用椰子汁-海藻糖培养基分离放线菌效果较佳,可用作放线菌的分离培养基。     

藏东南地区土壤放线菌的生态分布及活性研究

从藏东南原始森林、高山草甸、沼泽、粮田与保护地等不同植被、从2970~4590m不同海拔高度采集土样50份,用多种培养基分离中、低温放线菌,并对放线菌的数量、组成、生理生化特性以及它们的拮抗性等进行了研究。按放线菌的形态学特征进行了鉴定。结果表明:①从藏东南各种土壤中放线菌分离到9个属,其中束丝菌属在国内未见报道。以粮田中放线菌的数量和种类最多。②原始森林中拮抗性放线菌数量最多,提供了从原始森林土壤中可以筛选到更多拮抗性放线菌的重要信息。③抗革兰氏阳性细菌的放线菌菌株数较抗革兰氏阴性细菌的多,拮抗真菌的放线菌菌株数比拮抗细菌的多。④藏东南土壤链霉菌具有许多酶活性。     

青海高寒草甸土壤放线菌区系研究

2001～2002年从海北高寒草甸生态系统采集土样,用不同方法从中分离放线菌300余株,根据其形态和分类特征,分别归入小单孢菌属(Micromonospora)、诺卡氏菌属(Nocardia)、糖多孢菌属(Saccharopolyspora)、原小单孢菌属(Promicromonospora)和链霉菌属(Streptomyces),并将链霉菌归入7个类群。同时对230株中温菌和110株低温菌的部分酶活性及其对真菌和细菌的拮抗性进行了测定,发现链霉菌不仅具有许多酶活性,而且对真菌和细菌有拮抗性。     

细胞壁氨基酸的定量分析在放线菌分类中的应用研究

从国内外公认的各菌种保藏中心收集 70株典型放线菌菌株 ,用薄层层析和薄层色谱扫描仪分析两种方法相结合来定量分析放线菌细胞壁中氨基酸组成 ,将这些分析结果与现行的定性化学分类结果作比较 ,进行讨论 ,建议将原来的定性化学分类中胞壁类型的划分标准作出修正 ,从而对放线菌化学分类提供一些有意义的信息以推动放线菌化学分类学的研究。     

土壤放线菌P3-2的分类鉴定及抗菌活性研究

对从贵州土壤微生物中筛选到的放线菌菌株P3-2进行了分类学和抗菌活性的研究。采用多相分类法,对该菌株的形态特征、培养特征、生理生化特性以及16S rDNA基因序列进行了研究。结果表明,放线菌P3-2菌株属于链霉菌属;16SrDNA序列长度为1 456 bp,序列分析和系统进化树分析表明其序列与Streptomyces recifenis ST100的同源性最高,为99.4%。但与S.recifenis ST100相比较,P3-2菌株的培养特征和生理生化特性中多项指标都存在着不同,初步确定菌株P3-2为链霉菌属中S.recifenis ST100的一个亚种,暂定名为Streptomyces sp.P3-2。P3-2菌株的10倍稀释发酵液对油菜菌核病菌、黄瓜灰霉病菌、小麦赤霉病菌、水稻纹枯病菌及半夏立枯病菌的抑制率高达99%,对烟灰霉病菌、玉米小斑病菌等9种病原真菌均有不同程度的抑制作用,对金黄色葡萄球菌、蜡状芽孢杆菌和枯草芽孢杆菌有一定的抑制作用。     

红树林放线菌0616167的生长特性及发酵条件优化

菌株0616167是分离自红树林的具细胞毒活性的放线菌。研究表明,该菌最适生长的NaCl浓度是6％,能够耐受最高的NaCl浓度为20％;当盐度为0～3％时,细胞毒活性最高。通过正交试验法对发酵条件的优化,得出有利于细胞毒活性的最佳碳源、氮源、通氧量及发酵时间分别为：葡萄糖20g,硝酸钾15g,装液量为75mL/250mL三角瓶,发酵时间5d。通过优化,细胞毒活性提高了3倍。     

同功酶电泳图谱在放线菌分类中的应用研究

从国内外收集部分放线菌的典型菌种,研究它们6种同功酶的凝胶电泳图谱。并进行了聚类分析。与现有分类方法比较,讨论了同功酶图谱应用于放线菌分类的可能性及相关的问题。认为同功酶电泳图谱可以作为分类方法之一在放线菌分类中应用。     

Effect of carbon source on growth temperature and fatty-acid composition in Thermomonospora curvata

The growth-temperature range of the actinomycete, Thermomonospora curvata, was influenced by the nature of the soluble carbon sources used, which were derived from cellulose, pectin, starch and xylan. This thermophile had the broadest (38 to 65°C) and narrowest (42 to 59°C) temperature range during growth on cellobiose (from cellulose) and 4-deoxy-Lxxx-threo-t-hexoseulose uronic acid (from pectin), respectively. This substrate-temperature interaction was accompanied by changes in cellular fatty acids: uronic-acid-grown cells had relatively low amounts of branched chain fatty acids (particularly iso-16:0) and high amounts of monounsaturated fatty acids (particularly cis-18:1) compared with cells grown on any other substrate. Moreover, uronic-acid-grown cells could not respond to increased growth temperature by altering the ratio of branched chain fatty acids to straight chain fatty acids.F.J. Stutzenberger is with the Department of Microbiology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1909, USA; T.C. Jenkins is with the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences at the same university.