狂犬病病毒EveIyn-Rokitnicki-Abelseth疫苗株反向遗传系统的建立

[目的]建立狂犬病毒的反向遗传系统,为研制不含狂犬病病毒致病性的新型安全高效的狂犬疫苗提供技术依据.[方法]本研究采用反向遗传学方法和分子克隆技术,建立了狂犬病病毒Evelyn-R0kitnieki-Abelseth(ERA)疫苗株的cMV/T7、T7启动子病毒拯救系统,构建了表达N、P、L蛋白的辅助质粒.[结果]成功拯救出野生型病毒rERA-VC,在Vero细胞上的生长动力学特性与父母本ERA相同,第三代可在Vero细胞上可获得很高的生长滴度.[结论]建立了狂犬病病毒的反向遗传系统,拯救出的野生型病毒生物学特性与父母本相同.     

β-Galactosidase from Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1: biochemical characterization and formation of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides

Recombinant β-galactosidase from Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1, homologously over-expressed in L. plantarum, was purified to apparent homogeneity using p-aminobenzyl 1-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside affinity chromatography and subsequently characterized. The enzyme is a heterodimer of the LacLM-family type, consisting of a small subunit of 35 kDa and a large subunit of 72 kDa. The optimum pH for hydrolysis of its preferred substrates o-nitrophenyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (oNPG) and lactose is 7.5 and 7.0, and optimum temperature for these reactions is 55 and 60 °C, respectively. The enzyme is most stable in the pH range of 6.5-8.0. The K_m, k_cat and k_cat/K_m values for oNPG and lactose are 0.9 mM, 92 s⁻¹, 130 mM⁻¹ s⁻¹ and 29 mM, 98 s⁻¹, 3.3 mM⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively. The L. plantarum β-galactosidase possesses a high transgalactosylation activity and was used for the synthesis of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS). The resulting GOS mixture was analyzed in detail, and major components were identified by using high performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) as well as capillary electrophoresis. The maximal GOS yield was 41% (w/w) of total sugars at 85% lactose conversion (600 mM initial lactose concentration). The enzyme showed a strong preference for the formation of β-(1→6) linkages in its transgalactosylation mode, while β-(1→3)-linked products were formed to a lesser extent, comprising ∼80% and 9%, respectively, of the newly formed glycosidic linkages in the oligosaccharide mixture at maximum GOS formation. The main individual products formed were β-d-Galp-(1→6)-d-Lac, accounting for 34% of total GOS, and β-d-Galp-(1→6)-d-Glc, making up 29% of total GOS.     

Development of a minimal growth medium for Lactobacillus plantarum

Aim:  A medium with minimal requirements for the growth of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS was developed. The composition of the minimal medium was compared to a genome-scale metabolic model of L. plantarum .
Methods and Results:  By repetitive single omission experiments, two minimal media were developed: PMM5 (true minimal medium) and PMM7 [a pseudominimal medium, supporting proper biomass formation of 350 mg l⁻¹ dry weight (DW)]. The specific growth rate of L. plantarum on PMM7 was found to be 50% and 63% lower when compared to growth on established growth media (chemically defined medium and MRS, respectively). Using a genome-scale metabolic model of L. plantarum , it was predicted that PMM5 and PMM7 would not support the growth of L. plantarum . This is because the biosynthesis of para- aminobenzoic acid ( p ABA) was predicted to be essential for growth. The discrepancy in simulated growth and experimental growth on PMM7 was further investigated for p ABA; a molecule which plays an important role in folate production. The growth performance and folate production were determined on PMM7 in the presence and absence of p ABA. It was found that a 12 000-fold reduction in folate pools exerted no influence on formation of biomass or growth rate of L. plantarum cultures when grown in the absence of p ABA.
Conclusion:  Largely reduced folate production pools do not have an effect on the growth of L. plantarum , showing that L. plantarum makes folate in a large excess.
Significance and Impact of the study:  These experiments illustrate the importance of combining genome-scale metabolic models with growth experiments on minimal media.     

Multi-strain co-cultures surpass blends for broad spectrum biological control of maladies of potatoes in storage

Pseudomonas fluorescens strains S11:P:12, P22:Y:05, and S22:T:04 and Enterobacter cloacae strain S11:T:07 have been documented to suppress four important storage potato maladies – dry rot, late blight, pink rot, and sprouting. This research investigates the efficacy and consistency of strain mixtures produced by co-culturing strains together in one vessel or by blending them together after separate cultivations in pure cultures. Pure and co-cultures were produced in flask or fermentor cultures, viable cell concentrations were assessed using a nutrient-based selective plating method to identify and enumerate strains, and the efficacy of treatments was assessed with respect to dry rot, pink rot, late blight or sprout suppression. Experiments were designed to analyze dry rot suppression versus all strain combinations and the combination method (co-culture or blend). Results of a two-way analysis of variance of disease with strain composition and combination method showed that significantly better dry rot suppression was obtained by co-cultures (30.3±2.4% relative disease) than by similar strain blends of pure cultures (41.3±2.4%) (P<0.001). During a 3-year study, both biocontrol efficacy and consistency were assessed in 16 laboratory and small pilot trials simulating commercial storages. Three-strain co-culture had a lower mean disease rating than the blend in 9 of 16 experiments examining control of the three diseases and sprouting. The co-culture led other treatments in incidences of significant malady reduction relative to the control: 14 of 16 attempts for co-culture, 11 of 16 attempts for blend, 10 of 13 attempts for pure S11:P:12, 8 of 13 attempts for S22:T:04, and 9 of 13 attempts for P22:Y:05. Using relative performance indices to rank treatment performance across all experiments, the co-culture treatment ranked significantly higher than the blend. A synergy analysis suggested that co-culturing strains stimulated inter-strain activities to boost biocontrol efficacy and consistency, a feature not developed in strains grown separately and mixed just prior to addition to potatoes.     

Vitek-AMS鉴定临床细菌的应用研究

目的探讨Vitek-AMS对临床细菌鉴定的应用价值。方法对玉溪市人民医院1999年至2008年临床分离11 537株细菌(临床株)和省、部级临床检验中心下发微生物学室间质量评价鉴定菌种(参考株)的Vitek-AMS鉴定结果作对比分析。结果 11 537株临床分离菌中,不能鉴定细菌8株(0.07%);除外传染病因子,鉴定到属细菌114株(1.62%),鉴定到种(含亚种、物生型)细菌6 908株(98.38%)。共有64属193种。细菌类型的分布革兰阴性杆菌革兰阳性球菌酵母菌革兰阳性杆菌厌氧菌革兰阴性球菌。用参考菌种作比较,Vitek鉴定种的符合率为83.08%(54/65),属的符合率为98.46%(64/65);其中革兰阴性杆菌符合率最高(100%,24/24),酵母菌类符合率最低(66.67%,14/21)。7种鉴定卡菌种的阳性检出率平均为56.80%(234/412),其中GPI卡最高(100%),NHI卡最低(13.33%);但应用机会最多是GNI+卡。Vitek-AMS检测葡萄球菌产β-内酰胺酶阳性率为88.89%,大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌产ESBLs阳性率分别为59.74%和32.20%。结论 Vitek-AMS的应用为临床细菌学检验提供了一种高效、快速、可靠的实验方法;但对于个别菌种、细菌酶的检测必要时应以参考方法确认。     

乳酸杆菌代谢产物对引起阴道炎常见细菌的抑制作用的初步探讨

目的探讨乳酸杆菌代谢产物对临床常见引起阴道炎的大肠埃希菌、铜绿假单胞菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、白色念珠菌、伤寒杆菌和肠球菌的抑菌作用。方法采用营养琼脂平板培养基定量涂菌,国际标准药敏杯给药的药敏试验法,检测乳酸杆菌代谢产物对大肠埃希菌、铜绿假单胞菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、白色念珠菌、伤寒杆菌和肠球菌的抑菌环的大小。结果乳酸杆菌代谢产物对大肠埃希菌、铜绿假单胞菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和伤寒杆菌有明显的抑菌作用,对肠球菌、白色念珠菌无抑菌作用。结论在临床上可应用乳酸杆菌及其制剂调节阴道微生态平衡,治疗细菌性阴道炎。     

4株乳酸菌对14种抗生素的敏感性试验

实验模拟饲料中益生菌与抗生素接触环境,对益生菌的存活比率进行量化表示,对用于饲料添加剂的4株乳酸菌进行抗生素敏感性试验。结果表明除极个别乳酸菌和抗生素的组合外,乳酸菌均在此种实验方法下对抗生素有很好的耐受性,实验结果对微生物饲料添加剂的研制及其在畜禽生产中的应用具有指导意义。     

基于香菇菌株rDNA-ITS序列的系统发育分析

根据真菌核糖体通用引物ITS1和ITS4扩增出13个福建袋栽香菇主要菌株的5.8S rDNA、ITS序列,对该序列进行测序后,得到完整的5.8S rDNA、ITS序列,将该序列提交NCBI并获得登录号,对该序列进行比对分析并构建了系统发育树,从分子水平对香菇菌株进行了区分鉴定,结果显示13个菌株可以明显的分成2丛,而其他菌株又可以从一丛中延伸出几个亚丛。     

黄原胶降解菌BIT-BJ001培养条件的优化

黄原胶在采油工程中有重要的应用,但其难降解性质给采油工程带来很多问题。从塔里木油田胡杨木根部样品中分离得到1株黄原胶降解菌BIT-BJ001,对其发酵条件的研究表明,此黄原胶降解菌最适培养条件为:黄原胶0.3%,酵母粉0.5%,Na+浓度0.8%,Mg2+浓度0.8%,初始pH值为10,温度60℃。菌种BIT-BJ001降解黄原胶的能力与发酵时间、发酵液中还原糖浓度有关,发酵96 h,黄原胶降粘率达到最高,发酵液中还原糖浓度过高,将抑制菌株对黄原胶的降解。     

Isolation and basic characterization of a β‐glucosidase from a strain of Lactobacillus brevis isolated from a malolactic starter culture

Aims: To study glycosidase activities of a Lactobacillus brevis strain and to isolate an intracellular β‐glucosidase from this strain. Methods and Results: Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from a commercially available starter culture preparation for malolactic fermentation were tested for β‐glycosidase activities. A strain of Lact. brevis showing high intracellular β‐d ‐glucosidase, β‐d ‐xylosidase and α‐l ‐arabinosidase activities was selected for purification and characterization of its β‐glucosidase. The pure glucosidase from Lact. brevis has also side activities of xylosidase, arabinosidase and cellobiosidase. It is a homotetramer of 330 kDa and has an isoelectric point at pH 3·5. The K_m for p‐nitrophenyl‐β‐d ‐glucopyranoside and p‐nitrophenyl‐β‐d ‐xylopyranoside is 0·22 and 1·14 mmol l^?1, respectively. The β‐glucosidase activity was strongly inhibited by gluconic acid δ‐lactone, partially by glucose and gluconate, but not by fructose. Ethanol and methanol were found to increase the activity up to twofold. The free enzyme was stable at pH 7·0 (t_1/2 = 50 day) but not at pH 4·0 (t_1/2 = 4 days). Conclusions: The β‐glucosidase from Lact. brevis is widely different to that characterized from Lactobacillus casei ( Coulon et al. 1998 ) and Lactobacillus plantarum ( Sestelo et al. 2004 ). The high tolerance to fructose and ethanol, the low inhibitory effect of glucose on the enzyme activity and the good long‐term stability could be of great interest for the release of aroma compounds during winemaking. Significance and Impact of the study: Although the release of aroma compounds by LAB has been demonstrated by several authors, little information exists on the responsible enzymes. This study contains the first characterization of an intracellular β‐glucosidase isolated from a wine‐related strain of Lact. brevis.