类产碱假单胞菌耐热碱性脂肪酶的研究

从福建省福州市温泉澡堂污水浸润土壤中分离筛选到一株耐热碱性脂肪酶产生菌——类产碱假单胞菌(Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes)F331。产酶最适条件为:碳源小麦粉,氮源豆饼粉,起始培养pH9.4～9.5,培养温度24～26℃,培养周期32～34h。经硫酸铵盐析、Sepharose 4B和Sephadex G-200柱层析得到纯化的酶组分。该酶最适作用温度50℃,最适作用pH 10.0,60℃保温80min酶活基本不损失,在pH 7.0～10.0范围内酶蛋白稳定:Ca~(2+)和Mg~(2+)对酶有激活作用,Pb~(2+).Zn~(2+)、Fe~(2+)和Co~(2+)对酶活有抑制作用。该酶分子量45700。     

食品级槐豆胶的加工工艺及漂白研究

本文主要研究了食品级槐豆胶的加工工艺。结果表明:用此工艺加工的槐豆胶纯度高,无臭无味,胶颜色灰白至白色,具有良好的稳定性和增粘性。此工艺对胶的粘度及与黄原胶的协效性影响较小。红外光谱测定表明,用此工艺加工的槐豆胶,其分子结构未发生变化。     

Comparison of rates of fecal colonization with extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase‐producing enterobacteria among patients in different wards,outpatients and medical students

Because asymptomatic carriage of extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase (ESBL) producers is a risk factor for infection, data on colonization dynamics are important when planning infection control. This study investigated fecal colonization with ESBL producers among inpatients, outpatients and medical students and compares the characteristics of ESBL producers among these groups. Carriage rates were investigated in 5581 fecal samples; 4343 from inpatients (330, 1397, 619 and 1864 from adult ICUs [intensive care units], adult non‐ICUs, pediatric ICUs and pediatric non‐ICUs, respectively), 814 from outpatients and 424 from screening of medical students. ESBL producers were characterized by co‐resistance, integrons carried, and aminoglycoside resistance and ESBL genes. Dynamic regression models were built to identify relationships between combinations of time series of monthly antibiotic consumption, prevalence of carriers and infected subjects. Inpatients, ICU patients and adults showed higher prevalence than outpatients, non‐ICU patients or children (7.4%, 9.3% and 12.0% vs. 3.1%, 6.1% and 4.1%, respectively). Klebsiella pneumoniae was more frequent in ICU patients; dominance of CTX‐M‐15 producers was more marked in adult than in pediatric inpatients. ESBL carriage was shown to be a consequence of infection in adults in the time‐series analysis; antibiotic consumption had little effect. The epidemiology of colonization with ESBL producers differed between pediatric ICU, adult ICU and adult non‐ICU patients. In adults, carriage of ESBL producers seems to be the consequence of infection, especially in ICU patients; the main source of colonization is nosocomial acquisition. In contrast, children are less likely to acquire colonizer strains in hospitals; importation of ESBL producers by colonized children seems to be significant.     

Recent Technologies for Genetic Code Expansion and their Implications on Synthetic Biology Applications

Genetic code expansion (GCE) enables the site-specific incorporation of non-canonical amino acids as novel building blocks for the investigation and manipulation of proteins. The advancement of genetic code expansion has been benefited from the development of synthetic biology, while genetic code expansion also helps to create more synthetic biology tools. In this review, we summarize recent advances in genetic code expansion brought by synthetic biology progresses, including engineering of the translation machinery, genome-wide codon reassignment, and the biosynthesis of non-canonical amino acids. We highlight the emerging application of this technology in construction of new synthetic biology parts, circuits, chassis, and products.     

细菌性阴道病的细菌因素研究进展

细菌性阴道病是妇科常见疾病,对女性、胎儿和新生儿的健康构成严重威胁.阴道微生物群落中产H2O2的乳酸杆菌与厌氧菌数量发生转换为其主要特征,具体机制不清.本文系统综述了近年来细菌性阴道病的细菌因素研究进展.     

厌氧细菌Acetanaerobacterium elongatum从葡萄糖的产氢特性研究

为了了解影响厌氧发酵产氢细菌Acetanaerobacterium elongatumZ7产氢效率的因素,采用生理学方法对其进行了研究。结果表明:乙醇型发酵菌A.elongatumZ7的最适产氢温度为37℃,最适产氢的起始pH为8.0。该菌发酵葡萄糖和阿拉伯糖产氢的能力较强,氢气产率分别为1.55mol H2/mol葡萄糖和1.50mol H2/mol阿拉伯糖。酵母粉是菌株Z7生长和产氢所必须的生长因子;pH影响菌株的生长和葡萄糖利用率;氢压则影响电子流的分配,从而改变代谢产物乙酸和乙醇的比例;当产氢菌与甲烷菌共培养以维持发酵体系低的氢压时,可使氢的理论产量提高约4倍;培养基中乙酸钠浓度>60mmol/L明显抑制产氢。另外,一个只利用蛋白类物质的细菌能够促进菌株Z7对葡萄糖的利用,进而提供氢产量,为生物制氢的工业化生产提供理论参考。