产乙醇大肠杆菌的构建及其活性检测方法的改进

adhB和pdc是运动发酵单胞菌产乙醇途径的关键基因,分别编码乙醇脱氢酶和丙酮酸脱羧酶,将添加有聚球藻PCC7942rbcLS基因RBS序列的adhB和pdc基因插入pUC18载体,经双重菌液PCR检验和酶切检验得到分别含有pUC-adhB、pUC-pdc和pUC-adhB-pdc载体的3个重组菌株。活性检测实验表明聚球藻PCC7942的rbcLS基因的RBS序列能有效介导运动发酵单胞菌的adhB和pdc基因在大肠杆菌中表达,摇瓶发酵实验表明重组大肠杆菌的产乙醇能力较出发菌株大幅提升。鉴于乙醛指示平板法存在着对希夫试剂的要求较高、易产生较强的背景色等缺点,对定性检测丙酮酸脱羧酶和乙醇脱氢酶表达菌株的方法做了改进,即:将菌液诱导表达,然后分别添加对应于两种酶的底物,让酶与底物反应0.5至1小时,之后再加希夫试剂进行显色反应,结果表明改进后的方法比乙醛指示平板法更加简便、快速、可靠。     

Increasing manganese peroxidase production and biodecolorization of triphenylmethane dyes by novel fungal consortium

A fungal consortium-SR consisting of Trametes sp. SQ01 and Chaetomium sp. R01 was developed for decolorizing three kinds of triphenylmethane dyes, which were decolorized by individual fungi with low efficiencies. The fungal consortium-SR produced 1.3 U ml(-1) of manganese peroxidase, 5.5 times higher than that produced by the monoculture of Trametes sp. SQ01, and decolorized Crystal Violet, Coomassie Brilliant Blue G250 (CBB G250) and Cresol Red. The fungal consortium-SR had a decolorization rate of 63-96%, much higher than that of the monoculture of strain SQ01 (38-72%). In consortium-SR, the higher efficiencies of decolorization of Crystal Violet and CBB G250 were obtained when they added to the culture after 4d of mixed cultivation rather than at the beginning of cultivation. Cresol Red was the exception. It is suggested that the consortium-SR has great potential for decolorizing triphenylmethane dyes.     

高产辅酶Q10结构类似物抗性突变株的选育

以土壤杆菌(Agrobacteriumsp.)TLY-4为出发菌株,采用70%致死剂量的NTG进行诱变处理,通过筛选抗辅酶Q10结构类似物维生素K3突变株,定向选育到了两株辅酶Q10高产突变株,编号为R-122和R-015,其摇瓶发酵72h时的辅酶Q10产量分别为57.3 mg/L和59.9 mg/L,较出发菌株提高了35.7%和41.6%。通过连续传代实验,表明突变株高产辅酶Q10的遗传性状稳定。实验以有机溶剂DMF和吐温-80共同增溶的方法,解决了维生素K3在培养基中易析出的问题,并确定了平板培养基中维生素K3的最小抑菌浓度为0.15 mg/mL。     

Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of a chitosanase from Microbacterium sp.

A gene encoding a chitosanase (mschito) was cloned from Microbacterium sp. OU01. The ORF consists of 801 bp which encoded a polypeptide of 266 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence shows 98% identity to that of the chitosanase reported in Pseudomonas sp. A-01. In addition, the fusion protein containing MSCHITO was expressed in E. coli and purified using Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. The purified rMSCHITO protein degraded the chitosan (the degree of deacetylation of 99%) and produced a mixture of chitooligosaccharides. The MSCHITO is thus an endo-chitosanase.     

Interactions of earthworms with Atrazine-degrading bacteria in an agricultural soil

In the last 10 years, accelerated mineralization of Atrazine (2-chloro-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-s-triazine) has been evidenced in agricultural soils repeatedly treated with this herbicide. Here, we report on the interaction between earthworms, considered as soil engineers, and the Atrazine-degrading community. The impact of earthworm macrofauna on Atrazine mineralization was assessed in representative soil microsites of earthworm activities (gut contents, casts, burrow linings). Soil with or without earthworms, namely the anecic species Lumbricus terrestris and the endogenic species Aporrectodea caliginosa, was either inoculated or not inoculated with Pseudomonas sp. ADP, an Atrazine-degrading strain, and was either treated or not treated with Atrazine. The structure of the bacterial community, the Atrazine-degrading activity and the abundance of atzA, B and C sequences in soil microsites were investigated. Atrazine mineralization was found to be reduced in representative soil microsites of earthworm activities. Earthworms significantly affected the structure of soil bacterial communities. They also reduced the size of the inoculated population of Pseudomonas sp. ADP, thereby contributing to the diminution of the Atrazine-degrading genetic potential in representative soil microsites of earthworm activities. This study illustrates the regulation produced by the earthworms on functional bacterial communities involved in the fate of organic pollutants in soils.     

Temperature and plant nutrient effects on the development, survival and reproduction of Cinara sp. nov., an invasive pest of cypress trees in Africa

Cinara sp. nov., previously identified as Cinara cupressi (Buckton) (Homoptera: Aphididae), is an important alien aphid pest of cypresses and junipers, and invaded Africa in the late 1980s. The work reported here was carried out as part of a larger programme aimed at the classical biological control of the aphid in Africa. Basic life history attributes including life table statistics of the aphid were quantified in order to facilitate the development of efficient aphid culturing methods and essential baseline information necessary for the culturing of potential parasitoid biological agents prior to selection for introduction to Africa. Developmental rates and fecundity were studied under four constant temperatures (10 °C, 15 °C, 20 °C, and 25 °C). The effects of several plant nutrients (nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus) supplied at different dose levels on life history attributes of Cinara sp. nov. were also studied.Unlike most other aphids, the apterous morph of Cinara sp. nov. developed through only three instars, and the alate four instars. The aphid is highly aggregative and exploits a wide range of feeding sites from young green branches to woody stems. The developmental period of Cinara sp. nov. ranged from 9.3 days at 25 °C to 22.3 days at 10 °C and the developmental threshold was 0.61 °C. Reproduction was delayed, because of the longer duration of development, and nymph production decreased with decreasing temperature. The intrinsic rate of increase ranged between 0.117 at 25 °C and 0.060 at 10 °C. Aphid size increased significantly as temperature was lowered. Wing formation was not induced when apterae were reared for up to three generations at each constant temperature but continuous crowding in the supply cultures held at 21 °C resulted in a high number of alates being formed. No appreciable effects of the different plant nutrients, supplied either singly or in combination, on the duration of instars or overall survival could be detected.     

Coccidian Parasites (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of Nerodia spp. (Serpentes: Colubridae), with a Description of a New Species of Eimeria

Eimeria conanli n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is described from intestinal contents and feces of Nerodia erythrogaster transversa and N harteri harteri from northcentral Texas. Oocysts of the new species are ellipsoid in shape. 17.9 × 13.0(15–21 × 12–15) μm, with a smooth, thin, single-layered wall; shape index 1.4 (1.2–1.5). One to several (usually 2) polar granule(s) and an oocyst residuum are present, but a micropyie is absent. Sporocysts are elongate, 12.9 × 5.2 (13–15 × 5–6) -m, apparently without a true Stieda body structure. Each sporoeyst contains an ellipsoid residuum, 3.9 × 3.2 (3–6 × 2–4) μm, and elongate sporozoites, 11.4 × 2.5 (10–14 × 2–3) μm in situ, each with a spherical or subspherical anterior refractile body and spherical to ellipsoid posterior refractile body. In addition to the new species, oocysts of 4 previously described eimerians from colubrid snakes were found in these hosts.     

厌氧菌Sunxiuqinia sp. SH-52外切型海藻酸裂解酶的异源表达及酶学特征

【背景】目前已报道的海藻酸分解菌多数为好氧菌,未见有关厌氧菌的报道。从分离的海藻酸分解菌中表征的海藻酸裂解酶大多为内切型海藻酸裂解酶,外切型较少。【目的】研究来自厌氧海藻酸分解菌的海藻酸裂解酶基因,表征新型海藻酸裂解酶并阐明其酶学性质,为海藻酸裂解酶的多样性和微生物降解海藻酸机制提供理论依据。【方法】对来自厌氧海藻酸分解菌Sunxiuqinia sp. SH-52的海藻酸裂解酶SHA-4编码基因进行克隆,分析基因序列,构建重组质粒PGEX-4T-1-SHA-4并在大肠杆菌中实现异源表达,经纯化后对其酶学性质及降解特征进行研究。【结果】该酶在28°C、用0.1 mmol/L IPTG (异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷)条件下诱导6 h达到最大表达量,纯化后酶的比活力达到21 U/mg。酶学性质分析表明SHA-4的最适温度为37°C;最适pH为7.5;对PolyMG (杂聚古罗糖醛酸-甘露糖醛酸嵌段)具有底物偏好性;Na+对该酶的活性具有抑制作用,而金属离子Cu~(2+)具有明显促进作用,使活性提高了约168%;SHA-4催化海藻酸的Km值为2.5 mg/mL,Vmax为8.7 mg/(mL·min);SHA-4为外切型海藻酸裂解酶,降解海藻酸终产物为单糖。【结论】异源表达了来自一株厌氧海藻酸分解菌Sunxiuqiniasp.SH-52的海藻酸裂解酶SHA-4,该酶是PL6家族中第一个对PolyMG有底物偏好性的外切型海藻酸裂解酶,而且活性较高,作为工具酶有很好的应用前景,为海藻酸降解机制的探索提供了新的线索。     

胁迫条件对一土生青霉菌总酚积累及其清除自由基能力的影响

旨在阐明胁迫条件对一土生青霉菌总酚积累及其抗氧化活性的影响。采用固体培养基培养青霉菌,以紫外线辐射、添加H2O2水溶液和降低培养基营养物质含量作为胁迫手段,检测受到胁迫后,菌体总酚的积累及酚类清除自由基的能力。菌丝体总酚含量以Folin-Ciocalteu法测定,自由基清除率以分光光度法测定。结果表明,在胁迫条件下,各实验组菌丝体的总酚含量较对照组均有显著提高,添加H2O2组的总酚含量最高达63.86mg/g,紫外线辐射组的总酚含量最高达58.4mg/g,营养胁迫组的总酚含量最高达43.19mg/g。各实验组酚类提取物对羟自由基的清除率最高,其中添加1mmol/LH2O2组为35.28%,紫外线辐射40s组为69.97%,75%营养胁迫组为50.83%。因此,胁迫条件可增加该青霉合成酚类化合物及提高其抵抗胁迫的能力。