Natronorubrum halophilum sp. nov. isolated from two inland salt lakes

Journal of Microbiology - Two halophilic archaeal strains, SHR37T and NEN6, were isolated from salt lakes located in the Tibet and Xinjiang regions of China. The two strains were found to form a...     

抑藻菌株Bacillus sp. hsn03分离鉴定及其对铜绿微囊藻的抑制效果与特征

【背景】蓝藻常形成水华,严重破坏水生环境及威胁水生生物。微生物能够专一性地抑制蓝藻的生长,从而可以被用于蓝藻水华的控制。【目的】分离筛选一株对有害水华藻——铜绿微囊藻(Microcystisaeruginosa)7806有高效抑藻能力的菌株,对其进行生理生化和分子鉴定,并研究其抑藻效果与特征。【方法】通过API试剂条确定其生理生化特征,对细菌的16SrRNA基因进行测序并构建系统进化树,通过探究细菌菌体、上清、发酵液的抑藻效果确定该菌的抑藻方式,通过测定不同温度、pH、蛋白酶K、有机溶剂萃取和透析条件下的抑藻效果及傅里叶红外光谱来确定胞外抑藻物质的性质。【结果】菌株hsn03与芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus sp.)的Bacillus sonorensis NBRC101234有最高相似性,达99.59%;通过分泌胞外抑藻物质对铜绿微囊藻生长表现出抑制效果,且最佳抑藻添加量为7.0%(体积比);胞外抑藻物质为一类分子量大于500 Da且小于1 kD,耐高温,耐酸碱,含有叁键和累积双键,非蛋白、多糖类的小分子物质。【结论】抑藻菌株的挖掘与鉴定对于丰富有害藻华藻的抑藻菌质资源有非常大的促进作用,通过对抑藻方式、效果和特征的研究为进一步将抑藻菌应用于铜绿微囊藻的治理奠定基础。     

Microbiota Regulates the TLR7 Signaling Pathway Against Respiratory Tract Influenza A Virus Infection

Although intestinal flora are crucial in maintaining immune homeostasis of the intestine, the role of intestinal flora in immune responses at other mucosal surfaces remains less clear. Here, we show that intestinal flora composition critically regulates the toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) signaling pathway following respiratory influenza virus infection. TLR7 ligands rescued the immune impairment in antibiotic-treated mice. Intact microbiota provided signals leading to the expression of mRNA for TLR7, MyD88, IRAK4, TRAF6, and NF-κB at steady state. Significant changes in the composition of culturable commensal bacteria reduced the expression levels of components of the TLR7 signaling pathway. Our results reveal the importance of intestinal flora in regulating immunity in the respiratory mucosa through the upregulation of the TLR7 signaling pathway for the proper activation of inflammasomes.