含磷化合物生物矿化铀的形态转化与机理

磷元素作为微生物生存生长的必要元素,能有效与铀结合矿化成稳定的U-P沉淀或相应矿物。采用混合细菌介导法,添加含磷化合物处理铀污染地下水-沉积物,探究磷和土著菌相互作用下铀的形态变化及产物稳定性。结果表明：含磷化合物的添加使得溶液中铀去除率高达99.84%;改进连续提取实验得知,沉积物中磷作用后的铀稳定态比例约75%。根据X射线光电子能谱分析和改进连续提取实验结果,细菌可以有效地介导U-P沉淀,含磷化合物可以与六价铀络合形成稳定的沉淀物,结合X射线衍射表明在细菌作用下,磷与铀发生生物矿化可生成Ca-U-P沉淀,实现铀从可转移相到稳定相的转化与固定。     

实时荧光定量PCR法检测环境假单胞菌属细菌丰度

应用实时荧光定量PCR法,建立了总细菌及假单胞菌属的标准曲线,并以环境样本中假单胞菌属与总细菌的比值反映其细菌丰度.应用该方法评价人工除藻反应器中组合填料、无纺布、弹性填料等介质对太湖水中溶藻细菌之一的假单胞菌属的富集情况.结果显示:该方法对总细菌的检测范围为103~108个基因拷贝/μL(R2=0.997);假单胞菌属的检测范围为1~105个基因拷贝/μL(R2=0.994).对除藻反应器溶藻细菌富集效果的评价显示,所建立的方法能有效检测反应器中填料对该类溶藻细菌的富集程度.初步证明所建立的方法可有效定量假单胞菌属在环境样本中的丰度.     

太湖溶藻细菌的分离及评价

从放置于太湖梅梁湾流域的除藻中试装置的人工介质上分离到一株溶藻细菌,经生理、生化和分子生物学鉴定,该株细菌属于芽孢杆菌属.经测定该菌具有较强的溶解铜绿微囊藻和降解微囊藻毒素LR(MC-LR)的功能:该菌(105个/mL)对铜绿微囊藻液(4.5×107个/mL)作用第16,32,48h的溶藻率分别为48%、63%和96%;对MC-LR(2.649μg/L)作用第18,36,54和72h藻毒素降解率分别为15%、29%、73%和100%.应用新建立的实时荧光定量PCR法(RTQ-PCR)对人工介质上的该溶藻芽孢杆菌丰度进行定量检测,结果显示,人工介质上该细菌的丰度约为1%,在7,8,9三个月中呈现递增趋势,其分布具有一定的时空变化规律.     

氧化铁纳米颗粒固定化溶藻菌的除藻作用

为了探讨氧化铁纳米颗粒固定化溶藻菌后对铜绿微囊藻的溶藻作用和降解微囊藻毒素LR(MC-LR)的作用,从太湖水体中分离获得一株属于芽孢杆菌属的溶藻菌,将其与氧化铁纳米颗粒固定化后,以普通Fe2O3作为实验对照,测定其溶藻作用和降解MC-LR作用.以激光粒度仪测定氧化铁纳米颗粒与溶藻菌两者单独和同时存在时的粒径大小及粒径分布,以获得氧化铁纳米颗粒固定化溶藻菌的证据.分析结果表明:在太湖水体中分离获得的一株芽孢杆菌具有较强的溶藻和降解MC-LR的作用,作用24 h后的溶藻率和MC-LR降解率分别达到44.3%和20.5%.同时加入氧化铁纳米颗粒后,溶藻率达到53.0%,MC-LR的降解率达到33.0%.激光粒度仪检测发现,氧化铁纳米颗粒与细菌混合后的颗粒物的平均直径增加到氧化铁纳米颗粒的12.3倍,同时氧化铁纳米颗粒和细菌单独存在时的粒径分布峰消失.氧化铁纳米颗粒是一种具有良好性能的生物固定化材料,可能通过其特有的途径有效地固定化溶藻菌,并增强溶藻菌的溶藻和降解藻毒素作用.     

膜生物反应器净化污水的硝化反硝化性能

比较了膜生物反应器(MBR)和传统活性污泥工艺(CAS)在相同运行条件下处理生活污水的硝化和反硝化性能.结果表明,MBR对NH4 -N和TN的去除率分别比CAS高54.8%和37.3%.2种工艺的亚硝化、反硝化作用均呈零级反应,对应降解速率常数MBR分别约为CAS的2.2倍和2.5倍;CAS中硝化作用为零级反应,而MBR中硝化作用随时间推移趋于平缓.MBR中的细菌总数、硝酸菌、亚硝酸菌和反硝化菌数量分别比CAS工艺中相应菌种高1~2个数量级.通过控制曝气强度或减小回流通道断面限制缺氧区溶解氧质量浓度,可提高MBR中的反硝化效果.     

Antibacterial Activity of Pharmaceutical-Grade Rose Bengal: An Application of a Synthetic Dye in Antibacterial Therapies

Rose bengal has been used in the diagnosis of ophthalmic disorders and liver function, and has been studied for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. To date, the antibacterial activity of rose bengal has been sporadically reported; however, these data have been generated with a commercial grade of rose bengal, which contains major uncontrolled impurities generated by the manufacturing process (80–95% dye content). A high-purity form of rose bengal formulation (HP-RBf, >99.5% dye content) kills a battery of Gram-positive bacteria, including drug-resistant strains at low concentrations (0.01–3.13 μg/mL) under fluorescent, LED, and natural light in a few minutes. Significantly, HP-RBf effectively eradicates Gram-positive bacterial biofilms. The frequency that Gram-positive bacteria spontaneously developed resistance to HP-RB is extremely low (less than 1 × 10⁻¹³). Toxicity data obtained through our research programs indicate that HP-RB is feasible as an anti-infective drug for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) involving multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbial invasion of the skin, and for eradicating biofilms. This article summarizes the antibacterial activity of pharmaceutical-grade rose bengal, HP-RB, against Gram-positive bacteria, its cytotoxicity against skin cells under illumination conditions, and mechanistic insights into rose bengal’s bactericidal activity under dark conditions.     

生物滤层中铁、锰氧化细菌的时空分布特征

以生物滤柱为反应器,对含铁、锰地下水进行处理.试验表明,沿层深度由于环境、底物浓度及运行条件的不同,除铁除锰生物滤层内细菌数量及其分布在时间和空间上都呈动态变化.滤层内除锰能力的变化趋势和特点与滤层内细菌数量及其分布的变化规律大体上是一致的.     

Properties of Rice-Based Beverages Fermented with Lactic Acid Bacteria and Propionibacterium

In recent times, consumers have shown increasing interest in plant substitutes for fermented dairy products. This study aimed to investigate the properties of yogurt-type rice-based beverages fermented with lactic acid bacteria and Propionibacterium. The changes in pH, viable population of bacteria, physical properties, and carbohydrate content of these beverages were tested. Fermentation using only Propionibacterium was insufficient to obtain a product with an acidity level similar to that of milk-based yogurt (pH < 4.5). After fermentation, the tested beverages had a high number of Lactobacillus sp. (7.42–8.23 log10 CFU/mL), Streptococcus thermophilus (8.01–8.65 log10 CFU/mL), and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (8.28–8.50 log10 CFU/mL). The hardness (2.90–10.40 N) and adhesiveness (13.79–42.16 mJ) of the samples after 14 days of storage at 6 °C varied depending on the starter culture used. The syneresis of all samples ranged between 29% and 31%, which was lower or close to that of milk-based yogurts. The content of individual sugars in the samples also varied depending on the starter culture used for fermentation. The results suggest that the combination of lactic and propionic fermentation helps in the production of rice-based yogurt-type milk substitutes.     

重组质粒对大肠杆菌HB101生长影响的微量热研究

用微量热方法研究了嗜麦芽假单胞菌AT18, 受体菌大肠杆菌HB101, mel基因工程菌——大肠杆菌HB101/pWSY8和携带克隆载体pUC18质粒的大肠杆菌HB101等的生长代谢过程. 实验结果从热化学和热动力学上阐明了细菌的生长速率常数与其所含质粒的大小呈负相关. 探讨了低温处理对含不同质粒大肠杆菌生长的影响, 发现低温处理对工程菌生长影响最大.