Extracellular protease production of bacteriolytic bacteria isolated from marine environments

ABSTRACT:   Fourteen bacterial strains isolated from marine environments exhibited antagonistic action against a wide range of bacteria including Vibrio spp. A double layer agar method was used for preliminary screening to determine the relative degree of growth inhibition or bacteriolysis exhibited by the isolates. Most of the antagonistic isolates were found to be Gram-negative, motile rods and were oxidase positive, and oxidative in the oxidation and fermentation test, suggesting that they are belong to the genera Pseudomonas . The antagonistic isolates lyzed the dead cells of marine Gram-negative bacteria in both plate and liquid methods. Bacteriolytic and casein hydrolytic activities were observed in the culture supernatant of the isolates. Anion exchange column chromatography (Toyopearl DEAE-650 M) was used to purify the extracellular protease produced by an antagonistic strain A1-J25a. The active fractions of protease collected from the eluted solution also exhibited bacteriolytic activity.     

Interaction of the fish pathogen Aeromonas hydrophila with tilapia, Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner), phagocytes

Abstract. Interaction of Aeromonas hydrophila and tilapia, Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner), phagocytes was studied in vitro. All virulent and avirulent strains of A. hydrophila tested could multiply in non-activated and Freund's complete adjuvant activated phagocytes. Activated phagocytes increased the uptake of bacteria into cells, and the rates of intracellular replication for these bacteria were faster than in non-activated phagocytes. Among the A. hydrophila strains examined, virulent strain PPD134/91 replicated at the fastest rate inside phagocytic cells and produced cytopathic effect in the phagocytes in the shortest incubation time. Opsonized avirulent A. hydrophila were sensitive to phagocyte-mediated killing or unable to grow in phagocytes. Serum components and phagocytes may together prevent the growth of avirulent A. hydrophila in fish. The release of extracellular oxygen radicals during phagocytosis was examined using chemiluminescence assay (CL). Virulent strains induced CL responses but avirulent strains did not. This suggests that the virulent strains interacted with the phagocytes somewhat differently from the avirulent strains.     

Utilisation de souches bacteriennes selectionees dans l'alimentation des larves de Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk (Mollusque Bivalve) en elevages experimentauxUse of selected bacterial strains for feeding larvae of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk in experimental rearing

The authors studied the possibilities of using several bacterial strains, alive or heat-killed, alone or associated with an algal diet, as food for mussel larvae. Living bacteria offered with an algal culture improved larval growth, whereas the addition of heat-killed bacteria seemed to favour the appearance of an exogenous bacterial infection. Utilization of bacteria without algae sets the problems of their food value under these conditions and the concentration at which they should be used. Therefore, further complementary research will be necessary.     

扇贝内脏团中耐镉菌株的分离及其吸附镉机理

为探讨扇贝内脏团中微生态系统与扇贝高能力富集镉(Cd)的关系,从自然环境中采集的栉孔扇贝内脏团中分离、纯化了2株耐Cd细菌(编号为菌株A和B),运用16S rDNA基因序列进行分子鉴定,通过金属吸附实验研究了耐Cd菌株对Cd的吸附能力及其对Cd的吸附特性,并利用扫描电镜、透射电镜相结合的方法研究了Cd胁迫条件下耐镉菌株细胞形态与结构变化,探讨了其对Cd的吸附机理。结果显示,2株菌株(A和B)在固体培养基上能耐受Cd的浓度分别为100和80 mg/L。经16S rDNA测序鉴定菌株A与Nitratireductor sp.亲源关系最近,菌株B与Ruegeria sp.亲源关系最近。2株菌株对Cd的吸附率远高于铜(Cu)、锰(Mn)、锌(Zn)和铅(Pb)等重金属。在50 mg/L Cd浓度的液体培养基中,菌株A、B对Cd富集量分别为48.57和42.14 mg/g,富集系数分别为971.4和842.8。电镜观察结果显示,经过Cd处理后,2菌株数量均有所减少,细胞中出现空泡,菌株A细胞外沉淀增多,菌株B表面变得粗糙且出现凹陷,表明胞外沉积作用可能是耐Cd菌株对Cd富集作用的重要途径。     

Identification of gut‐associated amylase,cellulase and protease‐producing bacteria in three species of Indian major carps

Isolation and enumeration of amylase, cellulase and protease‐producing autochthonous bacteria in the proximal intestine (PI) and distal intestine (DI) of three species of Indian major carps, catla (Catla catla), mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) and rohu (Labeo rohita), were investigated using the conventional culture‐based technique. Population levels of amylolytic strains were the highest in the PI of catla and the lowest in the DI of rohu. The highest viable count of cellulase and protease‐producing bacteria was recorded in the DI and PI of mrigal respectively. Among the bacteria isolated, 10 strains (five from PI and five from DI) were selected as potent enzyme producers according to a quantitative enzyme assay. The chosen strains were further identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The five strains isolated from catla showed high similarity to Citrobacter sp. clone W2, Enterobacter sp. JA24, Bacillus coagulans strain TR, uncultured bacterial clone Hel3bc04 and Bacillus cereus strain UST2006‐BC004. The four strains isolated from mrigal were most closely related to Bacillus sp. KCd2, uncultured bacterial clone Hel3bd09, B. cereus strain BU040901‐020 and Citrobacter freundii strain YRL11, while the strain isolated from rohu probably belonged to Bacillus sp. GV.     

Virgibacillus halodenitrificans MSK-10P,a Potential Protease-producing Starter Culture for Fermented Shrimp Paste (kapi) Production

Fermented shrimp paste (Kapi) is traditionally produced using a high content of salt and mainly consumed as a food condiment by the Thai people. In order to select potential functional autochthonous starter culture, the protease-producing bacteria from Kapi were isolated, screened, and evaluated for technological and safety aspects. Among 195 isolates, five bacterial strains (MSK-3P, MSK-4P, MSK-5P, MSK-7P, and MSK-10P) exhibited the highest activity of protease using Anson method. All of them were identified as Virgibacillus halodenitrificans using 16S rRNA sequence analysis. All selected strains exhibited growth in the presence of NaCl up to 25%. Neither strain showed hemolytic activity nor biogenic amine formation. Among all selected strains, only strain MSK-10P had no ability to form a biofilm, while four other strains showed a weak ability. Strain MSK-7P exhibited multiple resistances to tetracycline and vancomycin, while strains MSK-3P, MSK-4P, and MSK-10P showed susceptibility to all antibiotics tested. According to the obtained results, this protease-producing V. halodenitrificans MSK-10P is a good candidate for further investigation for use in Kapi fermentation to assess its technological performance as a autochthonous starter culture.     

Transmission of protease genes into a protease-deficient mutant of Aeromonas salmonicida in river sediments

Abstract. The transformation of Aeromonas salmonicida with DNA fragments from bacterial cell-free sonicates was investigated with intraspecific, interspecific band intergeneric fish pathogenic bacteria including Aeromonas salmonicida, Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseiidomonas fluorescens and Vibrio anguillarum strains as donor bacteria. A phenotypic marker for transformation was extracellular protease production since a protease-deficient mutant NTG-1 induced from pathogenic A. salmonicida strain A-7301 by mutagenesis was used as a recipient. This mutant was non-pathogenic to rainbow trout. The mutant was incubated with each sonicate at 20°C for 20 days with a nutrient-poor medium containing a trace (5 μg/ml each) of both humic acid and tryptone in the presence of clean river sand (100 g/100 ml medium) corresponding with an environment of rivers. During the incubation, the survival of mutant NTG-1 cells was observed and protease positive NTG-1 cells were isolated from each culture. The protease production of the isolates was due to the transmission of protease genes of the donor strains. The activity of proteases produced by the transformants extra-cellularly was determined. These transformants induced with the sonicates of the parent strain, intraspecific strain and with the sonicates of the interspecific A. hydrophila strain were pathogenic to rainbow trout, whereas the transformants derived with the sonicates of the intergeneric strains P. fluorescens and V. anguiUarum showed non-pathogenicity, although all the donor strains, with the exception of the P. fluorescens strain, were pathogenic. These findings are interesting since they demonstrate that trausformation in A. salmonicida occurs with considerable ease even intergenencally and interspecifically, as well as intraspecifically in river environments, and that there is a large difference in the lethal toxicity of extracellular protease produced by these bacteria.     

Identification of overwintering vegetative cells of the bivalve-killing dinoflagellate <Emphasis Type="Italic">Heterocapsa circularisquama</Emphasis> in Uranouchi Inlet,Kochi Prefecture,Japan

ABSTRACT:   Red tides of Heterocapsa circularisquama have led to serious damage of bivalve aquacultures in western coastal areas of Japan. To understand the whole picture regarding the ecology of this species, it is essential to clarify its overwintering mechanisms. In this study, the population dynamics of H. circularisquama were investigated from February 2004 to November 2005, and overwintering cells were identified for the first time in water columns of Uranouchi Inlet, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Heterocapsa circularisquama cells were detected by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique using monoclonal antibodies that specifically recognize and react to this species. Vegetative cells were almost always detected from the first observation in February 2004 to November 2005 with temperatures of 10.5–30.6°C. During the period from winter to spring, this species survived in areas with a temperature higher than 10°C. The overwintering cells of H. circularisquama were isolated in March 2004, and identification was made via observation of the morphology and body scales of the cultured cells. These overwintering cells were identified as H. circularisquama and reacted to the monoclonal antibody. These results indicate that H. circularisquama can overwinter and survive throughout the year in a vegetative cell state in Uranouchi Inlet.     

In vitro markers for virulence in Yersinia ruckeri

In this study, different traits that have been associated with bacterial virulence were studied in Yersinia ruckeri. Two isolates that had been shown to cause disease and mortality in experimentally infected rainbow trout were compared with five avirulent isolates. Both virulent isolates showed high adhesion to gill and intestinal mucus of rainbow trout, whereas the majority of non‐virulent strains demonstrated significantly lower adhesion. A decrease in adherence capability following bacterial treatment with sodium metaperiodate and proteolytic enzymes suggested the involvement of carbohydrates and proteins. All strains were able to adhere to and invade chinook salmon embryo cell line (CHSE‐214), fathead minnow epithelial cell line (FHM) and rainbow trout liver cell line (R1). One non‐virulent strain was highly adhesive and invasive in the three cell lines, whereas the virulent strains showed moderate adhesive and invasive capacity. The internalization of several isolates was inhibited by colchicine and cytochalasin‐D, suggesting that microtubules and microfilaments play a role. For all strains, intracellular survival assays showed a decrease of viable bacteria in the cells 6 h after inoculation, suggesting that Y. ruckeri is not able to multiply or survive inside cultured cells. Analysis of the susceptibility to the bactericidal effect of rainbow trout serum demonstrated that virulent Y. ruckeri strains were serum resistant, whereas non‐virulent strains were generally serum sensitive.     

Antagonism against fish pathogens by cellular components and verification of probiotic properties in autochthonous bacteria isolated from the gut of an Indian major carp,Catla catla (Hamilton)

Probiotic potential of the autochthonous bacteria in catla, Catla catla has been evaluated through determination of antagonistic activity (in vitro) of the cellular components of gut bacteria against seven fish pathogens. Altogether 208 strains were isolated, inhibitory activity of the isolates was evaluated through cross‐streaking and 16 primarily selected antagonistic strains were confirmed using the double‐layer method. Four bacteria that showed antagonism against ≥4 pathogens were selected as putative probiotics. The intracellular, extracellular, whole‐cell and heat‐killed cell components exhibited bactericidal activity against the pathogens. In addition, the selected strains were capable of producing different extracellular enzymes, competent to grow in intestinal mucus and could tolerate diluted bile juice. Analysis of 16SrRNA partial gene sequence revealed that both the strains CC1FG2 and CC1FG4 were Bacillus methylotrophicus (KF559344 and KF559345), while the isolates CC1HG5 and CC2HG7 were Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii (KF559346) and Enterobacter hormaechei (KF559347) respectively. Bio‐safety evaluation through intra‐peritoneal injection of the isolates did not induce any pathological signs or mortalities in C. catla. The study confirmed probiotic properties of autochthonous gut bacteria in C. catla and demonstrated potential for using them as bio‐control agents. However, in vivo studies are essential to explore their efficacy in the commercial aquaculture.     

Isolation of a highly pathogenic Vibrio pelagius strain associated with mass mortalities of turbot,Scophthalmus maximus (L.), larvae

A bacterial strain, characterized as Vibrio pelagius (Hq 222), was isolated from a turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.), larvae mass mortality in a commercial fish farm in Spain. Turbot larvae, post-larvae (0.2 g) and juveniles (5 and 15 g) were experimentally infected. The bacterium appeared to be very virulent for larvae and post-larvae, LD50 being < 5 bacteria mL(-1) for larvae 1 week post-infection and 3.9 x 10(5) bacteria mL(-1) in post-larvae at day 12 post-infection. The bacterial strain was recovered in pure culture from the internal organs of infected fish. Histological lesions in post-larvae exhibited swelling and necrosis of gill secondary lamellae, sloughing of intestinal mucosa and necrosis of haematopoietic tissue in the kidney. Vibrio pelagius (Hq 222) was able to grow in sterile sea water when incubated at room temperature or at 15 degrees C. Vibrio pelagius (Hq 222) was more adherent to the turbot cell lines TV-1 and TF than Escherichia coli. In both cell lines, the number of adhered bacteria increased with incubation time.     

刺参池塘养殖系统中1株副干酪乳杆菌的分离及其生物学特性研究

本研究利用MRS培养基,从山东东营刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)养殖池塘环境中分离到56株乳酸菌.以刺参腐皮综合征2种重要致病菌灿烂弧菌(Vibrio splendidus)和假交替单胞菌(Pseudoalteromonas nigrifaciens)为指示菌,采用牛津杯法测定所分离的乳酸菌对2株...     

鳗草根际固氮菌的分离鉴定及培养条件的筛选

为了解鳗草(Zostera marina)根际微生物的共生固氮功能,并分离得到对海草有潜在促生效果的功能微生物,以山东荣城天鹅湖鳗草为研究对象,采用选择性固氮培养基从其根际分离得到了两株具较高固氮酶活性的菌株(3A和4G),从形态学、生理生化特性、16S rDNA和固氮基因nifH等方面对菌株进行筛选和鉴定,探讨菌株的最佳培养条件并获得了菌株典型生长曲线。结果表明,菌株3A为海旋菌(Thalassospira),革兰氏阳性菌,菌落圆形桔黄色,可利用的碳源:D-甘露糖,D-松三糖,L-鼠李糖等,最佳培养条件:盐度2.585%,pH 8.18,温度31.49℃;菌株4G为芽孢杆菌(Bacillus),革兰氏阴性菌,菌落圆形乳白色,可利用的碳源:D-纤维二糖,D-葡萄糖,D-麦芽糖,蔗糖,D-甘露醇,D-海藻糖等,最佳培养条件:盐度2.920%,pH 7.99,温度37.27℃。利用乙炔还原法测定二者的固氮酶活性,分别为252.21 nmol C_2H_4/(mL·h)和196.31 nmol C_2H_4/(mL·h)。研究证实两株菌株具有良好的固氮性能,可用于海草固氮肥的研制,在海草床生态系统恢复研究领域具有潜在的应用前景。     

Identification of marine algicidal Flavobacterium sp. 5 N-3 using multiple probes and whole-cell hybridization

ABSTRACT: We designed five 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes (Sp probes) specific for Flavobacterium sp. 5 N-3, which inhibits the growth of red tide phytoplankton Gymnodinium mikimotoi (Dinophyceae). These probes were evaluated by whole-cell hybridization against 5 N-3 cells incubated under laboratory conditions. The fluorescence signal from the cell detected with Sp probe mix5, a mixture of the five probes, was 8.4-fold higher than that obtained with only one Sp probe (Sp01RF). The signal obtained by this method was strong enough to recognize 5 N-3 cells and count them under the epifluorescence microscope, while the signal was often undetectable when a single probe was used. Fluorescence intensities of cells at stationary phases and of 'starved' cells in sterile seawater using Sp probe mix5 were low but still sufficient for enumeration. These Sp probes did not hybridize with 11 strains from the Cytophaga/Flavobacteria/Bacteroides phylum and did react with strain 5 N-3 following whole-cell hybridization. These results show that 5 N-3 cells cultivated under our laboratory conditions can be detected by whole-cell hybridization with the five designed probes. These data also suggest that this technique may be useful for detection of an algicidal bacterium 5 N-3 in the natural environment.     

Effects of beneficial bacteria on biomass,photosynthetic parameters and cell composition of the microalga Muriellopsis sp. adapted to grow in seawater

The present study evaluated the effects of five bacterial isolates from the microalga Muriellopsis sp. on the microalgal biomass concentration (g/L), specific growth rate (K), photosynthetic quantum yield (QY), non‐photochemical quenching (NPQ), maximum relative electron transport rates (rETR max) and levels of nutritional components such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and carotenoids in Muriellopsis sp. cultivated in seawater under indoor and outdoor conditions. The bacterial strains were Microbacterium sp. Dom 1; Pseudomonas sp. Dom2; Microbacterium sp. Dom 3; Rhizobium sp. Dom 4; and Dietzia sp. Dom 5, as well as the Pseudoalteromonas sp. (SLP1), a bacterium known to promote the growth of microalgae. At the laboratory level, inoculation of the strains SLP1, Dom 1, Dom 3 and Dom 5 resulted in higher specific growth rates and biomass of the microalga. Subsequently, the best results were obtained with a combination of the selected bacterial strains (Dom1, Dom 3, Dom5 and SLP1) under outdoor culture conditions improved the biomass, proteins, carbohydrates and total carotenoids in 22.12%, 48.28%, 19,25% and 48.27%, respectively, compared to cultures without the incorporation of the selected bacteria (control), while no effects were observed on the photosynthetic parameters. Thus, it was demonstrated that positive associations of the selected bacterial strains played an important role in the production of Muriellopsis sp. acclimatized to grow in seawater. This is of crucial importance, especially in desert areas, where solar radiation is high and freshwater is a limited resource.     

哈氏弧菌文蛤分离株WG1702培养条件优化研究

于2007年9月在江苏吕泗文蛤发病高峰期,从发病文蛤体内和养殖水体中分离到1株哈氏弧菌WG1702,培养条件优化试验结果表明,菌株WG1702在32 h时达到生长高峰,最适温度为28℃,最佳初始pH为7,最佳盐度为40,最佳装液量为60 ml/150 ml,促进生长的金属离子是NH4+、Fe2+、Fe3+,最佳C、N源为葡萄糖和蛋白胨;pH、温度、不同菌龄正交试验证明最佳组合为pH 7.11,温度28℃,菌龄24 h,通过方差分析结果可以看出三因素中pH对生长影响显著(P<0.05)。     

培养基对微生物被膜形成和厚壳贻贝附着的影响

为探讨微生物被膜生物学特性、培养基以及大型生物附着三者之间的相互关系,本实验通过微生物分子生态学和海洋贝类生态学等方法调查了不同培养基对海洋细菌所形成微生物被膜的影响及其对厚壳贻贝幼虫附着的影响。结果显示,厚壳贻贝稚贝率与培养基类型和细菌初始密度显著相关,进一步分析表明,Zo Bell 2216E和Seawater Luriabertani(SWLB)条件下分别有6株和9株细菌形成的微生物被膜密度与稚贝率显著相关。扫描电镜结果显示,Staphylococcus sp.3在Zo Bell 2216E培养基条件下形成微生物被膜的细菌分布较为紧密,Pseudoalteromonas sp.8则在SWLB培养基条件下微生物被膜细菌分布较为紧密,且形态变为短杆状。SDS-PAGE结果显示,相比Zo Bell 2216E培养基,Staphylococcus sp.3在SWLB培养基条件下9条条带蛋白显著下降,其中2个条带完全消失;Pseudoalteromonas sp.8则在SWLB培养基条件下明显增加5条蛋白条带。研究表明,微生物被膜的形成受到培养基的影响,培养基的不同导致微生物被膜的形态结构、分布和蛋白有所差异,最终导致微生物被膜诱导厚壳贻贝幼虫附着变态的活性差异,本研究为后续开展厚壳贻贝附着的分子机制奠定良好基础。     

Effects of irradiance of various wavelengths from light-emitting diodes on the growth of the harmful dinoflagellate <Emphasis Type="Italic">Heterocapsa circularisquama</Emphasis> and the diatom <Emphasis Type="Italic">Skeletonema costatum</Emphasis>

ABSTRACT:   We investigated the effects of specific light wavelengths from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the growth of the dinoflagellate Heterocapsa circularisquama , which kills bivalves, and the diatom Skeletonema costatum , which is an important food source for bivalves. Growth of H. circularisquama was obviously inhibited at 590 nm and a photon flux density less than 75 μmol quanta/m²/s. However, growth of S. costatum was not suppressed by irradiance from any LEDs tested from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths at 75 μmol quanta/m²/s. The growth rate of H. circularisquama in an experimental treatment group with irradiance provided by both cool-white fluorescent lamps (12:12 h L : D cycle) and a 590-nm LED (continuous irradiance) was 0.43/day. In the control group with irradiance provided only by cool-white fluorescent lamps (12:12 h L : D cycle), the growth rate was 0.63/day, indicating that growth of H. circularisquama was suppressed by 590 nm (less than 75 μmol quanta/m²/s) irradiance from the LED and the continuous irradiance. The use of 590-nm LEDs in bivalve culture at irradiance levels less than 75 μmol quanta/m²/s might encourage the growth of the useful diatom S. costatum without stimulating growth of the harmful dinoflagellate H. circularisquama .     

Bacteriolytic activity and growth of marine isolates of labyrinthulids on dead bacterial cells

ABSTRACT:   Thirteen strains of labyrinthulids were isolated from the coastal area of Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and from Batan Bay, Panay Island, the Philippines by using diatom double-layer agar plates. The cells of labyrinthulid isolates grew axenically on the dead bacterial cells and extract plus egg yolk agar medium (NSBEY agar). Three representative isolates were demonstrated to belong to the labyrinthulid phylogenetic group (LPG) based on 18S  rDNA sequence analysis. As bacteriolytic activity of labyrinthulid isolates was examined, it was found that they could lyze only the dead cells of gram-negative bacteria and not those of gram-positive bacteria during incubation in both agar and liquid media. The optimum temperature range for bacteriolysis was 25–31°C. Orange carotenoid pigment was accumulated during the stationary growth phase of strain 00-Bat-05, Philippine isolate, cultured in an L-shaped tube containing a bacterial dead cell suspension. Concomitant rapid cell movement of developing zoospores was observed.     

凡纳滨对虾养殖体系中群体感应淬灭菌的筛选、安全性评估及发酵条件优化

从凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamai)养殖体系中筛选得到具有群体感应淬灭(Quorum quenching, QQ)活性的潜在功能菌,并对菌株进行16S rDNA鉴定、安全性评估及发酵条件优化。采用根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens) A136液体X-gal法进行活性菌株筛选,发现2株细菌(BDZ5和W1B)的发酵液对信号分子己酰基高丝氨酸内酯(C6-HSL)具有显著的降解作用,但经沸水浴处理后均丧失降解活性。经16S rDNA基因序列分析,菌株BDZ5和W1B分别被鉴定为芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)和科贝特氏菌属(Cobetia)。安全性评估结果显示,菌株BDZ5和W1B均无溶血性,且对多数抗生素具有敏感性,注射2株活性菌未提高凡纳滨对虾死亡率,且对凡纳滨对虾血清免疫酶活性无显著影响。单因素条件优化结果显示,在起始pH为7.0、盐度为20、0.0005%的MnCl2条件下培养48 h后,菌株BDZ5达到最大生长量;在起始pH为6.0、盐度为40、0.05%的CaCl2条件下培养48 h,菌株W1B达到最大生长量。2株菌的最适信号分子C6-HSL降解条件与其生长条件有所不同,在起始pH为7.5、盐度为30、0.0005%的MnCl2条件下培养48 h,2株活性菌对信号分子C6-HSL的降解率达到最大值。研究表明,菌株BDZ5和W1B可作为益生菌应用于水产养殖,为基于QQ角度防治对虾细菌性病害提供优良菌种。