短小芽孢杆菌A—30耐碱性木聚糖酶基因的分子生物学研究

采用PCR方法对短小芽孢杆菌A－30菌株的耐碱性木聚糖酶基因进行克隆。在木聚糖选择平板上用刚果红染色法筛选出阳性克隆,提取阳性克隆的重组质粒进行酶切鉴定和测序。该基因在大肠杆菌中表达,过夜培养物胞外、胞内和周质空间的木聚糖酶酶活分别为0．159IUmL^-1、0.322IUmL^-1和0.007IUmL^-1。此木聚糖酶表现出较宽的pH作用范围,最适作用pH7左右,在pH9时仍有60％以上的酶活性。图4参14     

人工湿地中抗生素抗性大肠杆菌和抗性基因的去除与分布

抗生素的滥用导致抗生素抗性菌和抗性基因随生活污水和养殖废水的排放在环境中肆意散播,其去除及环境行为越来越受到关注。采用K-B纸片法测定了9套不同工艺构型模拟人工湿地中大肠杆菌对7种抗生素的抗性率,并应用多重PCR检测磺胺类sul1、2、3与四环素tetA、B、C、D抗性基因,探究人工湿地对抗性菌的去除效率及抗性菌、抗性基因的分布规律。结果显示,人工湿地能有效去除污水中70%左右的抗性大肠杆菌,有效降低了细菌抗性的传播风险;共计分离出535株大肠肝菌中有378株对一种以上抗生素有抗性性,以四环素、磺胺类和氨苄西林抗性率最高,达到25%以上,其他4种抗性率较低,不足20%;2种抗性基因的检出率都在70%以上;对不同采样点大肠杆菌的抗性性及抗性基因的比较发现,各部分大肠杆菌的抗性水平、多重抗性指数(MRI)以及抗性基因(sul、tet)检出率和组合数表现出:基质≥出水>进水,推测抗性菌被湿地基质截留,在基质生物膜上发生抗性基因的重组,并释放抗性菌,提高了出水中抗性水平和抗性基因检出率。     

Fe (II)活化过硫酸盐处理喹啉工艺参数优化及生物毒性

以喹啉为处理目标物,采用Fe²⁺活化K₂S₂O₈（PS）的高级氧化体系在不同环境因素下降解喹啉.结果表明：与单一PS体系和Fe²⁺体系相比,Fe²⁺/PS体系可以有效降解喹啉.在初始喹啉浓度为250mg/L,喹啉/PS物质的量比为1：10,PS/Fe²⁺物质的量比为3,初始pH3,反应温度为45℃,反应时间为80min的条件下,喹啉降解率可达100%.提高PS和Fe²⁺浓度均能有效提高喹啉降解率,但超过一定限值后对喹啉去除效果不明显.Fe²⁺/PS去除喹啉的过程符合一级反应动力学.溶液初始pH值越高,喹啉去除率越低;反应温度越高,喹啉去除率越高.自由基淬灭实验证实,Fe²⁺活化PS体系中有SO₄^-·和OH·的存在,其中由SO₄^-·产生的OH·对喹啉的降解占主导地位.通过GC/MS检测到2种中间产物8-羟基喹啉和2（1H）-喹啉酮,据此推测基于硫酸根自由基强化喹啉降解的可能路径.大肠杆菌急性毒性实验结果证实,虽然Fe²⁺/PS体系去除喹啉过程中产生了毒性更强的中间产物,但酸性条件和较高的反应温度有利于体系脱毒.     

多聚磷酸盐激酶基因在污水生物除磷中的功能

为验证多聚磷酸盐激酶基因(ppk)在污水生物除磷中的功能.采用Red敲除系统,以p KD4质粒为模板,设计同源短臂,扩增外源线性DNA片段,将外源线性DNA片段电转化整合入已导入p KD46的大肠杆菌ATCC25922野生型菌株.获得重组菌E.coli/ppk~-Kan~+.将p CP20导入大肠杆菌E.coli/ppk~-Kan~+以消除卡那霉素抗性基因,通过负抗性筛选及正反向引物验证,构建无抗生素抗性的ppk基因缺失工程菌株E.coli/ppk~-Kan~-.比较工程菌株和野生型菌株的生长特性,并比较两者在缺磷诱导/富磷及多次厌氧/好氧诱导条件下的除磷性能.结果表明采用Red重组系统,通过无痕敲除,成功构建了大肠杆菌ppk基因缺失菌株E.coli/ppk~-Kan~-.敲除后的工程菌株和野生型菌株生长整体没有差异,但是4 h前对数期工程菌株生长快于野生型菌株,8 h后稳定期工程菌株生长慢于野生型菌株,表明ppk影响菌体的生长;缺磷诱导/富磷条件下,工程菌株并未表现出因ppk缺失而影响其除磷能力;经过5次厌氧/好氧诱导,两菌菌体含磷量保持在1%~2%,没有因诱导次数的增加而表现出菌体含磷量增加的趋势,也未发现厌氧有PHB好氧有聚磷颗粒生成,表明ppk基因的缺失并没有引起菌体除磷能力的下降.ppk并未表现出明显的与污水生物除磷相关的功能.     

不同填料对大肠杆菌去除能力的研究

针对丘陵农村地区水质恶化、经济基础差及污水处理能力有限的状况,目前一般采用人工湿地和自然沟渠综合措施处理生活污水,但迄今仍缺乏针对水体病原菌污染的自然生态去除技术研究。为了筛选适宜去除病原菌的人工湿地填料,选用林地土、旱地土、水稻土、生物炭、无烟煤、沸石和石英7种填料,测定不同填料对大肠杆菌的去除能力,并通过在旱地土添加不同比例生物炭(0%、2%、5%、10%、20%、50%),探讨基于大肠杆菌去除容量与去除成本的旱地土与生物炭颗粒物复合物最佳比例。结果表明:不同填料介质生活污水大肠杆菌去除能力由强到弱依次为生物炭>无烟煤>水稻土>旱地土>林地土>沸石>石英;添加生物炭可增大湿地土壤孔隙度,有效提高单位时间内渗滤污水速率,及大肠杆菌的去除率,特别对大肠埃希氏菌去除效果更加明显;生物炭添加可延迟填料到达吸附饱和的时间,有效增加人工湿地处理容量。综合考虑大肠杆菌去除效率和生物炭添加成本等因素,人工湿地生物炭最优添加比例为20%。     

城市污水再生利用中的消毒问题研究

从保障再生水微生物安全的角度,考察了北方某污水处理厂污水处理工艺、混凝沉淀过滤工艺以及臭氧消毒对大肠杆菌和总细菌的去除效果。结果表明,污水处理厂进水中大肠杆菌数和细菌总数分别为10^5-10^9个/L和10^9-10^11个/L,经过厌氧-缺氧-好氧组合工艺处理后两者分别降为10^3-10^6个/L和10^6-10^9个/L,再经后续混凝沉淀过滤工艺（混凝剂PAC投加量：15 mg/L Al2O3）处理,再生水中大肠杆菌和细菌总数仍分别高达10^2-10^5个/L和10^5-10^8个/L。对上述再生水进行臭氧消毒批量实验,在臭氧反应量为12 mg/L的条件下实现了对大肠杆菌的完全灭活,此时臭氧消毒运行费用为0.13元/m^3左右。     

Assessment of physically-based and data-driven models to predict microbial water quality in open channels

In the present study,a physically-based hydraulic modeling tool and a data-driven approach using artificial neural networks (ANNs) were evaluated for their ability to simulate the fate and transport of microorganisms in a water system.To produce reliable data,a pipe network was constructed and a series of experiments using a fecal coliform indicator (Escherichia coli 15597) was conducted.For the physically-based model,morphological (pipe size,link length,slope,etc.) and hydraulic (flow rate) conditions were used as input variables,and for ANNs,water quality parameters (conductivity,pH,and turbidity) were used.Both approaches accurately described the fate and transport of microorganisms (physically-based model: correlation coefficient (R) in the range of 0.914 – 0.977 and ANNs: R in the range of 0.949 – 0.980),with the exception of one case at a low flow rate (q = 31.56 cm 3 /sec).This study also indicated that these approaches could be complementarily utilized to assess the vulnerability of water facilities and to establish emergency plans based on hypothetical scenarios.     

圆孔多孔板水力空化杀灭大肠杆菌的实验研究

在以圆形孔口多孔板为空化空蚀发生器的水力空化装置中,对含有大肠杆菌的水样进行灭菌处理.通过检测大肠杆菌的灭菌率,研究了水力空化对水中大肠杆菌的灭活效果.分析了大肠杆菌初始浓度,水流空化数,孔口流速,孔口排布,孔口数量,孔口大小,空化空蚀作用时间等参数对灭菌效果的影响.试验结果表明：提高流速,降低空化数,选取适当的初始浓度,延长空化空蚀作用时间,增加孔口数量,减小孔口大小以及改进孔口排布可以进一步提高大肠杆菌的杀灭率.水力空化的空化空蚀作用能够杀灭水中的大肠杆菌,是一种饮用水消毒的新技术.     

Flow cytometric assessment of the effects of chlorine,chloramine, and UV on bacteria by using nucleic acid stains and 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyltetrazolium chloride

Flow cytometry (FCM) has been widely used in multi-parametric assessment of cells in various research fields, especially in environmental sciences. This study detected the metabolic activity of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by using an FCM method based on 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyltetrazolium chloride (CTC); the accuracy of this method was enhanced by adding SYTO 9 and 10%R2A broth. The disinfection effects of chlorine, chloramine, and UV were subsequently evaluated by FCM methods. Chlorine demonstrated stronger and faster destructive effects on cytomembrane than chloramine, and nucleic acids decomposed afterwards. The metabolic activity of the bacteria persisted after the cytomembranewas damaged as detected using CTC. Low-pressure (LP) UV or medium-pressure (MP) UV treatments exerted no significant effects on membrane permeability. The metabolic activity of the bacteria decreased with increasing UV dosage, and MP-UV was a stronger inhibitor of metabolic activity than LP-UV. Furthermore, the membrane of Gram-positive S. aureus was more resistant to chlorine/chloramine than that of Gram-negative E. coli. In addition, S. aureus showed higher resistance to UV irradiation than E. coli.

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Synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation of 3, 4-annelated coumarin-pyrimido-pyrimidine systems

3,4-Annelated coumarin-pyrimido-pyrimidine systems (7-imino-8-mercapto-7H-5-oxa-7a,9,12-triaza-benzo[a]anthracen-6-one 2 and 8-hydroxy-7-imino-10-methyl-7H-5-oxa-7a,9,12-triaza-benzo[a]anthracen-6-one 3) were synthesized by the action of 4-amino-2-mercapto-pyrimidine, 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methylpyrimidine, respectively, on 4-chlorocoumarin-3-carbonitrile 1. The synthesized compounds were examined for in vitro antibacterial activity against 4 bacterial cultures: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia, Escherichia coli, and Aeromonas Salmonicida. The antibacterial activity of synthesized compounds 2 and 3 was compared to antibacterial activity of novobiocin as a standard drug.