HPLC determination of chlorate metabolism in bovine ruminal fluid

Salmonella and Escherichia coli are two bacteria that are important causes of human and animal disease worldwide. Chlorate is converted in the cell to chlorite, which is lethal to these bacteria. An HPLC procedure was developed for the rapid analysis of chlorate (ClO₃ ^?), nitrate (NO₃ ^?), and nitrite (NO₂ ^?) ions in bovine ruminal fluid samples. Standard curves for chlorite, nitrite, nitrate, and chlorate were well defined linear curves with R² values of 0.99846, 0.99106, 0.99854, and 0.99138, respectively. Concentrations of chlorite could not be accurately determined in bovine ruminal fluid because chlorite reacts with or binds a component(s) or is reduced to chloride in bovine ruminal fluid resulting in low chlorite measurements. A standard curve ranging from 25 to 150 ppm ClO₃ ^? ion was used to measure chlorate fortified into ruminal fluid. The concentration of chlorate was more rapidly lowered (P < 0.01) under anaerobic compared to aerobic incubation conditions. Chlorate alone or chlorate supplemented with the reductants sodium lactate or glycerol were bactericidal in anaerobic incubations. In anaerobic culture, the addition of sodium formate to chlorate-fortified ruminal fluid appeared to decrease chlorate concentrations; however, formate also appeared to moderate the bactericidal effect of chlorate against E. coli. Addition of the reductants, glycerol or lactate, to chlorate-fortified ruminal fluid did not increase the killing of E. coli at 24 h, but may be useful when the reducing equivalents are limiting as in waste holding reservoirs or composting systems required for intense animal production.     

磺胺和四环素类抗生素对活性污泥性能的影响

废水处理工艺中抗生素类污染物的存在可能会对生物处理过程产生长期而深远的影响,为探明此类污染物对废水生物处理主体活性污泥性能等方面的影响,采用间歇培养法研究了活性污泥法处理污水时,抗生素类污染物的存在对活性污泥性能如胞外聚合物（EPS）、污染物处理能力、脱氢酶活性和群落结构的影响。结果表明,抗生素的存在会导致活性污泥的胞外聚合物总量及其主要组分蛋白质和多糖增加,以产生保护屏障;且由于污泥絮体解体,细胞破裂导致EPS中DNA和色氨酸含量增加。同时,由于蛋白质大量增加引起的表面负电荷的增加,使污泥疏水性增强,絮凝性能恶化;污泥絮体解体导致污泥颗粒变小,SVI也随之下降;在活性污泥脱氢酶活性急剧下降的同时,出水TOC迅速升高。此外,抗生素类污染物在抑制活性污泥中大部分细菌的同时,对部分菌群也有刺激生长作用,最终导致活性污泥生物群落结构的改变。四环素类抗生素对活性污泥的EPS和絮凝沉降性能的影响大于磺胺类,而对污水处理能力和群落结构的影响则不如磺胺类。抗生素类污染物的长期存在会对活性污泥沉降性能、絮凝性能、脱氢酶活性以及活性污泥群落结构等产生一系列负面影响,进而影响污染物去除效果,导致出水水质恶化。     

Cd、Zn、菲和多效唑复合污染土壤的微生物生态毒理效应

以土壤脱氢酶、呼吸强度和微生物生物量作为生态毒理指标,通过正交实验,在室内培养条件下考察了4种不同性质的有机与无机污染物（Cd、Zn、菲和多效唑）复合污染的土壤微生物生态效应。复合投加这4种污染物能使土壤微生物活性受到不同程度的抑制,且抑制率随时间的推移而下降;3种微生物生态毒理指标之间存在着很好的相关性,但脱氢酶活性在三者中最敏感;影响土壤微生物活性的主要因子依次为：菲＞Cd＞Zn＞Zn与菲的交互作用＞Zn与多效唑的交互作用;实验表明,Zn与菲的交互作用为拮抗作用,但Zn与多效唑的复合效应机制仍不明确     

投加氢氧化铁对SMBR中活性污泥性能的影响

试验研究了在SMBR中投加不同量氢氧化铁对出水水质以及膜污染的影响。结果表明,生物铁-SMBR中随氢氧化铁投加量的增加,COD出水及去除率略有提高;氢氧化铁投加量为5%时,对活性污泥的活性促进作用最强;活性污泥SVI的降低主要是氢氧化铁絮体本身的化学絮凝作用所致;试验条件下氢氧化铁最佳投加量为混合液污泥浓度的5%时,半透膜压增长最慢,膜污染程度最轻。     

固定化SRB吸附乳酸钠的动力学及再生动力学研究

用聚乙烯醇包埋硫酸盐还原菌(SRB),探讨固定化SRB小球的动力学规律及再生动力学控制机理,同时利用膜扩散控制模型与粒内扩散控制模型,描述固定化SRB小球循环吸附乳酸钠的动力学过程,计算出不同条件下的膜扩散系数D/δ和粒内扩散系数D的值.通过对固定化SRB小球吸附乳酸钠的动力学和再生动力学研究,为固定化SRB小球的营养源吸附与再生工艺参数的确定提供理论依据.     

The use of bioluminescent biotests for study of natural and laboratory aquatic ecosystems

A set of bioluminescent tests was developed to monitor water quality in natural and laboratory ecosystems. It consisted of four bioluminescent systems: luminous bacteria, coupled enzyme system NADH:FMN-oxidoreductase-luciferase and triplet enzyme systems with alcohol dehydrogenase and trypsin. The set of biotests was applied for a small forest pond (Siberia, Russia), laboratory microecosystems polluted with benzoquinone and a batch culture of blue-green algae. Thereby effects of natural water compared to those of models of heavy pollution and “bloom” of blue-greens on the bioluminescent tests were revealed. The set of biotests was not affected by a natural seasonal variability of water quality in the unpolluted pond, but responded to the heavy pollution and the “bloom” of blue-greens. The set of biotests could be recommended as the alarm test to control the acute toxicity of natural water bodies.     

Effects of Cd2+ and Pb2+ on the substrate biofilms in the integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland

The effects of single Cd~(2+)and Pb~(2+),and combined Cd~(2+)and Pb~(2+)on dehydrogenase activity and polysaccharide content of the substrate biofilms in the integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland(IVCW)were studied.Dehydrogenase activities decreased linearly with the increasing concentrations of Cd~(2+)and Pb~(2+)at different times(6,24,72,and 120 h).The activities at both 6 and 24 h were significantly higher than that at 72 and 120 h in the case of single and combined treatments.The single Cd~(2+)...     

蜡样芽孢杆菌中甲酸脱氢酶基因产氢研究

通过基因筛选,成功分离并克隆到蜡样芽胞杆菌XN12（Bacillus cereus XN12）的甲酸脱氢酶基因fdhF（formate dehydrogenase）,该基因全长2937bp,GC含量39.3%,编码978个氨基酸,与已报道的蜡样芽孢杆菌Q1的fdhF基因（GenBank No.CP000227.1）同源性达到100%.将其连接在表达载体pET32a上并融合His标签,构建了重组质粒pET32a-FDHF-His,转入大肠杆菌BL21（Escherichia coli BL21）后获得了高效表达.重组菌株经IPTG诱导后经WesternBlot分析表明,重组蛋白分子量约为108kDa.通过对重组菌株产氢性能试验表明,重组菌对提高产氢率具有一定促进作用,产氢量为每消耗1mol的葡萄糖和甲酸盐分别能产生0.73mol和0.20mol的氢气.     

磁场对固定化紫色非硫光合细菌脱氢酶影响的研究

研究磁场作用对固定化紫色非硫光合细菌（ＰＳＢ）脱氢酶活力的影响，选出可产生最佳磁生物效应的磁场值，并证明磁场作用一定累积效应，实验结果表明在最佳磁场作用下，最适温度为３０－４０℃，最适ｐＨ值为８，脱氢酶活力可提高３０％左右，有良好热稳定性和ｐＨ稳定性。在４℃冰箱保存４５至２１０ｄ，磁场对脱氢酶活力影响基本稳定，可保持提高２０％。磁场对菌液中加某些金属离子（Ｆｅ＾２＋、Ｍｎ＾２＋、Ｚｎ＾２＋）ｂｎ     

Towards green membranes: preparation of cellulose acetate ultrafiltration membranes using methyl lactate as a biosolvent

Ultrafiltration membranes were prepared using cellulose acetate (CA) as a polymer, LiCl and CaCl₂ as porogens and methyl-(S)-lactate as a solvent. CA, methyl lactate and the porogens used in this work are obtained from renewable resources; they are biodegradable, non-toxic and non-volatile organic compounds. Flat sheet ultrafiltration membranes were prepared by the phase inversion technique. A molecular weight cut-off between 15 and 35 kDa (polyethylene glycol) and pure water permeability between 13 and 177 litres h^? 1m^? 2 bar^? 1 were obtained. These parameters are in the ideal range for water treatment industry. Improvement of pollutant degree and ecotoxicity of the process was evaluated by ‘green’ metrics by the P (pollutants, persistent and bioaccumulative) and E (ecotoxicity) parameters. Both of these variables were recorded as zero using our method. This study represents a step ahead towards the production of ultrafiltration polymeric membranes by a ‘greener’ process than current methods.