Injury Mechanisms of Lactic Acid Bacteria Starter Cultures During Spray Drying: A Review

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) starter cultures can be processed by many drying techniques, among which spray drying has great potential. However, injuries of LAB during spray drying lead to a low survival rate. The microbial injuries of LAB during spray drying are specifically induced by dehydration inactivation, thermal inactivation, and balance between the two. To reduce the drying temperature, new drying techniques based on spray drying were tried; that is, low-temperature vacuum–spray drying and spray–freeze drying.     

Alterations in Membrane Phospholipid Fatty Acids of Gram-Positive Piezotolerant Bacterium Sporosarcina sp. DSK25 in Response to Growth Pressure

Pressure is an important thermodynamic property of the ocean and the deep biosphere that affects microbial physiology and biochemistry. Here, we report on our investigation of the response of Gram-positive piezotolerant bacterium Sporosarcina sp. DSK25 to hydrostatic pressure. Strain DSK25 responded in an adaptive manner to upshifts of growth pressure and showed systematic changes in phospholipid fatty acids. As the pressure increased from 0.1 to 10 MPa (Megapascal), unsaturated fatty acids in DSK25 increased from 21.7 to 31.1 % of total fatty acids, while the level of iso- and anteiso-branched fatty acids remained unchanged. At higher pressures (30, 50, and 60 MPa), the amount of unsaturated fatty acids decreased, and that of anteiso-branched fatty acids increased from 34.4 to 49.9 % at the expense of iso-branched fatty acids. For the first time, two polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), 18:2n-6 and 18:2n-x, with the latter having much higher abundance than the former, were identified in DSK25. The concentration of the PUFA increased with growth pressure. These results indicate the involvement of unsaturated and methyl-branched fatty acids in the modulation of bacteria membrane fluidity and function over environmentally relevant parameter (pressure). Piezotolerant bacterium Sporosarcina sp. DSK25 appears to utilize two regulatory mechanisms for adaptation to high pressure, a rapid-responding mechanism on transient scale, expressed as increased biosynthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids, and a long-term adaptation mechanism in increased synthesis of anteiso-branched and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Our results further suggest that Gram-positive piezophilic bacteria respond differently than Gram-negative bacteria in adaptation to high pressure.     

乳酸菌能量代谢的蛋白质组学研究进展

乳酸茵凭借其悠久的历史、显明的特征及与人类生活紧密相关的特点受到了生物界和医学界的广泛关注。近年来,利用蛋白质组学对其进行研究的成果层出不穷。概述了乳酸菌能量代谢的蛋白质组学研究进展,并讨论了代谢路径之间的相互关系。     

微生物在变压器油中的生长研究

取土壤样通过富集、分离、纯化等方法,得到能以变压器油为唯一碳源的好氧细菌和厌氧细菌,说明自然环境中的确存在能利用变压器油为碳源生长繁殖的细菌.在不同条件下,以变压器油为唯一碳源进行好氧和厌氧培养,当体系在无游离水条件下、温度≥50℃或pH值≤5.0时,微生物均不能生长繁殖,说明在变压器油工作状态下,微生物不能在其中生长繁殖.从运行中的介损值偏高的变压器中取油样,未检测出微生物.     

弹塑性应力作用下X80管线钢的菌致开裂行为

目的 揭示硫酸盐还原菌（SRB）在管线钢表面裂纹萌生中的作用。方法 采用恒载荷实验装置施加弹性和塑性应力,通过XPS和EDS分析产物成分,利用SEM观察微生物膜形态、管线钢腐蚀形貌,研究弹性和塑性应力作用下管线钢的微生物致裂裂纹萌生和扩展行为。结果 弹性和塑性应力对SRB生长无明显影响。不管是在弹性应力还是塑性应力作用下,SRB生理活动均改变了腐蚀产物的结构,增加了腐蚀产物的硫含量,提高了管线钢局部腐蚀敏感性。与弹性应力作用相比,塑性应力和SRB协同作用对管线钢微裂纹萌生和扩展的影响更大。塑性应力作用下,灭菌和接菌环境中管线钢表面均产生了微裂纹分叉。结论 弹性应力和塑性应力均促进了管线钢的微生物腐蚀过程。塑性应力作用下管线钢菌致开裂更加剧烈,裂纹扩展过程与SRB生理活动有关。     

The unreliability of the kinetic approach to measuring bacterial mineralization activities at low in situ temperatures in an acidic aquatic environment

This paper concerns the kinetic approach to measuring glucose mineralization by planktonic bacteria in Whitson Lake, a moderately acidic lake. For all three samplings, plots of the amount of glucose mineralized vs time of incubation were linear at both high and low concentrations of added glucose. When sample water buffered around the in situ pH was used in these time studies, linear relationships were again evident, but there was a reduction in the rates of glucose mineralization activity. Nevertheless, the kinetic approach usually failed to generate the Michaelis—Menten response at the necessary level of statistical significance to justify calculations of turnover times and V_max values. And, buffering the pH around the in situ pH did not insure that the Michaelis—Menten response would be obtained.These observations are discussed in the light of our earlier observations involving an extremely acid-stressed lake.     

Relationship among turbidity, particle counts and bacteriological quality within water distribution lines

The turbidity standard for water quality was evaluated in relation to total particle counts, heterotrophic plate counts and epifluorescence direct cell counts of three different municipal drinking-waters. Turbidity and particle counts were directly proportional. There was no predictable relationship between bacteriological quality and turbidity or particle counts. Heterotrophic plate counts under-estimated epifluorescence direct cell counts by a factor of at least 500. Water quality degradation occurred in municipal drinking-water systems because of intermittent short duration events that resulted in high turbidity, particle counts and heterotrophic plate counts. Further, for all parameters measured variability increased with distance traveled within a pipe except for ground water.     

生物流化床深度处理油田废水

采用隔油-混凝（气浮）-过滤的传统工艺处理油田废水，出水水质往往不能达到国家二级排放标准。在传统工艺的基础上，增设了三相生物流化床深度处理该废水，以使其达标排放。为提高生物深度处理的效果，分别采用了漂浮填料、悬浮填料、专性菌等多种强化处理措施，结果表明：流化床出水含油量为3．5～4．9mg／L，系统出水COD〈20mg／L，出水水质可满足国家一级排放标准的要求。     

A new method for characterizing denitrifying phosphorus removal bacteria by using three different types of electron acceptors

This study investigated the characteristics of denitrifying phosphorus removal bacteria by using three different types of electron acceptors as well as the positive role of nitrite in phosphorus removal process. Denitrifying phosphorous removal bacteria was enriched under anaerobic-anoxic (A/A) condition. To understand A/A sludge better, sludge from two other sources were also studied. These include sludges obtained from a lab-scale anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (A/A/O) system and a local sewage treatment plant. Three types of possible electron acceptors (oxygen, nitrate and nitrite) were examined for their roles in phosphorus uptake. The results obtained indicated that oxygen, nitrate and nitrite were able to act as electron acceptors successfully. This observation suggested that in addition to the two well-accepted groups of phosphorus removal bacteria (one can only utilize oxygen to take up phosphorus, P(O), while the other can use both oxygen and nitrate, P(ON)), a new group of phosphorus removal bacteria, P(ON(n)), which could use oxygen, nitrate or nitrite to take up phosphorus was identified. The relative population of these three types of bacteria could be calculated from results obtainable from phosphorus uptake batch experiments with either oxygen or nitrate or nitrite as electron acceptor. The results obtained in this study showed that A/A sludge had similar phosphorus removal performance as the A/A/O sludge. However, it has better denitrifying phosphorus removal capability, which was demonstrated by the relative population of the three groups of bacteria. The results also suggested that nitrite was not an inhibitor to phosphorus removal process. Instead, it is an alternative electron acceptor to oxygen or nitrate.     

污泥嗜热菌好氧消化与传统高温好氧消化的效果对比

在65℃的条件下利用嗜热菌消解城市污水处理厂的剩余污泥，并与传统高温好氧消化的效果进行了对比。结果表明：在有嗜热菌存在的条件下污泥的消化效果更好，对TSS、VSS的去除率分别可达55％和65％，而传统高温好氧消化的仅为40％和50％。嗜热菌好氧消化技术为城市污水处理厂提供了一种新的污泥减量化方法，使得剩余污泥“零排放”成为可能。