脉冲强光对黄曲霉菌孢子的杀菌效果、微观结构及动力学的影响

脉冲强光是一种新兴的非热杀菌技术。为研究和预测脉冲强光对黄曲霉菌孢子的杀菌作用,在强度2.86,1.60,1.08,0.93 W/cm2脉冲强光下对固体培养基中黄曲霉菌孢子处理1~60 s,并对处理前、后孢子的微观形态进行扫描电镜分析。运用Log-linear模型、Weibull模型和Weibull+tail模型对杀菌致死曲线进行动力学分析。研究表明,随着照射强度增加和时间的延长,脉冲强光对黄曲霉菌孢子的杀菌效果增强。初始菌落数为5.15 lg(CFU/mL)的孢子在2.86 W/cm2下处理19 s可被全部杀死。电镜照片显示脉冲强光处理后孢子细胞结构崩溃。Weibull模型和Weibull+tail模型较Log-linear模型能更好地拟合脉冲强光处理黄曲霉菌孢子的杀菌曲线(R2>0.95)。其中Weibull+tail模型能更加精确地拟合杀菌动力学过程(R2=0.9727)。     

一株防治花生采后黄曲霉污染的拮抗菌的筛选及其防控效果

为预防花生储藏过程中的黄曲霉污染,从农田土中分离出2株拮抗芽孢杆菌,通过平板对峙法优选出1株作为研究对象,研究其对黄曲霉的抑制效果及对花生采后黄曲霉污染的防控效果。采用平板对峙法检测拮抗菌的抑菌广谱性并绘制生长曲线,并通过生理生化实验、形态特征观察及16S rDNA序列分析对该菌株进行鉴定。结果表明：优选出拮抗菌B419作为研究对象,其可有效抑制黄曲霉的生长,在拮抗菌浓度为1.0×10⁶ CFU/mL,黄曲霉孢子浓度为1.0×10³ CFU/mL时,黄曲霉孢子萌发抑制率达到98%;相比拮抗菌无菌发酵滤液和拮抗菌细胞悬浮液,拮抗菌发酵液防治花生黄曲霉污染效果最好;该菌株对互隔交链孢霉、枝孢霉、青霉、拟盘多毛孢等多种霉菌都有抑制作用,对大肠杆菌、酵母菌也有抑制作用;该菌株在培养4 h后进入对数期,14 h达到最大,26 h后进入衰亡期;该菌株被鉴定为贝莱斯芽孢杆菌(Bacillus velezensis)。综上,分离的拮抗菌B419对多种微生物都有抑制作用,不仅可以用来预防花生储藏过程中的真菌污染,在防治植物微生物病害方面也具有良好的应用潜力。     

The cyclic AMP/PKA signal pathway is required for initiation of spore germination in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Spore germination, a transition from the quiescent G0 phase to the proliferation cycle, is triggered by glucose in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The role of cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signalling in germination is investigated. Gene disruption of cyr1+, pka1+ and gpa2+ encoding adenylate cyclase, PKA and the alpha-subunit of a trimeric GTP-binding protein, respectively, reduced the colony-forming efficiency of spores in minimal medium. Isolated spores of these null mutants did not germinate in minimal medium for up to 12 h, at which time wild-type spores had completed germination and formed germ projections. In wild-type spores, cortical actin patches randomly distributed in the early stage of outgrowth and then localized to one side of spores before the formation of projections. In contrast, the mutant spores exhibited no actin patches, but the cell surface was predominantly stained, like ungerminated spores of wild-type. Flow fluorocytometric analysis of propidium iodide-stained spores revealed a distinct 1C DNA peak after germination was completed. The fluorescent profile of the mutant spores, however, did not change during 12 h incubation in the minimal medium. These observations indicate that spores harbouring either cyr1Delta, pka1Delta or gpa2Delta are hardly triggered to germination. When wild-type spores were exposed to glucose, the intracellular cAMP level transiently increased in a few minutes, but gpa2Delta spores did not respond to glucose. We conclude that S. pombe spores initiate germination in response to glucose through the cyclic AMP-PKA pathway.     

Effect of aw and CO2 level on Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in high moisture maize post-harvest

The potential for using modified atmospheres of 25-75% CO2 (balanced with N2) and water activity (aw, 0.95, 0.92) to control Aspergillus flavus development and aflatoxin B1 production has been evaluated (a) on synthetic medium and (b) on maize grain during storage for up to 21 days at 25 degrees C. On agar medium up to 75% CO2 at both 0.95 and 0.92 aw significant inhibition of growth was obtained (P<0.05). In stored grain inoculated with spores of A. flavus there was significantly higher populations of the species at 0.95 aw than 0.92 aw. Up to 75% CO2 resulted in an inhibition of the populations of A. flavus isolated from the grain. Contrasting aflatoxin B1 production was obtained on agar and in stored maize grain. On agar, greatest amounts were produced at 0.92 aw, while more was produced at 0.95 aw on maize grain. Overall, the efficacy of controlled atmospheres x aw showed that treatment with 25% CO2 could be sufficient to efficiently reduce A. flavus development but at least 50% CO2 was required to obtain a significant reduction of aflatoxin synthesis.     

Nannocystis exedens: a potential biocompetitive agent against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus.

This study examined the potential for controlling toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus by biological means using a myxobacterium commonly found in soil. The ability of Nannocystis exedens to antagonize A. flavus ATCC 16875, A. flavus ATCC 26946, and A. parasiticus NRRL 3145 was discovered. Cultures of aflatoxigenic fungi were grown on 0.3% Trypticase peptone yeast extract agar for 14 days at 28 degrees C. When N. exedens was grown in close proximity with an aflatoxigenic mold, zones of inhibition (10 to 20 mm) developed between the bacterium and mold colony. A flattening of the mold colony on the sides nearest N. exedens and general stunting of growth of the mold colony were also observed. When N. exedens was added to the center of the cross-streak of a mold colony, lysis of the colony by the bacterium was observed after 24 h. Microscopic observations revealed that N. exedens grew on spores, germinating spores, hyphae, and sclerotia of the molds. These results indicate that N. exedens may be a potential biocontrol agent against A. flavus and A. parasiticus.     

PCR-restriction fragment length analysis of aflR gene for differentiation and detection of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in maize

Contamination of food and feedstuffs by Aspergillus species and their toxic metabolites is a serious problem as they have adverse effects on human and animal health. Hence, food contamination monitoring is an important activity, which gives information on the level and type of contamination. A PCR-based method of detection of Aspergillus species was developed in spiked samples of sterile maize flour. Gene-specific primers were designed to target aflR gene, and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the PCR product was done to differentiate Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Sterile maize flour was inoculated separately with A. flavus and A. parasiticus, each at several spore concentrations. Positive results were obtained only after 12-h incubation in enriched media, with extracts of maize inoculated with A. flavus (101 spores/g) and A. parasiticus (104 spores/g). PCR products were subjected to restriction endonuclease (HincII and PvuII) analysis to look for RFLPs. PCR-RFLP patterns obtained with these two enzymes showed enough differences to distinguish A. flavus and A. parasiticus. This approach of differentiating these two species would be simpler, less costly and quicker than conventional sequencing of PCR products.     

硫酸钡溶胶比浊法测定烟草中的硫

确定了在水 -丙酮介质中SO2 - 4与Ba2 形成均匀稳定BaSO4 溶胶的实验条件 ,建立了一种测定烟草中硫含量的新方法。该方法RSD <3% ,回收率 97%～ 10 2 6 % ,并用该方法测定了部分烟叶中的含硫量     

黑曲霉抗产毒黄曲霉作用的初步研究

采用90 × 2.6 × 1013N+/cm2 注入黑曲霉筛选能抗黄曲霉(Aflavus)生长的突变菌株,以利发酵中控制被黄曲霉污染的原材料的再污染。进行产毒黄曲霉与被离子注入的黑曲霉混合对峙、原黑曲霉菌株与黄曲霉单独培养生长及混合对峙培养实验。结果显示经离子注入的菌株及未注入菌株均对黄曲霉产生抑制作用,但后者仅有微弱抑制,前者不仅表现出几乎不能使黄曲霉生长,且已长出的黄曲霉菌丝体较瘦小,并呈灰白色。从培养基中提取物检验结果显示,黄曲霉组表现出有较明显的荧光反应,而黑曲霉菌株对峙培养物提取物中有微弱的荧光反应,其黑曲霉突变株对峙培养物未见荧光反应检出。这表明黑曲霉原菌株虽然能对黄曲霉只有微弱抑制,但表现出黄曲霉产毒和合成色素能力下降。与对照组相比,突变株有较强抑制黄曲霉生长能力。     

二氢杨梅素抑制黄曲霉菌生长的机制

本研究探讨了二氢杨梅素对黄曲霉的抗真菌活性和潜在的抗真菌机制。首先,通过抑菌实验证明,二氢杨梅素对黄曲霉孢子和菌丝的最小抑菌质量浓度（minimum inhibitory concentration,MIC）均为4 mg/mL。通过荧光增白剂（calcofluor white,CW）和碘化丙锭（propidium iodide,PI）染色实验证明,二氢杨梅素处理后黄曲霉细胞壁和细胞膜受损。与对照组相比,1/2 MIC和MIC组黄曲霉细胞内容物释放量（OD260 nm）分别增加了3.14 倍和5.93 倍,细胞外相对电导率和pH值均升高,MIC的二氢杨梅素对黄曲霉的呼吸抑制率达25.82%。这些结果表明,二氢杨梅素通过破坏细胞壁和细胞膜的完整性以及干扰呼吸代谢发挥抗菌活性。此外,二氢杨梅素在MIC时能够完全抑制黄曲霉在花生和玉米籽粒上的萌发,因此,二氢杨梅素可作为一种有效的抗真菌天然化合物应用于粮食及农产品储藏中。     

Inhibition of aflatoxin-producing fungi by Welsh onion extracts.

Welsh onion ethanol extracts were tested for their inhibitory activity against the growth and aflatoxin production of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. The survival of spores of A. flavus and A. parasiticus depended on both the extract concentration and the exposure time of the spores to the Welsh onion extracts. The mycelial growth of two tested fungi cultured on yeast extract-sucrose broth was completely inhibited in the presence of the Welsh onion ethanol extract at a concentration of 10 mg/ml during 30 days of incubation at 25 degrees C. The extracts added to the cultures also inhibited aflatoxin production at a concentration of 10 mg/ml or permitted only a small amount of aflatoxin production with extract concentration of 5 mg/ml after 2 weeks of incubation. Welsh onion ethanol extracts showed more pronounced inhibitory effects against the two tested aflatoxin-producing fungi than did the same added levels of the preservatives sorbate and propionate at pH values near 6.5.     

单宁酸酶产生菌氮离子注入的诱变效应研究

研究了单宁酸酶高产菌株的选育以及低能N+ 离子注入黑曲霉 970 1 (Aspergillusniger 970 1 )的诱变效应。实验结果表明 ,离子注入具有较高的正突变率和较大的变异幅度 ,分别为 2 7 6 1 %和 1 9 35 %～ 48 35 % ,而紫外诱变的正突变率只有 7 6 0 % ;ESR(顺磁共振 )研究表明 ,不论黑曲霉孢子是否经过离子注入 ,孢子内都存在自由基产物 ,但注入后的孢子都产生了较强的自由基波谱单一峰 ,且随注入剂量的增加 ,自由基产额也增加 ,同时 ,孢子存活率的测定结果表现出了“马鞍形”的剂量存活效应曲线 ;扫描电镜观察表明 ,未经注入的孢子较为完整 ,而经注入后的孢子则有明显的刻蚀损伤和破壁现象。剂量越大 ,损伤也越大。以离子注入能量为 1 0keV ,剂量为 3× 1 0 15 N+ /cm2 的注入条件 ,获得一株产酶活为 34 5 0mol/s的高产菌株 ,比原始菌株酶活力提高了 2 6 8倍 ,且酶活性稳定。     

高大平房仓稻谷粮层霉菌量与优势霉菌的差异性研究

采用传统培养法对湖南与湖北两省粮库中的稻谷进行研究,对高大平房仓粮仓上中下三层的稻谷霉菌量及优势霉菌进行研究。研究结果表明:湖南省储藏一年稻谷与新入库稻谷中层霉菌数分别为6.4×10~3 CFU/g、1.3×10~3 CFU/g,相比上、下层,中层最多;湖北省储藏一年稻谷下层霉菌数为1.4×10~4 CFU/g,相比上、中层,下层最多,湖北省新入库稻谷上层霉菌数为1.4×10~4 CFU/g,相比中、下层,上层最多。通过传统的菌落培养及菌丝、孢子观察,初步判断上中下三层的优势霉菌,并结合分子生物学的方法对其ITS序列进行分析,通过PCR扩增,将扩增出来的基因序列,在GenBank进行BLAST,最终鉴定优势菌株为黄曲霉、白曲霉、聚多曲霉、内生真菌、黑曲霉。     

Deterioration of shelled oil palm kernels caused by seedborne fungi

Autoclaved oil palm kernels were inoculated with spores of seedborne isolates of either Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Penicillium chrysogenum, P. janthinellum, Paecilomyces varioti, Syncephalastrum racemosum or Fusarium oxysporum. At 0, 2, 4 and 8 weeks after inoculation, determinations were made of the moisture content, oil, free fatty acids (FFA), sugars and protein nitrogen. The principal biochemical changes induced by these fungi were increases in moisture content and FFA, decreases in total oil and total sugars and a degradation of protein nitrogen. Aspergillus flavus caused the greatest changes, and P. varioti caused the least changes under the moisture conditions of this experiment. The main type of deterioration was hydrolytic rancidity of the oil, resulting in a dark reddish-orange-coloured oil and a discoloration of the kernel meal.     

Quality control of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus agar and comparison with dichloran 18% glycerol agar: a collaborative study

AFPA culture medium, which is used for recognition of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, has been validated in a collaborative study including nine laboratories located in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom. Three freeze-dried fungal mixtures, containing A. flavus/A. parasiticus and background fungi, were produced and checked for homogeneity. The coefficients of variance were low, ranging from 0.81% to 1.09% for total fungal counts and between 2.50% and 2.72% for counts of A. flavus/A. parasiticus. The laboratories analysed the contents of two vials of each mixture on commercial A. flavus and A. parasiticus agar (AFPA), in-house-made AFPA, and on a standard media, dichloran 18% glycerol agar (DG18). Reproducibility values for counts of A. flavus/A. parasiticus indicated no differences between the commercial AFPA and the in-house-made AFPA. Variation between laboratories was low, indicating that the medium was effective in use. Reproducibility values for DG18 were higher. There were no differences in counts of A. flavus/A. parasiticus on AFPA and DG18. However, DG18 gave slightly higher total fungal counts compared to AFPA.     

Combined effects of temperature, water activity, and pH on Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores

A response surface model was developed to describe the effects of temperature (35 to 55 degrees C), pH (3.5 to 5.5), and water activity (a(w), 0.960 to 0.992) on germination of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores. Germination and growth or viability loss depended, to varying extents, on the interactions among the independent variables and the complexity of the medium. In particular, maximum growth was achieved at temperatures between 35 and 42 degrees C and at pH values from 3.5 to 4.5. The model was validated against data not used in its development. Bias factors of 0.999 and 0.817 for 2- and 7-day models, respectively, were obtained, indicating that the models were "fail safe." Results indicated that the model provided reliable predictions of growth of A. acidoterrestris spores.     

Invertase production of common storage moulds in food and feed grains as a possibility for rapid detection of Aspergillus flavus group and Aspergillus fumigatus

Invertase production of grain storage moulds was studied. Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. were grown in a sucrose based liquid medium, at 37 degrees C. The A. flavus group (A. flavus, A. parasiticus, A. nomius, A. oryzae) and A. fumigatus showed a fast growth and intense invertase activity, while other Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. grew slower and produced less invertase. The pattern of accumulated reducing sugar after 20 and 48 h of incubation was characteristic to the species studied. From inoculation studies the detection limit was calculated as: 1-10 conidia of A. flavus group and A. fumigatus, as compared to 10(3)-10(4) for the other species studied. The method may be recommended as a rapid test for the detection of A. flavus group and A. fumigatus in food and feed grains.     

Isolation and characterization of a phosphoprotein phosphatase-deficient mutant in yeast

The ppd1 mutant of yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was isolated as a suppressor of the cyr2 mutation which caused alteration of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Three peaks of phosphoprotein phosphatase activity (peak I, II and III) were identified by DEAE-Sephacel chromatography of crude extracts of the wild-type strain. The ppd1 mutant was deficient in peak III phosphoprotein phosphatase activity. The peak III enzyme efficiently utilized the phosphorylated forms of NAD-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase and trehalase as substrate. The ppd1 mutation did not suppress the cyr1, CYR3 or ras1 ras2 mutations. The ppd1 locus was located on chromosome II and had identical characteristics with glc1. The ppd1 mutation suppressed the G1 arrest caused by nutritional limitation, but maintained sensitivity to mating pheromone. In diploids homozygous for the ppd1 mutation, no premeiotic DNA replication and commitment to intragenic recombination occurred and no spores were formed, suggesting that the accumulation of phosphorylated proteins in the absence of one of the phosphoprotein phosphatases is required for mitosis but not for the initiation of meiosis.     

非脱羧勒克菌wt16对黄曲霉菌生长与产毒的抑制作用

黄曲霉菌及其毒素严重威胁农产品质量安全,本文旨在探寻非脱羧勒克菌对黄曲霉菌及其毒素污染防控效果。从湖北黄陂分离筛选出一株非脱梭勒克菌wt16,将其与黄曲霉菌在液体培养基中共培养后测定非脱羧勒克菌wt16菌株对黄曲霉菌生长及产毒的抑制率。结果表明,在沙氏液体培养基中,非脱羧勒克菌wt16能明显抑制黄曲霉菌的生长及产毒,对其菌丝生长的抑制率为77%~92%,对其产毒的抑制率为90%~96%。通过扫描电子显微镜观察发现,非脱羧勒克菌wt16能改变黄曲霉菌丝的形态,使得黄曲霉菌丝体由规则的球体聚集成不规则形状,单个菌丝会由细长型断裂成小截形态,菌丝表面也变得更为光滑;并且发现wt16在花生粉及未受机械损伤的花生颗粒上对黄曲霉菌的生长及产毒均表现出很强的抑制作用。进一步研究发现,非脱羧勒克菌wt16菌株发酵上清液中含有能抑制黄曲霉毒素合成的有效成分,且该发酵上清液的制备以培养4 d以上为最佳,培养温度为15~40 ℃。     

肉桂醛、柠檬醛抗黄曲霉作用的研究

目的:研究肉桂醛、柠檬醛的抗黄曲霉作用。方法:在含不同浓度药物的蔡氏培养液中接种一定量的黄曲霉孢子,每隔 4h分别取定量培养液涂布于蔡氏培养皿上进行霉菌计数,直到48h。 26.5℃培养 72h后计数萌发的霉菌孢子;用扫描电镜观察药物作用后黄曲霉的形态、表面结构的变化。结果:与对照组比较,肉桂醛、柠檬醛的浓度分别在≥0.05μg/ml、0.28μg/ml作用4h后,萌发的黄曲霉孢子数明显减少;肉桂醛、柠檬醛作用后黄曲霉孢子菌丝的形态、表面结构明显改变。结论:肉桂醛、柠檬醛对黄曲霉孢子萌发有显著的抑制作用,柠檬醛抑制黄曲霉孢子的萌发更迅速,两者可能通过破坏真菌细胞结构起抗菌作用。     

复配精油对粮油中霉菌防治的增效作用及机理研究

开发新型天然防霉剂控制粮食霉变是保障粮食质量安全的重要途径之一。为研究复配植物精油对粮油储藏过程中常见霉菌赭曲霉(Aspergillus ochrator)、黄曲霉(Aspergillus flavus)和黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger)的防霉效果,挑选活性较强的植物精油进行复配并对联合防霉效果进行评价。通过复配植物精油对霉菌孢子萌发、菌丝干重和细胞完整性的影响,对其防霉机理进行初步探究。结果显示,牛至精油对赭曲霉和黑曲霉的防霉效果最好,抑菌圈直径分别为（27.83±0.58 ）、（15.33±0.29）mm,肉桂醛对黄曲霉的防霉效果最好,抑菌圈直径为（18.50±0.87 ）mm;山苍子精油与牛至精油、肉桂醛与牛至精油复配体积比为2：8时对3种霉菌的防霉效果较优;通过对部分抑菌浓度指数判读,两组植物精油复配对黑曲霉和赭曲霉的防治效果为协同作用,对黄曲霉的防治效果为相加作用;山苍子精油与牛至精油按体积比2：8复配可抑制霉菌孢子萌发和菌丝生长、破坏细胞的完整性、改变孢子和菌丝结构;山苍子精油和牛至精油按体积比2：8复配施用于含黄曲霉的玉米上,可有效降低玉米中黄曲霉毒素B1和赭曲霉毒素的含量。本研究为山苍子精油与牛至精油复配作为防霉剂提供理论支持。