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Rehakova V, Pernicova I, Kourilova X, Sedlacek P, Musilova J, Sedlar K, Koller M, Kalina M, Obruca S. Biosynthesis of versatile PHA copolymers by thermophilic members of the genus Aneurinibacillus. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 225:1588-1598. [PMID: 36435467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Thermophilic members of the genus Aneurinibacillus constitute a remarkable group of microorganisms that exhibit extraordinary flexibility in terms of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) synthesis. In this study, we demonstrate that these Gram-positive bacteria are capable of the utilization of selected lactones, namely, γ-valerolactone (GVL), γ-hexalactone (GHL), and δ-valerolactone (DVL) as the structural precursors of related PHA monomers. In the presence of GVL, a PHA copolymer consisting of 3-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxyvalerate, and also 4-hydroxyvalerate was synthesized, with a 4 HV fraction as high as 53.1 mol%. Similarly, the application of GHL resulted in the synthesis of PHA copolymer containing 4-hydroxyhexanaote (4HHx) (4HHx fraction reached up to 11.5 mol%) and DVL was incorporated into PHA in form of 5-hydroxyvalerate (5 HV) (maximal 5 HV content was 44.2 mol%). The produced materials were characterized by thermoanalytical and spectroscopic methods; the results confirmed extremely appealing material properties of produced copolymers. Further, due to their unique metabolic features and capability of incorporating various PHA monomers into the PHA chain, thermophilic Aneurinibacillus spp. can be considered not only promising chassis for PHA production but also potential donors of PHA-relevant genes to improve PHA production in other thermophiles by using approaches of synthetic biology.
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- Veronika Rehakova
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Management and Service, c/o Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; ARENA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Ressourcenschonende & Nachhaltige Technologien, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Physical and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Mohapatra S, Maity S, Dash HR, Das S, Pattnaik S, Rath CC, Samantaray D. Bacillus and biopolymer: Prospects and challenges. Biochem Biophys Rep 2017; 12:206-213. [PMID: 29090283 PMCID: PMC5651552 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The microbially derived polyhydroxyalkanoates biopolymers could impact the global climate scenario by replacing the conventional non-degradable, petrochemical-based polymer. The biogenesis, characterization and properties of PHAs by Bacillus species using renewable substrates have been elaborated by many for their wide applications. On the other hand Bacillus species are advantageous over other bacteria due to their abundance even in extreme ecological conditions, higher growth rates even on cheap substrates, higher PHAs production ability, and the ease of extracting the PHAs. Bacillus species possess hydrolytic enzymes that can be exploited for economical PHAs production. This review summarizes the recent trends in both non-growth and growth associated PHAs production by Bacillus species which may provide direction leading to future research towards this growing quest for biodegradable plastics, one more critical step ahead towards sustainable development.
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- Swati Mohapatra
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 247667, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CPGS, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-3, Odisha, India
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- Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CPGS, OUAT, Bhubaneswar-3, Odisha, India
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Schneider S, Tajrin T, Lundström JO, Hendriksen NB, Melin P, Sundh I. Do Multi-year Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis for Control of Mosquito Larvae Affect the Abundance of B. cereus Group Populations in Riparian Wetland Soils? MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2017; 74:901-909. [PMID: 28600590 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-017-1004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) is a soil-borne bacterium affiliated to the Bacillus cereus group (Bcg) and has been used in biocontrol products against nematoceran larvae for several decades. However, knowledge is limited on whether long-term Bti application can affect the structure of indigenous communities of Bcg and the overall abundance of Bti. Using species- and group-specific quantitative PCR assays, we measured the Bcg- and Bti-abundances in riparian wetlands in the River Dalälven floodplains of central Sweden. On five occasions during one vegetative season, soil samples were collected in alder swamps and wet meadows which had been treated with Bti for mosquito larvae control during the preceding 11 years, as well as in untreated control sites and well-drained forests in the same area. The average abundance of Bcg in alder swamps was around three times higher than in wet meadows. Across all sites and habitats, the Bti treatments had no effect on the Bcg-abundance, whereas the Bti-abundance was significantly higher in the treated than in the control sites. However, for individual sampling sites, abundances of Bti and Bcg were not correlated with the number of Bti applications, indicating that added Bti possibly influenced the total population of Bti in the short term but had only a limited effect in the longer term. The findings of this study increase the understanding of the ecology of Bti applications for mosquito control, which can facilitate environmental risk assessment in connection with approval of microbiological control agents.
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- Salome Schneider
- Department of Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
- Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
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- Department of Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (IMBIM), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Swedish Biological Mosquito Control Project, Nedre Dalälvens Utvecklings AB, Gysinge, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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Polyhydroxybutyrate production accompanied by the effective reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) from industrial effluent. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-013-0169-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lee AJ, Byun BY, Kang DH, Tang J, Kim YW, Hwang HJ, Mah JH. The ability of zinc to inhibit the sporulation and viability of Clostridium sporogenes and growth of other bacteria. Int J Food Sci Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02644.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bott TL, Kaplan LA. Bacterial biomass, metabolic state, and activity in stream sediments: relation to environmental variables and multiple assay comparisons. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 50:508-22. [PMID: 16346867 PMCID: PMC238651 DOI: 10.1128/aem.50.2.508-522.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial biomass, metabolic condition, and activity were measured over a 16-month period in the surface sediments of the following four field sites with differing dissolved organic matter regimes: a woodlot spring seep, a meadow spring seep, a second-order stream, and a third-order stream. Total bacterial biomass was measured by lipid phosphate and epifluorescence microscopic counts (EMC), and viable biomass was measured by C most probable number, EMC with 2-(p-iodophenyl)-3-(p-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl tetrazolium chloride reduction, and ATP. Bacterial metabolic condition was determined from the percentage of respiring cells, poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations, and adenylate energy charge. Activity measures included C-lipid synthesis, P-phospholipid synthesis, the rate of uptake of algal lysate dissolved organic carbon, and respiration, from which biosynthesis was calculated (dissolved organic carbon uptake corrected for respiration). Total bacterial biomass (from EMC) ranged from 0.012 to 0.354 mug of C/mg of dry sediment and was usually lowest in the third-order stream. The percentage of cells respiring was less than 25% at all sites, indicating that most bacteria were dormant or dead. Adenylate energy charge was measured only in the third-order stream and was uniformly low. Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations were greater in the woodlot spring seep than in the second- and third-order streams. Uptake of algal lysate dissolved organic carbon ranged from undetectable levels to 166 mg of C . m . h. Little community respiration could be attributed to algal lysate metabolism. Phospholipid synthesis ranged from 0.006 to 0.354 pmol . mg of dry sediment . h. Phospholipid synthesis rates were used to estimate bacterial turnover at the study sites. An estimated 375 bacterial generations per year were produced in the woodlot spring seep, and 67 per year were produced in the third-order stream.
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- T L Bott
- Stroud Water Research Center, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Avondale, Pennsylvania 19311
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Effects of minerals on sporulation and heat resistance of Clostridium sporogenes. Int J Food Microbiol 2008; 128:385-9. [PMID: 18986726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Revised: 09/11/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study, various mineral supplements, such as chloride salts (CaCl2, MgCl2, MnCl2, FeCl2 and KCl) supplying cations and calcium salts (CaCl2, CaCO3, CaSO4, Ca(OH)2 and CaHPO4) supplying anions, were tested if they could stimulate the sporulation of Clostridium sporogenes, a surrogate microorganism for C. botulinum. Of the cations tested, the addition of CaCl2 showed a slightly, but not significantly, greater increase in spore levels within 3 weeks of incubation, compared to that of the other cations. The optimum concentration of CaCl2 was 0.5%, which yielded nearly 10(4) CFU/ml of spores. Of the anions tested, CaCO3 promoted sporulation within one week, which was the most effective compound for promoting rapid sporulation among the minerals tested. CaSO4 produced a pattern of sporulation similar to that of CaCl2. While CaHPO4 resulted in the maximum production of spores after 4 weeks, Ca(OH)2 failed to induce sporulation. With an optimized concentration of 0.5% CaCO3, the spore yield was approximately 10(5) CFU/ml. The spores prepared in sporulation medium with CaCO3 (pH 5.0) had slightly, but not significantly, higher D values than those produced with CaCl2 (pH 5.0) at temperatures ranging from 113 to 121 degrees C. However, no significant differences were observed in Z values (both 10.76 degrees C). In a large scale spore production, D(121 degrees C) values of the spore crops prepared with CaCl2 and CaCO3 and resuspended in phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) were found to be both 0.92 min. In conclusion, our data suggest that CaCO3 is highly effective in reducing sporulation time as well as enhancing heat resistance.
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Rowe GE, Margaritis A, Dulmage HT. Bioprocess Developments in the Production of Bioinsecticides byBacillus Thuringiensis. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/07388558709086986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Valappil S, Rai R, Bucke C, Roy I. Polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis in Bacillus cereus SPV under varied limiting conditions and an insight into the biosynthetic genes involved. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 104:1624-35. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03678.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tseng CL, Chen HJ, Shaw GC. Identification and characterization of the Bacillus thuringiensis phaZ gene, encoding new intracellular poly-3-hydroxybutyrate depolymerase. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:7592-9. [PMID: 16936025 PMCID: PMC1636284 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00729-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A gene that codes for a novel intracellular poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) depolymerase has now been identified in the genome of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis ATCC 35646. This gene, previously annotated as a hypothetical 3-oxoadipate enol-lactonase (PcaD) gene and now designated phaZ, encodes a protein that shows no significant similarity with any known PHB depolymerase. Purified His-tagged PhaZ could efficiently degrade trypsin-activated native PHB granules as well as artificial amorphous PHB granules and release 3-hydroxybutyrate monomer as a hydrolytic product, but it could not hydrolyze denatured semicrystalline PHB. In contrast, purified His-tagged PcaD of Pseudomonas putida was unable to degrade trypsin-activated native PHB granules and artificial amorphous PHB granules. The B. thuringiensis PhaZ was inactive against p-nitrophenylpalmitate, tributyrin, and triolein. Sonication supernatants of the wild-type B. thuringiensis cells exhibited a PHB-hydrolyzing activity in vitro, whereas those prepared from a phaZ mutant lost this activity. The phaZ mutant showed a higher PHB content than the wild type at late stationary phase of growth in a nutrient-rich medium, indicating that this PhaZ can function as a PHB depolymerase in vivo. PhaZ contains a lipase box-like sequence (G-W-S(102)-M-G) but lacks a signal peptide. A purified His-tagged S102A variant had lost the PHB-hydrolyzing activity. Taken together, these results indicate that B. thuringiensis harbors a new type of intracellular PHB depolymerase.
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- Chi-Ling Tseng
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan, Republic of China
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The long residual action and toxicity of the chemical insecticides have brought about serious environmental problems such as the emergence and spread of insecticide resistance in many species of vectors, mammalian toxicity, and accumulation of pesticide residues in the food chain. All these problems have highlighted the need for alternative biological control agents. Entomo-pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and Bacillus sphaericus (Bs) are two safe biological control agents. They have attracted considerable interest as possible replacements for the chemical insecticides. Although microbial insecticides based on Bt and Bs are available for use, their high cost makes large-scale application impracticable in developing countries. This review focuses on the economic production of these two microorganisms by submerged fermentation and solid state fermentation using agro-industrial by-products and other wastes.
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- Magda A el-Bendary
- Microbial Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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Brandl H, Gross RA, Lenz RW, Fuller RC. Plastics from bacteria and for bacteria: poly(beta-hydroxyalkanoates) as natural, biocompatible, and biodegradable polyesters. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2005; 41:77-93. [PMID: 2126418 DOI: 10.1007/bfb0010232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Hence, PHB belongs to the family of poly(beta-hydroxyalkanoates), PHA, all of which are usually formed as intracellular inclusions under unbalanced growth conditions. Recently, it became of industrial interest to evaluate PHA polyesters as natural, biodegradable, and biocompatible plastics for a wide range of possible applications such as surgical sutures or packaging containers. For industrial applications, the controlled incorporation of repeating units with different chain lengths into a series of copolymers is desirable in order to produce polyesters with a range of material properties because physical and chemical characteristics depend strongly on the polymer composition. Such "tailormade" copolymers can be produced under controlled growth conditions, in that if a defined mixture of substrates for a certain type of microorganisms is supplied, a well defined and reproducible copolymer is formed.
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- H Brandl
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003
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Vidyarthi AS, Tyagi RD, Valero JR, Surampalli RY. Studies on the production of B. thuringiensis based biopesticides using wastewater sludge as a raw material. WATER RESEARCH 2002; 36:4850-4860. [PMID: 12448528 DOI: 10.1016/s0043-1354(02)00213-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Growth and delta-endotoxin yield of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) subsp kurstaki in tryptic soy yeast extract (TSY) medium, soybean meal based commercial medium and wastewater sludge medium were studied. The viable spores (VS) count in sludge medium was comparable to that obtained in laboratory and commercial media. The entomotoxicity of the fermentation liquid (Bt grown sludge) against Choristoneura fumiferana was comparable to the concentrated commercial Bt formulation available in the market (Foray 48B). A higher entomotoxicity was observed in a sludge medium than in the TSY or soybean meal media. The secondary and mixed (mixture of primary and secondary) sludges from various wastewater treatment plants were also evaluated for spore formation and entomotoxicity yield. The VS count was higher in a mixed sludge compared to the secondary sludge at a similar sludge solids concentration. Both VS count and entomotoxicity yield was found to be a function of sludge solids concentration in the medium. The optimum value of solids concentration for Bt production was found to be 25 g (-1) (dry weight basis). Beyond this concentration, a drop in VS count and entomotoxicity yield was observed. A low C:N ratio in the secondary sludge and a high C:N ratio in the mixed sludge resulted in a higher entomotoxicity. The optimum value of C:N ratio in combined sludge for Bt production was found to be 7.9-9.9. Relationships between entomotoxicity and maximum specific growth as well as with specific sporulation rate were developed.
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- A S Vidyarthi
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec, Sainte-Foy, Canada
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He J, Chen S, Yu Z. Determination of poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid in Bacillus thuringiensis by capillary zone electrophoresis with indirect ultraviolet absorbance detection. J Chromatogr A 2002; 973:197-202. [PMID: 12437178 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01215-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A new capillary electrophoresis method for determining poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) in Bacillus thuringiensis was established. Poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid in samples was hydrolyzed by sulphuric acid and neutralized by Ba(OH)2. The content of produced beta-hydroxybutyrate was then determined by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) with indirect UV detection at 254 nm. With 5 mM p-hydroxybenzoate and 0.5 mM tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) at pH 8.0 as carrier electrolyte, beta-hydroxybutyrate can be determined within 6 min. Standard regression equation was made by beta-hydroxybutyrate, and the linear range was 2-1000 microg/ml. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) for migration time and peak area are both less than 1.0%. The detection limit for beta-hydroxybutyrate was 0.2 microg/ml, which is two to three orders of magnitude lower than that of the gas chromatography (GC) method. The capillary electrophoresis method was successfully applied to determine poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid in fermentation broth and single colony. The added standard recovery was 96%.
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- Jin He
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Borah B, Thakur PS, Nigam JN. The influence of nutritional and environmental conditions on the accumulation of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate in Bacillus mycoides RLJ B-017. J Appl Microbiol 2002; 92:776-83. [PMID: 11966920 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01590.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To optimize the nutritional and environmental conditions for growth of and poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation in Bacillus mycoides RLJ B-017. METHODS AND RESULTS An isolate, identified as B. mycoides, was grown on different sources of carbon and nitrogen. Among these, sucrose, beef extract and di-ammonium sulphate were found to be the most suitable for growth and PHB accumulation. The overall maximum value of PHB (%) in cells, PHB yield (Yp/s) and productivities (Qp and qp) were 69.4 +/- 0.4% dry cell weight (DCW), 0.21 gp gS(-1), 0.104 +/- 0.012 gp l(-1) h(-1) and 0.03 gp gx(-1) h(-1), respectively when grown in a medium containing 20 gs l(-1) sucrose, supplemented with di-ammonium sulphate. The addition of beef extract increased the value of PHB (%) in cells, PHB yield and productivities by 17.58 +/- 0,3, 23.8, 19.23 +/- 0.3 and 13.8 +/- 0.2% , respectively. The overall maximum values of PHB (% DCW), PHB yield and productivities were obtained at pH 7.0 +/- 0 .1, temperature 30 +/- 0.5 degrees C, agitation 650 rev min(-1) and oxygen transfer rate 3.8 mmol O(2) l(-1) h(-1). CONCLUSIONS Sucrose, glucose and fructose were found to be more suitable for cell growth and PHB accumulation, but sucrose was less expensive than glucose. Among the nitrogen sources, beef extract and di-ammonium sulphate promoted PHB synthesis. The accumulation of PHB was observed to be growth associated. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Gram-positive bacteria have not been reported to accumulate large amounts of polyhydroxyalkanoate and hence have not been considered as potent candidates for industrial production. A number of Bacillus spp. have been reported to accumulate 9-44.5% DCW PHB. By comparison, Bacillus RLJ B-017 contained 69.4 +/- 0.4% DCW PHB. Therefore, this strain has been considered as a potent organism for industrial interest. A relatively high yield of PHB was obtained in this wild strain and PHB synthesis was independent of nutrient limitation. The conditions for the higher PHB yield and productivity will be optimized in the next phase using fed-batch culture.
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- B Borah
- Biochemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat, Assam, India
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Thakur PS, Borah B, Baruah SD, Nigam JN. Growth-associated production of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate by Bacillus mycoides. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2001; 46:488-94. [PMID: 11898337 DOI: 10.1007/bf02817991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bacillus mycoides strain RIJ B-017, a growth-associated poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) producer was grown on sucrose-containing media. PHB accumulated in cells up to 72% of dry cell mass. The overall maximum value of PHB yield (Yp/s) and productivities (Qp and qp) 250 mgp/gs, 120 mgp L-1 h-1 and 30 mgp gx-1 h-1, respectively, were obtained at 15 g/L sucrose. Differential scanning calorimeter heating curve showed two peaks, one at 95.9 degrees C and another at 165.4 degrees C with a shoulder around 154.6 degrees C. The viscosity-average molar mass in chloroform at 27 degrees C was 505 kDa. The carbon content of PHB was 55.4% of the mass.
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- P S Thakur
- Biochemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat-785 006, Assam, India
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Synthesis and accumulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by Rhizobium sp. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03542967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A wild-type and an rDNA strain of Bacillus thuringiensis were cultured in a net-draft-tube modified 20-L airlift bioreactor. A comparison of the sporulation patterns suggests that the early sporulation strain has a lower final spore count. Results from off-gas analysis suggests that the CO(2) profile could be an alternative indication to spore counts for the examination of fermentation performance or even the mortality in bioassay of the cultivation product. The difference in mortality tests exhibited by the microorganism was attributed to different patterns of sporulation as well as different levels of gene control inside the cell itself. The sporulation kinetics of B. thuringiensis was simulated by a simple modified Hill equation, where the initial glucose concentration could affect the timing of the onset of sporulation. The equation matches well with the experimental sporulation data for B. thuringiensis in both wild-type and rDNA strains.
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- B L Liu
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Shoufeng, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC
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Manna A, Pal S, Paul AK. Occurrence of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate inAzospirillum sp. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02815477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rodríguez Monroy M, de la Torre M. Effect of the dilution rate on the biomass yield ofBacillus thuringiensis and determination of its rate coefficients under steady-state conditions. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00578469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- C Sasikala
- Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
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Avignone-Rossa C, Mignone CF. Bacillus thuringiensis growth and toxicity. Basic and applied considerations. Mol Biotechnol 1995; 4:55-71. [PMID: 8521040 DOI: 10.1007/bf02907471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Despite the known importance of the composition of culture media and culture conditions on Bacillus thuringiensis growth and toxicity, very few reviews are concerned with this subject. This article reviews some aspects of the microbiology of Bacillus thuringiensis, and how toxicity is affected by the composition of growth media and bioreactor operation.
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- C Avignone-Rossa
- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales (CINDEFI), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
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Scholz C, Fuller RC, Lenz RW. Growth behavior of Bacillus thuringiensis and production of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) on different organic substrates. Polym Bull (Berl) 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00423354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Slater SC, Voige WH, Dennis DE. Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of the Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate biosynthetic pathway. J Bacteriol 1988; 170:4431-6. [PMID: 3049530 PMCID: PMC211473 DOI: 10.1128/jb.170.10.4431-4436.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) biosynthetic pathway from Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Initially, an A. eutrophus H16 genomic library was constructed by using cosmid pVK102, and cosmid clones that encoded the PHB biosynthetic pathway were sought by assaying for the first enzyme of the pathway, beta-ketothiolase. Six enzyme-positive clones were identified. Three of these clones manifested acetoacetyl coenzyme A reductase activity, the second enzyme of the biosynthetic pathway, and accumulated PHB. PHB was produced in the cosmid clones at approximately 50% of the level found in A. eutrophus. One cosmid clone was subjected to subcloning experiments, and the PHB biosynthetic pathway was isolated on a 5.2-kilobase KpnI-EcoRI fragment. This fragment, when cloned into small multicopy vectors, can direct the synthesis of PHB in E. coli to levels approaching 80% of the bacterial cell dry weight.
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- S C Slater
- Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
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Shively JM, Bryant DA, Fuller RC, Konopka AE, Stevens SE, Strohl WR. Functional inclusions in prokaryotic cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1988; 113:35-100. [PMID: 3068183 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60846-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- J M Shively
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, South Carolina 29634
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Dharmsthiti SC, Pantuwatana S, Bhumiratana A. Production of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus strain 1593 on media using a byproduct from a monosodium glutamate factory. J Invertebr Pathol 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(85)90063-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A new medium for growth and delta-endotoxin production by Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. Biotechnol Lett 1984. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00139991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Iizuka T, Yamamoto T. Possible location of the mosquitocidal protein in the crystal preparation ofBacillus thuringiensissubsp.kurstaki. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1983. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1983.tb00539.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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