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Zhong ZH, Zhang YQ. Long-term preservation at low temperature of Escherichia coli cells embedded in egg white glass formed by slow drying at room temperature. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 225:1129-1139. [PMID: 36427618 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.174] [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: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sterile homogeneous egg white (EW) is obtained through a three-step process, high-speed homogenization, centrifugation, and ultraviolet radiation. After incorporating 1.056 × 1010 CFU/g of Escherichia coli, the EW mixture was dehydrated by slow drying to form a brittle, water-soluble, and transparent bacteria-embedded egg white glass (BE-EWG). The BE-EWG stored at -20 °C for 4 months maintains almost all the cell growth functions and proliferation activities of the labeled E. coli, and most of the cell functions and 60 % of the proliferation activities are maintained for up to one year. The BE-EWG exhibits a porous hydrogel membrane structure after heat treatment, and many E. coli cells are accommodated in a grid with a pore size of 2-10 mm. The loss of bacteria-carrying viability after storage at room temperature may be related to the Maillard reaction between protein and glucose in EW, which results in the structural changes caused by protein cross-linking, darkened color and water insolubility of the BE-EWG. Therefore, the method of embedding E. coli cells in EWG as solid form at room temperature to avoid ice crystal formation during cryopreservation is more beneficial for storage, packaging and shipping at -20 °C.
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- Zhi-Hao Zhong
- School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, RM702-2303, No. 199, Renai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, RM702-2303, No. 199, Renai Road, Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Anton-Sales I, Roig-Sanchez S, Sánchez-Guisado MJ, Laromaine A, Roig A. Bacterial Nanocellulose and Titania Hybrids: Cytocompatible and Cryopreservable Cell Carriers. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:4893-4902. [PMID: 33455286 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Carrier-assisted cell transplantation offers new strategies to improve the clinical outcomes of cellular therapies. Bacterial nanocellulose (BC) is an emerging biopolymer that might be of great value in the development of animal-free, customizable, and temperature-stable novel cell carriers. Moreover, BC exhibits a myriad of modification possibilities to incorporate additional functionalities. Here, we have synthesized BC-titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanocomposites (BC/TiO2) to evaluate and compare the suitability of not only BC but also a model hybrid nanobiomaterial as cell transplantation supports. This work provides thorough information on the interactions between BC-based substrates and model human cells in terms of cell attachment, morphology, proliferation rate, and metabolic activity. Two methods to partially retrieve the adhered cells are also reported. Both BC and BC/TiO2 substrates are positively evaluated in terms of cytocompatibility and endotoxin content without detecting major differences between BC and BC nanocomposites. Lastly, the effective cryopreservation of cells-BC and cells-BC/TiO2 constructs, yielding high cell viability and intact cell carrier's characteristics after thawing, is demonstrated. Taken together, our results show that both BC and BC/TiO2 enable to integrate the processes of expansion and long-term storage of human cells in transportable, robust and easy to manipulate supports.
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- Irene Anton-Sales
- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Sato M, Inaba S, Noguchi M, Nakagiri A. Vermiculite as a culture substrate greatly improves the viability of frozen cultures of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes. Fungal Biol 2020; 124:742-751. [PMID: 32690256 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We assessed a new cryopreservation protocol that uses vermiculite as a culture substrate, called the vermiculite protocol (VP), by assessing the viability, recovery time of hyphae after revival, and colony diameter of cryosensitive ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete strains after storage for 2 weeks or 1 year in a vapour-phase liquid nitrogen tank. Twelve difficult-to-preserve strains of nine species (Amanita citrina, A. pantherina, A. rubescens, A. spissa, Kobayasia nipponica, Lactarius akahatsu, L. hatsudake, Sarcodon aspratus, and Tricholoma flavovirens) that did not achieve good revival after cryopreservation with our previous Homolka's perlite protocol and modified perlite protocol (MPP) experiments were used to assess the new methodology. Vermiculite and liquid medium were put into a cryotube and inoculated with an agar plug containing mycelia. The cryotube was cultured for various incubation times. After adequate mycelial growth, a mixture of cryoprotectants (5% dimethyl sulfoxide and 10% trehalose [5D10T] or 5% glycerol and 10% trehalose [5G10T]) was placed into the cryotube. The cryotube was frozen in a freezing container in a -80 °C freezer and then stored in vapour-phase liquid nitrogen. In the recovery test, 10 of 12 strains showed 100% revival after 2 weeks of storage in the 5G10T cryoprotectant, and all 12 strains showed 100% revival after 2 weeks of storage in the 5D10T cryoprotectant. Furthermore, all strains were viable after 1 year of storage in a vapour-phase liquid nitrogen tank. Thus, the VP is applicable to a wide range of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete cultures, including highly cryosensitive strains.
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- Masanori Sato
- NITE International Patent Organism Depositary (IPOD) 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan.
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- NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC) 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan
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- NITE International Patent Organism Depositary (IPOD) 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan
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- Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center (FMRC), Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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Sato M, Inaba S, Sukenobe J, Sasaki T, Inoue R, Noguchi M, Nakagiri A. A modified perlite protocol with a mixed dimethyl sulfoxide and trehalose cryoprotectant improves the viability of frozen cultures of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes. Mycologia 2019; 111:161-176. [PMID: 30714878 DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2018.1520035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Homolka's perlite protocol (HPP) was evaluated for cryopreservation of a wide range of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete cultures, then a modified perlite protocol (MPP), in which cryoprotectant was added just before freezing rather than during the culturing process, was applied to cryosensitive strains that failed to survive when HPP was used. Further modifications of MPP with various cryoprotectants were explored to improve the cryopreservation of hard-to-preserve strains. The efficacy of HPP was assessed in 111 strains of 38 species of basidiomycetes of various cryosensitivities. After freezing strains using HPP, the viability and colony diameter of the strains were examined after 2 wk, 6 mo, and 1 y of storage at -80 C. Of the 111 strains tested, 91 survived after 1 y of storage with high viability of 80% or more, whereas the remaining 20 strains exhibited low and unstable viability. For those selected cryosensitive strains that did not survive well when HPP was used, MPP was applied with a mixture of cryoprotectants, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), glycerol, and trehalose, at different concentrations and combinations. Toxicity testing of the cryoprotectants in the nonfrozen state revealed that 12% (v/v) glycerol was highly toxic for six strains (four species), whereas DMSO (5% and 10% [v/v]) was less toxic than glycerol. The viability of the cryosensitive strains after freezing demonstrated that DMSO was more efficient than glycerol, and trehalose enhanced the cryoprotective effects of both glycerol and DMSO when MPP was used for cryopreservation. Our comparative analysis of MPP with various combinations and concentrations of cryoprotectants revealed that a mixture of 5% DMSO and 10% trehalose was the most effective cryoprotectant, and that using MPP with this cryoprotectant was applicable to many cryosensitive strains.
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- Masanori Sato
- a International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation , 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi , Chiba , 292-0818 , Japan
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- b Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation , 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi , Chiba , 292-0818 , Japan
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- a International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation , 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi , Chiba , 292-0818 , Japan
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- a International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation , 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi , Chiba , 292-0818 , Japan
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- a International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation , 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi , Chiba , 292-0818 , Japan
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- a International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation , 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi , Chiba , 292-0818 , Japan
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- c Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture , Tottori University , 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 680-8553 , Japan
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Lalaymia I, Cranenbrouck S, Declerck S. Maintenance and preservation of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. MYCORRHIZA 2014; 24:323-337. [PMID: 24292254 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-013-0541-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Short- to long-term preservation of mycorrhizal fungi is essential for their in-depth study and, in the case of culture collections, for safeguarding their biodiversity. Many different maintenance/preservation methods have been developed in the last decades, from soil- and substrate-based maintenance to preservation methods that reduce (e.g., storage under water) or arrest (e.g., cryopreservation) growth and metabolism; all have advantages and disadvantages. In this review, the principal methods developed so far for ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are reported and described given their distinct biology/ecology/evolutionary history. Factors that are the most important for their storage are presented and a protocol proposed which is applicable, although not generalizable, for the long-term preservation at ultra-low temperature of a large panel of these organisms. For ECM fungi, isolates should be grown on membranes or directly in cryovials until the late stationary growth phase. The recommended cryopreservation conditions are: a cryoprotectant of 10% glycerol, applied 1-2 h prior to cryopreservation, a slow cooling rate (1 °C min(-1)) until storage below -130 °C, and fast thawing by direct plunging in a water bath at 35-37 °C. For AMF, propagules (i.e., spores/colonized root pieces) isolated from cultures in the late or stationary phase of growth should be used and incorporated in a carrier (i.e., soil or alginate beads), preferably dried, before cryopreservation. For in vitro-cultured isolates, 0.5 M trehalose should be used as cryoprotectant, while isolates produced in vivo can be preserved in dried soil without cryoprotectant. A fast cryopreservation cooling rate should be used (direct immersion in liquid nitrogen or freezing at temperatures below -130 °C), as well as fast thawing by direct immersion in a water bath at 35 °C.
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- Ismahen Lalaymia
- Earth and Life Institute, Applied Microbiology, Mycology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2, bte L7.05.06, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Homolka L. Preservation of live cultures of basidiomycetes – Recent methods. Fungal Biol 2014; 118:107-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Crahay C, Wevers J, Munaut F, Colpaert JV, Declerck S. Cryopreservation of ectomycorrhizal fungi has minor effects on root colonization of Pinus sylvestris plantlets and their subsequent nutrient uptake capacity. MYCORRHIZA 2013; 23:463-71. [PMID: 23455883 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-013-0489-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The use of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi for afforestation, bioremediation, and timber production requires their maintenance over long periods under conditions that preserve their genetic, phenotypic, and physiological stability. Cryopreservation is nowadays considered as the most suitable method to maintain the phenotypic and genetic stability of a large number of filamentous fungi including the ECM fungi. Here, we compared the ability of eight ECM fungal isolates to colonize Pinus sylvestris roots and to transport inorganic phosphate (Pi) and NH4 (+) from the substrate to the plant after cryopreservation for 6 months at -130 °C or after storage at 4 °C. Overall, the mode of preservation had no significant effect on the colonization rates of P. sylvestris, the concentrations of ergosterol in the roots and substrate, and the uptake of Pi and NH4 (+). Comparing the isolates, differences were sometimes observed with one or the other method of preservation. Suillus bovinus exhibited a reduced ability to form mycorrhizas and to take up Pi following cryopreservation, while one Suillus luteus isolate exhibited a decreased ability to take up NH4 (+). Conversely, Hebeloma crustuliniforme, Laccaria bicolor, Paxillus involutus, and Pisolithus tinctorius exhibited a reduced ability to form mycorrhizas after storage at 4 °C, although this did not result in a reduced uptake of Pi and NH4 (+). Cryopreservation appeared as a reliable method to maintain important phenotypic characteristics (i.e., root colonization and nutrient acquisition) of most of the ECM fungal isolates studied. For 50 % of the ECM fungal isolates, the colonization rate was even higher with the cultures cryopreserved at -130 °C as compared to those stored at 4 °C.
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- Charlotte Crahay
- Earth and Life Institute, Applied Microbiology, Mycology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2 bte L7.05.06, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Crahay C, Declerck S, Colpaert JV, Pigeon M, Munaut F. Viability of ectomycorrhizal fungi following cryopreservation. Fungal Biol 2013; 117:103-11. [PMID: 23452948 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Revised: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The use of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi in biotechnological processes requires their maintenance over long periods under conditions that maintain their genetic, phenotypic, and physiological stability. Cryopreservation is considered as the most reliable method for long-term storage of most filamentous fungi. However, this technique is not widespread for ECM fungi since many do not survive or exhibit poor recovery after freezing. The aim of this study was to develop an efficient cryopreservation protocol for the long-term storage of ECM fungi. Two cryopreservation protocols were compared. The first protocol was the conventional straw protocol (SP). The mycelium of the ECM isolates was grown in Petri dishes on agar and subsequently collected by punching the mycelium into a sterile straw before cryopreservation. In the second protocol, the cryovial protocol (CP), the mycelium of the ECM isolates was grown directly in cryovials filled with agar and subsequently cryopreserved. The same cryoprotectant solution, freezing, and thawing process, and re-growth conditions were used in both protocols. The survival (positive when at least 60 % of the replicates showed re-growth) was evaluated before and immediately after freezing as well as after 1 week, 1 m, and 6 m of storage at -130 °C. Greater survival rate (80 % for the CP as compared to 25 % for the SP) and faster re-growth (within 10 d for the CP compared to the 4 weeks for the SP) were observed for most isolates with the CP suggesting that the preparation of the cultures prior to freezing had a significant impact on the isolates survival. The suitability of the CP for cryopreservation of ECM fungi was further confirmed on a set of 98 ECM isolates and displayed a survival rate of 88 % of the isolates. Only some isolates belonging to Suillus luteus, Hebeloma crustuliniforme, Paxillus involutus and Thelephora terrestris failed to survive. This suggested that the CP is an adequate method for the ultra-low cryopreservation of a large set of ECM fungi and that further studies are necessary for the more recalcitrant ones.
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- Charlotte Crahay
- Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, Mycology, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Prakash O, Nimonkar Y, Shouche YS. Practice and prospects of microbial preservation. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012; 339:1-9. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2012] [Revised: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Om Prakash
- Microbial Culture Collection; National Centre for Cell Science; Pune; Maharastra; India
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- Microbial Culture Collection; National Centre for Cell Science; Pune; Maharastra; India
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- Microbial Culture Collection; National Centre for Cell Science; Pune; Maharastra; India
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