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This study aimed to isolate and characterise endophytic bacteria from the pioneer plant Ageratina adenophora in a mining area. Seven strains of metal-resistant endophytic bacteria that belong to five genera were isolated from the roots of A. adenophora. These strains exhibited various plant growth-promoting (PGP) capabilities. Sphingomonas sp. ZYG-4, which exhibited the ability to secrete indoleacetic acid (IAA; 53.2 ± 8.3 mg·L-1), solubilize insoluble inorganic phosphates (Phosphate solubilization; 11.2 ± 2.9 mg·L-1), and regulate root ethylene levels (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase activity; 2.87 ± 0.19 µM α-KB·mg-1·h-1), had the highest PGP potential. Therefore, Sphingomonas sp. ZYG-4 was used in a pot experiment to study its effect on the biomass and Pb uptake of both host (Ageratina adenophora) and non-host (Dysphania ambrosioides) plants. Compared to the uninoculated control, Sphingomonas sp. ZYG-4 inoculation increased the biomass of shoots and roots by 59.4% and 144.4% for A. adenophora and by 56.2% and 57.1% for D. ambrosioides, respectively. In addition, Sphingomonas sp. ZYG-4 inoculation enhanced Pb accumulation in the shoot and root by 268.9% and 1187.3% for A. adenophora, and by 163.1% and 343.8% for D. ambrosioides, respectively, compared to plants without bacterial inoculation. Our research indicates that endophytic bacteria are promising candidates for enhancing plant growth and facilitating microbe-assisted phytoremediation in heavy metal-contaminated soil.
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Aspergillus oryzae HML366 is a newly screened cellulase-producing strain. The endoglucanase HML ED1 from A. oryzae HML366 was quickly purified by a two-step method that combines ammonium sulfate precipitation and strong anion exchange column. SDS-PAGE electrophoresis indicated that the molecular weight of the enzyme was 68 kDa. The optimum temperature of the purified endoglucanase was 60 ℃ and the enzyme activity was stable below 70 ℃. The optimum pH was 6.5, and the enzyme activity was stable at pH between 4.5 and 9.0. The analysis indicated that additional Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Zn2+ reduced the catalytic ability of enzyme to the substrate, but Mn2+ enhanced its catalytic ability to the substrate.The Km and Vmax of the purified endoglucanase were 8.75 mg/mL and 60.24 μmol/min·mg, respectively. In this study, we report for the first time that A. oryzae HML366 can produce a heat-resistant and wide pH tolerant endoglucanase HML ED1, which has potential industrial application value in bioethanol, paper, food, textile, detergent, and pharmaceutical industries.(AU)
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Humanos , Aspergillus oryzae , Aspergillus oryzae/enzimología , Termotolerancia , Sulfato de Amonio , Microbiología , Técnicas MicrobiológicasRESUMEN
Aspergillus oryzae HML366 is a newly screened cellulase-producing strain. The endoglucanase HML ED1 from A. oryzae HML366 was quickly purified by a two-step method that combines ammonium sulfate precipitation and strong anion exchange column. SDS-PAGE electrophoresis indicated that the molecular weight of the enzyme was 68 kDa. The optimum temperature of the purified endoglucanase was 60 â and the enzyme activity was stable below 70 â. The optimum pH was 6.5, and the enzyme activity was stable at pH between 4.5 and 9.0. The analysis indicated that additional Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Zn2+ reduced the catalytic ability of enzyme to the substrate, but Mn2+ enhanced its catalytic ability to the substrate.The Km and Vmax of the purified endoglucanase were 8.75 mg/mL and 60.24 µmol/min·mg, respectively. In this study, we report for the first time that A. oryzae HML366 can produce a heat-resistant and wide pH tolerant endoglucanase HML ED1, which has potential industrial application value in bioethanol, paper, food, textile, detergent, and pharmaceutical industries.
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Aspergillus oryzae , Celulasa , Aspergillus oryzae/metabolismo , Celulasa/metabolismo , Estabilidad de Enzimas , Temperatura , Calor , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Especificidad por SustratoRESUMEN
As(III) oxidation-dependent biological nitrogen fixing (As-dependent BNF) bacteria use a novel biogeochemical process observed in tailings recently. However, our understanding of microorganisms responsible for As-dependent BNF is limited and whether such a process occurs in As-contaminated soils is still unknown. In this study, two contrasting types of soils (surface soils versus river sediments) heavily contaminated by As were selected to study the occurrence of As-dependent BNF. BNF was observed in sediments and soils amended with As(III), whereas no apparent BNF was found in the cultures without As(III). The increased abundances of the nitrogenase gene (nifH) and As(III) oxidation gene (aioA) suggest that an As-dependent BNF process was catalyzed by microorganisms harboring nifH and aioA. In addition, DNA-SIP demonstrated that Thiobacillus spp. and Anaeromyxobacter spp. were putative As-dependent BNF bacteria in As-contaminated soils and sediments, respectively. Metagenomic analysis further suggested that these taxa contained genes responsible for BNF, As(III) oxidation, and CO2 fixation, demonstrating their capability for serving as As-dependent BNF. These results indicated the occurrence of As-dependent BNF in various As-contaminated habitats. The contrasting geochemical conditions in different types of soil suggested that these conditions may enrich different As-dependent BNF bacteria (Thiobacillus spp. for soils and Anaeromyxobacter spp. for sediments).
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Arsénico , Arsenitos , Thiobacillus , Fijación del Nitrógeno , Nitrógeno , Thiobacillus/genética , Microbiología del Suelo , Suelo/química , BacteriasRESUMEN
This study presents an optimization approach for scheduling the operation room for emergency surgeries, considering the priority of surgeries. This optimization model aims to minimize the costs associated with elective and emergency surgeries and maximize the number of scheduled surgeries. In this study, surgeon assistants to perform each surgery are considered in order to achieve the goals. Since the time of each surgery varies according to the conditions of the patient, this parameter is considered as an uncertain one, and a robust optimization method is applied to deal with uncertainty. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, a case study in one of the East Asian hospitals is presented and analyzed using GAMS software. Moreover, hybrid simulation and gray wolf optimization algorithm (GWO) have been implemented to solve the optimization model in different scenarios. The results show that increasing the risk parameters in the robust optimization model will increase the system costs. Moreover, in case of uncertainty, the solutions obtained from the GWO simulation method are on average 73.75% better than the solutions obtained from the GWO algorithm.
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Inteligencia Artificial , Quirófanos , Algoritmos , Simulación por Computador , Humanos , IncertidumbreRESUMEN
Fungal bioremediation is a promising technique for the cleanup of sites contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, due to limited understanding of the composition and dynamics of the native PAH-degrading microorganisms in contaminated sites, its application has been difficult. In the present study, DNA stable-isotope probing was performed to identify indigenous phenanthrene (PHE)-degrading bacteria and determine their diversity during the fungal bioremediation process. The results showed a total of 14 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) enriched in the heavy DNA fractions, which were related to seven genera (Sphingomonas, Sphingobacterium, Acidovorax, Massilia, Flavobacterium, Cupriavidus, Aeromicrobium, and unclassified Chitinophagaceae). Along with enhanced efficiency of PHE removal, the number and diversity of indigenous PHE-degrading bacteria in soil bioaugmented with fungi were significantly increased. Furthermore, based on the results of linear model analysis, we found that PHE degraders affiliated with the genus Sphingomonas were significantly enriched during fungal bioremediation. Moreover, fungal bioaugmentation promoted indigenous functional Proteobacteria involved in PAH degradation through co-metabolism, suggesting that PAH biodegradation was attributable to cooperative metabolism by fungi and indigenous bacteria. Our findings provide new insights into the diversity of PHE-degrading communities and support a more comprehensive view of the fungal bioremediation process.
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Petróleo , Fenantrenos , Hidrocarburos Policíclicos Aromáticos , Contaminantes del Suelo , Bacterias/genética , Biodegradación Ambiental , Hongos/genética , Fenantrenos/análisis , Suelo , Microbiología del Suelo , Contaminantes del Suelo/análisisRESUMEN
In the study, an extracellular enzyme HML CBH1 was purified from the fermentation solution of Aspergillus oryzae HML366, and characterized by biological and molecular analysis. Following the culturing of A. oryzae HML366 under the optimized conditions for enzyme production, an enzyme named HML CBH1 with a molecular weight of 48 kDa was purified using 3000 Da cellulose ultrafiltration column and anion exchange chromatography. The specific activity of the purified enzyme was 9.65 U/mg, and the optimum temperature and pH for the enzyme were 50 and 5.0 °C, respectively. The enzyme was stable at temperatures below 60 °C and pH ranging from 3.0 to 10.0. The partial amino acid sequence of HML CBH1 was analyzed by time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and Mascot and Blast analysis showed that the HML CBH1 sequence was identical to the protein gi:22138643, belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family 7, and had exoglucanase and endoglucanase activity.
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A newly identified cellulase-producing Fusarium chlamydosporum HML278 was cultivated under solid-state fermentation of sugarcane bagasse, and two new ß-glucosides enzymes (BG FH1, BG FH2) were recovered from fermentation solution by modified non-denaturing active gel electrophoresis and gel filtration chromatography. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the molecular weight of BG FH1 and BG FH2 was 93 kDa and 52 kDa, respectively, and the enzyme activity was 5.6 U/mg and 11.5 U/mg, respectively. The optimal reaction temperature of the enzymes was 60 â, and the enzymes were stable with a temperature lower than 70 â. The optimal pH of the purified enzymes was 6.0, and the enzymes were stable between pH 4-10. Km and Vmax values ââwere 2.76 mg/mL and 20.6 U/mg for pNPG, respectively. Thin-layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography analysis showed that BG FH1and BG FH2 had hydrolysis activity toward cellobiose and could hydrolyze cellobiose into glucose. In addition, both enzymes exhibited transglycoside activity, which could use glucose to synthesize cellobiose and cellotriose, and preferentially synthesize alcohol. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that F. chlamydosporum HML278 produces heat-resistant ß-glucosidases with both hydrolytic activity and transglycosidic activity, and these ß-glucosidases have potential application in bioethanol and papermaking industries.