Relationship among the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances, heat resistance, and bioleaching ability of Metallosphaera sedula

This paper describes the investigation of the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances(EPS)by an extremely thermoacidophilic archaea,Metallosphaera sedula(M.sedula),during the bioleaching of pyrite under different temperatures and discusses the relationship among the EPS secretion,its heat resistance,and its ability to bioleach pyrite.The investigation results indicate that the amount of extracellular proteins is significantly higher than the amount of extracellular polysaccharides in the extracted EPS whether free cells or attached cells;these results are quite different from the behavior of mesophilic Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.Although the growth of M.sedula is inhibited at 80℃,the bioleaching ability of M.sedula is only slightly lower than that at the optimum growth temperature of 72℃ because of the heat resistance mechanism based on EPS secretion.The secretion of more extracellular proteins is an important heat resistance mechanism of M.sedula.

Characterization of a Thermostable, Recombinant Carboxylesterase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon <em>Metallosphaera sedula</em>DSM5348

Lipid-producing microalgae are emerging as the leading platform for producing alternative biofuels in response to diminishing petroleum reserves. Optimization of fatty acid production is required for efficient conversion of microalgal fatty acids into usable transportation fuels. Microbial lipases/esterases can be used to enhance fatty acid production because of their efficacy in catalyzing hydrolysis of esters into alcohols and fatty acids while minimizing the potential poisoning of catalysts needed in the biofuel production process. Although studies have extensively focused on lipases/esterases produced by mesophilic organisms, an understanding of lipases/esterases produced by thermophilic, acidic tolerant microbes, such as Metallosphaera sedula, is limited. In this work, the carboxylesterase from Metallosphaera sedula DSM5348 encoded by Msed_1072 was recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli strain BL21 (λDE3). The purified enzyme either with a hexahistidine (His6)-tag (Msed_1072Nt and Msed_1072Ct) or without the hexahistidine (His6)-tag (Msed_1072) was biochemically characterized using a variety of substrates over a range of temperatures and pH and in the presence of metal ions, organic solvents, and detergents. In this study, the fusion of the protein with a hexahistidine (His6)-tag did not result in a change in substrate specificity, but the findings provide information on which enzyme variant can hydrolyze fatty acid esters in the presence of various chemicals, and this has important implication for their use in industrial processes. It also demonstrates that Metallosphaera sedula Msed_1072 can have application in microalgae-based biofuel production systems.

YN23菌株作用下的铁矾沉淀水(英文)

为更好地了解勤奋金属球菌(Metallosphaera sedula)作用下沉淀的累积进程及沉淀的特性,将一株在我国首次分离鉴定的勤奋金属球菌(YN23)接种在以Fe^(2+)为能源的培养基中,于该菌最佳生长条件(pH1．5,53℃,0．2g·l_(-1)酵母提取物,30g·1_(-1)Fe_2SO_4·7H_2O and 170rpm)下培养。接种25h后,当Fe^(2+)氧化率达到90%时,开始出现沉淀,pH也达到1．92的最高值;到第95h,当沉淀累积到7．9g·1^(-1),时,沉淀反应停止,此时pH达到1．32的最低点。菌群密度随着Fe^(2+)的氧化,前期快速增长;当沉淀出现以后,随着沉淀的累积,逐渐降低。X衍射图谱、红外吸收光谱、能谱和扫描电镜数据揭示,YN23菌株合成的沉淀是黄钾铁矶和黄铵铁矾的混合物,形态特征更接近于后者。

嗜热金属球菌对镍钼矿的浸出

对嗜热金属球菌(Metallosphaera sedula)浸出镍钼硫化矿进行了研究,以探求高效可持续的生物冶金方法.结果表明:有菌组镍的浸出率均在91%以上,而无菌组为77.64%;以亚铁为能源培养的驯化菌组镍和钼的浸出率分别为96.56%和65.43%,非驯化菌组为94.37%和60.20%;起始pH为2时浸出组镍浸出率达97.55%,钼浸出率为62.97%;粒径小于0.048mm和小于0.077mm的浸样镍浸出率分别为97.58%和95.37%,钼浸出率分别为64.46%和59.54%;低矿浆质量浓度比高矿浆质量浓度的浸出率高,5g.L-1矿浆镍和钼的浸出率分别达98.67%和81.87%;在无菌条件下,浸样添加0.5g.L-1Fe3+和对照组镍浸出率分别为91.19%和77.64%,钼浸出率为52.25%和50.19%;透析浸出率比非透析浸出率低;金属球菌浸出组比氧化亚铁硫杆菌浸出组的浸出率高,前者镍和钼浸出率分别为94.01%和64.74%,后者仅为67.77%和38.16%.