Nuclear safety is a global growing concern,where ionizing radiation(IR)is a major injury factor resulting in serious damage to organisms.The detection of IR is usually conducted with physical dosimeters;however,biolog...Nuclear safety is a global growing concern,where ionizing radiation(IR)is a major injury factor resulting in serious damage to organisms.The detection of IR is usually conducted with physical dosimeters;however,biological IR detection methods are deficient.Here,a living composite hydrogel consisting of engineered bacteria and gelatin/sodium alginate was 3D-printed for the biological detection of IR.Three strains of PrecA::egfp gene circuit-containing engineered Escherichia coli were constructed with IR-dependent fluorescence,and the DH5αstrain was finally selected due to its highest radiation response and fluorescence.Engineered bacteria were loaded in a series of gelatin/sodium alginate matrix hydrogels with different rheology,3D printability and bacterial applicability.A high-gelatin-content hydrogel containing 10%gelatin/1.25%sodium alginatewas optimal.The optimal living composite hydrogelwas 3D-printedwith the special bioink,which reported significant green fluorescence underγ-ray radiation.The living composite hydrogel provides a biological strategy for the detection of environmental ionizing radiation.展开更多
With the development of dyeing wastewater treatment biotechnology, the advantages of bioaugmentation bacteria gradually catch people’s eyes. Therefore, its construction and application research has also attracted the...With the development of dyeing wastewater treatment biotechnology, the advantages of bioaugmentation bacteria gradually catch people’s eyes. Therefore, its construction and application research has also attracted the attention of the majority of scholars. This article summaries the construction and application of bioaugmentation engineered bacteria used to treat dyeing wastewater in recent years, including the screening, domestication and application of single and mixed flora bacteria. In addition, the impact of the strengthening effect of all genes is also described in this paper. Finally, the optimization and promoted use of bioaugmentation bacteria are out looked.展开更多
A mixed bacterial flora was isolated from the soil of two petroleum-contaminated sites, then cultivated and domesticated in an open environment. The bacteria were used to degrade engine oil in wastewater. The optimum ...A mixed bacterial flora was isolated from the soil of two petroleum-contaminated sites, then cultivated and domesticated in an open environment. The bacteria were used to degrade engine oil in wastewater. The optimum biodegradation conditions for all engine oil concentrations of respectively 489 mg L^-1, 1. 075 mg L^-1 and 2 088 mg L^-1 are bacterial inoculum concentration of 0.1%, temperature at 30 ℃ to 35 ℃, pH 7.0 to 7.5, and rotation at 190 r mia^-1 to 240 r rain^-1. The second-order kinetic model proposed by Quiroga and Sales describes the characteristics of the biodegradation of the engine oil very well. Engine oil concentration barely changes the growth rate of the bacterial consortium. The mixed bacterial flora has a high biodegrading capability for engine oil.展开更多
Chinese scientists have recently exploited a new strategy to enhance peptides’activity against Gram-negative bacteria effectively by conjugating the peptides onto a rod-like virus.The work,published online inNano Let...Chinese scientists have recently exploited a new strategy to enhance peptides’activity against Gram-negative bacteria effectively by conjugating the peptides onto a rod-like virus.The work,published online inNano Letters,was directed by Prof.NIU Zhongwei and Associate Prof.TIAN Ye from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry(TIPC)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).展开更多
For a significant duration,enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy has remained a critical concern.Magnetotactic bacteria(MTB),often likened to micro-robots,hold substantial promise as a drug delivery system.MTB,clas...For a significant duration,enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy has remained a critical concern.Magnetotactic bacteria(MTB),often likened to micro-robots,hold substantial promise as a drug delivery system.MTB,classified as anaerobic,aquatic,and gram-negative microorganisms,exhibit remarkable motility and precise control over their internal biomineralization processes.This unique ability results in the formation of magnetic nanoparticles arranged along filamentous structures in a catenary fashion,enclosed within a membrane.These bacteria possess distinctive biochemical properties that facilitate their precise positioning within complex environments.By harnessing these biochemical attributes,MTB could potentially offer substantial advantages in the realm of cancer therapy.This article reviews the drug delivery capabilities of MTB in tumor treatment and explores various applications based on their inherent properties.The objective is to provide a comprehensive understanding of MTB-driven drug delivery and stimulate innovative insights in this field.展开更多
Terpenoids are widely used as medicines,flavors,and biofuels.However,the use of these natural products is largely restricted by their low abundance in native plants.Fortunately,heterologous biosynthesis of terpenoids ...Terpenoids are widely used as medicines,flavors,and biofuels.However,the use of these natural products is largely restricted by their low abundance in native plants.Fortunately,heterologous biosynthesis of terpenoids in microorganisms offers an alternative and sustainable approach for efficient production.Various genome-editing technologies have been developed for microbial strain construction.Clustered regularly interspaced short palin-dromic repeats(CRISPR)-CRISPR associated protein 9(Cas9)is the most commonly used system owing to its outstanding efficiency and convenience in genome editing.In this review,the basic principles of CRISPR-Cas9 systems are briefly introduced and their applications in engineering bacteria for the production of plant-derived terpenoids are summarized.The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the current developments of CRISPR-Cas9-based genome-editing technologies in bacterial engineering,concluding with perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of these technologies.展开更多
To make microbial community be applied more easily in practical biotreatment engineering,three acclimation processes were carried out in lab scale. Three kinds of mixed microorganism cultures with degradability for a ...To make microbial community be applied more easily in practical biotreatment engineering,three acclimation processes were carried out in lab scale. Three kinds of mixed microorganism cultures with degradability for a gas-making plant wastewater were obtained. The degradation experiments results of coal-gas wastewater indicated that different acclimation processes had obviously impacted on degradability of microbial community,and under high sludge loading rate,mixed microorganism cultureⅠ(obtained by H.S.B as bacteria source and raw wastewater as alone carbon and energy source)presented stronger degradability for coal gasification wastewater than the others. COD removal rate of mixed cultureⅠcan reach 57.6% under very low MLSS when the influent COD is 900 mg/L. Meanwhile,the results of microscopic examination showed that Protozoa,mainly epistylis and Vorticella species,were stronger activity and larger quantities in mixed cultureⅠ.展开更多
The effects of uniform and gradient fed nitrogen on glutamine synthetase(GS),glutamate dehydrogenase(GDH)and glutamate synthase(GOGAT)were investigated in glutamine production by fermentation of Corynebacterium glutam...The effects of uniform and gradient fed nitrogen on glutamine synthetase(GS),glutamate dehydrogenase(GDH)and glutamate synthase(GOGAT)were investigated in glutamine production by fermentation of Corynebacterium glutamicum NS611 after 3h of in-situ nitrogen starvation. It was shown that the strain in the later growth phase entered naturally into in-situ nitrogen starvation by controlling the initial concentration of urea and the biomass was slightly decreased. The pH value reached 6.5 again in the culture system, which confirmed the beginning of nitrogen starvation in the culture system. After 3h nitrogen starvation the activity of GS was increased over two folds and the time of high activity of GS persisted three folds longer in the gradient fed nitrogen system than that in the normal fed batch. The higher activity of GDH was also maintained. The glutamine production increased by 72% than the original technology of nitrogen starvation and the time of fermentation was shortened by above 12h.展开更多
基金supported by the Special Program for Capability Promotion
文摘Nuclear safety is a global growing concern,where ionizing radiation(IR)is a major injury factor resulting in serious damage to organisms.The detection of IR is usually conducted with physical dosimeters;however,biological IR detection methods are deficient.Here,a living composite hydrogel consisting of engineered bacteria and gelatin/sodium alginate was 3D-printed for the biological detection of IR.Three strains of PrecA::egfp gene circuit-containing engineered Escherichia coli were constructed with IR-dependent fluorescence,and the DH5αstrain was finally selected due to its highest radiation response and fluorescence.Engineered bacteria were loaded in a series of gelatin/sodium alginate matrix hydrogels with different rheology,3D printability and bacterial applicability.A high-gelatin-content hydrogel containing 10%gelatin/1.25%sodium alginatewas optimal.The optimal living composite hydrogelwas 3D-printedwith the special bioink,which reported significant green fluorescence underγ-ray radiation.The living composite hydrogel provides a biological strategy for the detection of environmental ionizing radiation.
文摘With the development of dyeing wastewater treatment biotechnology, the advantages of bioaugmentation bacteria gradually catch people’s eyes. Therefore, its construction and application research has also attracted the attention of the majority of scholars. This article summaries the construction and application of bioaugmentation engineered bacteria used to treat dyeing wastewater in recent years, including the screening, domestication and application of single and mixed flora bacteria. In addition, the impact of the strengthening effect of all genes is also described in this paper. Finally, the optimization and promoted use of bioaugmentation bacteria are out looked.
基金Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40571145).
文摘A mixed bacterial flora was isolated from the soil of two petroleum-contaminated sites, then cultivated and domesticated in an open environment. The bacteria were used to degrade engine oil in wastewater. The optimum biodegradation conditions for all engine oil concentrations of respectively 489 mg L^-1, 1. 075 mg L^-1 and 2 088 mg L^-1 are bacterial inoculum concentration of 0.1%, temperature at 30 ℃ to 35 ℃, pH 7.0 to 7.5, and rotation at 190 r mia^-1 to 240 r rain^-1. The second-order kinetic model proposed by Quiroga and Sales describes the characteristics of the biodegradation of the engine oil very well. Engine oil concentration barely changes the growth rate of the bacterial consortium. The mixed bacterial flora has a high biodegrading capability for engine oil.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Programthe NSFC+2 种基金the YIPA of CASthe Beijing Natural Science Foundationthe Presidential Foundation of TIPC。
文摘Chinese scientists have recently exploited a new strategy to enhance peptides’activity against Gram-negative bacteria effectively by conjugating the peptides onto a rod-like virus.The work,published online inNano Letters,was directed by Prof.NIU Zhongwei and Associate Prof.TIAN Ye from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry(TIPC)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.3190110313 to K.Ma)Special Foundation of President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.YZJJ2022QN_(4)4)+2 种基金HFIPS Director’s Fund(Nos.E16CWK123X1YZJJQY202201)the Heye Health Technology Chong Ming Project(No.HYCMP-2022012 to Y.Wang)。
文摘For a significant duration,enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy has remained a critical concern.Magnetotactic bacteria(MTB),often likened to micro-robots,hold substantial promise as a drug delivery system.MTB,classified as anaerobic,aquatic,and gram-negative microorganisms,exhibit remarkable motility and precise control over their internal biomineralization processes.This unique ability results in the formation of magnetic nanoparticles arranged along filamentous structures in a catenary fashion,enclosed within a membrane.These bacteria possess distinctive biochemical properties that facilitate their precise positioning within complex environments.By harnessing these biochemical attributes,MTB could potentially offer substantial advantages in the realm of cancer therapy.This article reviews the drug delivery capabilities of MTB in tumor treatment and explores various applications based on their inherent properties.The objective is to provide a comprehensive understanding of MTB-driven drug delivery and stimulate innovative insights in this field.
基金supported by the Beijing Nova Program (Z211100002121004)CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sci-ences (CIFMS 2021-I2M-1-029,CIFMS 2022-I2M-2-002)Nonprofit Central Research Institute Fund of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2021-RC350-003).
文摘Terpenoids are widely used as medicines,flavors,and biofuels.However,the use of these natural products is largely restricted by their low abundance in native plants.Fortunately,heterologous biosynthesis of terpenoids in microorganisms offers an alternative and sustainable approach for efficient production.Various genome-editing technologies have been developed for microbial strain construction.Clustered regularly interspaced short palin-dromic repeats(CRISPR)-CRISPR associated protein 9(Cas9)is the most commonly used system owing to its outstanding efficiency and convenience in genome editing.In this review,the basic principles of CRISPR-Cas9 systems are briefly introduced and their applications in engineering bacteria for the production of plant-derived terpenoids are summarized.The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the current developments of CRISPR-Cas9-based genome-editing technologies in bacterial engineering,concluding with perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of these technologies.
基金Sponsored by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(Grant No.2007AA06A411)
文摘To make microbial community be applied more easily in practical biotreatment engineering,three acclimation processes were carried out in lab scale. Three kinds of mixed microorganism cultures with degradability for a gas-making plant wastewater were obtained. The degradation experiments results of coal-gas wastewater indicated that different acclimation processes had obviously impacted on degradability of microbial community,and under high sludge loading rate,mixed microorganism cultureⅠ(obtained by H.S.B as bacteria source and raw wastewater as alone carbon and energy source)presented stronger degradability for coal gasification wastewater than the others. COD removal rate of mixed cultureⅠcan reach 57.6% under very low MLSS when the influent COD is 900 mg/L. Meanwhile,the results of microscopic examination showed that Protozoa,mainly epistylis and Vorticella species,were stronger activity and larger quantities in mixed cultureⅠ.
文摘The effects of uniform and gradient fed nitrogen on glutamine synthetase(GS),glutamate dehydrogenase(GDH)and glutamate synthase(GOGAT)were investigated in glutamine production by fermentation of Corynebacterium glutamicum NS611 after 3h of in-situ nitrogen starvation. It was shown that the strain in the later growth phase entered naturally into in-situ nitrogen starvation by controlling the initial concentration of urea and the biomass was slightly decreased. The pH value reached 6.5 again in the culture system, which confirmed the beginning of nitrogen starvation in the culture system. After 3h nitrogen starvation the activity of GS was increased over two folds and the time of high activity of GS persisted three folds longer in the gradient fed nitrogen system than that in the normal fed batch. The higher activity of GDH was also maintained. The glutamine production increased by 72% than the original technology of nitrogen starvation and the time of fermentation was shortened by above 12h.
