【目的】从培菌白蚁——黄翅大白蚁肠道微生物菌群中分离能降解木聚糖的细菌。【方法】以木聚糖为唯一碳源,利用刚果红染色,根据透明圈大小进行筛选。通过显微形态,革兰氏染色及16S r RNA基因序列分析进行菌株鉴定。二硝基水杨酸(DNS)法测定细菌生长过程中木聚糖酶酶活变化,比较酶活与菌株生长状况的关系。【结果】从黄翅大白蚁肠道中筛选到一株具有较高木聚糖降解活性的革兰氏阳性菌Mb1,16S r RNA基因序列分析表明为类芽孢杆菌属细菌,命名为Paenibacillus sp.Mb1。该菌培养72 h后菌体浓度达到最高,木聚糖酶酶活主要存在于培养液上清中,酶活在对数期增长快,在培养96 h时达到最高值,之后趋于稳定。【结论】从黄翅大白蚁肠道中分离出一株具有较高木聚糖酶活的类芽孢杆菌,可作为产细菌木聚糖酶的潜在优良菌株。
Owing to their potential applications,as well as their structural diversity,the discovery of novel secondary metabolites from insect-associated fungi has been of interest to researchers in recent years.The aim of this study was therefore to estimate the diversity of fungi associated with fungus-growing termites and bioprospecting these for potential secondary metabolites.In total,18 fungal species were isolated and described from the gut and comb of Macrotermes barneyi based on 18S ribosomal DNA gene sequence analysis.Antimicrobial activity assays were carried out on all the known fungi,and nine isolates were recorded as active against pathogenic fungi.Xylaria escharoidea,the best performing isolate,was grown at laboratory scale and 4,8-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-l(2H)was isolated and characterized.The minimum inhibitory concentration of this isolated compound against tested pathogenic organisms was found to be 6.25 fig.In addition,molecular docking studies have revealed that 4,8-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-l(2H)is a prominent antibacterial agent with a marked interaction with key residues on protein A(agrAc)that regulates the accessory gene.The findings of this study support the drug discovery of antimicrobial properties in insect-associated fungi,which may lead to novel secondary metabolites.
Venkateswarulu NagamRammohan AluruMuhammad ShoaibGuang-Rui DongZhi LiVeera Bramhachari PallavalJin-Feng Ni
