BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 9.642
Qian Feng,Laiwei Luo,Xindi Chen,Kaijie Zhang,Fang Fang,Zhaoxia Xue,Chao Li,Jiashun Cao,Jingyang Luo
The N-Acy-L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) mediated quorum sensing (QS) system exhibited important ecological significance in bacterial biofilm formation. However, the previous studies mainly focused on indigenous AHLs while the role of exogenous AHLs has remained unclear. This study evaluated the roles of exogenous AHLs on the biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Both the C6-HSL and C8-HSL promoted the biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa with an enhancement of 2.47 and 1.88 times, respectively. Further analysis showed that exogenous AHLs contributed greatly to the adhesive ability instead of growth rate. Also, the bacterial motility and metabolic activities were significantly improved by AHLs. Moreover, the microbial functional genes ( i.e. lasI , lasR , rhlI and rhlR ) involved in regulating the biofilm formation were highly expressed in AHLs reactors. These findings expanded the knowledge of AHLs functions in mediating biofilm formation, and provided insightful guidance on the biofilm regulation in the wastewater treatment via biofilm technology.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2024
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Xuecai Wei,Xiaoyang Yue,Quan Yuan,Ying He,Li Ma,Liya Zhou,Guanhua Liu,Yunting Liu,Yanjun Jiang
Ethyl ( S )-4‑chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate [( S )-CHBE] is attractive as a necessary intermediate for the production of highly valued products in pharmaceutical industries. Nowadays, alcohol dehydrogenases play an increasingly essential role in the asymmetric synthesis of chiral alcohols. In this work, a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH)-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas bacterium ( Pb ADH) was obtained by genome mining method and identified to exhibit an excellent tolerance against the high substrate and product concentrations. For the regeneration of NADH, Bacillus megaterium glucose dehydrogenase ( Bm GDH) was successfully co-expressed with Pb ADH in E. coli cells. So much as 3.5 M (574 g/L) ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate (COBE) can be converted to ( S )-CHBE completely with a > 99 % ee value under the catalysis by recombinant cells, even in a monophasic aqueous media with a single batch charge of substrate. In addition, in order to verify the substrate scope of Pb ADH, six other α/β-ketone esters and aromatic ketones were also evaluated as substrates at high substrate concentrations (100–650 g/L), and the corresponding chiral alcohols with highly optical purity were also achieved by co-expressed E. coli cells.
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Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
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2024
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Haixia Wang,Jiahong Zhu,Meng Sun,Mengjie Gu,Xiya Xie,Tongtong Ying,Zeling Zhang,Weihong Zhong
The waste pollution problem caused by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics poses a huge threat to the environment and human health. As plasticizers, Phthalate esters (PAEs) are widely used in PET production and become combined pollutants with PET. Synthetic biology make it possible to construct engineered cells for microbial degradation of combined pollutants of PET and PAEs. PET hydroxylase (PETase) and monohydroxyethyl terephthalate hydroxylase (MHETase) isolated from Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 exhibit the capability to depolymerize PET. However, PET cannot enter cells, thus enzymatic degradation or cell surface displaying technology of PET hydrolase are the potential strategies. In this study, Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q was selected as a chassis strain, which exhibits robust stress tolerance. First, a truncated endogenous outer membrane protein cOmpA and its variant Signal (OprF)-cOmpA were selected as anchor motifs for exogenous protein to display on the cell surface. These anchor motifs were fused at the N-terminal of PET hydrolase and MHETase and transformed into Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q, the mutant strains successfully display the enzymes on cell surface, after verification by green fluorescent protein labeling and indirect immunofluorescence assay. The resultant strains also showed the catalytic activity of co-displaying PETase and MHETase for PET biodegradation. Then, the cell surface displaying PET degradation module was introduced to a JY-Q strain which genome was integrated with PAEs degrading enzymes and exhibited PAEs degradation ability. The resultant strain JY-Q-R1-R4-SFM-TPH have the ability of degradation PET and PAEs simultaneously. This study provided a promising strain resource for PET and PAEs pollution control.
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INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGY
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2024
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Zhang Mingle,He Zhimin,Xu Xiaoyi,Ji Fan,Wang Bin
This study investigates the advantages of combined microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in reducing the inhibitory effects of high-concentration eluents commonly used in soil washing. A microbial synergistic strategy was proposed using Arthrobacter sp. SZ-3 and Pseudomonas putida B6-2 as the key bacteria in the presence of Tween 80. The results show that in systems with Tween 80, the SZ-3 strain exhibits a strong capacity to degrade three types of PAH compounds, while the B6-2 strain follows multiple degradation pathways. Mixed bacteria achieved degradation rates 60.70% higher than single bacteria at varying concentrations of Tween 80. Additionally, the average growth rates of mixed bacteria increased by 1.17–1.37 times, aligning with the changes in the functional group. Protein activity detection within each degradation system corresponded with growth quantity and the cyclic variation characteristics of ETS enzyme activity. Notably, the ETS activity of mixed bacteria was 150% higher than that of single bacteria. At a Tween 80 concentration of 500 mg/L, the degradation rates of PAHs (Phe, Flu, Pyr) by mixed bacteria were significantly higher than those by single bacteria. The catechol 1,2-dioxygenase activity of mixed bacteria was 2.30 times higher than that of single bacteria. While Tween 80 did not alter the PAH degradation pathways, it significantly influenced the accumulation amount and duration of the characteristic intermediate product. This provides a reference for the remediation of recalcitrant pollutants under conditions involving high-concentration surfactants.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Zongwang Ma,Xiao Yang,Jun Sheng
White line-inducing principle (WLIP, 1), together with two new cyclic lipopeptides (CLPs) WLIPβ (2) and WLIPγ (3), were characterized from the supernatant of Pseudomonas canadensis Q3–1 via precursor-directed biosynthesis (PDB) in the current study. They were purified from the supernatant of P. canadensis Q3–1 by solid-phase extraction (SPE) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and their structures were mainly determined via bioinformatic analyses, spectrometric and spectroscopic techniques, as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD). These WLIPs share (R)-3-hydroxydecanoic acid (HDA), but they differ from each other in the composition of peptidic sequences. In addition, these CLPs showed biocontrol activities against Phytophthora blight (caused by Phytophthora capsici) in peppers. Collectively, this study has shown that PDB could be used for generating new CLPs in Pseudomonas spp. Moreover, we have confirmed that WLIP, WLIPβ, and WLIPγ could be used as lead agrochemicals to control Phytophthora blight in peppers.
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Acta Biomaterialia
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2022
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IF 10.633
Yi Zou,Chunxia Liu,Haixin Zhang,Yan Wu,Yuancheng Lin,Jingjing Cheng,Kunyan Lu,Luohuizi Li,Yanxia Zhang,Hong Chen,Qian Yu
Surfaces of synthetic materials are highly susceptible to pathogenic bacteria colonization and further biofilm formation, leading to device failure in both biomedical and industrial applications. Complete elimination of the mature biofilms formed on the surfaces, however, remains a great challenge due to the complexity of chemical composition and physical structure. Therefore, prevention of biofilm formation becomes a preferred strategy for solving the biofilm-associated problems. Herein, a multifunctional coating showing three lines of defense to prevent biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is fabricated by a simple and versatile method. This coating is composed of multilayers of quaternized chitosan with bactericidal property and acylase with anti-quorum sensing property and a topmost layer of hyaluronic acid with anti-adhesion property. The substrate deposited with this coating could suppress initial adhesion of a majority of bacteria, and then kill the attached bacteria and interfere with their quorum sensing systems related to biofilm formation. The results of short-term antibacterial experiments show that our coating reduced 98 ± 2% of attached live bacteria. In long-term antibiofilm experiments, this “three lines of defense” design endows the coating with enhanced antibiofilm property against the biofilm formation for at least 3 days by reducing 98 ± 1% of bacterial proliferation and 71 ± 2% of biomass production . Benefiting from the natural building blocks with good biocompatibility and the versatile and environmentally friendly preparation method, this coating shows negligible cytotoxicity and broad applicability, providing great potential for a variety of biomedical applications. Statement of significance Pathogenic biofilms formed on the surfaces of medical devices and materials pose an urgent problem, and it remains challenging to treat and eradicate the established biofilms. Herein, we developed an antibiofilm coating showing three lines of defense to prevent biofilm formation, which could be deposited on diverse substrates via a simple and versatile method. This coating was based on three natural materials with anti-adhesive, bactericidal, and anti-quorum sensing properties and showed different function in a self-adaptive way to target the sequential stages of biofilm formation by preventing initial bacterial adhesion , killing attached bacteria and interfering with their quorum sensing system to inhibit bacterial proliferation and biofilm maturation. This coating with improved antibiofilm performance might provide a simple and reliable solution to the problems associated with biofilm on surfaces.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Yao Wang,Rongjie Lin,Chengwei Zhang,Shuwei Lin,Kai Peng,Chengjie Lin,Min Chen,Yanjie Zheng,Zongfu Zheng,Shaohuang Weng
Burn wounds often cause complex skin injuries characterized by persistent bacterial colonization and oxidative stress, which complicates the process of timely healing. Effective local treatments that simultaneously exert antibacterial and antioxidant activities are crucial for treating burn wounds. Herein, a herbal-based hydrogel was developed through the crosslinking of lipoic acid (LA) and asiaticoside (ASI), integrated with antibacterial itaconic acid-derived carbon dots (I-CDs) to form a composite hydrogel designated as I-CDs@LA-ASI. I-CDs@LA-ASI demonstrated excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, and stable rheological properties. LA-ASI exhibited potent antioxidant properties against reactive oxygen species (ROS). I-CDs@LA-ASI slowly degraded and fully released I-CDs in 7 days. Antibacterial assays demonstrated that I-CDs@LA-ASI effectively inhibited Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginosa ) and its multidrug-resistant bacteria, attributed to the low minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of I-CDs against bacteria. Moreover, I-CDs@LA-ASI significantly reduced ROS levels in H 2 O 2 -induced cells, markedly improved the mitochondrial membrane potential and reduced apoptosis. Additionally, I-CDs@LA-ASI promoted cell migration, as demonstrated by scratch assays and Transwell migration assays. I-CDs@LA-ASI further demonstrated significant wound healing efficacy in a P. aeruginosa -infected burn wound model by effective bacterial load reduction, promoting tissue repair, and enhancing angiogenesis. This integrated hydrogel shows great potential for treating complex skin injuries, especially in burn wound infections, suggesting important application prospect.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2026
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Clement Yaw Effah,Longlong Tan,Qimeng Zhang,Xinyu Li,Lijun Miao,Xiaolei Zhou,Lihua Ding,Yongjun Wu
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( PA ) is an opportunistic pathogen that is widely distributed in soil, water, air, food, animal, and human body surfaces, and is also one of the main pathogens of iatrogenic infections which can cause various infections in people with weakened immune systems. The rapid detection of PA in varied environmental and clinical samples is important for hospital infection control, clinical diagnosis, and food and environmental safety monitoring. In this study, we constructed an efficient separation and enrichment surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform based on a dual recognition strategy, and supplemented it with a machine learning nonlinear regression model to achieve rapid, highly sensitive, accurate, and specific detection of PA. By combining the SERS platform with support vector machine learning regression model, a detection limit of 15 CFU/mL with a liner range of 50 to 10 8 cells/mL was achieved. The highly sensitive dual-identification tag-type SERS quantitative analysis system established in this study has the advantages of wide detection range, low detection limit, good specificity, high accuracy and short detection time, thereby providing a method for the prevention and clinical diagnosis of PA infection-related diseases as well as food and environmental safety monitoring.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
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2021
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IF 5.277
Yu-gang Shi,Dong-hui Li,Yi-ming Kong,Run-run Zhang,Qing Gu,Meng-xin Hu,Shi-yi Tian,Wen-gang Jin
A series of alkyl gallates were evaluated for the antibacterial activity against two common Gram-negative foodborne bacteria ( Pseudomonas fluorescens and Vibrio parahaemolyticus ) associated with seafood. The length of the alkyl chain plays a pivotal role in eliciting their antibacterial activities and octyl gallate (OG) exerted an excellent inhibitory efficacy. To extend the aqueous solubility, stability, and bactericidal properties of octyl gallate (OG), an inclusion complex between OG and β -cyclodextrin ( β CD), OG/ β CD, was prepared and identified with various methods including X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Furthermore, the enhanced inhibitory effect and potential antibacterial mechanism of OG/ β CD against two Gram-negative and Gram-positive foodborne bacteria were comprehensively investigated. The results show that OG/ β CD could function against bacteria through effectively damaging the membrane, permeating into cells, and then disturbing the activity of the respiratory electron transport chain to cause the production of high-level intracellular hydroxyl radicals. Moreover, the reinforced OG/ β CD-incorporated polylactic acid (PLA) nanofibers were fabricated using the electrospinning technique as food packaging to extend the Chinese giant salamander fillet's shelf life at 4 °C. This research highlights the antibacterial effectiveness of OG/ β CD in aqueous media, which can be used as a safe multi-functionalized food additive combined with the benefits of electrospun nanofibers to extend the Chinese giant salamander fillets shelf life by 15 d at 4 °C.
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ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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Shuaiting Yun,Jinping Huang,Mingjing Zhang,Xueting Wang,Xiaochen Wang,Yanxia Zhou
Alginate lyases with unique characteristics for degrading alginate into size-defined oligosaccharide fractions, were considered as the potential agents for disrupting Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. In our study, a novel endolytic PL-7 alginate lyase, named AlyG2, was cloned and expressed through Escherichia coli . This enzyme exhibited excellent properties: it maintained more than 85% activity at low temperatures of 4 °C and high temperatures of 70 °C. After 1 h of incubation at 4 °C, it still retained over 95% activity, demonstrating the ability to withstand low temperature. The acid-base and salt tolerance properties shown it preserves more than 50% activity in the pH range of 5.0 to 11.0 and in a high salt environment at 3000 mM NacCl, indicating its high stability in several aspects. More importantly, AlyG2 in our research was revealed to be effective at removing mature biofilms and inhibiting biofilm formation produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and the inhibition and disruption rates were 47.25 ± 4.52% and 26.5 ± 6.72%, respectively. Additionally, the enzyme AlyG2 promoted biofilm disruption in combination with antibiotics, particularly manifesting the synergistic effect with erythromycin (FIC=0.5). In all, these results offered that AlyG2 with unique characteristics may be an effective technique for the clearance or disruption of biofilm produced by P. aeruginosa .
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
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2025
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Huang Zhixing,He Zhenrui,Ding Jiexin,Zhu Yiming,Zhou Erxun
Soybean root rot, caused by Fusarium neocosmosporiellum , poses a significant threat to soybean productivity. Although chemical fungicides are widely used, their environmental risk necessitate sustainable alternatives. This study proposes an integrated control strategy combining the biocontrol bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa E1 - 23 with prochloraz. Initial screening of seven candidate bacterial strains identified E1 - 23 as the most potent antagonist, exhibiting 64.1% inhibition against F. neocosmosporiellum in dual-culture assays. Concurrent fungicide evaluation revealed prochloraz as the optimal agent (EC 50 = 0.1646 μg/mL). Compatibility analysis demonstrated E1 - 23's robust tolerance to prochloraz concentrations at ≤ 50 μg/mL. In vitro combination of prochloraz (0.25 μg/mL) and E1 - 23 (1 × 10 6 CFU/mL) achieved 91.86% pathogen suppression, surpassing individual treatments by > 10% and theoretical additive effects. Greenhouse trials confirmed enhanced efficacy, with integrated application increasing disease control efficacy by 34.35%—significantly outperforming standalone bacterial (18.96%) or fungicide (20.52%) controls. The qRT-PCR analysis revealed that the combination application of E1 - 23 and prochloraz up-regulated the expression of some defense genes of soybean plants 5 days post-inoculation (dpi), but the induced plant disease resistance was low. This study highlights the potential of E1 - 23-prochloraz as an eco-friendly approach to mitigate soybean root rot while reducing fungicide dependency.
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INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
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2020
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Jin-Feng Liu,Yu-Wei Lu,Xiao-Bo Liu,Bai-Guang Li,Yu-Fei Sun,Lei Zhou,Yi-Fan Liu,Shi-Zhong Yang,Ji-Dong Gu,Bo-Zhong Mu
The microbial community composition in subsurface oil reservoirs is responsible for the biogeochemical reactions of hydrocarbon transformation. In this study, the composition, major functions and gene expression activity of the microorganisms in production water from an oil reservoir were analyzed prior to and after injection nutrients using high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing, functional gene and their transcript profiling. Pseudomonas spp. was the dominant bacteria showing a quick increase in the bacterial population . The injection of nutrients lowered the activity of assA -bearing bacteria, but accelerated the activity of methanogens . The results show that the anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation was actively occurring in situ oil reservoir sampled, Smithella was the active anaerobic hydrocarbon degrading bacteria, and Methanoculleus and Methanothrix were the actively dominant methanogens. The present study provides a snapshot of the practical technology with insightful results to support the research, development and utilization of reservoir through biological augmentation.
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