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Liu J, Huang TY, Liu G, Ye Y, Soteyome T, Seneviratne G, Xiao G, Xu Z, Kjellerup BV. Microbial Interaction between Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Transcriptome Level Mechanism of Cell-Cell Antagonism. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0143322. [PMID: 35980205 PMCID: PMC9604076 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01433-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae are frequently co-isolated in food, although playing different roles. This study aimed at investigating the microbial interaction between L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae, especially cell-cell direct interaction and their mechanism. Cell-cell and supernatant-cell coculture models were set up, with CFU counting, OD600 measurement, optical and atomic force microscopy performed to examine the growth and morphology of L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae cells. In cell-cell coculture model, L. plantarum cells inhibited S. cerevisiae growth (inhibition rate ~80%) with its own growth pattern unaffected. Cell-cell aggregation happened during coculture with surface roughness changed and partial S. cerevisiae cell lysis. Mature (24 h) L. plantarum cell-free culture supernatant showed inhibition (35%-75%) on S. cerevisiae growth independent of pH level, while supernatant from L. plantarum-S. cerevisiae coculture showed relatively stronger inhibition. Upon transcriptomics analysis, hypothesis on the mechanism of microbial interaction between L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae was demonstrated. When L. plantarum cell density reached threshold at 24 h, all genes in lamBDCA quorum sensing (QS) system was upregulated to potentially increase adhesion capability, leading to the aggregation to S. cerevisiae cell. The downregulation of whole basic physiological activity from DNA to RNA to protein, cell cycle, meiosis, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways, as well as growth maintenance essential genes ari1, skg6, and kex2/gas1 might induce the decreased growth and proliferation rate and partial death of S. cerevisiae cells in coculture. IMPORTANCE L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae are frequently co-isolated in food, although playing different roles. The co-existence of L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae could result in variable effects, raising economic benefits and safety concerns in food industry. Previous research has reported the microbial interaction between L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae mainly rely on the signaling through extracellular metabolites. However, cell-cell aggregation has been observed with mechanism remain unknown. In the current study, the microbial interaction between L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae was investigated with emphasis on cell-cell direct interaction and further in-depth transcriptome level study showed the key role of lamBDCA quorum sensing system in L. plantarum. The results yield from this study demonstrated the antagonistic effect between L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae.
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- Junyan Liu
- College of Light Industry and Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Lingnan Specialty Food Science and Technology, Academy of Contemporary Agricultural Engineering Innovations, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Processing and Intelligent Manufacturing of Lingnan Specialty Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Lingnan Specialty Food Science and Technology, Academy of Contemporary Agricultural Engineering Innovations, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Processing and Intelligent Manufacturing of Lingnan Specialty Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Lingnan Specialty Food Science and Technology, Academy of Contemporary Agricultural Engineering Innovations, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Processing and Intelligent Manufacturing of Lingnan Specialty Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Research Institute for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Chetty BJ, Inokuma K, Hasunuma T, van Zyl WH, den Haan R. Improvement of cell-tethered cellulase activity in recombinant strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:6347-6361. [PMID: 35951080 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12114-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) remains an attractive option for the production of commodity products from pretreated lignocellulose if a process-suitable organism can be engineered. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires engineered cellulolytic activity to enable its use in CBP production of second-generation (2G) bioethanol. A promising strategy for heterologous cellulase production in yeast entails displaying enzymes on the cell surface by means of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors. While strains producing a core set of cell-adhered cellulases that enabled crystalline cellulose hydrolysis have been created, secreted levels of enzyme were insufficient for complete cellulose hydrolysis. In fact, all reported recombinant yeast CBP candidates must overcome the drawback of generally low secretion titers. Rational strain engineering can be applied to enhance the secretion phenotype. This study aimed to improve the amount of cell-adhered cellulase activities of recombinant S. cerevisiae strains expressing a core set of four cellulases, through overexpression of genes that were previously shown to enhance cellulase secretion. Results showed significant increases in cellulolytic activity for all cell-adhered cellulase enzyme types. Cell-adhered cellobiohydrolase activity was improved by up to 101%, β-glucosidase activity by up to 99%, and endoglucanase activity by up to 231%. Improved hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose of up to 186% and improved ethanol yields from this substrate of 40-50% in different strain backgrounds were also observed. In addition, improvement in resistance to fermentation stressors was noted in some strains. These strains represent a step towards more efficient organisms for use in 2G biofuel production. KEY POINTS: • Cell-surface-adhered cellulase activity was improved in strains engineered for CBP. • Levels of improvement of activity were strain and enzyme dependent. • Crystalline cellulose conversion to ethanol could be improved up to 50%.
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- Bronwyn Jean Chetty
- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
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Carlucci FV, Lemos SV, Salgado Junior AP, Rebehy PCPW. Environmental, field and impurity factors to increase the agricultural performance of Brazilian and Australian sugarcane mills. CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 2021; 23:2083-2100. [PMID: 34025334 PMCID: PMC8123929 DOI: 10.1007/s10098-021-02105-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study aims to identify explanatory factors to increase the agricultural performance of Brazilian and Australian sugarcane mills. The relevance of Brazil and Australia for the sugar industry motivated the development this study based on the most important factors in both countries responsible for increasing the efficiency in sugarcane production. Thus, this study is designed to assess the hypothesis that there are a few explanatory variables that are deeply responsible for the agricultural efficiency in the sugar-energy sector. As a specific objective, it proposes a DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) model that seeks to optimize the production of Total Recoverable Sugar (TRS) by planted area, and simultaneously, minimizes mineral and vegetable impurities. The sample consists of 82 observations from 32 sugarcane mills. An agricultural efficiency study was performed using the two-stage DEA, in which the evaluated mills according to the level of efficiency in the proposed model. Then, a Multiple Linear Regression Analysis was performed to identify the variables with the greatest influence on the performance of the mills in terms of efficiency. The results revealed six relevant variables for increasing the agricultural performance in the production of sugarcane: rainfall (mm weekly), chopped cane delivery (%), delivery time (h), borer (%), air humidity (%), and rods in raw wine (× 105/mL). Finally, semi-structured interviews with Brazilian and Australian experts in the sugar-energy sector allowed the identification of five other relevant complementary factors that were unavailable in the database: genetic variety, agricultural cultivation activities, edaphoclimatic factors, renewal of sugarcane fields and irrigation system. The results of this study were grouped into the dimensions of environment, yield, and impurities, providing quantification and better understanding of the identified explanatory factors and the agricultural performance in terms of production efficiency, offering fundamental information that enables managers to make decisions and prioritize the aspects that contribute more significantly to the increase in agricultural productivity of the planted area.
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- Fabio Vogelaar Carlucci
- Business Department, Universidade de São Paulo Av. Bandeirantes, Ribeirao Preto, 3900 Brazil
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- Business Department, Universidade de São Paulo Av. Bandeirantes, Ribeirao Preto, 3900 Brazil
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Carvalho LM, Carvalho-Netto OV, Calderón LL, Gutierrez M, de Assis MA, Mofatto LS, Camargo AP, Dos Santos LV, Borelli G, Temer B, Araujo G, Pereira GAG, Carazzolle MF. Understanding the differences in 2G ethanol fermentative scales through omics data integration. FEMS Yeast Res 2021; 21:6275189. [PMID: 33983370 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foab030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In this work, we evaluated the fermentative performance and metabolism modifications of a second generation (2G) industrial yeast by comparing an industrial condition during laboratory and industrial scale fermentations. Fermentations were done using industrial lignocellulosic hydrolysate and a synthetic medium containing inhibitors and analyses were carried out through transcriptomics and proteomics of these experimental conditions. We found that fermentation profiles were very similar, but there was an increase in xylose consumption rate during fermentations using synthetic medium when compared to lignocellulosic hydrolysate, likely due to the presence of unknown growth inhibitors contained in the hydrolysate. We also evaluated the bacterial community composition of the industrial fermentation setting and found that the presence of homofermentative and heterofermentative bacteria did not significantly change the performance of yeast fermentation. In parallel, temporal differentially expressed genes (tDEG) showed differences in gene expression profiles between compared conditions, including heat shocks and the presence of up-regulated genes from the TCA cycle during anaerobic xylose fermentation. Thus, we indicate HMF as a possible electron acceptor in this rapid respiratory process performed by yeast, in addition to demonstrating the importance of culture medium for the performance of yeast within industrial fermentation processes, highlighting the uniquenesses according to scales.
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- Lucas M Carvalho
- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil.,Center for Computing in Engineering and Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-861, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil.,Brazilian Biorenewable National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), St. Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro, 10000 - Bosque das Palmeiras, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-100, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Center for Computing in Engineering and Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-861, Brazil.,Institute of Computing, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-852, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil.,Center for Computing in Engineering and Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-861, Brazil
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Xu Z, Lu Z, Soteyome T, Ye Y, Huang T, Liu J, Harro JM, Kjellerup BV, Peters BM. Polymicrobial interaction between Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: coexistence-relevant mechanisms. Crit Rev Microbiol 2021; 47:386-396. [PMID: 33663335 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.1893265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The coordination of single or multiple microorganisms are required for the manufacture of traditional fermented foods, improving the flavour and nutrition of the food materials. However, both the additional economic benefits and safety concerns have been raised by microbiotas in fermented products. Among the fermented products, Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae are one of the stable microbiotas, suggesting their interaction is mediated by coexistence-relevant mechanisms and prevent to be excluded by other microbial species. Thus, aiming to guide the manufacture of fermented foods, this review will focus on interactions of coexistence-relevant mechanisms between Lactobacillus and S. cerevisiae, including metabolites communications, aggregation, and polymicrobial biofilm. Also, the molecular regulatory network of the coexistence-relevant mechanisms is discussed according to omics researches.
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- Zhenbo Xu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
- Research Institute for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Guangzhou, China
- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Collograi KC, Pereira IDO, Neitzel T, Martinez-Jimenez FD, da Costa AC, Ienczak JL. Secretome analysis as a tool to elucidate bacterial contamination influence during second-generation ethanol production in a Melle-Boinot process. FEMS Yeast Res 2021; 21:6152288. [PMID: 33640963 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foab014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Melle-boinot fermentation process can be used to increase the ethanol productivity in second-generation ethanol process (2G). However, bacterial contamination can result in decreased ethanol production and sugars consumption. The available literature on microbial contamination in the 2G at the secretome level, microbial interactions and their impacts on ethanol production are scarce. In this context, the cultivation of Spathaspora passalidarum was studied in pure and co-culture with Lactobacillus fermentum under conditions that mimic the Melle-boinot process. Glucose consumption and ethanol production by S. passalidarum were not affected by bacterial contamination. Xylose consumption was higher in pure culture (11.54 ± 2.62, 16.23 ± 1.76 and 6.50 ± 1.68 g) than in co-culture fermentation (11.89 ± 0.38, 7.29 ± 0.49 and 5.54 ± 2.63 g) in cycle 2. The protein profile of the fermented broth was similar in pure and co-culture fermentation. The low effect of L. fermentum on fermentation and protein profile may be associated with the inhibition of the bacteria by the low nutrient fermentation broth, with centrifugation and/or with sulfuric acid washing. Thereby, considering that research on microbial contamination in the 2G fermentation process is very limited, particularly at the omics level, these findings may contribute to the lignocellulosic biomass fermentation industry.
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- Karen Cristina Collograi
- School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas- UNICAMP, 500 Albert Einstein Av, Campinas, SP 13083-852, Brazil
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- Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering Department, Santa Catarina Federal University, CP 476, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 10000 Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro Street, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil.,Ph. D. Program in Bioenergy - Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas- UNICAMP, 80 Monteiro Lobato St, Campinas, SP 13083-872, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas- UNICAMP, 500 Albert Einstein Av, Campinas, SP 13083-852, Brazil.,Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 10000 Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro Street, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas- UNICAMP, 500 Albert Einstein Av, Campinas, SP 13083-852, Brazil
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- Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering Department, Santa Catarina Federal University, CP 476, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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Zentou H, Zainal Abidin Z, Yunus R, Awang Biak DR, Abdullah Issa M, Yahaya Pudza M. A New Model of Alcoholic Fermentation under a Byproduct Inhibitory Effect. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:4137-4146. [PMID: 33644536 PMCID: PMC7906595 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Despite the advantages of continuous fermentation whereby ethanol is selectively removed from the fermenting broth to reduce the end-product inhibition, this process can concentrate minor secondary products to the point where they become toxic to the yeast. This study aims to develop a new mathematical model do describe the inhibitory effect of byproducts on alcoholic fermentation including glycerol, lactic acid, acetic acid, and succinic acid, which were reported as major byproducts during batch alcoholic fermentation. The accumulation of these byproducts during the different stages of batch fermentation has been quantified. The yields of total byproducts, glycerol, acetic acid, and succinic acid per gram of glucose were 0.0442, 0.023, 0.0155, and 0.0054, respectively. It was found that the concentration of these byproducts linearly increases with the increase in glucose concentration in the range of 25-250 g/L. The results have also showed that byproduct concentration has a significant inhibitory effect on specific growth coefficient (μ) whereas no effect was observed on the half-velocity constant (K s). A new mathematical model of alcoholic fermentation was developed considering the byproduct inhibitory effect, which showed a good performance and more accuracy compared to the classical Monod model.
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Nagamatsu ST, Coutouné N, José J, Fiamenghi MB, Pereira GAG, Oliveira JVDC, Carazzolle MF. Ethanol production process driving changes on industrial strains. FEMS Yeast Res 2021; 21:6070656. [PMID: 33417685 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ethanol production has key differences between the two largest producing countries of this biofuel, Brazil and the USA, such as feedstock source, sugar concentration and ethanol titers in industrial fermentation. Therefore, it is highly probable that these specificities have led to genome adaptation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains employed in each process to tolerate different environments. In order to identify particular adaptations, in this work, we have compared the genomes of industrial yeast strains widely used to produce ethanol from sugarcane, corn and sweet sorghum, and also two laboratory strains as reference. The genes were predicted and then 4524 single-copy orthologous were selected to build the phylogenetic tree. We found that the geographic location and industrial process were shown as the main evolutionary drivers: for sugarcane fermentation, positive selection was identified for metal homeostasis and stress response genes, whereas genes involved in membrane modeling have been connected with corn fermentation. In addition, the corn specialized strain Ethanol Red showed an increased number of copies of MAL31, a gene encoding a maltose transporter. In summary, our work can help to guide new strain chassis selection for engineering strategies, to produce more robust strains for biofuel production and other industrial applications.
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- Sheila Tiemi Nagamatsu
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.,Laboratório de Genômica e BioEnergia, Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Biorrenováveis (LNBR), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), CEP 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e BioEnergia, Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e BioEnergia, Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e BioEnergia, Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Biorrenováveis (LNBR), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), CEP 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e BioEnergia, Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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Ceccato-Antonini SR, Covre EA. From baker's yeast to genetically modified budding yeasts: the scientific evolution of bioethanol industry from sugarcane. FEMS Yeast Res 2020; 20:6021367. [PMID: 33406233 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The peculiarities of Brazilian fuel ethanol fermentation allow the entry of native yeasts that may dominate over the starter strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and persist throughout the sugarcane harvest. The switch from the use of baker's yeast as starter to selected budding yeasts obtained by a selective pressure strategy was followed by a wealth of genomic information that enabled the understanding of the superiority of selected yeast strains. This review describes how the process of yeast selection evolved in the sugarcane-based bioethanol industry, the selection criteria and recent advances in genomics that could advance the fermentation process. The prospective use of genetically modified yeast strains, specially designed for increased robustness and product yield, with special emphasis on those obtained by the CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats)-Cas9 (CRISPR-associated protein 9) genome-editing approach, is discussed as a possible solution to confer higher performance and stability to the fermentation process for fuel ethanol production.
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- Sandra Regina Ceccato-Antonini
- Laboratory of Agricultural and Molecular Microbiology, Dept Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socioeconomia Rural, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Via Anhanguera, km 174, 13600-970 Araras, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Agricultural and Molecular Microbiology, Dept Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socioeconomia Rural, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Via Anhanguera, km 174, 13600-970 Araras, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Carvalho RS, Cruz IA, Américo-Pinheiro JHP, Soriano RN, de Souza RL, Bilal M, Iqbal HM, Bharagava RN, Romanholo Ferreira LF. Interaction between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Lactobacillus fermentum during co-culture fermentation. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Exploiting the Diversity of Saccharomycotina Yeasts To Engineer Biotin-Independent Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.00270-20. [PMID: 32276977 PMCID: PMC7267198 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00270-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The reported metabolic engineering strategy to enable optimal growth in the absence of biotin is of direct relevance for large-scale industrial applications of S. cerevisiae. Important benefits of biotin prototrophy include cost reduction during the preparation of chemically defined industrial growth media as well as a lower susceptibility of biotin-prototrophic strains to contamination by auxotrophic microorganisms. The observed oxygen dependency of biotin synthesis by the engineered strains is relevant for further studies on the elucidation of fungal biotin biosynthesis pathways. Biotin, an important cofactor for carboxylases, is essential for all kingdoms of life. Since native biotin synthesis does not always suffice for fast growth and product formation, microbial cultivation in research and industry often requires supplementation of biotin. De novo biotin biosynthesis in yeasts is not fully understood, which hinders attempts to optimize the pathway in these industrially relevant microorganisms. Previous work based on laboratory evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for biotin prototrophy identified Bio1, whose catalytic function remains unresolved, as a bottleneck in biotin synthesis. This study aimed at eliminating this bottleneck in the S. cerevisiae laboratory strain CEN.PK113-7D. A screening of 35 Saccharomycotina yeasts identified six species that grew fast without biotin supplementation. Overexpression of the S. cerevisiaeBIO1 (ScBIO1) ortholog isolated from one of these biotin prototrophs, Cyberlindnera fabianii, enabled fast growth of strain CEN.PK113-7D in biotin-free medium. Similar results were obtained by single overexpression of C. fabianii BIO1 (CfBIO1) in other laboratory and industrial S. cerevisiae strains. However, biotin prototrophy was restricted to aerobic conditions, probably reflecting the involvement of oxygen in the reaction catalyzed by the putative oxidoreductase CfBio1. In aerobic cultures on biotin-free medium, S. cerevisiae strains expressing CfBio1 showed a decreased susceptibility to contamination by biotin-auxotrophic S. cerevisiae. This study illustrates how the vast Saccharomycotina genomic resources may be used to improve physiological characteristics of industrially relevant S. cerevisiae. IMPORTANCE The reported metabolic engineering strategy to enable optimal growth in the absence of biotin is of direct relevance for large-scale industrial applications of S. cerevisiae. Important benefits of biotin prototrophy include cost reduction during the preparation of chemically defined industrial growth media as well as a lower susceptibility of biotin-prototrophic strains to contamination by auxotrophic microorganisms. The observed oxygen dependency of biotin synthesis by the engineered strains is relevant for further studies on the elucidation of fungal biotin biosynthesis pathways.
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Can ethanol partially or fully replace sulfuric acid in the acid wash step of bioethanol production to fight contamination by Lactobacillus fermentum? BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s43153-020-00033-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Anti-Contamination Strategies for Yeast Fermentations. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8020274. [PMID: 32085437 PMCID: PMC7074673 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8020274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Yeasts are very useful microorganisms that are used in many industrial fermentation processes such as food and alcohol production. Microbial contamination of such processes is inevitable, since most of the fermentation substrates are not sterile. Contamination can cause a reduction of the final product concentration and render industrial yeast strains unable to be reused. Alternative approaches to controlling contamination, including the use of antibiotics, have been developed and proposed as solutions. However, more efficient and industry-friendly approaches are needed for use in industrial applications. This review covers: (i) general information about industrial uses of yeast fermentation, (ii) microbial contamination and its effects on yeast fermentation, and (iii) currently used and suggested approaches/strategies for controlling microbial contamination at the industrial and/or laboratory scale.
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Parapouli M, Vasileiadis A, Afendra AS, Hatziloukas E. Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its industrial applications. AIMS Microbiol 2020; 6:1-31. [PMID: 32226912 PMCID: PMC7099199 DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2020001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the best studied eukaryote and a valuable tool for most aspects of basic research on eukaryotic organisms. This is due to its unicellular nature, which often simplifies matters, offering the combination of the facts that nearly all biological functions found in eukaryotes are also present and well conserved in S. cerevisiae. In addition, it is also easily amenable to genetic manipulation. Moreover, unlike other model organisms, S. cerevisiae is concomitantly of great importance for various biotechnological applications, some of which date back to several thousands of years. S. cerevisiae's biotechnological usefulness resides in its unique biological characteristics, i.e., its fermentation capacity, accompanied by the production of alcohol and CO2 and its resilience to adverse conditions of osmolarity and low pH. Among the most prominent applications involving the use of S. cerevisiae are the ones in food, beverage -especially wine- and biofuel production industries. This review focuses exactly on the function of S. cerevisiae in these applications, alone or in conjunction with other useful microorganisms involved in these processes. Furthermore, various aspects of the potential of the reservoir of wild, environmental, S. cerevisiae isolates are examined under the perspective of their use for such applications.
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- Maria Parapouli
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Characterization of microbial communities in ethanol biorefineries. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 47:183-195. [PMID: 31848793 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-019-02254-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bacterial contamination of corn-based ethanol biorefineries can reduce their efficiency and hence increase their carbon footprint. To enhance our understanding of these bacterial contaminants, we temporally sampled four biorefineries in the Midwestern USA that suffered from chronic contamination and characterized their microbiomes using both 16S rRNA sequencing and shotgun metagenomics. These microbiotas were determined to be relatively simple, with 13 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) accounting for 90% of the bacterial population. They were dominated by Firmicutes (89%), with Lactobacillus comprising 80% of the OTUs from this phylum. Shotgun metagenomics confirmed our 16S rRNA data and allowed us to characterize bacterial succession at the species level, with the results of this analysis being that Lb. helveticus was the dominant contaminant in this fermentation. Taken together, these results provide insights into the microbiome of ethanol biorefineries and identifies a species likely to be commonly responsible for chronic contamination of these facilities.
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Covre EA, Silva LFL, Bastos RG, Ceccato-Antonini SR. Interaction of 4-ethylphenol, pH, sucrose and ethanol on the growth and fermentation capacity of the industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae PE-2. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 35:136. [PMID: 31432249 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2714-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Volatile phenols such as 4-ethylphenol are produced from hydroxycinnamic acids by Dekkera bruxellensis, an important yeast contaminating alcoholic fermentations. 4-ethylphenol results from the decarboxylation and reduction of p-coumaric acid, a compound found in sugarcane musts. In wine, volatile phenols are responsible by sensorial alterations whereas in the context of bioethanol fermentation, little is known about their effects on the main yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here we evaluated the interaction of 4-ethylphenol and pH, sucrose and ethanol on the growth and fermentation capacity of the industrial strain of S. cerevisiae PE-2. A central compound rotational design was utilized to evaluate the effect of 4-ethylphenol, pH, ethanol and sucrose concentration on the yeast maximum specific growth rate (µmax) in microplate experiments in YPS medium (Yeast extract-Peptone-Sucrose), at 30 °C. Following, single-cycle fermentations in YPS medium, pH 4.5, 17% sucrose, at 30 °C, with 4-ethylphenol in concentrations of 10 and 20 mg L-1 being added at the start or after 4 h of fermentation, were carried out. 4-ethylphenol affected µmax of S. cerevisiae in situations that resemble the conditions of industrial bioethanol production, especially the low pH of the fermentation medium and the high ethanol concentration because of the anaerobic sucrose uptake. The addition of 4-ethylphenol on fermentation resulted in significant effect on the cell yeast concentration, pH and alcohol production, with significant decrease from 86% to the range of 65-74% in the fermentative efficiency. The industrial yeast S. cerevisiae PE-2 growth and fermentative capacity were affected by the presence of 4-ethylphenol, a metabolite produced by D. bruxellensis, which may contribute to explain the impact of this yeast on bioethanol industrial production.
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- Elizabete A Covre
- Dept Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socio-Economia Rural, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Via Anhanguera, km 174, Araras, SP, 13600-970, Brazil
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- Dept Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socio-Economia Rural, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Via Anhanguera, km 174, Araras, SP, 13600-970, Brazil
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- Dept Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socio-Economia Rural, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Via Anhanguera, km 174, Araras, SP, 13600-970, Brazil
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- Dept Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socio-Economia Rural, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Via Anhanguera, km 174, Araras, SP, 13600-970, Brazil.
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Collograi KC, da Costa AC, Ienczak JL. Effect of contamination with Lactobacillus fermentum I2 on ethanol production by Spathaspora passalidarum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:5039-5050. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09779-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Alonso-Del-Real J, Pérez-Torrado R, Querol A, Barrio E. Dominance of wine Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains over S. kudriavzevii in industrial fermentation competitions is related to an acceleration of nutrient uptake and utilization. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:1627-1644. [PMID: 30672093 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Grape must is a sugar-rich habitat for a complex microbiota which is replaced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains during the first fermentation stages. Interest on yeast competitive interactions has recently been propelled due to the use of alternative yeasts in the wine industry to respond to new market demands. The main issue resides in the persistence of these yeasts due to the specific competitive activity of S. cerevisiae. To gather deeper knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved, we performed a comparative transcriptomic analysis during fermentation carried out by a wine S. cerevisiae strain and a strain representative of the cryophilic S. kudriavzevii, which exhibits high genetic and physiological similarities to S. cerevisiae, but also differences of biotechnological interest. In this study, we report that transcriptomic response to the presence of a competitor is stronger in S. cerevisiae than in S. kudriavzevii. Our results demonstrate that a wine S. cerevisiae industrial strain accelerates nutrient uptake and utilization to outcompete the co-inoculated yeast, and that this process requires cell-to-cell contact to occur. Finally, we propose that this competitive phenotype evolved recently, during the adaptation of S. cerevisiae to man-manipulated fermentative environments, since a non-wine S. cerevisiae strain, isolated from a North American oak, showed a remarkable low response to competition.
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- Javier Alonso-Del-Real
- Departamento de Biotecnología de los Alimentos, Grupo de Biología de Sistemas en Levaduras de Interés Biotecnológico, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología de los Alimentos, Grupo de Biología de Sistemas en Levaduras de Interés Biotecnológico, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología de los Alimentos, Grupo de Biología de Sistemas en Levaduras de Interés Biotecnológico, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología de los Alimentos, Grupo de Biología de Sistemas en Levaduras de Interés Biotecnológico, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Valencia, Spain.,Departament de Genètica, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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Sugarcane must fed-batch fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: impact of sterilized and non-sterilized sugarcane must. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1177-1187. [PMID: 30830509 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-019-01250-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The presence of microbial contaminants is common in the sugarcane ethanol industry and can decrease process yield, reduce yeast cell viability and induce yeast cell flocculation. To evaluate the effect of microbial contamination on the fermentation process, we compared the use of sterilized and non-sterilized sugarcane must in the performance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with similar fermentation conditions to those used in Brazilian mills. Non-sterilized sugarcane must had values of 103 and 108 CFU mL-1 of wild yeast and bacterial contamination, respectively; decreased total reducing sugar (TRS); and increased lactic and acetic acids, glycerol and ethanol concentrations during storage. During fermentation cycles with sterilized and non-sterilized sugarcane must, S. cerevisiae viability did not change, whereas ethanol yield varied from 74.1 to 80.2%, but it did not seem to be related to must microbial contamination. Ethanol productivity decreased throughout the fermentation cycles and was more pronounced in the last two fermentation cycles with non-sterilized must, but that may be related to the decrease in must TRS. High values of the ratio of total acid production per ethanol were reported at the end of the last two fermentation cycles conducted with non-sterilized must. Additionally, the values of wild yeast contamination increased from 102 to 103 CFU mL-1 and bacterial contamination increased from 104 to 106 CFU mL-1 when comparing the first and last fermentation cycles with non-sterilized must. In addition to the increase in microbial contamination and acid concentration, ethanol yield and yeast viability rates were not directly affected by the microbial contamination present in the non-sterilized sugarcane must.
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Saunders LP, Bischoff KM, Bowman MJ, Leathers TD. Inhibition of Lactobacillus biofilm growth in fuel ethanol fermentations by Bacillus. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 272:156-161. [PMID: 30336397 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Commercial fuel ethanol fermentations suffer from microbial contaminants, particularly species of Lactobacillus that may persist as antibiotic-resistant biofilms. In this study, culture supernatants from 54 strains of Bacillus known to produce lipopeptides were tested for inhibition of biofilm formation by Lactobacillus fermentum, L. plantarum, and L. brevis strains previously isolated as biofilm-forming contaminants of a commercial fuel ethanol facility. Eleven Bacillus strains inhibited biofilm formation by all three strains by at least 65% of controls. None of these strains inhibited Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Three strains also significantly inhibited planktonic cultures of Lactobacillus. Culture supernatants from B. nakamurai strain NRRL B-41091 were particularly effective. Inhibition was bacteriostatic rather than bacteriocidal, and appeared to be specific for strains of Lactobacillus. Furthermore, the inhibitor from B. nakamurai was shown to prevent stuck fermentations in a corn mash model fermentation system of S. cerevisiae contaminated with L. fermentum.
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- Lauren P Saunders
- Renewable Product Technology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA
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- Renewable Product Technology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA
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- Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA(1)
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- Renewable Product Technology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA.
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Sampaio AA, Souza SE, Ricomini-Filho AP, Del Bel Cury AA, Cavalcanti YW, Cury JA. Candida albicans Increases Dentine Demineralization Provoked by Streptococcus mutans Biofilm. Caries Res 2018; 53:322-331. [PMID: 30448846 DOI: 10.1159/000494033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Streptococcus mutans are considered the most cariogenic bacteria, but it has been suggested that Candida albicans could increase their cariogenicity. However, the effect of this dual-species microorganisms' combination on dentine caries has not been experimentally evaluated. Biofilms of C. albicans, S. mutans and C. albicans + S. mutans (n = 12/biofilm) were grown in ultra-filtered tryptone yeast extract broth culture medium for 96 h on root dentine slabs of known surface hardness and exposed 8 times per day for 3 min to 10% sucrose. The medium was changed 2 times per day (after the 8 cariogenic challenges and after the overnight period of famine), and aliquots were analyzed to determinate the pH (indicator of biofilm acidogenicity). After 96 h, the biofilms were collected to determine the wet weight, colony-forming units, and the amounts of extracellular polysaccharides (soluble and insoluble). Dentine demineralization was assessed by surface hardness loss (% SHL). The architecture of the biofilms was analyzed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Data were analyzed by ANOVA followed by Tukey's test (α = 0.05). The dual-species C. albicans + S. mutans biofilm provoked higher % SHL on dentine (p < 0.05) than the S. mutans and C. albicans biofilm. This was supported by the results of biofilm acidogenicity and the amounts of soluble (6.4 ± 2.14 vs. 4.0 ± 0.94 and 1.9 ± 0.97, respectively) and insoluble extracellular polysaccharides (24.9 ± 9.22 vs. 18.9 ± 5.92 and 0.7 ± 0.48, respectively) (p < 0.05). The C. albicans biofilm alone presented low cariogenicity. The images by CLSM and TEM, respectively, suggest that the C. albicans + S. mutans biofilm is more voluminous than the S. mutans biofilm, and S. mutans cells interact with C. albicans throughout polysaccharides from the biofilm matrix. These findings show that C. albicans enhances the cariogenic potential of the S. mutans biofilm, increasing dentine demineralization.
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- Aline A Sampaio
- Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil.,Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil.,Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil.,Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil,
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Walker GM, Walker RSK. Enhancing Yeast Alcoholic Fermentations. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2018; 105:87-129. [PMID: 30342724 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The production of ethanol by yeast fermentation represents the largest of all global biotechnologies. Consequently, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the world's premier industrial microorganism, which is responsible not only for the production of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and distilled spirits, but also for the billions of liters of bioethanol produced annually for use as a renewable transportation fuel. Although humankind has exploited the fermentative activities of yeasts for millennia, many aspects of alcohol fermentation remain poorly understood. This chapter will review some of the key considerations in optimizing industrial alcohol fermentations with a particular emphasis on enhancement opportunities involving cell physiology and strain engineering of the major microbial ethanologen, the yeast S. cerevisiae.
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- Graeme M Walker
- School of Science, Engineering & Technology, Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Paulino de Souza J, Dias do Prado C, Eleutherio EC, Bonatto D, Malavazi I, Ferreira da Cunha A. Improvement of Brazilian bioethanol production – Challenges and perspectives on the identification and genetic modification of new strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts isolated during ethanol process. Fungal Biol 2018; 122:583-591. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ceccato-Antonini SR. Conventional and nonconventional strategies for controlling bacterial contamination in fuel ethanol fermentations. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 34:80. [PMID: 29802468 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-018-2463-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ethanol bio-production in Brazil has some unique characteristics that inevitably lead to bacterial contamination, which results in the production of organic acids and biofilms and flocculation that impair the fermentation yield by affecting yeast viability and diverting sugars to metabolites other than ethanol. The ethanol-producing units commonly give an acid treatment to the cells after each fermentative cycle to decrease the bacterial number, which is not always effective. An alternative strategy must be employed to avoid bacterial multiplication but must be compatible with economic, health and environmental aspects. This review analyzes the issue of bacterial contamination in sugarcane-based fuel ethanol fermentation, and the potential strategies that may be utilized to control bacterial growth besides acid treatment and antibiotics. We have emphasized the efficiency and suitability of chemical products other than acids and those derived from natural sources in industrial conditions. In addition, we have also presented bacteriocins, bacteriophages, and beneficial bacteria as non-conventional antimicrobial agents to mitigate bacterial contamination in the bioethanol industry.
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- Sandra Regina Ceccato-Antonini
- Laboratory of Molecular and Agricultural Microbiology, Department Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Sócio-Economia Rural, Centro de Ciencias Agrárias, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Via Anhanguera km 174, Araras, SP, 13600-970, Brazil.
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Brexó RP, Andrietta MGS, Sant'Ana AS. Artisanal cachaça and brewer's spent grain as sources of yeasts with promising biotechnological properties. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 125:409-421. [PMID: 29633441 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Revised: 03/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS This study aimed to characterize yeasts isolated from the environment of artisanal cachaça production and brewer's spent grain-bearing in mind their further application in bioprocesses. METHODS AND RESULTS Cell morphology, growth and fermentative parameters, and karyotyping were employed for the selection and grouping of yeast strains. The results showed that from 134 yeast strains studied, 14·2% exhibited cells with snowflake morphology, which is not appropriate for bioethanol production. The fermentation in sugarcane syrup was carried out with 71 Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 19 Torulaspora delbrueckii, eight Wickerhamomyces anomalus, six Candida parapsilosis, five Pichia mashurica, three Candida intermedia, two Clavispora lusitaniae and one Candida aaseri. Among the most important ethanol-producing strains, T. delbrueckii LMQA BSG 7 and S. cerevisiae LMQA SNR 65 presented biomass yield, ethanol yield and productivity similar or higher than PE-2 and CAT-1 (bioethanol industrial strains). CONCLUSIONS This study showed a high potential for industrial application of the strains LMQA SNR 65 (S. cerevisiae) and LMQA BSG 7 (T. delbrueckii). It was found that the use of the chromosomal profile is not adequate to qualify yeasts concerning their technological performance. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study reported yeasts isolated from uncommon sources that present significant characteristics for potential application in bioprocesses.
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- R P Brexó
- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Center of Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Research, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Bassi APG, Meneguello L, Paraluppi AL, Sanches BCP, Ceccato-Antonini SR. Interaction of Saccharomyces cerevisiae–Lactobacillus fermentum–Dekkera bruxellensis and feedstock on fuel ethanol fermentation. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1661-1672. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1056-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Biofilm formation and antimicrobial sensitivity of lactobacilli contaminants from sugarcane-based fuel ethanol fermentation. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1631-1644. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1050-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Reis VR, Bassi APG, Cerri BC, Almeida AR, Carvalho IGB, Bastos RG, Ceccato-Antonini SR. Effects of feedstock and co-culture of Lactobacillus fermentum and wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain during fuel ethanol fermentation by the industrial yeast strain PE-2. AMB Express 2018; 8:23. [PMID: 29453625 PMCID: PMC5815976 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-018-0556-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Even though contamination by bacteria and wild yeasts are frequently observed during fuel ethanol fermentation, our knowledge regarding the effects of both contaminants together is very limited, especially considering that the must composition can vary from exclusively sugarcane juice to a mixture of molasses and juice, affecting the microbial development. Here we studied the effects of the feedstock (sugarcane juice and molasses) and the co-culture of Lactobacillus fermentum and a wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (rough colony and pseudohyphae) in single and multiple-batch fermentation trials with an industrial strain of S. cerevisiae (PE-2) as starter yeast. The results indicate that in multiple-cycle batch system, the feedstock had a minor impact on the fermentation than in single-cycle batch system, however the rough yeast contamination was more harmful than the bacterial contamination in multiple-cycle batch fermentation. The inoculation of both contaminants did not potentiate the detrimental effect in any substrate. The residual sugar concentration in the fermented broth had a higher concentration of fructose than glucose for all fermentations, but in the presence of the rough yeast, the discrepancy between fructose and glucose concentrations were markedly higher, especially in molasses. The biggest problem associated with incomplete fermentation seemed to be the lower consumption rate of sugar and the reduced fructose preference of the rough yeast rather than the lower invertase activity. Lower ethanol production, acetate production and higher residual sugar concentration are characteristics strongly associated with the rough yeast strain and they were not potentiated with the inoculation of L. fermentum.
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Costa M, Cerri B, Ceccato-Antonini S. Ethanol addition enhances acid treatment to eliminateLactobacillus fermentumfrom the fermentation process for fuel ethanol production. Lett Appl Microbiol 2017; 66:77-85. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- M.A.S. Costa
- Laboratory of Molecular and Agricultural Microbiology; Department Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socio-Economia Rural; Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Centro de Ciencias Agrarias; Araras Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Agricultural Microbiology; Department Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socio-Economia Rural; Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Centro de Ciencias Agrarias; Araras Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Agricultural Microbiology; Department Tecnologia Agroindustrial e Socio-Economia Rural; Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Centro de Ciencias Agrarias; Araras Brazil
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Belini VL, Caurin GAP, Wiedemann P, Suhr H. Yeast fermentation of sugarcane for ethanol production: Can it be monitored by using in situ microscopy? BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.2017034420160162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Hochschule Mannheim, Germany
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Ponomarova O, Gabrielli N, Sévin DC, Mülleder M, Zirngibl K, Bulyha K, Andrejev S, Kafkia E, Typas A, Sauer U, Ralser M, Patil KR. Yeast Creates a Niche for Symbiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria through Nitrogen Overflow. Cell Syst 2017; 5:345-357.e6. [PMID: 28964698 PMCID: PMC5660601 DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Many microorganisms live in communities and depend on metabolites secreted by fellow community members for survival. Yet our knowledge of interspecies metabolic dependencies is limited to few communities with small number of exchanged metabolites, and even less is known about cellular regulation facilitating metabolic exchange. Here we show how yeast enables growth of lactic acid bacteria through endogenous, multi-component, cross-feeding in a readily established community. In nitrogen-rich environments, Saccharomyces cerevisiae adjusts its metabolism by secreting a pool of metabolites, especially amino acids, and thereby enables survival of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactococcus lactis. Quantity of the available nitrogen sources and the status of nitrogen catabolite repression pathways jointly modulate this niche creation. We demonstrate how nitrogen overflow by yeast benefits L. plantarum in grape juice, and contributes to emergence of mutualism with L. lactis in a medium with lactose. Our results illustrate how metabolic decisions of an individual species can benefit others. Yeast overflows amino acids that enable survival of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) Overflow is in proportion to nitrogen excess and regulated via TORC1 pathway Phenotype supporting LAB growth is conserved across diverse yeast isolates Yeast-LAB mutualism readily emerges when lactose is the main C-source
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- Olga Ponomarova
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH-Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, The Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH-Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, The Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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Bonatelli ML, Quecine MC, Silva MS, Labate CA. Characterization of the contaminant bacterial communities in sugarcane first-generation industrial ethanol production. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2017; 364:4035913. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Biofilm extracellular polysaccharides degradation during starvation and enamel demineralization. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181168. [PMID: 28715508 PMCID: PMC5513492 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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This study was conducted to evaluate if extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) are used by Streptococcus mutans (Sm) biofilm during night starvation, contributing to enamel demineralization increasing occurred during daily sugar exposure. Sm biofilms were formed during 5 days on bovine enamel slabs of known surface hardness (SH). The biofilms were exposed to sucrose 10% or glucose + fructose 10.5% (carbohydrates that differ on EPS formation), 8x/day but were maintained in starvation during the night. Biofilm samples were harvested during two moments, on the end of the 4th day and in the morning of the 5th day, conditions of sugar abundance and starvation, respectively. The slabs were also collected to evaluate the percentage of surface hardness loss (%SHL). The biofilms were analyzed for EPS soluble and insoluble and intracellular polysaccharides (IPS), viable bacteria (CFU), biofilm architecture and biomass. pH, calcium and acid concentration were determined in the culture medium. The data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test or Student's t-test. The effect of the factor carbohydrate treatment for polysaccharide analysis was significant (p < 0.05) but not the harvest moment (p > 0.05). Larger amounts of soluble and insoluble EPS and IPS were formed in the sucrose group when compared to glucose + fructose group (p < 0.05), but they were not metabolized during starvation time (S-EPS, p = 0.93; I-EPS, p = 0.11; and IPS = 0.96). Greater enamel %SHL was also found for the sucrose group (p < 0.05) but the demineralization did not increase during starvation (p = 0.09). In conclusion, the findings suggest that EPS metabolization by S. mutans during night starvation do not contribute to increase enamel demineralization occurred during the daily abundance of sugar.
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Schultz MC, Zhang J, Luo X, Savchenko O, Li L, Deyholos M, Chen J. Impact of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Transcript and Metabolite Abundance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:2975-2982. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Michael C. Schultz
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- InnTech Alberta, Vegreville, Alberta T6N 1E4, Canada
- Department
of Biology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department
of Biology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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Hull RM, Cruz C, Jack CV, Houseley J. Environmental change drives accelerated adaptation through stimulated copy number variation. PLoS Biol 2017; 15:e2001333. [PMID: 28654659 PMCID: PMC5486974 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2001333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Copy number variation (CNV) is rife in eukaryotic genomes and has been implicated in many human disorders, particularly cancer, in which CNV promotes both tumorigenesis and chemotherapy resistance. CNVs are considered random mutations but often arise through replication defects; transcription can interfere with replication fork progression and stability, leading to increased mutation rates at highly transcribed loci. Here we investigate whether inducible promoters can stimulate CNV to yield reproducible, environment-specific genetic changes. We propose a general mechanism for environmentally-stimulated CNV and validate this mechanism for the emergence of copper resistance in budding yeast. By analysing a large cohort of individual cells, we directly demonstrate that CNV of the copper-resistance gene CUP1 is stimulated by environmental copper. CNV stimulation accelerates the formation of novel alleles conferring enhanced copper resistance, such that copper exposure actively drives adaptation to copper-rich environments. Furthermore, quantification of CNV in individual cells reveals remarkable allele selectivity in the rate at which specific environments stimulate CNV. We define the key mechanistic elements underlying this selectivity, demonstrating that CNV is regulated by both promoter activity and acetylation of histone H3 lysine 56 (H3K56ac) and that H3K56ac is required for CUP1 CNV and efficient copper adaptation. Stimulated CNV is not limited to high-copy CUP1 repeat arrays, as we find that H3K56ac also regulates CNV in 3 copy arrays of CUP1 or SFA1 genes. The impact of transcription on DNA damage is well understood, but our research reveals that this apparently problematic association forms a pathway by which mutations can be directed to particular loci in particular environments and furthermore that this mutagenic process can be regulated through histone acetylation. Stimulated CNV therefore represents an unanticipated and remarkably controllable pathway facilitating organismal adaptation to new environments. Evolutionary theory asserts that adaptive mutations, which improve cellular fitness in challenging environments, occur at random and cannot be controlled by the cell. The mutation mechanisms involved are of widespread importance, governing diverse processes from the acquisition of resistance during chemotherapy to the emergence of nonproductive clones during industrial fermentations. Here we ask whether eukaryotic cells are in fact capable of stimulating useful, adaptive mutations at environmentally relevant loci. We show that yeast cells exposed to copper stimulate copy number amplification of the copper resistance gene CUP1, leading to the rapid emergence of adapted clones, and that this stimulation depends on the highly regulated acetylation of histone H3 lysine 56. Stimulated copy number variation (CNV) operates at sites of preexisting copy number variation, which are common in eukaryotic genomes, and provides cells with a remarkable and unexpected ability to alter their own genome in response to the environment.
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- Ryan M. Hull
- Epigenetics Programme, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Epigenetics Programme, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Epigenetics Programme, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Epigenetics Programme, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Bioethanol strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae characterised by microsatellite and stress resistance. Braz J Microbiol 2016; 48:268-274. [PMID: 28057426 PMCID: PMC5470434 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2016.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae may display characteristics that are typical of rough-type colonies, made up of cells clustered in pseudohyphal structures and comprised of daughter buds that do not separate from the mother cell post-mitosis. These strains are known to occur frequently in fermentation tanks with significant lower ethanol yield when compared to fermentations carried out by smooth strains of S. cerevisiae that are composed of dispersed cells. In an attempt to delineate genetic and phenotypic differences underlying the two phenotypes, this study analysed 10 microsatellite loci of 22 S. cerevisiae strains as well as stress resistance towards high concentrations of ethanol and glucose, low pH and cell sedimentation rates. The results obtained from the phenotypic tests by Principal-Component Analysis revealed that unlike the smooth colonies, the rough colonies of S. cerevisiae exhibit an enhanced resistance to stressful conditions resulting from the presence of excessive glucose and ethanol and high sedimentation rate. The microsatellite analysis was not successful to distinguish between the colony phenotypes as phenotypic assays. The relevant industrial strain PE-2 was observed in close genetic proximity to rough-colony although it does not display this colony morphology. A unique genetic pattern specific to a particular phenotype remains elusive.
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Dos Santos LV, Carazzolle MF, Nagamatsu ST, Sampaio NMV, Almeida LD, Pirolla RAS, Borelli G, Corrêa TLR, Argueso JL, Pereira GAG. Unraveling the genetic basis of xylose consumption in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38676. [PMID: 28000736 PMCID: PMC5175268 DOI: 10.1038/srep38676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The development of biocatalysts capable of fermenting xylose, a five-carbon sugar abundant in lignocellulosic biomass, is a key step to achieve a viable production of second-generation ethanol. In this work, a robust industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was modified by the addition of essential genes for pentose metabolism. Subsequently, taken through cycles of adaptive evolution with selection for optimal xylose utilization, strains could efficiently convert xylose to ethanol with a yield of about 0.46 g ethanol/g xylose. Though evolved independently, two strains carried shared mutations: amplification of the xylose isomerase gene and inactivation of ISU1, a gene encoding a scaffold protein involved in the assembly of iron-sulfur clusters. In addition, one of evolved strains carried a mutation in SSK2, a member of MAPKKK signaling pathway. In validation experiments, mutating ISU1 or SSK2 improved the ability to metabolize xylose of yeast cells without adaptive evolution, suggesting that these genes are key players in a regulatory network for xylose fermentation. Furthermore, addition of iron ion to the growth media improved xylose fermentation even by non-evolved cells. Our results provide promising new targets for metabolic engineering of C5-yeasts and point to iron as a potential new additive for improvement of second-generation ethanol production.
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- Leandro Vieira Dos Santos
- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil.,GranBio/BioCelere, Campinas, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins-CO, 80523-1618, USA
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins-CO, 80523-1618, USA
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil.,GranBio/BioCelere, Campinas, Brazil
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dos Santos LV, de Barros Grassi MC, Gallardo JCM, Pirolla RAS, Calderón LL, de Carvalho-Netto OV, Parreiras LS, Camargo ELO, Drezza AL, Missawa SK, Teixeira GS, Lunardi I, Bressiani J, Pereira GAG. Second-Generation Ethanol: The Need is Becoming a Reality. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2016. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2015.0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- GranBio/BioCelere, Campinas, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
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- GranBio/BioCelere, Campinas, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
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- GranBio/BioCelere, Campinas, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
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- GranBio/BioCelere, Campinas, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
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Cui FX, Zhang RM, Liu HQ, Wang YF, Li H. Metabolic responses to Lactobacillus plantarum contamination or bacteriophage treatment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a GC–MS-based metabolomics approach. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 31:2003-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-015-1949-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Dong SJ, Lin XH, Li H. Regulation of Lactobacillus plantarum contamination on the carbohydrate and energy related metabolisms of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during bioethanol fermentation. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 68:33-41. [PMID: 26279142 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2015.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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During the industrial bioethanol fermentation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells are often stressed by bacterial contaminants, especially lactic acid bacteria. Generally, lactic acid bacteria contamination can inhibit S. cerevisiae cell growth through secreting lactic acid and competing with yeast cells for micronutrients and living space. However, whether are there still any other influences of lactic acid bacteria on yeast or not? In this study, Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014 was co-cultivated with S. cerevisiae S288c to mimic the L. plantarum contamination in industrial bioethanol fermentation. The contaminative L. plantarum-associated expression changes of genes involved in carbohydrate and energy related metabolisms in S. cerevisiae cells were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction to evaluate the influence of L. plantarum on carbon source utilization and energy related metabolism in yeast cells during bioethanol fermentation. Contaminative L. plantarum influenced the expression of most of genes which are responsible for encoding key enzymes involved in glucose related metabolisms in S. cerevisiae. Specific for, contaminated L. plantarum inhibited EMP pathway but promoted TCA cycle, glyoxylate cycle, HMP, glycerol synthesis pathway, and redox pathway in S. cerevisiae cells. In the presence of L. plantarum, the carbon flux in S. cerevisiae cells was redistributed from fermentation to respiratory and more reducing power was produced to deal with the excess NADH. Moreover, L. plantarum contamination might confer higher ethanol tolerance to yeast cells through promoting accumulation of glycerol. These results also highlighted our knowledge about relationship between contaminative lactic acid bacteria and S. cerevisiae during bioethanol fermentation.
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- Shi-Jun Dong
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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