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Csenki Z, Risa A, Sárkány D, Garai E, Bata-Vidács I, Baka E, Szekeres A, Varga M, Ács A, Griffitts J, Bakos K, Bock I, Szabó I, Kriszt B, Urbányi B, Kukolya J. Comparison Evaluation of the Biological Effects of Sterigmatocystin and Aflatoxin B1 Utilizing SOS-Chromotest and a Novel Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryo Microinjection Method. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14040252. [PMID: 35448861 PMCID: PMC9027791 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14040252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent mycotoxin and natural carcinogen. The primary producers of AFB1 are Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Sterigmatocystin (STC), another mycotoxin, shares its biosynthetic pathway with aflatoxins. While there are abundant data on the biological effects of AFB1, STC is not well characterised. According to published data, AFB1 is more harmful to biological systems than STC. It has been suggested that STC is about one-tenth as potent a mutagen as AFB1 as measured by the Ames test. In this research, the biological effects of S9 rat liver homogenate-activated and non-activated STC and AFB1 were compared using two different biomonitoring systems, SOS-Chromotest and a recently developed microinjection zebrafish embryo method. When comparing the treatments, activated STC caused the highest mortality and number of DNA strand breaks across all injected volumes. Based on the E. coli SOS-Chromotest, the two toxins exerted the same genotoxicities. Moreover, according to the newly developed zebrafish microinjection method, STC appeared more toxic than AFB1. The scarce information correlating AFB1 and STC toxicity suggests that AFB1 is a more potent genotoxin than STC. Our findings contradict this assumption and illustrate the need for more complex biomonitoring systems for mycotoxin risk assessment.
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- Zsolt Csenki
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; (A.R.); (E.G.); (J.G.); (K.B.); (I.B.); (I.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; (A.R.); (E.G.); (J.G.); (K.B.); (I.B.); (I.S.)
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences,1022 Budapest, Hungary; (D.S.); (I.B.-V.); (J.K.)
- Doctoral School of Biology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; (A.R.); (E.G.); (J.G.); (K.B.); (I.B.); (I.S.)
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences,1022 Budapest, Hungary; (D.S.); (I.B.-V.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Ecotoxicology, Agro-Environmental Research Centre, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, 1022 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, 6726 Szeged, Hungary; (A.S.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, 6726 Szeged, Hungary; (A.S.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Freshwater Fish Ecology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary;
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; (A.R.); (E.G.); (J.G.); (K.B.); (I.B.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; (A.R.); (E.G.); (J.G.); (K.B.); (I.B.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; (A.R.); (E.G.); (J.G.); (K.B.); (I.B.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary; (A.R.); (E.G.); (J.G.); (K.B.); (I.B.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Safety, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary;
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- Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary;
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences,1022 Budapest, Hungary; (D.S.); (I.B.-V.); (J.K.)
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Tóth Á, Máté R, Kutasi J, Tóth E, Bóka K, Táncsics A, Nagy I, Kovács G, Kosztik J, Bata-Vidács I, Kukolya J. Sphingobacterium hungaricum sp. nov. a novel species on the borderline of the genus Sphingobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34779758 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-reaction-negative bacterial strain, designated Kb22T, was isolated from agricultural soil and characterized using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain shows highest similarity (94.39 %) to Sphingobacterium nematocida M-SX103T. The highest average nucleotide identity value (71.83 %) was found with Sphingobacterium composti T5-12T, and the highest amino acid identity value (66.65 %) was found with Sphingobacterium olei HAL-9T. Cells are aerobic, non-motile rods. The isolate was found to be positive for catalase and oxidase tests. The assembled genome of strain Kb22T has a total length of 4,06 Mb, the DNA G+C content is 38.1 mol%. The only isoprenoid quinone is menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The major fatty acids are iso-C15:0 (28.4%), summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c and/or iso-C15:0 2-OH) (25.7 %) and iso-C17:0 3-OH (19.7 %). Based on phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic results, it is concluded that strain Kb22T is a member of the genus Sphingobacterium and represents a novel species for which the name Sphingobacterium hungaricum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain Kb22T (=LMG 31574T=NCAIM B.02638T).
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- Ákos Tóth
- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- BioFil Microbiological, Biotechnological and Biochemical Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
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- BioFil Microbiological, Biotechnological and Biochemical Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., Mórahalom, Hungary.,Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Szeged, Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., Mórahalom, Hungary.,University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Tóth Á, Bata-Vidács I, Kosztik J, Máté R, Kutasi J, Tóth E, Bóka K, Táncsics A, Nagy I, Kovács G, Kukolya J. Sphingobacterium pedocola sp. nov. a novel halotolerant bacterium isolated from agricultural soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1575-1584. [PMID: 34363180 PMCID: PMC8448689 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-021-01623-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A Gram-reaction-negative halotolerant bacterial strain, designated Ka21T, was isolated from agricultural soil and characterised using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, highest similarity was found with Sphingobacterium alkalisoli Y3L14T (96.72%). Cells were observed to be aerobic, non-motile rods. The isolate was found to be able to grow between 0 and 10% of NaCl concentration. The assembled genome of strain Ka21T has a total length of 5.2 Mb with a G + C content of 41.0 mol%. According to the genome analysis, Ka21T encodes several glycoside hydrolases that may play a role in the degradation of accumulated plant biomass in the soil. Based on phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic analysis, it is concluded that strain Ka21T represents a novel species in the Sphingobacterium genus for which the name Sphingobacterium pedocola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain Ka21T (= LMG 31575T = NCAIM B.02636T).
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- Ákos Tóth
- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- BioFil Microbiological, Biotechnological and Biochemical Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
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- BioFil Microbiological, Biotechnological and Biochemical Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., Mórahalom, Hungary.,Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Lorand Research Network, Szeged, Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., Mórahalom, Hungary.,University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Tóth Á, Máté R, Kutasi J, Bata-Vidács I, Tóth E, Táncsics A, Kovács G, Nagy I, Kukolya J. Cellvibrio polysaccharolyticus sp. nov., a cellulolytic bacterium isolated from agricultural soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 33999790 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel Gram-reaction-negative bacterial strain, designated Ka43T, was isolated from agricultural soil and characterised using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain shows highest similarity (97.1 %) to Cellvibrio diazotrophicus E50T. Cells of strain Ka43T are aerobic, motile, short rods. The major fatty acids are summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), C18 : 1 ω7c and C16 : 0. The only isoprenoid quinone is Q-8. The polar lipid profile includes phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, four phospholipids, two lipids and an aminolipid. The assembled genome of strain Ka43T has a total length of 4.2 Mb and the DNA G+C content is 51.6 mol%. Based on phenotypic data, including chemotaxonomic characteristics and analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences, it was concluded that strain Ka43T represents a novel species in the genus Cellvibrio, for which the name Cellvibrio polysaccharolyticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain Ka43T (=LMG 31577T=NCAIM B.02637T).
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- Ákos Tóth
- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- BioFil Microbiological, Biotechnological and Biochemical Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
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- BioFil Microbiological, Biotechnological and Biochemical Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary.,SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Szeged, Hungary.,SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd, Szeged, Hungary
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- Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Dobolyi C, Inotai K, Bata-Vidács I, Sárkány D, Csernus O, Kocsubé S, Tóth B, Szekeres A, Kukolya J. Isolation and detailed characterisation of the first sterigmatocystin hyperproducer mould strain in Hungary. AAlim 2021. [DOI: 10.1556/066.2020.00326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AbstractAspergillus strains were isolated from Hungarian mills in order to get information on the appearance of sterigmatocystin (ST) producing moulds, whose presence has never been demonstrated in Hungary. Fungal isolates were classified into nine morphotypes, sections Nigri, Nidulantes, Versicolores (two morphotypes), Circumdati, Flavi (two morphotypes), Clavati and Terrei by classical mycological assays. ST producing strains could be classified into section Versicolores. ST production of the isolates was assessed by liquid and solid phase growth experiments and compared to ST producing reference strains: Aspergillus pepii SzMC 22332, Aspergillus versicolor SzMC 22333, Aspergillus griseoaurantiacus SzMC 22334 and Aspergillus nidulans RDIT9.32. Four of our isolates marked as Km11, Km14, Km26 and Km31 showed ST production in liquid medium. ST production on solid phase corn grit substrate was measured after three weeks of incubation, and Km26 isolate proved to be the most prominent with a toxin concentration of 277.1 μg g−1, surpassing all reference strains. The toxin-producing ability of Km26 isolate was also tested in a field experiment, where corn was infected. By the end of the experiment, ST level of 19.56 μg kg−1 was measured in infected corn.Molecular taxonomic identification of the Km26 strain was performed using internal transcribed spacer (ITS), calmodulin and tubulin sequence analyses. Based on these studies, strain Km26 was identified as Aspergillus creber.Here we report that an ST-producing A. creber strain has appeared in Hungary, and the Km26 strain is the first known extreme ST-producing mould in this country. As a result of climate change, aflatoxin B1 producing Aspergillus flavus strains have appeared in Hungary in the last decade. As strain Km26 is the only A. creber isolate in Hungary so far, there is no sign of mass prevalence, and due to the lower temperature optimum of the species compared to A. flavus, its appearance is probably not related to climate change.
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- Cs. Dobolyi
- 1Department of Environmental Safety and Ecotoxicology, Szent István University, Páter K. út 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- 2Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
- 3Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Buda Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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- 4Department of Brewing and Distilling, Faculty of Food Science, Szent István University, Ménesi út 45, H-1118, Budapest, Hungary
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- 5Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- 6Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- 5Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- 2Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
- 3Research Group for Food Biotechnology, Buda Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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Bata-Vidács I, Kosztik J, Mörtl M, Székács A, Kukolya J. Aflatoxin B1 and Sterigmatocystin Binding Potential of Non- Lactobacillus LAB Strains. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:E799. [PMID: 33327631 PMCID: PMC7765123 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12120799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Research on the ability of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to bind aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) has mostly been focusing on lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. In this study, the AFB1 binding capacities of 20 Enterococcus strains belonging to E. casseliflavus, E. faecalis, E. faecium, E. hirae, E. lactis, and E. mundtii, 24 Pediococcus strains belonging to species P. acidilactici, P. lolii, P. pentosaceus, and P. stilesii, one strain of Lactococcus formosensis and L.garviae, and 3 strains of Weissella soli were investigated in MRS broth at 37 °C at 0.2 µg/mL mycotoxin concentration. According to our results, among non-lactobacilli LAB, the genera with the best AFB1 binding abilities were genus Pediococcus, with a maximum binding percentage of 7.6% by P. acidilactici OR83, followed by genus Lactococcus. For AFB1 bio-detoxification purposes, beside lactobacilli, pediococci can also be chosen, but it is important to select a strain with better binding properties than the average value of its genus. Five Pediococcus strains have been selected to compare their sterigmatocystin (ST) binding abilities to AFB1 binding, and a 2-3-fold difference was obtained similar to previous findings for lactobacilli. The best strain was P. acidilactici OR83 with 18% ST binding capacity. This is the first report on ST binding capabilities of non-Lactobacillus LAB strains.
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- Ildikó Bata-Vidács
- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (J.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (M.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (M.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (J.K.); (J.K.)
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Kosztik J, Mörtl M, Székács A, Kukolya J, Bata-Vidács I. Aflatoxin B1 and Sterigmatocystin Binding Potential of Lactobacilli. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12120756. [PMID: 33266172 PMCID: PMC7760014 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12120756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Due to global climate change, mould strains causing problems with their mycotoxin production in the tropical–subtropical climate zone have also appeared in countries belonging to the temperate zone. Biodetoxification of crops and raw materials for food and feed industries including the aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) binding abilities of lactobacilli is of growing interest. Despite the massive quantities of papers dealing with AFB1-binding of lactobacilli, there are no data for microbial binding of the structurally similar mycotoxin sterigmatocystin (ST). In addition, previous works focused on the detection of AFB1 in extracts, while in this case, analytical determination was necessary for the microbial biomass as well. To test binding capacities, a rapid instrumental analytical method using high-performance liquid chromatography was developed and applied for measurement of AFB1 and ST in the biomass of the cultured bacteria and its supernatant, containing the mycotoxin fraction bound by the bacteria and the fraction that remained unbound, respectively. For our AFB1 and ST adsorption studies, 80 strains of the genus Lactobacillus were selected. Broths containing 0.2 µg/mL AFB1and ST were inoculated with the Lactobacillus test strains. Before screening the strains for binding capacities, optimisation of the experiment parameters was carried out. Mycotoxin binding was detectable from a germ count of 107 cells/mL. By studying the incubation time of the cells with the mycotoxins needed for mycotoxin-binding, co-incubation for 10 min was found sufficient. The presence of mycotoxins did not affect the growth of bacterial strains. Three strains of L. plantarum had the best AFB1 adsorption capacities, binding nearly 10% of the mycotoxin present, and in the case of ST, the degree of binding was over 20%.
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- Judit Kosztik
- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (J.K.); (I.B.-V.)
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (M.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (M.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (J.K.); (I.B.-V.)
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, 1022 Budapest, Hungary; (J.K.); (I.B.-V.)
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Balogh K, Kövesi B, Zándoki E, Kulcsár S, Ancsin Z, Erdélyi M, Dobolyi C, Bata-Vidács I, Inotai K, Szekeres A, Mézes M, Kukolya J. Effect of Sterigmatocystin or Aflatoxin Contaminated Feed on Lipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Redox System and Expression of Glutathione Redox System Regulatory Genes in Broiler Chicken. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:E201. [PMID: 31261801 PMCID: PMC6680631 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8070201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Authors studied the effect of sterigmatocystin from infected corn (STC), purified sterigmatocystin (PSTC), and aflatoxin B1 from infected corn (AFB1) on lipid peroxidation and glutathione redox parameters, including the expression of their encoding genes in a sub-chronic (14 days) trial. A total of 144 three-week-old cockerels was divided into four experimental groups (n = 36 in each). Control feed was contaminated with STC or PSTC (1590 µg STC/kg or 1570.5 µg STC/kg feed), or with AFB1 (149.1 µg AFB1/kg feed). Six birds from each group were sampled at day 1, 2, 3, 7 and 14 of mycotoxin exposure. As parameters of lipid peroxidation, conjugated dienes (CD) and trienes (CT) were measured in the liver, while malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration was determined in blood plasma, red blood cell hemolysate and liver. Reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity were determined in the same samples, and expression of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), glutathione synthetase (GSS) and glutathione reductase (GSR) genes was measured by RT-PCR in the liver. STC, PSTC or AFB1 caused a slight, but not significant, increase in CD and CT levels; however, in the case of MDA, no increase was found in the liver. Glutathione redox system was activated in the liver by AFB1, but less markedly by STC/PSTC. PSTC and AFB1 resulted in a higher expression of GPX4, while GSS expression was down-regulated by AFB1 on day 1, but up-regulated by STC on day 2 and by both mycotoxins on day 7. However, on day 14, GSS expression was down-regulated by PSTC. Expression of GSR was low on day 1 in AFB1 and PSTC groups, but later it was up-regulated by AFB1. The observed changes regarding gene expression strengthen the hypothesis that the mild oxidative stress, caused by the applied STC doses, activates the glutathione redox system of broiler chickens.
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- Krisztián Balogh
- Department of Nutrition, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
- Mycotoxins in the Food Chain" Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Kaposvár University-Szent István University, H-7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
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- Department of Nutrition, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
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- Mycotoxins in the Food Chain" Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Kaposvár University-Szent István University, H-7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
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- Mycotoxins in the Food Chain" Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Kaposvár University-Szent István University, H-7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
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- Department of Nutrition, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
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- Department of Nutrition, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NARIC) H-1022 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NARIC) H-1022 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NARIC) H-1022 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Nutrition, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
- Mycotoxins in the Food Chain" Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Kaposvár University-Szent István University, H-7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NARIC) H-1022 Budapest, Hungary.
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Nagy I, Sun N, Varga S, Boicu M, Zinzula L, Kukolya J. Proteomics Analysis of Thermoplasma Quinone Droplets. Proteomics 2018; 19:e1800317. [PMID: 30520262 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A novel type of lipid droplet/lipoprotein (LD/LP) particle from Thermoplasma acidophilum has been identified recently, and based on biochemical evidences, it was named Thermoplasma Quinone Droplet (TaQD). The major components of TaQDs are menaquinones, and to some extent polar lipids, and the 153 amino acid long Ta0547 vitellogenin-N domain protein. In this paper, the aim is to identify TaQD proteome components with 1D-SDS-PAGE/LC-MS/MS and cross reference them with Edman degradation. TaQD samples isolated with three different purification methods-column chromatography, immunoprecipitation, and LD ultracentrifugation-are analyzed. Proteins Ta0093, Ta0182, Ta0337, Ta0437, Ta0438, Ta0547, and Ta1223a are identified as constituents of the TaQD proteome. The majority of these proteins is uncharacterized and has low molecular weight, and none of them is predicted to take part in lipid metabolism. Bioinformatics analyses does not predict any interaction between these proteins, however, there are indications of interactions with proteins taking part in lipid metabolism. Whether if TaQDs provide platform for lipid metabolism and the interactions between TaQD proteins and lipid metabolism proteins occur in the reality remain for further studies.
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- István Nagy
- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, D-82152, Martinsried (Planegg), Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, D-82152, Martinsried (Planegg), Germany
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, D-82152, Martinsried (Planegg), Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, D-82152, Martinsried (Planegg), Germany
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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Kukolya J, Bata-Vidács I, Luzics S, Tóth E, Kéki Z, Schumann P, Táncsics A, Nagy I, Olasz F, Tóth Á. Xylanibacillus composti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:698-702. [PMID: 29458465 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel Gram-stain-positive bacterial strain, designated as K13T, was isolated from compost and characterized using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain showed highest similarity (93.8 %) to Paenibacillus nanensis MX2-3T. Cells of strain K13T were aerobic, motile rods. The major fatty acids were anteiso C15 : 0 (34.4 %), iso C16 : 0 (17.3 %) and C16 : 0 (10.0 %). The major menaquinone was MK-7, the polar lipid profile included diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine and an aminophospholipid. The DNA G+C content was 52.3 %. Based on phenotypic, including chemotaxonomic characteristics and analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences, it was concluded that strain K13T represents a novel genus, for which the name Xylanibacillus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type species of the genus is Xylanibacillus composti, the type strain of which is strain K13T (=DSM 29793T=NCAIM B.02605T).
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- József Kukolya
- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány P. stny. 1/C, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány P. stny. 1/C, Hungary
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Károly Róbert u. 1, Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., H-6782 Mórahalom, Vállalkozók ú. 7, Hungary.,Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6726 Szeged, Temesvári krt. 62, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre Research, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, H-2100 Gödölloő, Szent-Györgyi Albert u. 4, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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Bata-Vidács I, Baka E, Tóth Á, Csernus O, Luzics S, Adányi N, Székács A, Kukolya J. Investigation of regional differences of the dominant microflora of spice paprika by molecular methods. Food Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tóth Á, Baka E, Bata-Vidács I, Luzics S, Kosztik J, Tóth E, Kéki Z, Schumann P, Táncsics A, Nagy I, Sós E, Kukolya J. Micrococcoides hystricis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Micrococcaceae, phylum Actinobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2758-2765. [PMID: 28853684 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-stain-positive bacterium, designated TSL3T, was isolated from faeces of a porcupine, Hystrix indica, from the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, Hungary. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain is phylogenetically related to the family Micrococcaceae. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity was found with Micrococcus terreus V3M1T (96.50 %) followed by Arthrobacter humicola KV-653T (96.43 %). Cells of strain TSL3T were aerobic, non-motile and coccoid-shaped. The main fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 (54.4 %), iso-C16 : 0 (18.2 %) and iso C15 : 0 (9.7 %). The major menaquinone was MK-7, and the polar lipid profile included phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, dimannosylglyceride, trimannosyldiacylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, three unknown phospholipids and two unknown glycolipids. Strain TSL3T showed the peptidoglycan structure A4alpha l-Lys - Gly - l-Glu. The DNA G+C content of strain TSL3T was 58.4 mol%. Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation clearly showed that strain TSL3T could be differerentiated from the members of other genera in the family Micrococcaceae. According to these results, strain TSL3T represents a novel genus and species, for which the name Micrococcoides hystricis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TSL3T (=DSM 29785T=NCAIM B. 02604T).
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- Ákos Tóth
- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány P. stny. 1/C, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány P. stny. 1/C, Hungary
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Károly Róbert u. 1, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6726 Szeged, Temesvári krt. 62, Hungary.,SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd, H-6782 Mórahalom, Vállalkozók útja 7, Hungary
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- Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, H-1146 Budapest, Állatkerti krt. 6-12, Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó u. 15, Hungary
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Tóth Á, Baka E, Luzics S, Bata-Vidács I, Nagy I, Bálint B, Herczeg R, Olasz F, Wilk T, Nagy T, Kriszt B, Nagy I, Kukolya J. Plant polysaccharide degrading enzyme system of Thermobifida cellulosilytica TB100T revealed by de novo genome project data. Acta Alimentaria 2017. [DOI: 10.1556/066.2016.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Á. Tóth
- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Research Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15. Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Research Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15. Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Research Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15. Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Research Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15. Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6726 Szeged, Temesvári krt. 62. Hungary
- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., H-6782 Mórahalom, Vállalkozók útja 7. Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., H-6782 Mórahalom, Vállalkozók útja 7. Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., H-6782 Mórahalom, Vállalkozók útja 7. Hungary
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- Laboratory of Microbiology; Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-2100 Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4. Hungary
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- Laboratory of Microbiology; Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-2100 Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4. Hungary
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- SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd., H-6782 Mórahalom, Vállalkozók útja 7. Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Safety and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1. Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18., D-82152 Martinsried. Germany
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Research Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15. Hungary
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Prettl Z, Dési E, Lepossa A, Kriszt B, Kukolya J, Nagy E. Biological degradation of aflatoxin B 1 by a Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain in by-product of bioethanol. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nagy I, Knispel RW, Kofler C, Orsini M, Boicu M, Varga S, Weyher-Stingl E, Sun N, Fernandez-Busnadiego R, Kukolya J, Nickell S, Baumeister W. Lipoprotein-like particles in a prokaryote: quinone droplets ofThermoplasma acidophilum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2016; 363:fnw169. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnw169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tóth Á, Barna T, Szabó E, Elek R, Hubert Á, Nagy I, Nagy I, Kriszt B, Táncsics A, Kukolya J. Cloning, Expression and Biochemical Characterization of Endomannanases from Thermobifida Species Isolated from Different Niches. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155769. [PMID: 27223892 PMCID: PMC4880297 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Thermobifidas are thermotolerant, compost inhabiting actinomycetes which have complex polysaccharide hydrolyzing enzyme systems. The best characterized enzymes of these hydrolases are cellulases from T. fusca, while other important enzymes especially hemicellulases are not deeply explored. To fill this gap we cloned and investigated endomannanases from those reference strains of the Thermobifida genus, which have published data on other hydrolases (T. fusca TM51, T. alba CECT3323, T. cellulosilytica TB100T and T. halotolerans YIM90462T). Our phylogenetic analyses of 16S rDNA and endomannanase sequences revealed that T. alba CECT3323 is miss-classified; it belongs to the T. fusca species. The cloned and investigated endomannanases belong to the family of glycosyl hydrolases 5 (GH5), their size is around 50 kDa and they are modular enzymes. Their catalytic domains are extended by a C-terminal carbohydrate binding module (CBM) of type 2 with a 23–25 residues long interdomain linker region consisting of Pro, Thr and Glu/Asp rich repetitive tetrapeptide motifs. Their polypeptide chains exhibit high homology, interdomain sequence, which don’t show homology to each other, but all of them are built up from 3–6 times repeated tetrapeptide motifs) (PTDP-Tc, TEEP-Tf, DPGT-Th). All of the heterologously expressed Man5A enzymes exhibited activity only on mannan. The pH optima of Man5A enzymes from T. halotolerans, T. cellulosilytica and T. fusca are slightly different (7.0, 7.5 and 8.0, respectively) while their temperature optima span within the range of 70–75°C. The three endomannanases exhibited very similar kinetic performances on LBG-mannan substrate: 0.9–1.7mM of KM and 80–120 1/sec of turnover number. We detected great variability in heat stability at 70°C, which was influenced by the presence of Ca2+. The investigated endomannanases might be important subjects for studying the structure/function relation behind the heat stability and for industrial applications to hemicellulose degradation.
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- Ákos Tóth
- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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Varga S, Pathare GR, Baka E, Boicu M, Kriszt B, Székács A, Zinzula L, Kukolya J, Nagy I. Enhancing recombinant protein solubility with ubiquitin-like small archeal modifying protein fusion partners. J Microbiol Methods 2015; 118:113-22. [PMID: 26341610 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
A variety of protein expression tags with different biochemical properties has been used to enhance the yield and solubility of recombinant proteins. Ubiquitin, SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) and prokaryotic ubiquitin like MoaD (molybdopterin synthase, small subunit) fusion tags are getting more popular because of their small size. In this paper we report on the use of ubiquitin-like small archaeal modifier proteins (SAMPs) as fusion tags since they proved to increase expression yield, stability and solubility in our experiments. Equally important, they did not co-purify with proteins of the expression host and there was information that their specific JAB1/MPN/Mov34 metalloenzyme (JAMM) protease can recognize the C-terminal VSGG sequence when SAMPs fused, either branched or linearly to target proteins, and cleave it specifically. SAMPs and JAMM proteases from Haloferax volcanii, Thermoplasma acidophilum, Methanococcoides burtonii and Nitrosopumilus maritimus were selected, cloned, expressed heterologously in Escherichia coli and tested as fusion tags and cleaving proteases, respectively. Investigated SAMPs enhanced protein expression and solubility on a wide scale. T. acidophilum SAMPs Ta0895 and Ta01019 were the best performing tags and their effect was comparable to the widely used maltose binding protein (MBP) and N utilization substance protein A (NusA) tags. Moreover, H. volcanii SAMP Hvo_2619 contribution was mediocre, whereas M. burtonii Mbur_1415 could not be expressed. Out of four investigated JAMM proteases, only Hvo_2505 could cleave fusion tags. Interestingly, it was found active not only on its own partner substrate Hvo_2619, but it also cleaved off Ta0895.
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- Sándor Varga
- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Structural Biology, D-82152 Martinsried (Planegg), Germany
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Structural Biology, D-82152 Martinsried (Planegg), Germany
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- Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Department of Environmental Safety and Ecotoxicology, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Structural Biology, D-82152 Martinsried (Planegg), Germany
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Structural Biology, D-82152 Martinsried (Planegg), Germany.
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Táncsics A, Benedek T, Szoboszlay S, Veres PG, Farkas M, Máthé I, Márialigeti K, Kukolya J, Lányi S, Kriszt B. The detection and phylogenetic analysis of the alkane 1-monooxygenase gene of members of the genus Rhodococcus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 38:1-7. [PMID: 25466921 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Revised: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Naturally occurring and anthropogenic petroleum hydrocarbons are potential carbon sources for many bacteria. The AlkB-related alkane hydroxylases, which are integral membrane non-heme iron enzymes, play a key role in the microbial degradation of many of these hydrocarbons. Several members of the genus Rhodococcus are well-known alkane degraders and are known to harbor multiple alkB genes encoding for different alkane 1-monooxygenases. In the present study, 48 Rhodococcus strains, representing 35 species of the genus, were investigated to find out whether there was a dominant type of alkB gene widespread among species of the genus that could be used as a phylogenetic marker. Phylogenetic analysis of rhodococcal alkB gene sequences indicated that a certain type of alkB gene was present in almost every member of the genus Rhodococcus. These alkB genes were common in a unique nucleotide sequence stretch absent from other types of rhodococcal alkB genes that encoded a conserved amino acid motif: WLG(I/V/L)D(G/D)GL. The sequence identity of the targeted alkB gene in Rhodococcus ranged from 78.5 to 99.2% and showed higher nucleotide sequence variation at the inter-species level compared to the 16S rRNA gene (93.9-99.8%). The results indicated that the alkB gene type investigated might be applicable for: (i) differentiating closely related Rhodococcus species, (ii) properly assigning environmental isolates to existing Rhodococcus species, and finally (iii) assessing whether a new Rhodococcus isolate represents a novel species of the genus.
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- András Táncsics
- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary.
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- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Bioengineering Department, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Research Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bioengineering Department, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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Ferenczi S, Cserháti M, Krifaton C, Szoboszlay S, Kukolya J, Szőke Z, Kőszegi B, Albert M, Barna T, Mézes M, Kovács KJ, Kriszt B. A new ochratoxin A biodegradation strategy using Cupriavidus basilensis Őr16 strain. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109817. [PMID: 25302950 PMCID: PMC4193827 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ochratoxin-A (OTA) is a mycotoxin with possibly carcinogenic and nephrotoxic effects in humans and animals. OTA is often found as a contaminant in agricultural commodities. The aim of the present work was to evaluate OTA-degrading and detoxifying potential of Cupriavidus basilensis ŐR16 strain. In vivo administration of OTA in CD1 male mice (1 or 10 mg/kg body weight for 72 hours or 0.5 mg/kg body weight for 21 days) resulted in significant elevation of OTA levels in the blood, histopathological alterations- and transcriptional changes in OTA-dependent genes (annexinA2, clusterin, sulphotransferase and gadd45 and gadd153) in the renal cortex. These OTA-induced changes were not seen in animals that have been treated with culture supernatants in which OTA was incubated with Cupriavidus basilensis ŐR16 strain for 5 days. HPLC and ELISA methods identified ochratoxin α as the major metabolite of OTA in Cupriavidus basilensis ŐR16 cultures, which is not toxic in vivo. This study has demonstrated that Cupriavidus basilensis ŐR16 efficiently degrade OTA without producing toxic adventitious metabolites.
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- Szilamér Ferenczi
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Szent István University, Department of Environmental Protection and Safety, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Szent István University, Department of Environmental Protection and Safety, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Szent István University, Department of Environmental Protection and Safety, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Central Environmental and Food Science Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Debrecen, Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Szent István University, Department of Nutrition, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Szent István University, Department of Environmental Protection and Safety, Gödöllő, Hungary
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Táncsics A, Benedek T, Farkas M, Máthé I, Márialigeti K, Szoboszlay S, Kukolya J, Kriszt B. Sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, gyrB and catA genes and DNA-DNA hybridization reveal that Rhodococcus jialingiae is a later synonym of Rhodococcus qingshengii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:298-301. [PMID: 24408950 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.059097-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The results of 16S rRNA, gyrB and catA gene sequence comparisons and reasserted DNA-DNA hybridization unambiguously proved that Rhodococcus jialingiae Wang et al. 2010 and Rhodococcus qingshengii Xu et al. 2007 represent a single species. On the basis of priority R. jialingiae must be considered a later synonym of R. qingshengii.
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- A Táncsics
- Regional University Center of Excellence, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Bioengineering Department, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Central Environmental and Food Science Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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Dobolyi C, Sebők F, Varga J, Kocsubé S, Szigeti G, Baranyi N, Szécsi Á, Tóth B, Varga M, Kriszt B, Szoboszlay S, Krifaton C, Kukolya J. Erratum to: Occurrence of aflatoxin producingAspergillus flavusisolates in maize kernel in Hungary. Acta Alimentaria 2013. [DOI: 10.1556/aalim.42.2013.4.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Baka E, Varga S, Hobel C, Knispel RW, Fekete C, Ivanics M, Kriszt B, Nagy I, Kukolya J. The first transformation method for the thermo-acidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum. J Microbiol Methods 2013; 95:145-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Dobolyi C, Sebők F, Varga J, Kocsubé S, Szigeti G, Baranyi N, Szécsi Á, Tóth B, Varga M, Kriszt B, Szoboszlay S, Krifaton C, Kukolya J. Occurrence of aflatoxin producingAspergillus flavusisolates in maize kernel in Hungary. Acta Alimentaria 2013. [DOI: 10.1556/aalim.42.2013.3.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Táncsics A, Farkas M, Szoboszlay S, Szabó I, Kukolya J, Vajna B, Kovács B, Benedek T, Kriszt B. One-year monitoring of meta-cleavage dioxygenase gene expression and microbial community dynamics reveals the relevance of subfamily I.2.C extradiol dioxygenases in hypoxic, BTEX-contaminated groundwater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:339-50. [PMID: 23706914 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aromatic hydrocarbons including benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene, and xylene (BTEX) are frequent contaminants of groundwater, the major drinking water resource. Bioremediation is the only sustainable process to clean up these environments. Microbial degradation of BTEX compounds occurs rapidly under aerobic conditions but, in subsurface environments, the availability of oxygen is commonly restricted. Even so, the microaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds is still poorly understood. Hence, the dynamics of a bacterial community and the expression of meta-cleavage dioxygenase genes, with particular emphasis on subfamily I.2.C extradiol dioxygenase genes, were assessed over a 13-month period in a hypoxic, aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated shallow groundwater by using sequence-aided terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and single-nucleotide primer extension (SNuPE), respectively. The bacterial 16S rRNA fingerprinting revealed the predominance of members of Rhodoferax, Azoarcus, Pseudomonas, and unknown bacteria related to Rhodocyclaceae. It was observed that mRNA transcripts of subfamily I.2.C extradiol dioxygenase genes were detected constantly over the monitoring period, and the detected sequences clustered into six distinct clusters. In order to reveal changes in the expression of these clusters over the monitoring period a SNuPE assay was developed. This quasi fingerprinting of functional gene expression provided the opportunity to link the investigated function to specific microbial populations. The results obtained can improve our understanding of aromatic hydrocarbon degradation under oxygen limitation and may benefit bioremediation research by demonstrating the usefulness of SNuPE for the monitoring of microbial populations involved in degradation process.
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- András Táncsics
- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary.
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Krifaton C, Kriszt B, Risa A, Szoboszlay S, Cserháti M, Harkai P, Eldridge M, Wang J, Kukolya J. Application of a yeast estrogen reporter system for screening zearalenone degrading microbes. J Hazard Mater 2013; 244-245:429-435. [PMID: 23274943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.11.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2012] [Revised: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The aim of this study was to screen microbes for their zearalenone degrading potential and to select microbes whose activities do not create toxic or endocrine disrupting metabolites. Bioluminescent bioreporters (Saccharomyces cerevisiae BLYES and BLYR) were successfully used to monitor toxin degradation; the results of zearalenone biodegradation experiments were confirmed by parallel chemical analysis (HPLC-FLD) and immunoanalytical (ELISA) tests. Using the BLYES/BLYR bioreporters, the most appropriate microbes (ones that produced minimal toxic products and products with lower estrogenic potential) could be selected. The most promising strains belong to Streptomyces and Rhodococcus genera. Our findings demonstrate the benefit of using biological tests beside the analytical method, since bioreporters were able to monitor the samples for toxicity and estrogenic potential even after substantial degradation. We conclude that the BLYES/BLYR bioreporter system is a cost effective, fast and reliable tool for screening zearalenone-degrading microbes.
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- Csilla Krifaton
- Department of Environmental Protection & Safety, Szent István University, 1 Páter K St, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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Táncsics A, Szoboszlay S, Szabó I, Farkas M, Kovács B, Kukolya J, Mayer Z, Kriszt B. Quantification of subfamily I.2.C catechol 2,3-dioxygenase mRNA transcripts in groundwater samples of an oxygen-limited BTEX-contaminated site. Environ Sci Technol 2012; 46:232-40. [PMID: 22091737 DOI: 10.1021/es201842h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Low dissolved oxygen concentration of subsurface environments is a limiting factor for microbial aromatic hydrocarbon degradation, and to date, there are only a limited number of available reports on functional genes and microbes that take part in the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons under hypoxic conditions. Recent discoveries shed light on the prevalence of subfamily I.2.C catechol 2,3-dioxygenases in petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated hypoxic groundwaters, and their considerable environmental importance was suggested. Here, we report on a Hungarian aromatic hydrocarbon (methyl-substituted benzene derivatives, mostly xylenes) contaminated site where we investigated this presumption. Groundwater samples were taken from the center and the edge of the contaminant plume and beyond the plume. mRNA transcripts of subfamily I.2.C catechol 2,3-dioxygenases were detected in considerable amounts in the contaminated samples by qPCR analysis, while activity of subfamily I.2.A, which includes the largest group of extradiol dioxygenases described by culture-dependent studies and thought to be widely distributed in BTEX-contaminated environments, was not observed. Bacterial community structure analyses showed the predominance of genus Rhodoferax related species in the contaminated samples.
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- András Táncsics
- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary.
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Krifaton C, Kriszt B, Szoboszlay S, Cserháti M, Szűcs Á, Kukolya J. Analysis of aflatoxin-B1-degrading microbes by use of a combined toxicity-profiling method. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 2011; 726:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Revised: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Szabó I, Szoboszlay S, Kriszt B, Háhn J, Harkai P, Baka E, Táncsics A, Kaszab E, Privler Z, Kukolya J. Olivibacter oleidegradans sp. nov., a hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a biofilter clean-up facility on a hydrocarbon-contaminated site. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2861-2865. [PMID: 21257685 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.026641-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel hydrocarbon-degrading, Gram-negative, obligately aerobic, non-motile, non-sporulating, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain TBF2/20.2(T), was isolated from a biofilter clean-up facility set up on a hydrocarbon-contaminated site in Hungary. It was characterized by using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the isolate is affiliated with the genus Olivibacter in the family Sphingobacteriaceae. It was found to be related most closely to Olivibacter ginsengisoli Gsoil 060(T) (93.3% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Strain TBF2/20.2(T) grew at pH 6-9 (optimally at pH 6.5-7.0) and at 15-42 °C (optimally at 30-37 °C). The major fatty acids were iso-C(15:0) (39.4%), summed feature 3 (iso-C(15:0) 2-OH and/or C(16:1)ω7c; 26.0%), iso-C(17:0) 3-OH (14.5%) and C(16:0) (4.5%). The major menaquinone was MK-7 and the predominant polar lipid was phosphatidylethanolamine. The DNA G+C content of strain TBF2/20.2(T) was 41.2 mol%. Physiological and chemotaxonomic data further confirmed the distinctiveness of strain TBF2/20.2(T) from recognized members of the genus Olivibacter. Thus, strain TBF2/20.2(T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Olivibacter, for which the name Olivibacter oleidegradans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TBF2/20.2(T) (=NCAIM B 02393(T) =CCM 7765(T)).
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- István Szabó
- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Páter K. u. 1., 2103 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Páter K. u. 1., 2103 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Páter K. u. 1., 2103 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Regional University Center of Excellence, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Páter K. u. 1., 2103 Gödöllő, Hungary
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Táncsics A, Szabó I, Baka E, Szoboszlay S, Kukolya J, Kriszt B, Márialigeti K. Investigation of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase and 16S rRNA gene diversity in hypoxic, petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2010; 33:398-406. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Szoboszlay S, Atzél B, Kukolya J, Tóth EM, Márialigeti K, Schumann P, Kriszt B. Chryseobacterium hungaricum sp. nov., isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 58:2748-54. [PMID: 19060052 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65847-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The taxonomic position of a strain isolated from kerosene-contaminated soil in Hungary and formerly misidentified as Brevundimonas vesicularis was examined using a polyphasic approach. The isolate, designated CHB-20p(T), could be clearly assigned to the genus Chryseobacterium (family Flavobacteriaceae) on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Strain CHB-20p(T), a moderate oil degrader, was a Gram-negative, aerobic, mesophilic microbe with a temperature optimum of 28-30 degrees C. Predominant fatty acids were iso-C(15 : 0), summed feature 3 (comprising C(16 : 1)omega7c and/or iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH) and iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH. Menaquinone-6 (MK-6) was the predominant respiratory quinone; MK-5 was present as a minor component. The almost complete 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CHB-20p(T) shared 94-97 % similarity with sequences of the type strains of species of the genus Chryseobacterium. DNA-DNA relatedness between strain CHB-20p(T) and its closest relative, Chryseobacterium caeni, was lower than 46 %. Moreover, several diagnostic phenotypic properties distinguished strain CHB-20p(T) from C. caeni. On the basis of biochemical, chemotaxonomic and genotypic data, isolate CHB-20p(T) represents a novel species within the genus Chryseobacterium, Chryseobacterium hungaricum sp. nov.; the type strain is CHB-20p(T) (=NCAIM B2269(T)=DSM 19684(T)).
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- Sándor Szoboszlay
- Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety, Szent István University, Gödöllo, Hungary
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Táncsics A, Szoboszlay S, Kriszt B, Kukolya J, Baka E, Márialigeti K, Révész S. Applicability of the functional gene catechol 1,2-dioxygenase as a biomarker in the detection of BTEX-degrading Rhodococcus species. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 105:1026-33. [PMID: 18479346 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03832.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS Catechol 1,2-dioxygenase is a key enzyme in the degradation of monoaromatic pollutants. The detection of this gene is in focus today but recently designed degenerate primers are not always suitable. Rhodococcus species are important members of the bacterial community involved in the degradation of aromatic contaminants and their specific detection could help assess functions and activities in the contaminated environments. To reach this aim, specific PCR primer sets were designed for the detection of Rhodococcus related catechol 1,2-dioxygenase genes. METHODS AND RESULTS Primers were tested with genetically well-characterized strains isolated in this study and community DNA samples were used as template for Rhodococcus specific PCR as well. The sequences of the catabolic gene in question were subjected to multiple alignment and a phylogenetic tree was created and compared to a 16S rRNA gene based Rhodococcus tree. A strong coherence was observed between the phylogenetic trees. CONCLUSIONS The results strongly support the opinion that there was no recent lateral gene transfer among Rhodococcus species in the case of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY In gasoline contaminated environments, aromatic hydrocarbon degrading Rhodococcus populations can be identified based upon the detection and sequence analysis of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase gene.
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- A Táncsics
- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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Posta K, Béki E, Wilson DB, Kukolya J, Hornok L. Cloning, characterization and phylogenetic relationships of cel5B, a new endoglucanase encoding gene from Thermobifida fusca. J Basic Microbiol 2005; 44:383-99. [PMID: 15378527 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200410422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Thermobifida fusca, a thermophilic, aerobic, cellulolytic bacterium has a highly complex cellulase system comprising three endoglucanases, two exoglucanases and one processive endoglucanase. Zymogram analysis indicated that additional cellulases may exist in T. fusca strain TM51, therefore a TM51 expression library was prepared in Streptomyces lividans TK24 and screened for hydrolases. A new endoglucanase gene, named Tf cel5B, was identified. Heterologous Cel5B, produced in S. lividans, had temperature and pH optima of 77 degrees C and 8.2, respectively and retained more than 60% of its activity after 24 h incubation at 60 degrees C. Domain analysis revealed an N-terminal catalytic domain with homology to known endoglucanases in family GH5 and a C-terminal cellulose binding module III domain (CBD). Comparing the domain structures of all seven known T. fusca cellulases showed, that the cellulase system of this organism consists of pairs of enzymes from the same GH family, including Cel5A--Cel5B, Cel6A--Cel6B and Cel9A--Cel9B plus a single family GH48 enzyme (Cel48A). Furthermore, the catalytic and substrate binding domains of enzymes, belonging to the same GH family were arranged in opposite orientations. Phylogenetic comparisons of the catalytic domain sequences of the T. fusca cellulases to other family GH5, GH6, GH9 and GH48 cellulases of bacterial origin revealed that the enzyme pairs in the same GH family are not closely related to each other, instead they showed significant similarities to various cellulase enzymes from taxonomically distinct organisms. Therefore, the complex and highly efficient cellulase system of T. fusca seems to be evolved as a result of horizontal gene transfers rather than gene duplication events.
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- Katalin Posta
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Microbiology--Szent István University, Páter K. u. 1., Gödöllo, H-2103, Hungary
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Béki E, Nagy I, Vanderleyden J, Jäger S, Kiss L, Fülöp L, Hornok L, Kukolya J. Cloning and heterologous expression of a beta-D-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.25)-encoding gene from Thermobifida fusca TM51. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:1944-52. [PMID: 12676668 PMCID: PMC154781 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.4.1944-1952.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2002] [Accepted: 01/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thermobifida fusca TM51, a thermophilic actinomycete isolated from composted horse manure, was found to produce a number of lignocellulose-degrading hydrolases, including endoglucanases, exoglucanases, endoxylanases, beta-xylosidases, endomannanases, and beta-mannosidases, when grown on cellulose or hemicellulose as carbon sources. beta-Mannosidases (EC 3.2.1.25), although contributing to the hydrolysis of hemicellulose fractions, such as galacto-mannans, constitute a lesser-known group of the lytic enzyme systems due to their low representation in the proteins secreted by hemicellulolytic microorganisms. An expression library of T. fusca, prepared in Streptomyces lividans TK24, was screened for beta-mannosidase activity to clone genes coding for mannosidases. One positive clone was identified, and a beta-mannosidase-encoding gene (manB) was isolated. Sequence analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence of the putative ManB protein revealed substantial similarity to known mannosidases in family 2 of the glycosyl hydrolase enzymes. The calculated molecular mass of the predicted protein was 94 kDa, with an estimated pI of 4.87. S. lividans was used as heterologous expression host for the putative beta-mannosidase gene of T. fusca. The purified gene product obtained from the culture filtrate of S. lividans was then subjected to more-detailed biochemical analysis. Temperature and pH optima of the recombinant enzyme were 53 degrees C and 7.17, respectively. Substrate specificity tests revealed that the enzyme exerts only beta-D-mannosidase activity. Its kinetic parameters, determined on para-nitrophenyl beta-D-mannopyranoside (pNP-betaM) substrate were as follows: K(m) = 180 micro M and V(max) = 5.96 micro mol min(-1) mg(-1); the inhibition constant for mannose was K(i) = 5.5 mM. Glucono-lacton had no effect on the enzyme activity. A moderate trans-glycosidase activity was also observed when the enzyme was incubated in the presence of pNP-alphaM and pNP-betaM; under these conditions mannosyl groups were transferred by the enzyme from pNP-betaM to pNP-alphaM resulting in the synthesis of small amounts (1 to 2%) of disaccharides.
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- Emese Béki
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Microbiology, Szent István University, Gödöllõ, Hungary
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Kukolya J, Nagy I, Láday M, Tóth E, Oravecz O, Márialigeti K, Hornok L. Thermobifida cellulolytica sp. nov., a novel lignocellulose-decomposing actinomycete. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1193-1199. [PMID: 12148627 DOI: 10.1099/00207713-52-4-1193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Four actinomycete strains, isolated from the overheated region of manure compost, were assigned to the genus Thermobifida on the basis of morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics. All strains produced single, ovoid, heat-sensitive spores on dichotomically branched aerial hyphae. On the basis of chemotaxonomic traits, these isolates showed strong affinity towards members of the genus Thermobifida. Cell-wall analysis revealed the presence of meso-diaminopimelic acid, but no other characteristic amino acids or sugars in the murein (cell wall type III). According to polar lipid analysis, all strains showed PL II-type phospholipid composition; phosphatidylethanolamine and glycolipid were detected together with some unidentified phospholipids. The isoprenoid quinone composition of the new isolates differed slightly from that of the other two Thermobifida species described thus far. The partial 16S rDNA sequence similarity of the four strains reached 99.8-100%, whereas a nearly complete 16S rDNA sequence of TB100T, the representative strain of this collection, showed only 97.4 and 97.8% similarity to the corresponding rDNA sequences of the type strains of Thermobifida fusca and Thermobifida alba, respectively. These four isolates constituted a homogeneous group with levels of DNA-DNA homology ranging from 94.6 to 99.1%. The DNA-DNA relative homology values of strain TB100T to Thermobifida fusca ATCC 27730T and Thermobifida alba DSM 43795T were 48.1 and 57%, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic data, the strains are assigned to a new species within the genus Thermobifida under the name Thermobifida cellulolytica sp. nov. The type strain is TB100T (= DSM 44535T = NCAIM B01997T).
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Surface structures of representatives of the genus Thermobifida were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Spores formed at the tips of multibranched sporophores initially resembled short sausages; then, upon maturation, they gradually built up their typical ovoid shape. Characteristic differences were observed between T. cellulolytica strain TB108 and T. fusca strains TM51. The spores of TB108 were larger (0.8x 1.3 microm) than those of TM51 (0.6 x 1.1 microm) in consequence of the more thickened outer squamous layer. When Thermobifida strains were grown on cellulose as sole carbon source, the mycelium was found to coil around the cellulose crystals and multiple protuberances emerged, resulting in a scabrous appearance to the mycelial surface. The presence of these cellulosome-like structures yielded a 24.5% surface enlargement of the scabrous mycelium as compared with the smooth one. The cellulosome emergence pattern paralleled the proportional increase in free endoglucanase activity measured during the culturing of these actinomycetes in the presence of cellulose.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Kukolya
- Szent István University and Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Gödöllo, Hungary
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