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Shao-Xing Chen

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[Isolation, identification and over- siderophores production of Pseudomonas fluorescens sp-f].

Strain sp-f was isolated, a siderophores over producing bacterium, using an improved universal Chrome Azurol S(CAS)-agar plate method from Donghu Lake. The result of the CAS solution siderophores quantitative determination showed the lowest As/Ar (OD680) ratio could be as low as 0.09 with Su (Siderophore Unit) of 90%. Some more experiments were made to make out the pertinence between its growth and siderophores production, indicating that its siderophores quantity reached maximum amount during the prophase of logarithmic growth. After then, siderophores concentration stopped accumulating and turned to be stable at stationary phase. Based on the characteristics of morphology, cultivation, physiology, (G + C) mol % content, 16S rDNA sequence and BIOLOG Station system analysis, it was identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens sp-f strain. RP-HPLC analysis showed there exist at least 3 kinds of catecholate siderophores, including fluorescent and non-fluorescent pyoverdins. But only fluorescent pyoverdin's excretion was completely repressed by the 200 micromol/L Fe2+ in the medium. And the non-pyoverdin siderophores excretion was induced at the same time, contrarily.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗

Yeast transformation process studied by fluorescence labeling technique.

A new method based on fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry was developed to investigate the transformation process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae AY. Yeast and fluorescent-labeled plasmid pUC18 were used as models of cells and DNA molecules, respectively. Binding of DNA molecules to yeast cell surfaces was observed. Factors influencing DNA binding to cell surfaces were investigated. It has been found that poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) could induce DNA binding to yeast surfaces, while Li(+) showed a weak effect on the binding. When both Li(+) and PEG were used, synergetic effect occurred, resulting in the binding of pUC18 to the surface of more yeast cells compared with that in the presence of PEG or Li(+) only. It was also confirmed that heat shock, Li(+), and PEG all can increase the permeability of yeast cells. This simple method is helpful for understanding the process of yeast transformation and can be used to investigate the interaction of DNA with cell surfaces.

Cell Membrane Permeability↗