ABSTRACT
Hydrocarbons and fatty acid methyl esters were identified by chromatography-mass spectrometry in the extracts from the native biomass of bacteria: chemoorganoheterotrophic Arthrobacter sp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and chemolithoautotrophic Carboxydothermus sp. Ultrasound treatment of bacterial biomass and mild thermolysis were shown promote formation of a broad spectrum of hydrocarbons from bacterial biomass. The biomarker stigmastane belonging to the sterane group was found in P. aeruginosa biomass after thermolysis at 110 degrees C in an open vial. Alkane composition in P. aeruginosa biomass before and after thermolysis at 300 degrees C in a sealed container remained unchanged, indicating the possibility of preservation of hydrocarbons of bacterial origin in sealed layers under high temperature and elevated pressure.
Subject(s)
Arthrobacter/chemistry , Fatty Acids/analysis , Hydrocarbons/analysis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/chemistry , Thermoanaerobacterium/chemistry , Biomass , Esters/analysis , Esters/chemistry , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Heating , Mass Spectrometry , Ultrasonics/methodsABSTRACT
Bacteriocin-producing strain Lactococcus lactis K-205 with antibacterial activity up to 2,700 IU/ml (calculated on nisine-producing activity) was isolated from Buryat beverage kurunga. Using genotypic analysis of oligonucleotide sequence of 16S rRNA gene, the strain was identified as L. lactis subsp. lactis. 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence of K-205 strain was deposed in GenBankdatabase under the number EF 114305. New K-205 strain as compared with museum nisine-producing strain L. lactis subsp. lactis had wider spectrum of bactericidal as well as fungicidal activity which is a rare characteristic for the natural isolates of this microorganism.
