The production of 2, 3-butanediol and succinic acid by a moderate halophile under anaerobic condition was investigated. This halophile, termed Salinivibrio YS, was isolated from the solid samples collected from Aydingkol Lake. Based on the single factor experiment, the parameters and their values for the production were obtained. Then, the optimum values of these parameters by the orthogonal experiments were obtained: temperature, 33 degrees C; initial pH of fermentation, 8.0; the pH during fermentation, 7.0; the concentration of acetic acid was 3 g/L and NaC1 was 10 g/L. Finally, a 3-L fermentation based on these conditions was carried out. After 108 h of fermentation under anaerobic condition, 35.05 g/L of 2, 3-butanediol and 22.46 g/L of succinic acid were obtained. About 50% of total glucose conversion was achieved. The study on 2, 3-butanediol and succinic acid by a halophile under anaerobic condition will expand the applications of halophiles and open a new area of production of 2, 3-butanediol and succinic acid.
Anaerobiosis ; Butylene Glycols ; metabolism ; Fermentation ; Halobacteriales ; metabolism ; Succinic Acid ; metabolism ; Vibrionaceae ; metabolism

A novel member of extremely halophilic archaea, strain AJ2, was isolated from Ayakekum Lake located in Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. The strain AJ2 requires at least 10% (w/v) NaCl and grows 10% to 30% (optimum at 20%). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequence comparison revealed that strain AJ2 clustered to three Natrinema species with less than 97.7% sequence similarities, suggesting AJ2 is a novel member of Natrinema. A bacteriorhodopsin-encoding (bop) gene was subsequently detected in the AJ2 genome using the polymerase chain reaction technique. The cloning and sequencing of a 401 base pairs fragment indicated the deduced amino acid sequence of bop from AJ2 is different from that reported for bacteriorhodopsins. This is the first reported detection of a bop gene in Natrinema.
Bacteriorhodopsins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Cell Proliferation ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Genome, Archaeal ; Halobacteriaceae ; classification ; isolation & purification ; physiology ; Phylogeny ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Species Specificity

One hundred and forty-eight strains of halophilic archaea were isolated from 40 samples of soil, lake water, and silt. To study and analyze the species and bacteriorhodopsin(BR) protein resource, partial DNA fragments encoding BR protein from helix C to helix G andl6S rRNA encoding genes from 6 strains of halophilic archaea were amplified by polymerase chain(PCR) , and their DNA sequences were determined. The results indicate that the reduced amino acid sequences of BR protein from helix C to helix G of ABDH11 is obviously different from those of other existing proteins. The results of homology analysis on BR gene andl6S rRNA and phylogenetic analysis on 16S rRNA show that strains ABDH10 and ABDH40 are novel members of genus Natronorubrum and Natrinema, respectively; the sequence of ABDH40 was obtained from GenBank and the number of sequence is AY989910. The protein from helix C to helix G of ABDH11 is significantly different from that of other strains.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Bacteriorhodopsins ; genetics ; China ; DNA, Archaeal ; chemistry ; genetics ; Fresh Water ; microbiology ; Halobacteriaceae ; classification ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ; genetics ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Animals ; Archaeal Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Deoxyribonuclease I ; genetics ; metabolism ; Gene Editing ; methods ; Humans ; Natronobacterium ; enzymology ; genetics