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Analysis of Microbial Flora in Activated Sludge Scum Using Immunochemical and Molecular-Biological Methods

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14550546
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Civil and environmental engineering
Research InstitutionUniversity of Shizuoka

Principal Investigator

IWAHORI Keisuke  University of Shizuoka, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Professor, 環境科学研究所, 教授 (40183199)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MIYATA Naoyuki  University of Shizuoka, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Assistant Professor, 環境科学研究所, 助手 (20285191)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Keywordsmycolic acid-containing bacteria / scum / immunomagnetic separation / hybridization / PCR-DGGE method / fluorescence in situ hybridization / Wuhrmann process / Eikelboom TYPE1851 / Gordonia sp. / Mycobacterium sp. / ミコール酸含有菌 / オリゴヌクレオチドプローブ / プライマー / 16S rRNA / 変性剤濃度勾配 / 抗ミコール酸ポリクローナル抗体 / PCR / 16SrDNA / 遺伝子配列 / サイクルシーケンシング
Research Abstract

This research aimed at the applicability of immunochemical and molecular-biological methods to analyse the microbial flora in the scum of activated sludge. The obtained results can be summarized as follows;
Operational modes of the immunomagnetic separation (IMS) using an anti-mycolic acid polyclonal antibody from Gordonia amarae SCI were investigated, and it was shown that 1 hr-treatment of PBS solution with Tween 20 of 0.2% was effective for the microbial dispersion and that proper dillution ratio of the polyclonal antibody was about 50 times. Though variation of the recovery for each mycolata was dependent on the specificity of the antibody, mycolata was found to be effectively recovered by this IMS procedure optimized with SCI cells. From the similar investigation on the hybridization, 45 min-ultrasonication with 20W and 20KHz for the cell fragmentation and spin colum method for the extraction of RNA fraction were applicable to the detection and determination of the mycolata. In the DGGE analysis with PCR-amplified fraction from the scum sample, denaturing gradient gel concentration of 30〜60% was shown to be suitable. The analytical investigations in the scum samples of Wuhrmann process, using the above-mentioned various metods, were carried out. As the results, ten or over bands were detected, and Gordonia alkalivorans, G. nitida, G. amicalis and Mycobacterium mucogenicum in mycolic acid-containing bacteria were identified from BLAST homologous detection to the base sequences of several bands with the higher fluorescence intensity. Existence of Eikelboom TYPE1851 in filamentous bacteria was simultaneously shown by the fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Judging from these results, the immunochemical and molecular-biological methods were concluded to be applicable and useful to analyse the microbial flora in the scum of activated sludge.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2002 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Immunomagnetic separation of scum-forming bacteria using polyeclonal antibody that recognizes mycolic acids2002

    • Author(s)
      S.Morisada
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Microbiological Methods 51

      Pages: 141-148

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Immunomagnetic separation of scum-forming bacteria using polyclonal antibody that recognizes mycolic acids2002

    • Author(s)
      Morisada, S.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Microbiological Methods Vol.51

      Pages: 141-148

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Morisada, N.Miyata, K.Iwahori: "Immunomagnetic separation of scum-foming bacteria using polyclonal antibody that recognizes mycolic acids"J. Microbiol. Methods. 51. 141-148 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2002-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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