Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (8): 221-225.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.08.032

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Isolation and Identification of a Bacterium Disturbing Molecular Cloning,and Analysis of DNA-Degrading Activity of Its Fermentation Broth

DIAO Wen-tao1, 2, WANG Xue-yan2, CHEN Xiao-fei1, FENG Fei1, NING Meng2, ZHOU Fu-zhong1, 2   

  1. 1. Institute of Biology Co.,Ltd.,Henan Academy of Sciences,Zhengzhou 450008;
    2. Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering of Henan Province,Zhengzhou 450008
  • Revised:2015-12-08 Online:2016-08-25 Published:2016-08-25

Abstract: This work aims to analyze the reason that resulted in the failure of cloning and to check if there are some microorganisms strongly degrading DNA in the environment of electrophoresis chamber. The colony morphology,gram staining and the 16S rDNA sequence were utilized to identify the strain degrading DNA,and agarose gel electrophoresis was for analyzing the DNA-degrading activity. As results,a strain was isolated from DNA electrophoresis chamber,and identified as gram-negative bacterium. Then it was cultured in YPD medium,and the capacity of the fermentation broth degrading DNA was detected using plasmid pUC19 as substrate. The strain quickly and sufficiently degraded DNA at the optimal temperature 45℃,thus this strain was designated DD(DNA degrading). The sequence alignment of the DD by the 16S rDNA showed that this DD had 100% identity with the that of Serrtia marcescens. Conclusively,the bacterial strain DD isolated from DNA electrophoresis chamber is a Serrtia marcescens strain possessing significant DNA-degrading activity based on the results of colony morphology,gram staining,and 16S rDNA sequence.

Key words: DNA degradation, pUC19, Serratia marcescens