Techn. Universiẗat, Diss., 2003--Braunschweig.

A pyrA mutation in Pseudomonas putida was isolated using transposon mutagenesis for the first time. Transposon Tn5 was used to inactivate the pyrA gene for carbamoylphosphate synthetase in these mutants. Accordingly, these mutants were defective in pyrimidine and arginine biosynthesis. The suicide vector, pM075, from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was used to introduce the transposon into the cells. Tn5 was subsequently used to supply homology so that the plasmid pM075 could be introduced in its entirety into the Pseudomonas putida chromosome at the locus of the Tn5 insertion in the pyrA gene. Consequently, these strains exhibited high frequency of recombination and were capable of chromosome mobilization.

In this study a library of EcoRI fragments encompassing the entire TOL region of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid pDK1 was constructed in the Escheria coli cloning vector pBR325.

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A 5.1 kbEcoR I fragment from Pseudomonas putida TOL plsmid pDKR1, carrying the xylE and xylL genes, was inserted into pBR 325 and transformed into E. coli. The xylE region, coding for catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, was subjected to Maxam-Gilbert sequencing reactions.

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A 1.57 kb XhoI restriction fragment derived from the TOL plasmid pDKI was subcloned into the E. Coli plasmid pUC19. The complete nucleotide sequence of this XhoI fragment was determined using both the chemical cleavage and chain termination DNA sequencing methods.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Untersuchungen zur mikrobiellen Aktivität von Pseudomonas putida DSM12735 durchgeführt. Als Messgröße diente die mikrobielle Wärmeleistung, basierend auf dem Stoffumsatz durch die Mikroorganismen. Ziel war es, die Vor- und Nachteile der verwendeten Kalorimeter herauszuarbeiten. Dafür wurden klassische Batch-Wachstumskurven aufgenommen. Ein weiteres Ziel bestand darin, eine Methode zur schnellen kalorimetrischen Detektion der mikrobiellen Aktivität insbesondere für die stationäre Phase zu entwickeln. In dieser Phase findet kein signifikanter Stoffumsatz statt. Durch das gezielte Auslösen einer zweiten Wachstumsphase und damit einem Stoffumsatz wird die mikrobielle Aktivität kalorimetrisch wieder messbar. Eingesetzt wurden folgende Kalorimeter: der Thermal Activity Monitor 2277 (TAM) mit den Kalorimetern Micro Reaction System 2250-4 ml und 2250-20 ml (kurz: TAM-4ml, TAM-20ml), das IC-Chip-Kalorimeter FCC22 (Institut für Physikalische Chemie, TU Freiberg) und das Kalorimeter Micro-DSC II (MDSC).

Utilization of toluene by Pseudomonas putida as its sole carbon and energy source affects morphology, outer membrane protein composition, and glycolipid production. Two strains of P. putida were found to utilize toluene and to coexist in continuous and batch culture. The two strains were designated translucent and opaque, based upon their readily identifiable coloration when grown on Luria agar. The translucent strain was the dominant strain in continuous culture conditions. The outer membrane proteins of P. putida were separated by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. When toluene is the carbon and energy source, the trend in protein composition was towards a general increase in concentration of lower molecular weight proteins (wt). A similar decrease occurred in the concentration of higher molecular weight proteins in the range of 70X104-9X104 mol wt. P. putida produces glycolipids when grown on toluene as a sole carbon and energy source. Three glycolipids have been isolated from chemostat and batch culture spent media, using thin layer chromatography on silica gel GF254· The glycolipids are believed to be previously reported mono- and di-rhamnolipids that function as biosurfactants. The release of glycolipid into the media is believed to function to emulsify toluene, aiding in toluene uptake.

El sistema SOS és una xarxa multigènica controlada negativament per la proteïna LexA, i està format per un conjunt de gens implicats en el manteniment de la viabilitat cel·lular davant de lesions en el DNA. Aquest sistema es troba en la majoria d'espècies bacterianes, malgrat que existeixen diferències tant en la seqüència d'unió de la proteïna LexA, com en el contingut genètic del reguló. En la present memòria es descriu el sistema SOS de Pseudomonas putida, un bacteri gramnegatiu pertanyent al grup Gamma. Primerament s'han clonat els dos gens lexA, anomenats lexA1 i lexA2, i s'han obtingut els seus productes gènics mitjançant sobreexpressió i purificació per columnes d'afinitat. Ambdues proteïnes s'han utilitzat en assaigs de mobilitat electroforètica (EMSA) amb els promotors de cada un dels gens lexA. Així s'ha pogut identificar la seqüència d'unió de la proteïna LexA1 (CTGTN8ACAG) i de la proteïna LexA2 (AGTACN4GTGCT). Posteriorment, utilitzant RT-PCR, s'ha vist com el gen lexA2 constitueix una única unitat transcripcional amb els gens que el segueixen, formant el casset lexA2-imuA-imuB-dnaE2. Aquest casset s'ha vist que és induïble per danys en el DNA, i que es troba àmpliament distribuït en el domini Bacteria. Seguidament, s'han obtingut dues soques mutants defectives pels gens lexA1 i lexA2, i s'ha analitzat l'expressió gènica de cada una d'elles, respecte la soca salvatge, utilitzant xips de DNA (microarrays). Els resultats obtinguts han demostrat que la proteïna LexA1 controla la majoria de gens del sistema SOS, que a més corresponen amb la resposta convencional del seu grup filogenètic; mentre que la proteïna LexA2 només regula l'expressió de la seva pròpia unitat transcripcional, i la d'un gen (PP3901) pertanyent a un profag resident de P. putida. A més, aquest gen també es troba controlat per la proteïna LexA1, essent l'únic que comparteix les dues regulacions. L'obtenció d'un mutant defectiu pel gen PP3901 ha demostrat que l'expressió d'aquest és necessària per a la transcripció dels gens del profag resident. L'expressió d'aquest profag, però, no origina cap efecte deleteri apreciable sobre el creixement de P. putida. / The SOS system is a multigenic network negatively controlled by the LexA protein, and is composed of a set of genes involved in maintaining cell viability against DNA lesions. This system is present in most bacterial species, despite the existence of differences in the binding sequence of the LexA protein, and in the genetic content of regulon. The present report describes the SOS system of Pseudomonas putida, a Gram negative bacteria belonging to the Gamma proteobacteria group. Firstly we have cloned the two lexA genes, called lexA1 and lexA2 and we have obtained their genetic products through gene overexpression and purification by affinity columns. Both proteins have been used in electroforetic mobility shift assays (EMSA) with the promoters of each of the lexA genes. By this way we could identify the recognition sequence of the LexA1 protein (CTGTN8ACAG) and the LexA2 protein (AGTACN4GTGCT). Subsequently, using RT-PCR, we could see that the lexA2 gene forms a single transcriptional unit with the genes that follow it, forming the cassette lexA2-imuA-imuB-dnaE2. This cassette has been seen that is inducible by DNA damage, and that it is present in many Proteobacteria families. Then, we constructed two defective mutant strains of lexA1 and lexA2 genes, and their gene expression has been analyzed using DNA chips (microarrays). The results have shown that the LexA1 protein controls most of the SOS genes, which also correspond with the conventional response of its phylogenetic group; while LexA2 protein only regulates its own transcriptional unit expression, and a gene (PP3901) belonging to a resident P. putida prophage. In addition, this gene is also controlled by the LexA1 protein, being the only one who shares the two regulations. The construction of a PP3901 defective strain, dempnstrated that the expression of this gene is required for the transcription of the resident prophage genes. However, the expression of the prophage genes, do not cause any significant deleterious effect on the growth of P. putida.