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Method for Producing Chimeric Microbial Hybrids

a technology of chimeric microbial hybrids and chimeric bacteria, which is applied in the field of transferring chromosomal dna, can solve the problems of not using a pre, and achieve the effect of reducing, reducing, or eliminating

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-03-29
SCIBAC INC
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Benefits of technology

This patent describes a way to make a type of microbe that can be used to treat different medical conditions. These microbes are made by combining two different types of microbes. By giving this mixture to patients with certain diseases, it can help to improve their condition. The patent also explains how to make these microbes and how they can be tested to make sure they are safe and effective. This patent can help to create new treatments for diseases that were previously difficult to treat.

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However, this phenomenon has not been reported to occur in a laboratory setting across disparate species without the use of a vector or bacteriophage.
Additionally, the methods may or may not use a pre-stressor to engage gene expression to promote gene transfer.

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Lactobacillus plantarum Amino Acid Auxotrophy Removal with Ethanol Pre-Stressor

[0178]The desired parental host in this experiment was Lactobacillus plantarum. The phenotype to be acquired was provided by the parental donor, Clostridium beijerinckii. The desired trait for genetic transfer was amino acid prototrophy, or survival on a minimal medium containing no proteins or amino acids; the clostridial parent can grow on minimal medium at 35-37° C. anaerobically. The Lactobacillus parent cannot grow on a medium without proteins or added amino acids.

[0179]MICs for stressors were determined. C. beijerinckil's optimal temperature for growth is 32° C. with an MIC of 39° C. L. plantarum has an optimal temperature for growth at 37° C. with an MIC of 44° C. Selected gene transfer medium was a minimal medium that did not contain amino acids or proteins. The Clostridium parent is an obligate anaerobe whereas the Lactobacillus parent is a facultative anaerobe. The chosen atmospheric conditions ...

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L. plantarum Amino Acid Auxotrophy Removal with UV Pre-Stressor

[0187]The desired parental host was Lactobacillus plantarum. The desired phenotype to be transferred was provided by the parental donor, Clostridium beijerinckii. The desired trait for genetic transfer was amino acid prototrophy, or survival on a minimal medium plate containing no proteins or amino acids.

[0188]C. beijerinckii can grow on minimal medium at 35° C. anaerobically. L. plantarum cannot grow on a medium without proteins or added amino acids. C. beijerinckii's optimal temperature for growth is 32° C. with an MIC of 39° C. The Lactobacillus parent strain has an optimal temperature for growth at 37° C. with an MIC of 44° C. Selected gene transfer medium was a minimal medium that contained no proteins or amino acids.

[0189]Pre-stressors included two different conditions with short bursts of ultraviolet (UV) light. One condition applied UV light inside in an aerobic biosafety cabinet in open petri dishes, for 3×2 sec...

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Var. Boulardii Sorbitol Metabolism Addition

[0203]The desired parental host in this experiment was Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii. The phenotype to be acquired was provided by the parental donor, Metschnikowia reukaffi, a wild nectar yeast. The desired trait for genetic transfer was sorbitol metabolism, or survival on a protein rich medium with sorbitol as the only carbohydrate source. The nectar yeast donor can grow on this same protein rich medium containing sorbitol at 23-34° C. aerobically. The Saccharomyces parent cannot grow on a minimal medium with sorbitol as the sole carbon source; however, it can grow on minimal medium with starch or glucose as the carbon source.

[0204]MICs for stressors were determined. M. reukaffi's optimal temperature for growth is 29° C. with an MIC of 35-36° C. S. cerevisiae var. boulardii has an optimal temperature for growth at 34° C. with an MIC of 44° C. The selected gene transfer medium contained yeast extract alon...

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Abstract

Described is a method to transfer chromosomal DNA between two microbial species without genetic engineering or vectors. The strains resulting from this method are chimeric microbial hybrids that can express a combination of genotypes from both parents.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 256,625, filed on Nov. 17, 2015, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a method to transfer chromosomal DNA between two microbial species without genetic engineering, in particular a method that may be used to add or delete phenotypes by horizontal gene transfer without the use of a vector. The strains resulting from this method are chimeric microbial hybrids that can express a combination of DNA from both parents.BACKGROUND[0003]Bacteria and fungi have a variety of commercial applications and are used in the production of alcoholic beverages, food products, pesticides, food additives, biofuels, probiotics, and pharmaceuticals. Microbes with a combination of phenotypic traits that are not commonly encountered in nature are often required for some applications, such as biotherapeutics. Wild-typ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12N15/87C12N1/20C12N1/16
CPCC12N1/20C12N15/87C12N2502/70C12N1/16C12N15/01C12N15/03C12N15/04
Inventor MUCHA, JEANETTE M.CANN, ANTHONY F.
Owner SCIBAC INC
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