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S V Lysenko

Publications and source records attributed to S V Lysenko.

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[Fibrinolytic activity of bacteria from Pseudomonas genus].

A strain of the genera Pseudomonas genera was found to possess hemolytic, fibrinolytic and thrombolytic activities. The fibrinolytic activity of the lyophilized unpurified preparation was 900 conventional units/mg. After incubation in the blood plasma, the activity completely remained. The preparation (1 microgram/ml, 750 micrograms of protein) obtained by precipitation with ammonium sulfate (80% saturation) completely lysed in vitro human blood thrombi for 50 min. The strain studied can find practical applications in medical industry.

Culture Media↗

[Paramagnetic properties of the conidial pigments of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatum fungi isolated from the mesosphere].

The conidia of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatum detected in the upper atmospheric layers of the Earth (58--77 km) were found to contain stable paramagnetic centres (PMC) at concentrations of 0.2 X 10(18) and 1.6 X 10(18) per gram of dry biomass, respectively. Aspergillin, the black pigment of Asp. niger, was shown to have (0.1--0.6) X 10(18) PMC per gram of dry substance (depending on the fraction). Stable paramagnetism of the conidial pigments with respect to their active protecting action in vivo is discussed on the basis of these data.

Aspergillus niger↗

[Isolation of Actinomycetes synthesizing proteases with thrombolytic activity].

Proteases with the thrombolytic activity were studied in 212 strains of actinomycetes isolated from different soils of the Soviet Union. The cultures belonged to the genera Micromonospora, Nocardia and Streptomyces. Proteases were synthesized by 41% of the studied actinomycetes and some of their strains completely dissolved in vitro artificially obtained blood thrombi within 120-240 min. In the Streptomyces genus, more active strains were found in the groups Flavus, Fradia and Globisporus. The groups Olivaceus, Violaceus and Viridis had less active strains.

Actinomycetaceae↗

[Microorganisms of the upper layers of the atmosphere].

Samples for microbiological studies were taken at a high altitude using meterological rockets with specially constructed analyzers so that no extraneous microorganisms could get into them before sampling. The analyzers were sterilized by gamma-irradiation before sampling. For the first time, microscopic fungi, bacteria and mycobacteria were detected at a height of 48--77 km. Five among six of the microbial species were found to contain pigments. The prevalence of these forms at high altitudes suggests that natural selection may take place in the upper atmospheric layer since cells containing chromogenic pigments (carotenoids, melanins) are more resistant to the action of ultraviolet rays.

Air Microbiology↗

[The protective role of pigments against UV rays in fungi isolated from the mesosphere].

Five among six species of microorganisms isolated from the mesosphere contained pigments which made them more resistant to the action of UV as compared to pigmentless microorganisms in the atmosphere of Earth. UV irradiation in the atmosphere is supposed to select resistant pigmented forms, so that they predominate in the mesosphere. To confirm this assumption, mutants of Aspergillus niger, Penicillium notatum and Circinella muscae were sported by irradiating them four times and then subjecting to stepwise selection. These mutants either synthesized pigments at a very low rate or did not produce them at all. No significant differences were found by studying the biomass, mycelium and sporeforming organs of the parent cultures and their mutants. However, their resistance to UV was not the same. Addition of the pigment apsergillin, isolated from the conidia of Aspergillus niger, to a suspension of the pigmentless (mutant) conidia of Penicillium notatum, the spores of Circinella muscae, and the vegetative cells of Micrococcus albus, before their irradiation with UV, considerably increased their resistance to this factor.

Atmosphere↗

[Resistance of mesospheric microorganisms to periodic freezing--thawing].

The object of this work was to study cytological changes caused by periodic freezing-thawing in the conidia of the fungi Aspergillus niger and Penicillium chrysogenum isolated from the mesosphere as well as in the conidia of the same species taken from the collection of microorganisms. The conidia from the mesosphere were found to be highly resistant to the treatment. As was shown by electron microscopy, the outer "backbone" layer of the spore envelope broke down and the membranes of the plasmalemma stratified after ten cycles in A. niger and P. chrysogenum. The percentage of conidia with the damaged ultrastructural organization was higher in mutants of these cultures.

Air Microbiology↗