Advances in Microbiology
 Vol. 3  No. 2 (2013) , Article ID: 32355 , 10 pages DOI:10.4236/aim.2013.32027

Isolation of New Strains of Bacteria Able to Synthesize 1,3-Propanediol from Glycerol*

Daria Szymanowska-Powałowska#, Agnieszka Drożdżyńska, Natalia Remszel

Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Email: #darszy@up.poznan.pl, agadro@up.poznan.pl, remszel@up.poznan.pl

Copyright © 2013 Daria Szymanowska-Powałowska et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received February 7, 2013; revised March 7, 2013; accepted April 7, 2013

Keywords: Clostridium spp.; Bacteria Isolation; 1,3-Propanediol; Glycerol Conversion; Microflora of Natural Environment

ABSTRACT

The natural environment is inhabited by many species that exhibit very specific metabolic activities that may find industrial applications. The aim of the study was to select non-pathogenic cultures of bacteria of the genus Clostridium and lactic acid bacteria able to convert glycerol into 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD). Another aim of this study was to identify the isolates that best produced 1,3-propanediol both from pure and crude glycerol. The most efficient strains identified (Cl. butyricum) were analysed on a bioreactor scale. The aim was to determine temperature conditions on the efficiency and duration of 1,3-PD synthesis. The species Clostridium were identified using amplification of the 16S rRNA coding sequence. A total of 123 isolates (of the genus Clostridium and lactic acid bacteria) were isolated; a vast majority of these were able to synthesize 1,3-PD. The best results were obtained for Cl. butyricum strain DSP1, which was isolated from the rumen of a cow fed with glycerol. The strain efficiency using pure glycerol on bioreactor scale 0.65 mol/mol of glycerol at a temperature of 38˚C and a constant pH of 7.0.

1. Introduction

The instability of crude oil prices and the need for environmentally friendly production necessitate the search for alternative energy sources. Biofuels, including biodiesel, are examples of such energy sources. A waste product of biodiesel production is glycerol (bioglycerol). This hard-to-manage waste product can be used as a component of production media for bacteria that synthesize dihydroxyacetone (Acetobacter sp., Gluconobacter sp.), butanol (Clostridium pasteurianum ATCC® 6013TM), propionic acid (Propionibacterium), succinic acid (Basfia succiniciproducens DD1), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) (Pseudomonas oleovorans NRRL B-14682), vitamin B12 (Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii) or ethanol (a nonpathogenic strain of Kluyvera cryocrescens S26) [1-8]. Crude glycerol is also used as a source of carbon for yeasts. It can be used in the growth medium for fodder yeasts or as a substrate for the synthesis of citric acid (Yarrowia lipolytica N15), acetic acid, mannitol (Yarrowia lipolytica LFMB 19), erythritol (Yarrowia lipolytica Wratilsavia K1) and during fat synthesis— single-cell oil (Yarrowia lipolytica ACA-DC 50109) [9- 12]. Bioglycerol may be successfully used to synthesize fumaric acid (Rhyzopus sp.) and arabitol (Debaryomyces hansenii), and it may be used as a cosubstrate for the synthesis of xylitol (Candida sp.) [13-16]. Biotechnologically important management methods for the waste left after biodiesel production include the supplementation of animal feeds (glycerol can enrich the diet) [17]. An important application for bioglycerol is for the production of 1,3-propanediol. 1,3-Propylene glycol (1,3-PD), together with purified terephthalic acid, is used in the production of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), an aromatic polyester that exhibits high elastic recoveries. 1,3-PD is employed also as a supplement with low solidification properties, a solvent and a lubricant in the form of propylene glycol [18]. Presently, it is produced using chemical methods such as the hydration of acrolein (Degussa, DuPont) and the hydroformylation of ethylene oxide (Shell) [19,20].

Biotechnological methods may be employed to obtain 1,3-PD by converting glycerol using bacteria of the genera Clostridium, Klebsiella, Citrobacter, Lactobacillus [21,22]. 1,3-Propylene glycol is one of the oldest chemical products derived from biomass. The first biotechnological process described was developed in the 19th century by August Freund and entailed the fermentation of glycerin by a mixture of bacterial strains (including a Clostridium pasteurianum strain) [23]. Notably, glycerol is a natural substrate and is the cheapest substrate in the microbiological production of 1,3-propanediol. Its average price is $0.04/kg, and, in the process of biotechnological conversion of glycerol into 1,3-PD, it accounts for over 2/3 of the production costs [24]. A collaboration between two companies, DuPont and Genencor, resulted in the development of a biotechnological method of 1,3-propanediol production based on the process of direct fermentation of glucose by a genetically modified strain of E. coli [25]. Finally, in 2006, DuPont and Tate & Lyle launched the production of 1,3-propanediol from glucose using a biocatalyst created by Genencor. The production system, whose efficiency amounted to 45,000 t/a (t/a— tons per annum), was located in Loudon, Tennessee (USA). The global production of 1,3-propanediol exceeds 200,000 t/a and its cost is about EUR1.8/kg.

Because of the increasing demand for 1,3-PD worldwide, new attractive sources of its isolation are being sought, and their appeal is based on the efficiency of glycerol (especially crude glycerol) conversion by bacterial strains. Additionally, it should be emphasized that the groups of bacteria known to synthesize 1,3-PD may have varying degrees of pathogenic potential [26,27]. Undoubtedly, this is a problem that is particularly associated with the application of these bacteria. Moreover, in the case of bacteria from the genus Clostridium, an additional problem stems from the necessity to provide completely anaerobic conditions from the time the inoculum is prepared through the process of fermentation. Additionally, the above mentioned microorganisms do not tolerate a highly acidic medium. However, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are among the unquestionably safe microorganisms. Bacteria are also capable of heterofermentation, using glucose and glycerol as the main sources of carbon. Microorganisms that have the GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status, are anaerobic, are able to synthesize 1,3-propanediol and are resistant to a low environmental pH are attractive alternatives to the producers described so far.

The aims of this study were to isolate new bacterial strains able to produce 1,3-PD.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Source of Isolation

The bacteria were isolated from the ruminal fluid of a cow from a farm in the Wielkopolska province (Poland) and the sludge from the wastewater treatment plant in Zielona Gora (Poland).

2.2. Media

The isolating medium for the lactic acid bacteria was MRS-Agar medium (Biocorp, Warsaw, Poland), while the bacteria of the genus Clostridium were isolated in TSC medium (Biocorp, Warsaw, Poland). Liquid MRS medium (Biocorp, Warsaw, Poland) was used for the cultivation of lactic acid bacteria, and liquid RCM medium (Biocorp, Warsaw, Poland) was used for the cultivation of bacteria from the genus Clostridium. The media were sterilized at 117˚C (MRS) or 121˚C (TSC and RCM) for 20 min.

A rich medium, modified (without added biotin) according to Himmi et al. [28], was used in the production experiments. The medium was supplemented with pure glycerol (POCH, Lodz, Poland) at a concentration of 70.0 ± 1.0 g/L. In selected cases, crude glycerol (BIOPALIWA, Malbork, Poland), containing 83.5% (w/v) glycerol and 0.3% (w/v) methanol, was used as the main medium ingredient.

2.3. Isolation

The first stage in the isolation of desired strains was based on the pour-plate method. After the incubation period (48 h, 32˚C), single colonies that had different morphological traits and the characteristics of a given bacterium genus were collected using disposable loops. The isolated colonies of bacteria from the genus Clostridium were black, while the isolated colonies of lactic acid bacteria were milky white and tear-shaped.

The isolates were described and preserved in RCM/ MRS medium enriched with a 20% glycerol solution (at a 1:1 ratio). Samples of these isolates were frozen at −80˚C.

2.4. Fermentation Experiments

2.4.1. Culture Conditions

After obtaining approximately 123 isolates, fermentation experiments were performed to determine their ability to produce 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. The isolates were cultivated in Hungate test tubes (for Clostridium) or Erlenmeyer flasks (for lactic acid bacteria) in the appropriate cultivation media (32˚C, 24 h). All the isolation treatments of bacteria from the genus Clostridium were performed in a chamber for the cultivation of anaerobic microorganisms (the Whitley MG500, Don Whitley Scientific, Shipley, United Kingdom). Isolates from the genus Lactococcus and Lactobacillus were cultured under relative anaerobic conditions in an incubation chamber. In the next stage, production media (RM), enriched with pure or crude glycerol (70.0 ± 1.0 g/L) and a pH indicator (1% solution of bromocresol purple, 2.0 mL/L), were inoculated. The pH was regulated at 7.0 using 20% NaOH. The temperature of the fermentation process was 32˚C.

2.4.2. Bioreactor Experiments

Isolates of the genus Clostridium that were the best producers of 1,3-propanediol were employed to perform batch fermentations in 5 L bioreactors (Sartorius Stedim, Germany) using pure and crude glycerol. Before the onset of the experiment, selected isolates of Cl. butyricum were cultivated in a Hungate test tube. The culture conditions were as specified in 2.4.1. The pre-inoculum was added to an inoculation jar (Duran) that was integrated into the bioreactor. The total capacity of the production medium with the inoculum (10%) was 2 L. Constant stirring at 60 rpm and a pH regulation at 7.0 (20% NaOH) were provided. The temperature of the fermentation process was 32˚C.

2.5. Analytical Methods

Samples of fermentation broth were collected and centrifuged at 10,000 × g for 10 min, and the cell-free supernatants were filtered through syringe filters prior to HPLC analysis. A Hewlett Packard 1050 system equipped with a refractive index detector was used. Analyses were performed isocratically at a flow rate of 0.6 mL/min on an Aminex HPX-87H 300 × 7.8 column (Bio-Rad, CA, USA) at a constant temperature of 65˚C. H2SO4 (0.5 mN) was the mobile phase. External standards were applied for identification and quantification.

The cell concentration (g/L) was determined using a linear equation derived from the relationship of cell dry weight (90˚C until constant weight) and the optical density (OD) at 600 nm (Analytik Jena Specord 50). The cells were collected by centrifugation (10,000 × g for 10 min) in a Hereaus Biofuge centrifuge (Eppendorf) and washed twice with distilled water.

2.6. Bacteria Identification

Total DNA from the bacteria was extracted using a Genomie Mini AX Bacteria Kit (A&A Biotechnology, Gdańsk, Poland) after an initial 1 h incubation in 50.0 mg/mL lysozyme (Sigma, Poland) at 37˚C. Sequences encoding small subunits of 16S rRNA were amplified by PCR using SDBact0008aS20 and SUniv1492bA21 primers [29]. The PCR products were purified using the Clean-up Kit (A&A Biotechnology, Gdańsk, Poland) and sequenced at Genomed (Warsaw, Poland) using the primers used for PCR and a primer for an inner sequence (GTGCCAGCMGCCGCCCTAA). The sequences obtained were arranged into contigs and identified using the BLAST service of the GenBank database [30]. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were identified using biochemical tests (Pliva-Lachema Diagnostika, Brno, Czech Republic).

2.7. Phylogenetic Analyses

The sequences encoding the 16S rRNA of Cl. butyricum strain DSP1 were compared with the randomly selected sequences of Clostridia in GenBank. The sequences were aligned using the ClustalW program as implemented in BioEdit (version 7.0.9). The phylogenetic analyses were conducted using the MEGA 4.0 software [31]. The neighbour-joining method was used for phylogenetic reconstruction, and the p-distance was used for distance analysis. The best phylogenetic distance tree is shown.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Isolation of New Strains

One hundred and thirty strains of potential production importance were isolated, of which bacteria of the genus Clostridium accounted for 78% and lactic acid bacteria accounted for 6%. The selected isolates of bacteria from the genus Clostridium and LAB produced 1,3-PD well. Ninety-eight percent of the isolates of bacteria from the genus Clostridium and 60% of the lactic acid bacteria could synthesize 1,3-PD from glycerol at a high level (Table 1). To determine the relationship between the best Clostridium butyricum DSP1 strain isolated from the rumen and the other Clostridium strains, a phylogenetic tree was built based on the nucleotide sequences of the genes encoding 16S rRNA (Figure 1). Most of the strains

Table 1. Results of the isolation of bacteria from the genera Clostridium and lactic acid bacteria able to convert glycerol into 1,3-PD.

Figure 1. 16S rRNA-based phylogenetic tree showing the position of glycerol-fermenting Clostridium butyricum DSP1 among related Clostridia.

chosen from the database for the phylogenetic comparison are able to use glycerol as the sole carbon source. Among the microorganisms compared, there were strains capable of producing 1,3-propanediol (Cl. butyricum VIP 3266, Cl. butyricum DSM 2478, Cl. butyricum DSM 523, Cl. diolis DSM 5430, Cl. diolis DSM 5431 and Cl. diolis E5) [32].

The best isolates were obtained from the rumen of a cow fed with glycerol. Notably, the supplementation of animal feed with glycerol and propylene glycol is often applied in the preand post-partum period, which correlates with a negative energy balance in cows and other animals [17,33]. Glycerol may be an effective glucogenic substrate (also known as a glucose precursor) and can be directly absorbed from the rumen. It can enter the path of glucogenesis as triose phosphate while bypassing the Krebs cycle. A cow initiates this additional pathway and uses the glycerol released during they hydrolysis of triglycerides. This pathway is the most favourable for the health of the animals. Unfortunately, most glycerol in the rumen is fermented to propionates and butyrates. DeFrain et al. [34] demonstrated that glycerol was not present in the blood of cattle fed with glycerol, which suggests that it was the main source of energy for ruminal microorganisms and was not involved in glucogenesis. Notably, the natural microflora of the digestive tract consists mainly of lactic acid bacteria and Clostridium. The maximum concentration of 1,3-PD obtained (39.1 g/L, 100% glycerol used) was from a strain of Clostridium butyricum DSP1. Similar results were reported in a batch culture using Cl. butyricum strain CNCM 1211 by Himmi et al. [28], who obtained a maximum efficiency of 0.69 mol/mol of glycerol. Such high efficiencies of 1,3-PD synthesis seem to be characteristic of the Cl. butyricum species only. Gungormusler et al. [35] examined a batch fermentation of Cl. saccharobutylicum NRRL B-643 and achieved glycerol efficiency of 0.36 mol/mol. However, this study showed novelty in the isolation of bacteria from the genus Lactococcus that are able to synthesize 1,3-PD. After preliminary research, the maximum concentration of 1,3-PD obtained was 25.5 g/L. The capacity of lactic acid bacteria to produce 1,3-PD was also mentioned by other authors; however, experimental data concerned mainly bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus [36, 37]. Better results for lactic acid bacteria were obtained by Pfügl et al. [38]. A strain of Lactobacillus diolivorans generated a maximum concentration of 1,3-PD—84.5 g/L of 1,3-PD with an efficiency of 0.57 mol/mol from a mixture of glucose and pure glycerol. The isolation of LAB strains allows for the safe production of 1,3-PD in industrial settings. Most producers of 1,3-PD that have been described have a high (Enterobacteriaceae) or low (Clostridium) pathogenic potential, which may hinder the implementation of the technologies [26,27]. However, bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus are classified as GRAS and, therefore, are safe to use in industrial processes.

The isolation results confirmed the ability of strains to synthesize 1,3-propanediol. A vast majority of the isolates obtained could synthesize 1,3-PD with an efficiency close to the theoretical efficiency. In addition, previously undescribed strains of lactic acid bacteria species that are able to utilize glycerol and synthesize 1,3-PD with a satisfactory efficiency were isolated.

3.2. The Production of 1,3-Propanediol from Pure and Crude Glycerol by Bacteria of the Genera Clostridium and Lactic Acid Bacteria

Industrially produced 1,3-PD should use the glycerol fraction generated by biodiesel production, which is difficult to manage. Many reports describe the inhibitory effect of crude glycerol components on microbial growth and metabolism [39-41]. Crude glycerol includes many substances that may act as inhibitors of microbial growth and metabolism. These include sodium salts, heavy metal ions, soaps, methanol and free fatty acids [40,42]. Therefore, the next steps in characterising the bacterial strains were to verify the best isolates using crude glycerol as a substrate. The results presented in Table 2 show that the production abilities of the best isolates were comparable irrespective of the main substrate type.

Figure 2 shows the kinetics of 1,3-propanediol synthesis using pure and crude glycerol for the Cl. butyricum strain DSP1.

Clostridium butyricum strain DSP1 produced the maximum concentration of 1,3-PD, 100% utilization of the substrate and a conversion efficiency of 0.67 mol/mol of glycerol. A similar efficiency was obtained for crude glycerol (the glycerol fraction). Slight differences in the concentration of 1,3-PD resulted from the content of glycerol in the glycerol fraction (83.4%). There is an increasing number of reports on the synthesis of 1,3-PD from crude glycerol. Clostridium butyricum strain F2b can produce 48 g/L of 1,3-PD (efficiency of 0.66 mol/mol) using crude glycerol [43]. Clostridium butyricum CNCM 1211 generated 63.4 g/L of 1,3-PD with an efficiency of 0.69 mol/mol from crude glycerol [44]. The high concentrations of 1,3-PD obtained by other authors depended on the type of fermentation conducted (fed-batch or continuous). Exceptional results were achieved by Ringel et al. [41]. The authors isolated nonpathogenic strains, Cl. butyricum AKR102a and AKR91b, that were resistant to high concentrations of 1,3-PD (approximately 100.0 g/L of 1,3-PD using crude glycerol). Barbirato et al. [18] described a higher (0.69 mol/mol) efficiency of 1,3-PD synthesis from waste glycerol than was obtained in this study. In another study, Gonzalez-Pajuelo et al. [45] described the effect of waste glycerol on parameters of continuous fermentation by the Cl. butyricum strain VPI 3266. Three types of raw material were analysed: commercial glycerol (87%, w/v) and two types of waste differing in their glycerol content (92% and 65%, w/v). The efficiencies obtained by the authors were similar to those obtained in this study, ranging from 0.57 to 0.62 mol1,3-PD/molglycerol. Chatzifragkou et al. [40] described the effect of waste glycerol on the parameters of 1,3-PD

Table 2. Batch fermentation of new bacterial isolates using pure and crude glycerol.

(a)(b)

Figure 2. Kinetics of glycerol consumption and biomass, 1,3-propanediol, acetic acid, lactic acid and butyric acid production during the growth of Clostridium butyricum DSP1 on pure (Figure 2(a)) and crude (Figure 2(b)) glycerol in batch bioreactor experiments.

synthesis for the Cl. butyricum strain VPI 1718. The efficiency of 1,3-PD synthesis for pure and waste glycerol was identical at 0.67 mol/mol glycerol. This result is similar to those recorded in this study (Cl. butyricum DSP1, 0.67 mol1,3-PD/molpure gly and Cl. butyricum DSP5, 0.64 mol1,3-PD/molcrude gly).

The results of other authors and those presented in the present study prove that a satisfactory 1,3-propanediol synthesis efficiency of may be obtained using crude glycerol. This fact portends well for industrial implementations.

3.3. The Influence of Temperature on the Efficiency of 1,3-Propanediol Synthesis by Clostridium butyricum Strain DSP1

The next experiments aimed to assess the influence of temperature on the rate of 1,3-PD production. A high efficiency of 1,3-PD synthesis using Cl. butyricum at 37˚C has been reported [18,28,46]. A similar relationship was observed in this study. They were performed in bioreactors using an optimum production medium and Cl. butyricum strain DSP1. The glycerol concentration was 70 g/L. Six temperature conditions were examined: 30˚C, 32˚C, 34˚C, 36˚C, 38˚C and 40˚C. An increase in the temperature from 30˚C to 38˚C doesn’t caused an increase in the production of 1,3-PD from pure glycerol but shortened fermentation time to 33 h (after total glycerol utilization) (Figure 3). The maximum efficiency obtained was 0.65 mol/mol of glycerol. Barbirato et al. [18] analysed a Cl. butyricum strain able to synthesize 1,3-propanediol from 20 and 70 g/L of glycerol. In the first case, the authors obtained a synthesis efficiency of 0.62 mol/ mol of glycerol after 9 h fermentation at a temperature of 37˚C. In the second condition, after 28 h, they obtained an efficiency of 0.64 mol/mol of glycerol, which is similar to the results of this study. For a comparison, the volumetric productivity for Cl. butyricum strain DSP1 was 1.13 g/(L·h) at 38˚C. Kaur et al. [47], in a fed-batch culture of Cl. diolis, obtained an efficiency of 1,3-PD synthesis of 67.8 g/L and a productivity of 1.04 g/(L·h) over 67 h at 33˚C, while Himmi et al. [28] obtained a maximum productivity of 1.85 g/(L·h) and an efficiency of 0.66 mol/mol at 37˚C from Cl. butyricum strain CNCM 1211 fermented in rich medium. Metsoviti et al. [22] described a new isolate of Cl. butyricum, NRRL B-23495, which was capable of synthesizing 1,3-PD at a concentration of approximately 11.3 g/L within 17 h at 37˚C. The resulting productivity, 0.66 g/(L·h), is less than 50% of the productivity recorded for Cl. butyricum strain DSP1 at 1.13 g/(L·h). Examination of the influence of temperature on the effectiveness and the duration of propanediol fermentation showed the optimum temperature range for ensuring high productivity. The origin of isolates may help explain the results obtained. The body temperature of farm animals ranges from 37˚C to 38˚C, which supports the optimum metabolism of the isolated microorganisms.

Culture conditions: initial glycerol concentration 70 ± 1.0 g/L, T = 30˚C, 32˚C, 34˚C, 36˚C, 38˚C and 40˚C, pH 7.0, growth in a 2 L bioreactor. Each point is the mean value of two independent measurements.

Figure 3. The relationship between the temperature and the fermentation process duration and productivity.

4. Conclusion

New strains able to synthesize 1,3-propanediol from glycerol were isolated. In addition to the known producers of 1,3-PD (bacteria of the genus Clostridium), new isolates of the species Lactococcus, which have not yet been described, were identified. Moreover, the study confirmed the ability to use bacteria from the genus Clostridium for the synthesis of 1,3-PD from pure and crude glycerol with similar and higher efficiencies than those found in other studies. In this study, a significant relationship was observed between temperature conditions of the medium and the productivity of 1,3-PD synthesis by the best isolate, Cl. butyricum DSP1.

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NOTES

*The paper was prepared within the framework of project no. 01.01.02- 00-074/09 and cofounded by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund within the framework of the Innovative Economy Operational Programme 2007-2013.

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