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Keshavarzifard M, Zakaria MP, Hwai TS, Yusuff FM, Mustafa S. Distributions and source apportionment of sediment-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hopanes in rivers and estuaries of Peninsular Malaysia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:9424-9437. [PMID: 25604562 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4093-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, the distributions and sources of sediment-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hopanes in the Malaysian rivers and estuaries were evaluated. The concentrations of 16 USEPA PAHs varied from 225.5 to 293.9 (Perlis River), 195.2 to 481.2 (Kedah River), 791.2 to 1995.4 (Merbok River), 231.2 to 426.7 (Perak River), and 3803.2 to 7442.7 ng g(-1) (Klang River) dry weight. PAHs can be classified as moderate in the Perlis, Kedah, and Perak Rivers, moderate to high in the Merbok River, and high to very high in the Klang River. The comparison of PAHs with sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) indicates that occasionally adverse biological effects may occur from total PAHs, low molecular weight (LMW), and high molecular weight (HMW) PAHs at stations 1, 2, and 3 of the Klang River and from total PAHs at station 2 of the Merbok River. The diagnostic ratios of individual PAHs indicate both petrogenic and pyrogenic origin PAHs with significant dominance of pyrogenic sources in the study areas. The results suggest that Malaysian sediments had hopane ratios (C29/C30) similar to MECO suggesting MECO as a major source of the petroleum hydrocarbons found in the sediments, which is consistent with results reported in previous studies. These findings demonstrate that effective and improved environmental regulations in Malaysia have shifted the source of petroleum hydrocarbons from petrogenic to pyrogenic origin.
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- Mehrzad Keshavarzifard
- Environmental Forensics Research Center (ENFORCE), Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Structural and kinetic characterization of recombinant 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida G7. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 579:8-17. [PMID: 26032336 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The first enzyme in the oxalocrotonate branch of the naphthalene-degradation lower pathway in Pseudomonas putida G7 is NahI, a 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde dehydrogenase which converts 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde to 2-hydroxymuconate in the presence of NAD(+). NahI is in family 8 (ALDH8) of the NAD(P)(+)-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily. In this work, we report the cloning, expression, purification and preliminary structural and kinetic characterization of the recombinant NahI. The nahI gene was subcloned into a T7 expression vector and the enzyme was overexpressed in Escherichia coli ArcticExpress as a hexa-histidine-tagged fusion protein. After purification by affinity and size-exclusion chromatography, dynamic light scattering and small-angle X-ray scattering experiments were conducted to analyze the oligomeric state and the overall shape of the enzyme in solution. The protein is a tetramer in solution and has nearly perfect 222 point group symmetry. Protein stability and secondary structure content were evaluated by a circular dichroism spectroscopy assay under different thermal conditions. Furthermore, kinetic assays were conducted and, for the first time, KM (1.3±0.3μM) and kcat (0.9s(-1)) values were determined at presumed NAD(+) saturation. NahI is highly specific for its biological substrate and has no activity with salicylaldehyde, another intermediate in the naphthalene-degradation pathway.
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Wang X, Wang Q, Li S, Li W. Degradation pathway and kinetic analysis for p-xylene removal by a novel Pandoraea sp. strain WL1 and its application in a biotrickling filter. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 288:17-24. [PMID: 25682514 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, a novel Pandoraea sp. strain WL1 capable of mineralizing p-xylene as sole carbon and energy source was isolated from the activated sludge of a pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plant. A nearly complete degradation of 16.6∼99.4 mg L(-1)p-xylene in the liquid-phase was achieved within 6∼18 h accompanied by 15.9∼56.3 mg dry cell weight (DCW)L(-1) for bacterial growth. A complete pathway for p-xylene degradation by strain WL1 was presented through identification of a major intermediate (p-toluic acid) and final products (2.193 gCO2 gp-xylene(-1) of CO₂ production and 0.215 g DCW gp-xylene(-1) of bacterial yield). Kinetics of bacterial growth and p-xylene degradation were evaluated using Haldane-Andrews model and pseudo first-order model, respectively. Furthermore, a biotrickling filter (BTF) was employed to evaluate the application of strain WL1 on the removal of gas-phase p-xylene under gas flow rates of 0.41∼1.98 m(3)h(-1) for inlet loading rates of 5∼248 gm(-3)h(-1). The BTF inoculated with strain WL1 proved to be robust against fluctuations of gas flow rates and inlet p-xylene concentrations. All the results obtained highlight the potential of strain WL1 for the treatment of p-xylene.
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- Xiangqian Wang
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Industrial Ecology and Environment, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), Hangzhou 310027, China; Institute of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University (Zijingang Campus), Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Industrial Ecology and Environment, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), Hangzhou 310027, China; Institute of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University (Zijingang Campus), Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Industrial Ecology and Environment, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Industrial Ecology and Environment, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), Hangzhou 310027, China; Institute of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University (Zijingang Campus), Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Xu P, Han H, Zhuang H, Hou B, Jia S, Wang D, Li K, Zhao Q. Anoxic degradation of nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds by activated sludge and their active sites. J Environ Sci (China) 2015; 31:221-225. [PMID: 25968277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The potential for degradation of five nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds (NHCs), i.e., imidazole, pyridine, indole, quinoline, and carbazole, was investigated under anoxic conditions with acclimated activated sludge. Results showed that NHCs with initial concentration of 50 mg/L could be completely degraded within 60 hr. The degradation of five NHCs was dependent upon the chemical structures with the following sequence: imidazole>pyridine>indole>quinoline>carbazole in terms of their degradation rates. Quantitative structure-biodegradability relationship studies of the five NHCs showed that the anoxic degradation rates were correlated well with highest occupied molecular orbital. Additionally, the active sites of NHCs identified by calculation were confirmed by analysis of intermediates using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
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- Peng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Luu RA, Kootstra JD, Nesteryuk V, Brunton CN, Parales JV, Ditty JL, Parales RE. Integration of chemotaxis, transport and catabolism inPseudomonas putidaand identification of the aromatic acid chemoreceptor PcaY. Mol Microbiol 2015; 96:134-47. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rita A. Luu
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; College of Biological Sciences; University of California; Davis CA USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; College of Biological Sciences; University of California; Davis CA USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; College of Biological Sciences; University of California; Davis CA USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; College of Biological Sciences; University of California; Davis CA USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; College of Biological Sciences; University of California; Davis CA USA
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- Department of Biology; University of St. Thomas; St. Paul MN USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; College of Biological Sciences; University of California; Davis CA USA
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Wu Y, Ding Y, Cohen Y, Cao B. Elevated level of the second messenger c-di-GMP in Comamonas testosteroni enhances biofilm formation and biofilm-based biodegradation of 3-chloroaniline. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:1967-76. [PMID: 25273178 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6107-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The bis-(3'-5')-cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is a ubiquitous second messenger that determines bacterial lifestyle between the planktonic and biofilm modes of life. Although the role of c-di-GMP signaling in biofilm development and dispersal has been extensively studied, how c-di-GMP signaling influences environmental bioprocess activities such as biodegradation remains unexplored. To elucidate the impacts of elevating c-di-GMP level on environmental bioprocesses, we constructed a Comamonas testosteroni strain constitutively expressing a c-di-GMP synthase YedQ from Escherichia coli and examined its capability in biofilm formation and biodegradation of 3-chloroaniline (3-CA). The high c-di-GMP strain exhibited an increased binding to Congo red dye, a decreased motility, and an enhanced biofilm formation capability. In planktonic cultures, the strain with an elevated c-di-GMP concentration and the wild type could degrade 3-CA comparably well. However, under batch growth conditions with a high surface to volume ratio, an elevated c-di-GMP concentration in C. testosteroni significantly increased the contribution of biofilms in 3-CA biodegradation. In continuous submerged biofilm reactors, C. testosteroni with an elevated c-di-GMP level exhibited an enhanced 3-CA biodegradation and a decreased cell detachment rate. Taken together, this study provides a novel strategy to enhance biofilm-based biodegradation of toxic xenobiotic compounds through manipulating bacterial c-di-GMP signaling.
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- Yichao Wu
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Mohd-Kamil NAF, Hussain NH, Mizad MB, Abdul-Talib S. Enhancing Performance ofSphingobacterium spiritivorumin Bioremediation Phenanthrene Contaminated Sand. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/rem.21398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pernstich C, Senior L, MacInnes KA, Forsaith M, Curnow P. Expression, purification and reconstitution of the 4-hydroxybenzoate transporter PcaK from Acinetobacter sp. ADP1. Protein Expr Purif 2014; 101:68-75. [PMID: 24907408 PMCID: PMC4148202 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2014.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aromatic acid transporter PcaK was recombinantly expressed and purified. PcaK is a stable homotrimer in n-dodecyl-β-d-maltoside. A reconstituted assay shows asymmetric transport. The electrical component of the proton gradient drives transport. Unexpectedly, PcaK is active in transporting 2-hydroxybenzoates.
The aromatic acid:H+ symporter family of integral membrane proteins play an important role in the microbial metabolism of aromatic compounds. Here, we show that the 4-hydroxybenzoate transporter from Acinetobacter sp. ADP1, PcaK, can be successfully overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography. Affinity-purified PcaK is a stable, monodisperse homotrimer in the detergent n-dodecyl-β-d-maltopyranoside supplemented with cholesteryl hemisuccinate. The purified protein has α-helical secondary structure and can be reconstituted to a functional state in synthetic proteoliposomes. Asymmetric substrate transport was observed when proteoliposomes were energized by applying an electrochemical proton gradient (Δμ‾H+) or a membrane potential (ΔΨ) but not by ΔpH alone. PcaK was selective in transporting 4-hydroxybenzoate and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate over closely related compounds, confirming previous reports on substrate specificity. However, PcaK also showed an unexpected preference for transporting 2-hydroxybenzoates. These results provide the basis for further detailed studies of the structure and function of this family of transporters.
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK; Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
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Álvarez MS, Moscoso F, Rodríguez A, Sanromán MA, Deive FJ. Hybrid sequential treatment of aromatic hydrocarbon-polluted effluents using non-ionic surfactants as solubilizers and extractants. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 162:259-265. [PMID: 24759641 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A treatment train combining a biological and a physical approach was investigated for the first time in order to remediate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-polluted effluents. Given the hydrophobic nature of these contaminants, the presence of non-ionic surfactants is compulsory to allow their bioavailability. The presence of these surfactants also entails an advantage in order to ease contaminant removal by the formation of aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS). The segregation ability of environmentally benign salts such as potassium tartrate, citrate, and oxalate was discussed for extracting phenanthrene (PHE), pyrene (PYR), and benzo[a]anthracene (BaA). The biological remediation efficiency reached circa 60% for PHE and PYR, and more than 80% for BaA. The coupling of ATPS subsequent stage by using potassium citrate allowed increasing the total PAH remediation yields higher than 97% of PAH removal. The viability of the proposed solution was investigated at industrial scale by using the software tool SuperPro Designer.
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- M S Álvarez
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain; Instituto de Tecnología Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-256 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain.
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Fathepure BZ. Recent studies in microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in hypersaline environments. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:173. [PMID: 24795705 PMCID: PMC4005966 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Many hypersaline environments are often contaminated with petroleum compounds. Among these, oil and natural gas production sites all over the world and hundreds of kilometers of coastlines in the more arid regions of Gulf countries are of major concern due to the extent and magnitude of contamination. Because conventional microbiological processes do not function well at elevated salinities, bioremediation of hypersaline environments can only be accomplished using high salt-tolerant microorganisms capable of degrading petroleum compounds. In the last two decades, there have been many reports on the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in moderate to high salinity environments. Numerous microorganisms belonging to the domain Bacteria and Archaea have been isolated and their phylogeny and metabolic capacity to degrade a variety of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in varying salinities have been demonstrated. This article focuses on our growing understanding of bacteria and archaea responsible for the degradation of hydrocarbons under aerobic conditions in moderate to high salinity conditions. Even though organisms belonging to various genera have been shown to degrade hydrocarbons, members of the genera Halomonas Alcanivorax, Marinobacter, Haloferax, Haloarcula, and Halobacterium dominate the published literature. Despite rapid advances in understanding microbial taxa that degrade hydrocarbons under aerobic conditions, not much is known about organisms that carry out similar processes in anaerobic conditions. Also, information on molecular mechanisms and pathways of hydrocarbon degradation in high salinity is scarce and only recently there have been a few reports describing genes, enzymes and breakdown steps for some hydrocarbons. These limited studies have clearly revealed that degradation of oxygenated and non-oxygenated hydrocarbons by halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms occur by pathways similar to those found in non-halophiles.
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- Babu Z Fathepure
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA
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Grishin AM, Ajamian E, Tao L, Bostina M, Zhang L, Trempe JF, Menard R, Rouiller I, Cygler M. Family of phenylacetyl-CoA monooxygenases differs in subunit organization from other monooxygenases. J Struct Biol 2013; 184:147-54. [PMID: 24055609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The phenylacetate degradation pathway is present in a wide range of microbes. A key component of this pathway is the four-subunit phenylacetyl-coenzyme A monooxygenase complex (PA-CoA MO, PaaACBE) that catalyzes the insertion of an oxygen in the aromatic ring of PA. This multicomponent enzyme represents a new family of monooxygenases. We have previously determined the structure of the PaaAC subcomplex of catalytic (A) and structural (C) subunits and shown that PaaACB form a stable complex. The PaaB subunit is unrelated to the small subunits of homologous monooxygenases and its role and organization of the PaaACB complex is unknown. From low-resolution crystal structure, electron microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering we show that the PaaACB complex forms heterohexamers, with a homodimer of PaaB bridging two PaaAC heterodimers. Modeling the interactions of reductase subunit PaaE with PaaACB suggested that a unique and conserved 'lysine bridge' constellation near the Fe-binding site in the PaaA subunit (Lys68, Glu49, Glu72 and Asp126) may form part of the electron transfer path from PaaE to the iron center. The crystal structure of the PaaA(K68Q/E49Q)-PaaC is very similar to the wild-type enzyme structure, but when combined with the PaaE subunit the mutant showed 20-50 times reduced activity, supporting the functional importance of the 'lysine bridge'.
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- Andrey M Grishin
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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Mineralization of 4-fluorocinnamic acid by a Rhodococcus strain. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:1893-905. [PMID: 23949994 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5149-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A bacterial strain capable of aerobic degradation of 4-fluorocinnamic acid (4-FCA) as the sole source of carbon and energy was isolated from a biofilm reactor operating for the treatment of 2-fluorophenol. The organism, designated as strain S2, was identified by 16S rRNA gene analysis as a member of the genus Rhodococcus. Strain S2 was able to mineralize 4-FCA as sole carbon and energy source. In the presence of a conventional carbon source (sodium acetate [SA]), growth rate of strain S2 was enhanced from 0.04 to 0.14 h(-1) when the culture medium was fed with 0.5 mM of 4-FCA, and the time for complete removal of 4-FCA decreased from 216 to 50 h. When grown in SA-supplemented medium, 4-FCA concentrations up to 1 mM did not affect the length of the lag phase, and for 4-FCA concentrations up to 3 mM, strain S2 was able to completely remove the target fluorinated compound. 4-Fluorobenzoate (4-FBA) was transiently formed in the culture medium, reaching concentrations up to 1.7 mM when the cultures were supplemented with 3.5 mM of 4-FCA. Trans,trans-muconate was also transiently formed as a metabolic intermediate. Compounds with molecular mass compatible with 3-carboxymuconate and 3-oxoadipate were also detected in the culture medium. Strain S2 was able to mineralize a range of other haloorganic compounds, including 2-fluorophenol, to which the biofilm reactor had been exposed. To our knowledge, this is the first time that mineralization of 4-FCA as the sole carbon source by a single bacterial culture is reported.
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Nzila A. Update on the cometabolism of organic pollutants by bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 178:474-82. [PMID: 23570949 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Revised: 03/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Each year, tons of various types of molecules pollute our environment, and their elimination is one of the major challenges human kind is facing. Among the strategies to eliminate these pollutants is their biodegradation by microorganisms. However, many pollutants cannot be used efficiently as growth substrates by microorganisms. Biodegradation of such molecules by cometabolism has been reported, which is the ability of a microorganism to biodegrade a pollutant without using it as a growth-substrate (non-growth-substrate), while sustaining its own growth by assimilating a different substrate (growth-substrate). This approach has been used in the field of bioremediation, however, its potential has not been fully exploited yet. This review summarises the work carried out on the cometabolism of important recalcitrant pollutants, and presents strategies that can be used to improve ways of identifying microorganisms that can cometabolise such recalcitrant pollutants.
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- Alexis Nzila
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Department of Biology, PO Box 468, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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Oosterkamp MJ, Veuskens T, Talarico Saia F, Weelink SAB, Goodwin LA, Daligault HE, Bruce DC, Detter JC, Tapia R, Han CS, Land ML, Hauser LJ, Langenhoff AAM, Gerritse J, van Berkel WJH, Pieper DH, Junca H, Smidt H, Schraa G, Davids M, Schaap PJ, Plugge CM, Stams AJM. Genome analysis and physiological comparison of Alicycliphilus denitrificans strains BC and K601(T.). PLoS One 2013; 8:e66971. [PMID: 23825601 PMCID: PMC3692508 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The genomes of the Betaproteobacteria Alicycliphilus denitrificans strains BC and K601T have been sequenced to get insight into the physiology of the two strains. Strain BC degrades benzene with chlorate as electron acceptor. The cyclohexanol-degrading denitrifying strain K601T is not able to use chlorate as electron acceptor, while strain BC cannot degrade cyclohexanol. The 16S rRNA sequences of strains BC and K601T are identical and the fatty acid methyl ester patterns of the strains are similar. Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) analysis of predicted open reading frames of both strains showed most hits with Acidovorax sp. JS42, a bacterium that degrades nitro-aromatics. The genomes include strain-specific plasmids (pAlide201 in strain K601T and pAlide01 and pAlide02 in strain BC). Key genes of chlorate reduction in strain BC were located on a 120 kb megaplasmid (pAlide01), which was absent in strain K601T. Genes involved in cyclohexanol degradation were only found in strain K601T. Benzene and toluene are degraded via oxygenase-mediated pathways in both strains. Genes involved in the meta-cleavage pathway of catechol are present in the genomes of both strains. Strain BC also contains all genes of the ortho-cleavage pathway. The large number of mono- and dioxygenase genes in the genomes suggests that the two strains have a broader substrate range than known thus far.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Joint Genome Institute, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Joint Genome Institute, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Joint Genome Institute, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Joint Genome Institute, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Joint Genome Institute, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Joint Genome Institute, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- BioEnergy Science Center and Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
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- BioEnergy Science Center and Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Microbial Interactions and Processes Research Group, Helmholz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Research Group Microbial Ecology: Metabolism, Genomics and Evolution of Communities of Environmental Microorganisms, CorpoGen, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Couée I, Serra AA, Ramel F, Gouesbet G, Sulmon C. Physiology and toxicology of hormone-disrupting chemicals in higher plants. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2013; 32:933-41. [PMID: 23553555 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1428-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Higher plants are exposed to natural environmental organic chemicals, associated with plant-environment interactions, and xenobiotic environmental organic chemicals, associated with anthropogenic activities. The effects of these chemicals result not only from interaction with metabolic targets, but also from interaction with the complex regulatory networks of hormone signaling. Purpose-designed plant hormone analogues thus show extensive signaling effects on gene regulation and are as such important for understanding plant hormone mechanisms and for manipulating plant growth and development. Some natural environmental chemicals also act on plants through interference with the perception and transduction of endogenous hormone signals. In a number of cases, bioactive xenobiotics, including herbicides that have been designed to affect specific metabolic targets, show extensive gene regulation effects, which are more in accordance with signaling effects than with consequences of metabolic effects. Some of these effects could be due to structural analogies with plant hormones or to interference with hormone metabolism, thus resulting in situations of hormone disruption similar to animal cell endocrine disruption by xenobiotics. These hormone-disrupting effects can be superimposed on parallel metabolic effects, thus indicating that toxicological characterisation of xenobiotics must take into consideration the whole range of signaling and metabolic effects. Hormone-disruptive signaling effects probably predominate when xenobiotic concentrations are low, as occurs in situations of residual low-level pollutions. These hormone-disruptive effects in plants may thus be of importance for understanding cryptic effects of low-dosage xenobiotics, as well as the interactive effects of mixtures of xenobiotic pollutants.
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- Ivan Couée
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 6553 ECOBIO, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, bâtiment 14A, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Yan N, Chang L, Gan L, Zhang Y, Liu R, Rittmann BE. UV photolysis for accelerated quinoline biodegradation and mineralization. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:10555-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4804-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2013] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Jechalke S, Franchini AG, Bastida F, Bombach P, Rosell M, Seifert J, von Bergen M, Vogt C, Richnow HH. Analysis of structure, function, and activity of a benzene-degrading microbial community. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2013; 85:14-26. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Sven Jechalke
- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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- Department of Proteomics; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry; UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Leipzig; Germany
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Jeon JR, Murugesan K, Nam IH, Chang YS. Coupling microbial catabolic actions with abiotic redox processes: A new recipe for persistent organic pollutant (POP) removal. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:246-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ferraroni M, Kolomytseva M, Scozzafava A, Golovleva L, Briganti F. X-ray structures of 4-chlorocatechol 1,2-dioxygenase adducts with substituted catechols: New perspectives in the molecular basis of intradiol ring cleaving dioxygenases specificity. J Struct Biol 2013; 181:274-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Grishin AM, Ajamian E, Zhang L, Rouiller I, Bostina M, Cygler M. Protein-protein interactions in the β-oxidation part of the phenylacetate utilization pathway: crystal structure of the PaaF-PaaG hydratase-isomerase complex. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:37986-96. [PMID: 22961985 PMCID: PMC3488069 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.388231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Microbial anaerobic and so-called hybrid pathways for degradation of aromatic compounds contain β-oxidation-like steps. These reactions convert the product of the opening of the aromatic ring to common metabolites. The hybrid phenylacetate degradation pathway is encoded in Escherichia coli by the paa operon containing genes for 10 enzymes. Previously, we have analyzed protein-protein interactions among the enzymes catalyzing the initial oxidation steps in the paa pathway (Grishin, A. M., Ajamian, E., Tao, L., Zhang, L., Menard, R., and Cygler, M. (2011) J. Biol. Chem. 286, 10735-10743). Here we report characterization of interactions between the remaining enzymes of this pathway and show another stable complex, PaaFG, an enoyl-CoA hydratase and enoyl-Coa isomerase, both belonging to the crotonase superfamily. These steps are biochemically similar to the well studied fatty acid β-oxidation, which can be catalyzed by individual monofunctional enzymes, multifunctional enzymes comprising several domains, or enzymatic complexes such as the bacterial fatty acid β-oxidation complex. We have determined the structure of the PaaFG complex and determined that although individually PaaF and PaaG are similar to enzymes from the fatty acid β-oxidation pathway, the structure of the complex is dissimilar from bacterial fatty acid β-oxidation complexes. The PaaFG complex has a four-layered structure composed of homotrimeric discs of PaaF and PaaG. The active sites of PaaF and PaaG are adapted to accept the intermediary components of the Paa pathway, different from those of the fatty acid β-oxidation. The association of PaaF and PaaG into a stable complex might serve to speed up the steps of the pathway following the conversion of phenylacetyl-CoA to a toxic and unstable epoxide-CoA by PaaABCE monooxygenase.
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- Andrey M. Grishin
- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- the Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- the Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2, Canada, and
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- Facility for Electron Microscopy Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
- the Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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George KW, Hay A. Less is more: reduced catechol production permits Pseudomonas putida F1 to grow on styrene. Microbiology (Reading) 2012; 158:2781-2788. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.058230-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Kevin W. George
- Field of Environmental Toxicology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
- Field of Environmental Toxicology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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Lladó S, Solanas AM, de Lapuente J, Borràs M, Viñas M. A diversified approach to evaluate biostimulation and bioaugmentation strategies for heavy-oil-contaminated soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 435-436:262-269. [PMID: 22858534 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A diversified approach involving chemical, microbiological and ecotoxicity assessment of soil polluted by heavy mineral oil was adopted, in order to improve our understanding of the biodegradability of pollutants, microbial community dynamics and ecotoxicological effects of various bioremediation strategies. With the aim of improving hydrocarbon degradation, the following bioremediation treatments were assayed: i) addition of inorganic nutrients; ii) addition of the rhamnolipid-based biosurfactant M(AT10); iii) inoculation of an aliphatic hydrocarbon-degrading microbial consortium (TD); and iv) inoculation of a known hydrocarbon-degrading white-rot fungus strain of Trametes versicolor. After 200 days, all the bioremediation assays achieved between 30% and 50% total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) biodegradation, with the T. versicolor inoculation degrading it the most. Biostimulation and T. versicolor inoculation promoted the Brevundimonas genus concurrently with other α-proteobacteria, β-proteobacteria and Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides (CFB) as well as Actinobacteria groups. However, T. versicolor inoculation, which produced the highest hydrocarbon degradation in soil, also promoted autochthonous Gram-positive bacterial groups, such as Firmicutes and Actinobacteria. An acute toxicity test using Eisenia fetida confirmed the improvement in the quality of the soil after all biostimulation and bioaugmentation strategies.
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- S Lladó
- Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 645, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Chambon JC, Bjerg PL, Scheutz C, Baelum J, Jakobsen R, Binning PJ. Review of reactive kinetic models describing reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes in soil and groundwater. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 110:1-23. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 08/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ajao AT, Kannan M, Yakubu SE, VJ U, JB A. Homology modeling, simulation and molecular docking studies of catechol-2, 3-Dioxygenase from Burkholderia cepacia: Involved in degradation of Petroleum hydrocarbons. Bioinformation 2012; 8:848-54. [PMID: 23144539 PMCID: PMC3489089 DOI: 10.6026/97320630008848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase is present in several types of bacteria and undergoes degradation of environmental pollutants through an important key biochemical pathways. Specifically, this enzyme cleaves aromatic rings of several environmental pollutants such as toluene, xylene, naphthalene and biphenyl derivatives. Hence, the importance of Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase and its role in the degradation of environmental pollutants made us to predict the three-dimensional structure of Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase from Burkholderia cepacia. The 10ns molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to check the stability of the modeled Catechol 2, 3- dioxygenase. The results show that the model was energetically stable, and it attains their equilibrium within 2000 ps of production MD run. The docking of various petroleum hydrocarbons into the Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase reveals that the benzene, O-xylene, Toluene, Fluorene, Naphthalene, Carbazol, Pyrene, Dibenzothiophene, Anthracene, Phenanthrene, Biphenyl makes strong hydrogen bond and Van der waals interaction with the active site residues of H150, L152, W198, H206, H220, H252, I254, T255, Y261, E271, L276 and F309. Free energy of binding and estimated inhibition constant of these compounds demonstrates that they are energetically stable in their binding cavity. Chrysene shows positive energy of binding in the active site atom of Fe. Except Pyrene all the substrates made close contact with Fe atom by the distance ranges from 1.67 to 2.43 Å. In addition to that, the above mentioned substrate except pyrene all other made π-π stacking interaction with H252 by the distance ranges from 3.40 to 3.90 Å. All these docking results reveal that, except Chrysene all other substrate has good free energy of binding to hold enough in the active site and makes strong VdW interaction with Catechol-2,3-dioxygenase. These results suggest that, the enzyme is capable of catalyzing the above-mentioned substrate.
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- AT Ajao
- Department of Biology, Institute of Basic & Applied Sciences Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Moscoso F, Teijiz I, Deive FJ, Sanromán MA. Efficient PAHs biodegradation by a bacterial consortium at flask and bioreactor scale. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 119:270-6. [PMID: 22738812 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In this work, the biodegradation of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as Phenanthrene (PHE), Pyrene (PYR) and Benzo[a]anthracene (BaA) has been investigated. A bacterial consortium consisting of two strains was used for the first time based on preliminary promising biodegradation data. They were tentatively identified as Staphylococcus warneri and Bacillus pumilus. Degradation values higher than 85% were obtained for each single PAH when operating at flask scale, whereas minimum levels of 90% of PAHs removal were obtained after just 3 days of cultivation at bioreactor scale. The operation in cometabolic conditions led to maximum levels about 75% and 100% at flask and bioreactor scale, respectively. All the experimental data were analyzed in the light of logistic and Luedeking and Piret type models, with the purpose to better characterize the biodegradation process by S. warneri and B. pumilus. Finally, the metabolic pathway followed to degrade each PAH was ascertained.
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- F Moscoso
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Mahmutoglu I, Pei L, Porcar M, Armstrong R, Bedau M. Bioremediation. Synth Biol (Oxf) 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527659296.ch2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Isolation and characterization of a new Achromobacter sp. strain CAR1389 as a carbazole-degrading bacterium. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 28:3075-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1105-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Degradation and assimilation of aromatic compounds by Corynebacterium glutamicum: another potential for applications for this bacterium? Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 95:77-89. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4139-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Key players and team play: anaerobic microbial communities in hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifers. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 94:851-73. [PMID: 22476263 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4025-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Biodegradation of anthropogenic pollutants in shallow aquifers is an important microbial ecosystem service which is mainly brought about by indigenous anaerobic microorganisms. For the management of contaminated sites, risk assessment and control of natural attenuation, the assessment of in situ biodegradation and the underlying microbial processes is essential. The development of novel molecular methods, "omics" approaches, and high-throughput techniques has revealed new insight into complex microbial communities and their functions in anoxic environmental systems. This review summarizes recent advances in the application of molecular methods to study anaerobic microbial communities in contaminated terrestrial subsurface ecosystems. We focus on current approaches to analyze composition, dynamics, and functional diversity of subsurface communities, to link identity to activity and metabolic function, and to identify the ecophysiological role of not yet cultured microbes and syntrophic consortia. We discuss recent molecular surveys of contaminated sites from an ecological viewpoint regarding degrader ecotypes, abiotic factors shaping anaerobic communities, and biotic interactions underpinning the importance of microbial cooperation for microbial ecosystem services such as contaminant degradation.
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Tøndervik A, Bruheim P, Berg L, Ellingsen TE, Kotlar HK, Valla S, Throne-Holst M. Ralstonia sp. U2 naphthalene dioxygenase and Comamonas sp. JS765 nitrobenzene dioxygenase show differences in activity towards methylated naphthalenes. J Biosci Bioeng 2012; 113:173-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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van der Zaan BM, Saia FT, Stams AJM, Plugge CM, de Vos WM, Smidt H, Langenhoff AAM, Gerritse J. Anaerobic benzene degradation under denitrifying conditions: Peptococcaceae as dominant benzene degraders and evidence for a syntrophic process. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:1171-81. [PMID: 22296107 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02697.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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An anaerobic microbial community was enriched in a chemostat that was operated for more than 8 years with benzene and nitrate as electron acceptor. The coexistence of multiple species in the chemostat and the presence of a biofilm, led to the hypothesis that benzene-degrading species coexist in a syntrophic interaction, and that benzene can be degraded in syntrophy by consortia with various electron acceptors in the same culture. The benzene-degrading microorganisms were identified by DNA-stable isotope probing with [U-(13) C]-labelled benzene, and the effect of different electron donors and acceptors on benzene degradation was investigated. The degradation rate constant of benzene with nitrate (0.7 day(-1) ) was higher than reported previously. In the absence of nitrate, the microbial community was able to use sulfate, chlorate or ferric iron as electron acceptor. Bacteria belonging to the Peptococcaceae were identified as dominant benzene consumers, but also those related to Rhodocyclaceae and Burkholderiaceae were found to be associated with the anaerobic benzene degradation process. The benzene degradation activity in the chemostat was associated with microbial growth in biofilms. This, together with the inhibiting effect of hydrogen and the ability to degrade benzene with different electron acceptors, suggests that benzene was degraded via a syntrophic process.
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Táncsics A, Szoboszlay S, Szabó I, Farkas M, Kovács B, Kukolya J, Mayer Z, Kriszt B. Quantification of subfamily I.2.C catechol 2,3-dioxygenase mRNA transcripts in groundwater samples of an oxygen-limited BTEX-contaminated site. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:232-40. [PMID: 22091737 DOI: 10.1021/es201842h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Low dissolved oxygen concentration of subsurface environments is a limiting factor for microbial aromatic hydrocarbon degradation, and to date, there are only a limited number of available reports on functional genes and microbes that take part in the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons under hypoxic conditions. Recent discoveries shed light on the prevalence of subfamily I.2.C catechol 2,3-dioxygenases in petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated hypoxic groundwaters, and their considerable environmental importance was suggested. Here, we report on a Hungarian aromatic hydrocarbon (methyl-substituted benzene derivatives, mostly xylenes) contaminated site where we investigated this presumption. Groundwater samples were taken from the center and the edge of the contaminant plume and beyond the plume. mRNA transcripts of subfamily I.2.C catechol 2,3-dioxygenases were detected in considerable amounts in the contaminated samples by qPCR analysis, while activity of subfamily I.2.A, which includes the largest group of extradiol dioxygenases described by culture-dependent studies and thought to be widely distributed in BTEX-contaminated environments, was not observed. Bacterial community structure analyses showed the predominance of genus Rhodoferax related species in the contaminated samples.
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- András Táncsics
- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary.
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Smith CB, Johnson CN, King GM. Assessment of polyaromatic hydrocarbon degradation by potentially pathogenic environmental Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates from coastal Louisiana, USA. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2012; 64:138-143. [PMID: 22063191 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Revised: 09/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A presumed Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolate from Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA was previously reported to grow on phenanthrene, a polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) found in crude oil. Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, concerns were raised that PAH-degrading V. parahaemolyticus could increase in abundance, leading to elevated risks of disease derived from shellfish consumption. To assess this possibility, we examined responses to naphthalene and phenanthrene of 17 coastal Louisiana environmental V. parahaemolyticus isolates representing five distinct genotypes. Isolates were obtained immediately after the spill began and after oil had reached the Louisiana coast. None of the isolates grew on or oxidized either substrate and a naphthalene degradation product, 1-naphthol, substantially inhibited growth of some isolates. The use of PAH by V. parahaemolyticus is unusual, and an increase in human health risks due to stimulation of V. parahaemolyticus growth by oil-derived PAH under in situ conditions appears unlikely.
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- Conor B Smith
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States; Department of Environmental Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States
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- Department of Environmental Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
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Moscoso F, Deive FJ, Longo MA, Sanromán MA. Technoeconomic assessment of phenanthrene degradation by Pseudomonas stutzeri CECT 930 in a batch bioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 104:81-89. [PMID: 22074903 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most persistent pollutants that accumulate in natural environment mainly as a result of anthropogenic activities. Therefore, the improvement of the available bank of microbial resources and information is crucial to the proper management of PAHs-polluted sites and effluents. In this work, Pseudomonas stutzeri CECT 930 was selected for aerobically degrading an aqueous effluent containing phenanthrene (PHE). Maximum PHE degradation of 90% was obtained both at flask and stirred tank bioreactor scale. All the experimental data were fitted to logistic and Luedeking and Piret models, and licensed to quantitatively ascertain a stronger dependence on the biomass of the metabolites triggering the bioremediation process. In addition, PHE degradation via protocatechuate pathway was elucidated through GC-MS data. Finally, based on the promising results of biodegradation, a preliminary economic evaluation of this process at industrial scale was approached by means of simulation data obtained with SuperPro Designer.
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- F Moscoso
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Paliwal V, Puranik S, Purohit HJ. Integrated perspective for effective bioremediation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2011; 166:903-24. [PMID: 22198863 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9479-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Identification of factors which can influence the natural attenuation process with available microbial genetic capacities can support the bioremediation which has been viewed as the safest procedure to combat with anthropogenic compounds in ecosystems. With the advent of molecular techniques, assimilatory capacity of an ecosystem can be defined with changing community dynamics, and if required, the essential genetic potential can be met through bioaugmentation. At the same time, intensification of microbial processes with nutrient balancing, expressing and enhancing the degradative capacities, could reduce the time frame of restoration of the ecosystem. The new concept of ecosystems biology has added greatly to conceptualize the networking of the evolving microbiota of the niche that helps in effective application of bioremediation tools to manage pollutants as additional carbon source.
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- Vasundhara Paliwal
- Environmental Genomics Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, CSIR, Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020, India
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Chiaiese P, Palomba F, Tatino F, Lanzillo C, Pinto G, Pollio A, Filippone E. Engineered tobacco and microalgae secreting the fungal laccase POXA1b reduce phenol content in olive oil mill wastewater. Enzyme Microb Technol 2011; 49:540-6. [PMID: 22142729 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2011.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Olive oil mill wastewaters (OMWs) are characterised by low pH and a high content of mono- and polyaromatic compounds that exert microbial and phytotoxic activity. The laccase cDNA of the poxA1b gene from Pleurotus ostreatus, carrying a signal peptide sequence for enzyme secretion and driven by the CaMV 35S promoter, was cloned into a plant expression vector. Nuclear genetic transformation was carried out by co-cultivation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with tobacco cv Samsun NN leaves and cells of five different microalgae accessions belonging to the genera Chlamydomonas, Chlorella and Ankistrodesmus. Transgenic plants and microalgae were able to express and secrete the recombinant laccase in the root exudates and the culture medium, respectively. In comparison to untransformed controls, the ability to reduce phenol content in OMW solution was enhanced up to 2.8-fold in transgenic tobacco lines and by up to about 40% in two microalgae accessions. The present work provides new evidence for metabolic improvement of green organisms through the transgenic approach to remediation.
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- Pasquale Chiaiese
- Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences, School of Biotechnological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy.
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Rodriguez H, Reveron I, Doria F, Costantini A, De Las Rivas B, Muňoz R, Garcia-Moruno E. Degradation of ochratoxin a by Brevibacterium species. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:10755-10760. [PMID: 21892825 DOI: 10.1021/jf203061p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The ability to degrade ochratoxin A was studied in different bacteria with a well-known capacity to transform aromatic compounds. Strains belonging to Rhodococcus, Pseudomonas, and Brevibacterium genera were grown in liquid synthetic culture medium containing ochratoxin A. Brevibacterium spp. strains showed 100% degradation of ochratoxin A. Ochratoxin α was detected and identified by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) as a degradation product in the cell-free supernatants. The degradation of ochratoxin A is of public concern for food and environmental safety, because it could contribute to the development of new biological ochratoxin A detoxification systems in foodstuffs. In this study, the degradation of ochratoxin A by bacteria belonging to the food chain was demonstrated for the first time.
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- Hector Rodriguez
- Lab. Biotecnología Bacteriana, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición (ICTAN) , CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Lu Q, Liao N, Chu C, Shen J, Liu Y, Tao J, Liang X, Liu R. Dioxygen in combination with hydrazine: a practical system for degradation of a broad spectrum of toxic organics in water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 192:1186-1191. [PMID: 21752540 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Revised: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Green and cost-effective eradication of pollutants from water is an important and long-standing goal in environmental chemistry. A broad spectrum of toxic organics in water was efficiently destroyed in the presence of dioxygen in combination with hydrazine hydrate at 150 °C. Under this operating condition, two typical classes of toxic organic chemicals, phenols and nitrobenzene derivatives were totally destroyed. The mineralization rate of these organics was 35-86%. Furthermore, when this degradation system was applied to degradation of actual waste water of wood pulp bleaching with chlorine (COD: 1830 mg/L), 77% COD decrease and 52% TOC mineralization of the wastewater were observed. In each case, the major degradation products are small molecular compounds, such as methanol, formic acid and acetic acid except CO/CO(2). In the case of chlorophenols degradation, no dioxins and any other toxic compounds are detected by (1)H NMR. After degradation reaction, the hydrazine was also decomposed into N(2) and H(2)O, and no remaining hydrazine is found.
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- Qiongqiong Lu
- School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Peixoto RS, Vermelho AB, Rosado AS. Petroleum-degrading enzymes: bioremediation and new prospects. Enzyme Res 2011; 2011:475193. [PMID: 21811673 PMCID: PMC3147008 DOI: 10.4061/2011/475193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Anthropogenic forces, such as petroleum spills and the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, have caused an accumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment. The accumulation of petroleum and its derivatives now constitutes an important environmental problem. Biocatalysis introduces new ways to improve the development of bioremediation strategies. The recent application of molecular tools to biocatalysis may improve bioprospecting research, enzyme yield recovery, and enzyme specificity, thus increasing cost-benefit ratios. Enzymatic remediation is a valuable alternative as it can be easier to work with than whole organisms, especially in extreme environments. Furthermore, the use of free enzymes avoids the release of exotic or genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the environment.
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- R S Peixoto
- Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21 941902, Brazil
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Chamkha M, Trabelsi Y, Mnif S, Sayadi S. Isolation and characterization of Klebsiella oxytoca strain degrading crude oil from a Tunisian off-shore oil field. J Basic Microbiol 2011; 51:580-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201100073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kolukirik M, Ince O, Ince BK. Increment in anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation activity of Halic Bay sediments via nutrient amendment. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2011; 61:871-884. [PMID: 21390532 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9825-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this study, hydrocarbon (HC) degradation activity of a HC-rich marine sediment was assessed in anaerobic microcosms during a 224 days incubation period. Natural TOC/N/P ratio of the sediment porewater (1,000/5/1) was gradually decreased to 1,000/40/6 which resulted in approximately ninefold increase in gas production (CH(4)+CO(2)) and HC removal. Addition of external HCs to the microcosms was also resulted in approximately twofold higher gas production and HC removal. A high proportion (92%) of aromatic HCs and all n-alkanes were removed from the microcosms under unlimited nutrient supply conditions without external HC addition. The microorganisms of the sediment degraded a wide range of aliphatic (n-C(9-31) alkanes and acyclic isoprenoids) and aromatic (18 different one- to five-ring aromatics) HCs. Monitoring functional gene and transcript abundances revealed that methanogenesis and dissimilatory sulfate reduction took place simultaneously during the first 126 days, afterwards, only the syntrophic methanogenic consortium was active. Genes and transcripts related to initial activation of HCs were highly abundant throughout the incubation period showing that fumarate addition was the main pathway of anaerobic HC degradation. In conclusion, biostimulation of highly polluted anoxic marine sediments via nutrient amendment is effective and may constitute a suitable and cost-effective field-scale bioremediation strategy.
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- Mustafa Kolukirik
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Donoso RA, Pérez-Pantoja D, González B. Strict and direct transcriptional repression of thepobAgene by benzoate avoids 4-hydroxybenzoate degradation in the pollutant degrader bacteriumCupriavidus necatorJMP134. Environ Microbiol 2011; 13:1590-600. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02470.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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As one of the persistent organic pollutants, polychlorinated biphenyls are harmful to the environment and humans. Biodegradation is the most potential way to remove PCBs. Biodegradation can mainly be divided into microbial degradation, phytoremediation, plant and microbial combined remediation. Here, we introduced isolation of the PCBs-degrading strains, cloning and modification of the related degradation genes. Additionally, on the other hand, the natural remediation of plant, plant and microbial combined remediation, plant transgenic remediation were described.
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Andreini C, Bertini I, Cavallaro G, Decaria L, Rosato A. A Simple Protocol for the Comparative Analysis of the Structure and Occurrence of Biochemical Pathways Across Superkingdoms. J Chem Inf Model 2011; 51:730-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ci100392q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Claudia Andreini
- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Grishin AM, Ajamian E, Tao L, Zhang L, Menard R, Cygler M. Structural and functional studies of the Escherichia coli phenylacetyl-CoA monooxygenase complex. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:10735-43. [PMID: 21247899 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.194423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The utilization of phenylacetic acid (PA) in Escherichia coli occurs through a hybrid pathway that shows features of both aerobic and anaerobic metabolism. Oxygenation of the aromatic ring is performed by a multisubunit phenylacetyl-coenzyme A oxygenase complex that shares remote homology of two subunits to well studied bacterial multicomponent monooxygenases and was postulated to form a new bacterial multicomponent monooxygenase subfamily. We expressed the subunits PaaA, B, C, D, and E of the PA-CoA oxygenase and showed that PaaABC, PaaAC, and PaaBC form stable subcomplexes that can be purified. In vitro reconstitution of the oxygenase subunits showed that each of the PaaA, B, C, and E subunits are necessary for catalysis, whereas PaaD is not essential. We have determined the crystal structure of the PaaAC complex in a ligand-free form and with several CoA derivatives. We conclude that PaaAC forms a catalytic core with a monooxygenase fold with PaaA being the catalytic α subunit and PaaC, the structural β subunit. PaaAC forms heterotetramers that are organized very differently from other known multisubunit monooxygenases and lacks their conservative network of hydrogen bonds between the di-iron center and protein surface, suggesting different association with the reductase and different mechanisms of electron transport. The PaaA structure shows adaptation of the common access route to the active site for binding a CoA-bound substrate. The enzyme-substrate complex shows the orientation of the aromatic ring, which is poised for oxygenation at the ortho-position, in accordance with the expected chemistry. The PA-CoA oxygenase complex serves as a paradigm for the new subfamily multicomponent monooxygenases comprising several hundred homologs.
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- Andrey M Grishin
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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Musee N, Thwala M, Nota N. The antibacterial effects of engineered nanomaterials: implications for wastewater treatment plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 13:1164-83. [DOI: 10.1039/c1em10023h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mazzoli R, Fattori P, Lamberti C, Giuffrida MG, Zapponi M, Giunta C, Pessione E. High isoelectric point sub-proteome analysis of Acinetobacter radioresistens S13 reveals envelope stress responses induced by aromatic compounds. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2010; 7:598-607. [PMID: 20953507 DOI: 10.1039/c0mb00112k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the present study, the high isoelectric point sub-proteome of Acinetobacter radioresistens S13 grown on aromatic compounds (benzoate or phenol) was analyzed and compared to the protein pattern, in the same pI range, of acetate-grown bacteria (control condition). Analyses concerned both soluble and membrane enriched proteomes and led to the identification of 25 proteins that were differentially expressed among the growth conditions considered: most of them were up-regulated in cells grown on aromatic compounds. Up to 17 identified proteins can be, more or less directly, related to the so called "envelope stress responses": these signal transduction pathways are activated when bacterial cells are exposed to stressing environments (e.g., heat, pH stress, organic solvents, osmotic stress) causing accumulation of misfolded/unfolded cell wall proteins into the periplasmic space. For, at least, five of these proteins (a DegP-like serine protease, a peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase, a phosphatidylserine decarboxylase, a pseudouridine synthase, and a TolB-like protein) a direct induction via either the σ(E) or the Cpx alternative signalling systems mediating envelope stress responses was previously demonstrated in Gram-negative bacteria. The proteins identified in this study include periplasmic proteases, chaperones, enzymes catalyzing peptydoglycan biogenesis, proteins involved in outer membrane integrity, cell surface properties and cellular redox homeostasis. The present study brings additional information to previous works on the acidic proteome of A. radioresistens S13, thus complementing and refining the metabolic picture of this bacterial strain during growth on aromatic compounds.
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- Roberto Mazzoli
- Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell'Uomo, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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Biodegradation: gaining insight through proteomics. Biodegradation 2010; 21:861-79. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9361-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 04/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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