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López Arias TR, Franco D, Medina L, Benítez C, Villagra V, McGahan S, Duré GM, Kurita-Oyamada HG. Removal of Chromium (III) and Reduction in Toxicity in a Primary Tannery Effluent Using Two Floating Macrophytes. TOXICS 2024; 12:152. [PMID: 38393247 PMCID: PMC10893173 DOI: 10.3390/toxics12020152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
Abstract
Trivalent chromium (Cr(III)) is a contaminant with toxic activity. Its presence in waters and soils is usually related to industrial activities such as tanneries. The aim of this study was to compare the removal of Cr(III) in hydroponic solutions and tannery effluents using two floating macrophytes: Salvinia auriculata and Eichhornia crassipes. First, to determine the chromium removal capacity in solution and the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) in tissues of each plant, experiments were set up with contaminated solutions with Cr(III) concentrations of 2, 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg/L. Subsequently, both plant species were exposed to a primary tannery effluent contaminated with 12 mg/L of Cr(III) in order to study the removal capacity of organic and inorganic matter, as well as the acute toxicity in the water flea (Daphnia magna) and genotoxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Tests carried out on nutrient solutions revealed that both plants have a high capacity for removing Cr(III) in solution. The BAF in tissues was higher in E. crassipes compared to S. auriculata. In the experiments with a tannery effluent, both species presented low nutrient and organic matter removal efficiency, but they showed good Cr(III) removal capacity, with average reduction values of 57% for S. auriculata and 54% for E. crassipes after 72 h of exposure. E. crassipes contributed most to the reduction in acute toxicity in D. magna, while S. auriculata did not show a similar effect. However, both plant species managed to reduce the genotoxicity marker in D. rerio when compared with the initial effluent and the control.
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- Tomás R. López Arias
- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (INTN), Asunción 1518, Paraguay;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Asunción 1429, Paraguay;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 1039-1804, Paraguay; (D.F.); (C.B.); (S.M.); (G.M.D.); (H.G.K.-O.)
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Fatnani D, Patel M, Parida AK. Regulation of chromium translocation to shoot and physiological, metabolomic, and ionomic adjustments confer chromium stress tolerance in the halophyte Suaeda maritima. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 320:121046. [PMID: 36627045 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is a highly toxic element adversely affecting the environment, cultivable lands, and human populations. The present study investigated the effects of Cr (VI) (100-400 μM) on plant morphology and growth, photosynthetic pigments, organic osmolytes, ionomics, and metabolomic dynamics of the halophyte Suaeda maritima to decipher the Cr tolerance mechanisms. Cr exposure reduced the growth and biomass in S. maritima. The photosynthetic pigments content significantly declined at higher Cr concentrations (400 μM). However, at lower Cr concentrations (100-300 μM), the photosynthetic pigments remained unaffected or increased. The results suggest that a high concentration of Cr exposure might have adverse effects on PS II in S. maritima. The enhanced uptake of Na+ in S. maritima imposed to Cr stress indicates that Na+ might have a pivotal role in osmotic adjustment, thereby maintaining water status under Cr stress. The proline content was significantly upregulated in Cr-treated plants suggesting its role in maintaining osmotic balance and scavenging ROS. The metabolomic analysis of control and 400 μM Cr treated plants led to the identification of 62 metabolites. The fold chain analysis indicated the upregulation of several metabolites, including phytohormones (SA and GA3), polyphenols (cinnamic acid, sinapic acid, coumaric acid, vanillic acid, and syringic acid), and amino acids (alanine, leucine, proline, methionine, and cysteine) under Cr stress. The upregulation of these metabolites suggests the enhanced metal chelation and sequestration in vacuoles, reducing oxidative stress by scavenging ROS and promoting photosynthesis by maintaining the chloroplast membrane structure and photosynthetic pigments. Furthermore, in S. maritima, Cr tolerance index (Ti) was more than 60% in all the treatments, and Cr bio-concentration factor (BCF) and translocation factor (Tf) values were all greater than 1.0, which clearly indicates the Cr-hyperaccumulator characteristics of this halophyte.
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- Dhara Fatnani
- Plant Omics Division, CSIR- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Plant Omics Division, CSIR- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Plant Omics Division, CSIR- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Feng P, Ye Z, Han H, Ling Z, Zhou T, Zhao S, Virk AK, Kakade A, Abomohra AEF, El-Dalatony MM, Salama ES, Liu P, Li X. Tibet plateau probiotic mitigates chromate toxicity in mice by alleviating oxidative stress in gut microbiota. Commun Biol 2020; 3:242. [PMID: 32415160 PMCID: PMC7229148 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-0968-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Heavy metal contamination in food endangers human health. Probiotics can protect animals and human against heavy metals, but the detoxification mechanism has not been fully clarified. Here, mice were supplemented with Pediococcus acidilactici strain BT36 isolated from Tibetan plateau yogurt, with strong antioxidant activity but no chromate reduction ability for 20 days to ensure gut colonization. Strain BT36 decreased chromate accumulation, reduced oxidative stress, and attenuated histological damage in the liver of mice. 16S rRNA and metatranscriptome sequencing analysis of fecal microbiota showed that BT36 reversed Cr(VI)-induced changes in gut microbial composition and metabolic activity. Specifically, BT36 recovered the expressions of 788 genes, including 34 inherent Cr remediation-relevant genes. Functional analysis of 10 unannotated genes regulated by BT36 suggested the existence of a new Cr(VI)-reduction gene in the gut microbiota. Thus, BT36 can modulate the gut microbiota in response to Cr(VI) induced oxidative stress and protect against Cr toxicity.
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- Pengya Feng
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, P. R. China.
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Noman M, Shahid M, Ahmed T, Tahir M, Naqqash T, Muhammad S, Song F, Abid HMA, Aslam Z. Green copper nanoparticles from a native Klebsiella pneumoniae strain alleviated oxidative stress impairment of wheat plants by reducing the chromium bioavailability and increasing the growth. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 192:110303. [PMID: 32061991 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) concentration has been increasing substantially in the environment due to industrial and anthropogenic factors. Plants can absorb Cr and undergo unrestrained oxidation cascades, resulting in cell injury. The ameliorative role of biogenic copper nanoparticles to relieve wheat plants from Cr stress by supporting their growth is still unclear. The present work aims at the biosynthesis and characterization of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) from a native Klebsiella pneumoniae strain, followed by assessment of wheat growth and physiological responses to CuNPs mixed in Cr-rich soil. The taxonomic rank of K. pneumoniae SN35 was established by the 16 S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The properties of biogenic CuNPs were elucidated by using UV-vis spectroscopy, FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TEM. It was found that 19.01-47.47 nm spherical shaped CuNPs were stabilized by different functional groups produced extracellularly by the strain SN35. The XRD data revealed the crystalline nature of CuNPs as a face-centered cubic structure. Different concentrations of CuNPs (0, 25, 50 and 100 mg kg-1 of soil) were added into the soil mixed with 3.5 mg kg-1 K2Cr2O7 and the pots were placed in a growth chamber for 30 days. The results revealed that the CuNPs, at 25 and 50 mg kg-1 of soil, augmented plant growth, biomass, and cellular antioxidants contents, whereas decreased the reactive oxygen species and Cr translocation from soil to roots and shoots as compared to control plants. Overall, the results revealed that the soil amendment of CuNPs could immobilize the Cr in the soil to prevent its translocation to the upper plant parts and support wheat growth by relieving cellular oxidative stress.
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- Muhammad Noman
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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Khanna K, Kohli SK, Ohri P, Bhardwaj R, Al-Huqail AA, Siddiqui MH, Alosaimi GS, Ahmad P. Microbial Fortification Improved Photosynthetic Efficiency and Secondary Metabolism in Lycopersicon esculentum Plants Under Cd Stress. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9100581. [PMID: 31591372 PMCID: PMC6843591 DOI: 10.3390/biom9100581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Environmental stress including heavy metal pollution is increasing at high speed and is polluting the cultivable land. Consequently, it results in affecting human population through entering into food chain. The current study aims that Cd stress (0.4 mM) led to toxicity and deleterious effects on 45-day-old Lycopersicon esculentum plants. The use of rhizobacterial strains underlines the main hypothesis of the present research that have been exploited in order to alleviate the Cd induced stress in plants and promoting their growth sidewise. The morphological parameters, plant pigments, and gaseous exchange parameters were estimated and found to be reduced in plants due to Cd toxicity. Along with this, the levels of phenolic compounds and osmoprotectants were stimulated in plants raised in Cd spiked soils. In addition, free amino acid content was reduced in plants under Cd treatment. It was revealed that these bacterial strains Pseudomonas aeruginosa (M1) and Burkholderia gladioli (M2) when inoculated to tomato plants improved the morphological characteristics and enhanced photosynthetic attributes. Moreover, the level of phenolic compounds and osmoprotectants were further enhanced by both the inoculating agents independently. However, in situ localization studies of phenol accumulation in root sections was found to be enhanced in Cd treated plants as revealed through higher intensity of yellowish-brown colour. The supplementation of bacterial strains further accumulated the phenols in Cd stressed root sections as evidenced through increased colour intensity. Therefore, the present study suggested that bacterial strains mitigates Cd stress from tomato plants through improving morphological, physiological and metabolite profiles. Consequently, the present research advocates the best utilization of rhizobacteria as stress alleviators for sustainable agriculture.
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- Kanika Khanna
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Botany, S.P. College Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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