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Zhao Z, Liu Y, Jiang H, Yu H, Qin G, Qu M, Xiao W, Lin Q. Microbial profiles and immune responses in seahorse gut and brood pouch under chronic exposure to environmental antibiotics. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 253:114711. [PMID: 36868035 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Ocean antibiotics pose substantial risks to the adaptation and lifespan of marine organisms. Seahorses are unique owing to the occurrence of brood pouches, male pregnancy, and loss of gut-associated lymphatic tissues and spleen, which lead to increased sensitivity to environmental changes. This study evaluated the changes in microbial diversity and immune responses within the gut and brood pouch in the lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus under chronic exposure to environmental levels of triclosan (TCS) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX), which are common antibiotics in coastal regions. The results showed that microbial abundance and diversity within the gut and brood pouch of seahorses were significantly changed following antibiotics treatment, with the expression of core genes involved in immunity, metabolism, and circadian rhythm processes evidently regulated. Notably, the abundance of potential pathogens in brood pouches was considerably increased upon treatment with SMX. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the expression of toll-like receptors, c-type lectins, and inflammatory cytokine genes in brood pouches was significantly upregulated. Notably, some essential genes related to male pregnancy significantly varied after antibiotic treatment, implying potential effects on seahorse reproduction. This study provides insights into the physiological adaptation of marine animals to environmental changes resulting from human activity.
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- Zhanwei Zhao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Liu Y, Sun Y, Yu J, Xia X, Ding A, Zhang D. Impacts of groundwater level fluctuation on soil microbial community, alkane degradation efficiency and alkane-degrading gene diversity in the critical zone: Evidence from an accelerated water table fluctuation simulation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:83060-83070. [PMID: 35759097 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21246-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Petroleum hydrocarbons are hazardous to ecosystems and human health, commonly containing n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Previous researches have studied alkane degraders and degrading genes under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, but seldom discussed them in the intermittent saturation zone which is a connective area between the vadose zone and the groundwater aquifer with periodic alteration of oxygen and moisture. The present study investigated the difference in alkane degradation efficiency, bacterial community, and alkane degrading gene diversity in aerobic, anaerobic, and aerobic-anaerobic fluctuated treatments. All biotic treatments achieved over 90% of n-alkane removal after 120 days of incubation. The removal efficiencies of n-alkanes with a carbon chain length from 16 to 25 were much higher in anaerobic scenarios than those in aerobic scenarios, explained by different dominant microbes between aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The highest removal efficiency was found in fluctuation treatments, indicating an accelerated n-alkane biodegradation under aerobic-anaerobic alternation. In addition, the copy numbers of the 16S rRNA gene and two alkB genes (alkB-P and alkB-R) declined dramatically when switched from aerobic to anaerobic scenarios and oppositely from anaerobic to aerobic conditions. This suggested that water level fluctuation could notably change the presence of aerobic alkane degrading genes. Our results suggested that alkane degradation efficiency, soil microbial community, and alkane-degrading genes were all driven by water level fluctuation in the intermittent saturation zone, helping better understand the effects of seasonal water table fluctuation on the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the subsurface environment.
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- Yueqiao Liu
- Experiment and Practice Innovation Education Center, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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Fan W, Jin J, Zhang Z, Han L, Li K, Wang C. Degradation of phenanthrene by consortium 5H under hypersaline conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 308:119730. [PMID: 35809715 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PAHs have been widely detected to accumulate in saline and hypersaline environments. Moderately halophilic microbes are considered the most suitable player for the elimination of PAHs in such environments. In this study, consortium 5H was enriched under 5% salinity and completely degraded phenanthrene in 5 days. By high-throughput sequencing, consortium 5H was identified as being mainly composed of Methylophaga, Marinobacter and Thalassospira. Combined with the investigation of intermediates and enzymatic activities, the degradation pathway of consortium 5H on phenanthrene was proposed. Consortium 5H was identified as having the ability to tolerate a wide range of salinities (1%-10%) and initial PAH concentrations (50 mg/L to 400 mg/L). It was also able to function under neutral to weak alkaline conditions (pH from 6 to 9) and the phytotoxicity of the produced intermediates showed no significant difference with distilled water. Furthermore, the metagenome of consortium 5H was measured and analyzed, which showed a great abundance of catabolic genes contained in consortium 5H. This study expanded the knowledge of PAH-degradation under hypersaline environments and consortium 5H was proposed to have good potential for the elimination of PAH pollution in saline/hypersaline environments.
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- Weihua Fan
- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, Henan, China.
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, Henan, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, Henan, China.
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, Henan, China.
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, Henan, China.
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Marsay KS, Koucherov Y, Davidov K, Iankelevich-Kounio E, Itzahri S, Salmon-Divon M, Oren M. High-Resolution Screening for Marine Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes With Selective Preference for Polyethylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate Surfaces. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:845144. [PMID: 35495680 PMCID: PMC9042255 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.845144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Marine plastic debris serve as substrates for the colonization of a variety of prokaryote and eukaryote organisms. Of particular interest are the microorganisms that have adapted to thrive on plastic as they may contain genes, enzymes or pathways involved in the adhesion or metabolism of plastics. We implemented DNA metabarcoding with nanopore MinION sequencing to compare the 1-month-old biomes of hydrolyzable (polyethylene terephthalate) and non-hydrolyzable (polyethylene) plastics surfaces vs. those of glass and the surrounding water in a Mediterranean Sea marina. We sequenced longer 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, and ITS barcode loci for a more comprehensive taxonomic profiling of the bacterial, protist, and fungal communities, respectively. Long read sequencing enabled high-resolution mapping to genera and species. Using previously established methods we performed differential abundance screening and identified 30 bacteria and five eukaryotic species, that were differentially abundant on plastic compared to glass. This approach will allow future studies to characterize the plastisphere communities and to screen for microorganisms with a plastic-metabolism potential.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
- The Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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Achberger AM, Doyle SM, Mills MI, Holmes CP, Quigg A, Sylvan JB. Bacteria-Oil Microaggregates Are an Important Mechanism for Hydrocarbon Degradation in the Marine Water Column. mSystems 2021; 6:e0110521. [PMID: 34609162 PMCID: PMC8547462 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01105-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Following oil spills in aquatic environments, oil-associated flocculants observed within contaminated waters ultimately lead to the sedimentation of oil as marine oil snow (MOS). To better understand the role of aggregates in hydrocarbon degradation and transport, we experimentally produced a MOS sedimentation event using Gulf of Mexico coastal waters amended with oil or oil plus dispersant. In addition to the formation of MOS, smaller micrometer-scale (10- to 150-μm) microbial aggregates were observed. Visual inspection of these microaggregates revealed that they were most abundant in the oil-amended treatments and frequently associated with oil droplets, linking their formation to the presence of oil. The peak abundance of the microaggregates coincided with the maximum rates of biological hydrocarbon oxidation estimated by the mineralization of 14C-labeled hexadecane and naphthalene. To elucidate the potential of microaggregates to serve as hot spots for hydrocarbon degradation, we characterized the free-living and aggregate-associated microbial assemblages using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The microaggregate population was found to be bacterially dominated and enriched with putative hydrocarbon-degrading taxa. Direct observation of some of these taxa using catalyzed reporter deposition fluorescence in situ hybridization confirmed their greater abundance within microaggregates relative to the surrounding seawater. Metagenomic sequencing of these bacteria-oil microaggregates (BOMAs) further supported their community's capacity to utilize a wide variety of hydrocarbon compounds. Taken together, these data highlight that BOMAs are inherent features in the biological response to oil spills and likely important hot spots for hydrocarbon oxidation in the ocean. IMPORTANCE Vast quantities of oil-associated marine snow (MOS) formed in the water column as part of the natural biological response to the Deepwater Horizon drilling accident. Despite the scale of the event, uncertainty remains about the mechanisms controlling MOS formation and its impact on the environment. In addition to MOS, we observed micrometer-scale (10- to 150-μm) aggregates whose abundance coincided with maximum rates of hydrocarbon degradation and whose composition was dominated by hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria with the genetic potential to metabolize a range of these compounds. This targeted study examining the role of these bacteria-oil microaggregates in hydrocarbon degradation reveals details of this fundamental component of the biological response to oil spills, and with it, alterations to biogeochemical cycling in the ocean.
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- Amanda M. Achberger
- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University-Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Melliti Ben Garali S, Sahraoui I, Ben Othman H, Kouki A, de la Iglesia P, Diogène J, Lafabrie C, Andree KB, Fernández-Tejedor M, Mejri K, Meddeb M, Pringault O, Hlaili AS. Capacity of the potentially toxic diatoms Pseudo-nitzschia mannii and Pseudo-nitzschia hasleana to tolerate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 214:112082. [PMID: 33721579 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study investigates the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on two potentially toxic Pseudo-nitzschia hasleana and P. mannii, isolated from a PAH contaminated marine environment. Both species, maintained in non-axenic cultures, have been exposed during 144 h to increasing concentrations of a 15 PAHs mixture. Analysis of the domoic acid, showed very low concentrations. Dose-response curves for growth and photosynthesis inhibition were determined. Both species have maintained their growth until the end of incubation even at the highest concentration tested (120 µg l-1), Nevertheless, P mannii showed faster growth and seemed to be more tolerant than P. hasleana. To reduce PAH toxicity, both species have enhanced their biovolume, with a higher increase for P. mannii relative to P hasleana. Both species were also capable of bio-concentrating PAHs and were able to degrade them probably in synergy with their associated bacteria. The highest biodegradation was observed for P. mannii, which could harbored more efficient hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. This study provides the first evidence that PAHs can control the growth and physiology of potentially toxic diatoms. Future studies should investigate the bacterial community associated with Pseudo-nitzschia species, as responses to pollutants or to other environmental stressors could be strongly influence by associated bacteria.
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- Sondes Melliti Ben Garali
- Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Sciences de l'Environnement, Biologie et Physiologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Sciences de l'Environnement, Biologie et Physiologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Microscopie électronique et de Microanalyse, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- Institut de Recherche et Technologie Agroalimentaire (IRTA), Ctra. Poble Nou, Km 5.5, Sant Carles de la Rapita, 43540 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institut de Recherche et Technologie Agroalimentaire (IRTA), Ctra. Poble Nou, Km 5.5, Sant Carles de la Rapita, 43540 Tarragona, Spain
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- UMR 9190 MARBEC IRD-Ifremer-CNRS-Université de Montpellier, Place Eugéne Bataillon, Case 093, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Institut de Recherche et Technologie Agroalimentaire (IRTA), Ctra. Poble Nou, Km 5.5, Sant Carles de la Rapita, 43540 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institut de Recherche et Technologie Agroalimentaire (IRTA), Ctra. Poble Nou, Km 5.5, Sant Carles de la Rapita, 43540 Tarragona, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Sciences de l'Environnement, Biologie et Physiologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Sciences de l'Environnement, Biologie et Physiologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis, Tunisia
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- UMR 9190 MARBEC IRD-Ifremer-CNRS-Université de Montpellier, Place Eugéne Bataillon, Case 093, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France; UMR 110 MOI Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie, UniversitéAix Marseille, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Sciences de l'Environnement, Biologie et Physiologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis, Tunisia
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Kahla O, Melliti Ben Garali S, Karray F, Ben Abdallah M, Kallel N, Mhiri N, Zaghden H, Barhoumi B, Pringault O, Quéméneur M, Tedetti M, Sayadi S, Sakka Hlaili A. Efficiency of benthic diatom-associated bacteria in the removal of benzo(a)pyrene and fluoranthene. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 751:141399. [PMID: 32866829 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We investigated the efficiency of a benthic diatom-associated bacteria in removing benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and fluoranthene (Flt). The diatom, isolated from a PAH-contaminated sediment of the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia), was exposed in axenic and non-axenic cultures to PAHs over 7 days. The diversity of the associated bacteria, both attached (AB) and free-living bacteria (FB), was analyzed by the 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The diatom, which maintained continuous growth under PAH treatments, was able to accumulate BaP and Flt, with different efficiencies between axenic and non-axenic cultures. Biodegradation, which constituted the main process for PAH elimination, was enhanced in the presence of bacteria, indicating the co-metabolic synergy of microalgae and associated bacteria in removing BaP and Flt. Diatom and bacteria showed different capacities in the degradation of BaP and Flt. Nitzschia sp. harbored bacterial communities with a distinct composition between attached and free-living bacteria. The AB fraction exhibited higher diversity and abundance relative to FB, while the FB fraction contained genera with the known ability of PAH degradation, such as Marivita, Erythrobacter, and Alcaligenes. Moreover, strains of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus, isolated from the FB community, showed the capacity to grow in the presence of crude oil. These results suggest that a "benthic Nitzschia sp.-associated hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria" consortium can be applied in the bioremediation of PAH-contaminated sites.
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- Oumayma Kahla
- Laboratoire of Phytoplanctonology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; University El Manar of Tunis, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms LR18ES41, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire of Phytoplanctonology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; University El Manar of Tunis, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms LR18ES41, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Hetero-Organic Compounds and Nanostructured Materials (LR18ES11), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Aix Marseille Univ., University of Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ., University of Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ., University of Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- Laboratoire of Phytoplanctonology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; University El Manar of Tunis, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms LR18ES41, Tunis, Tunisia.
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González-Penagos CE, Zamora-Briseño JA, Cerqueda-García D, Améndola-Pimenta M, Pérez-Vega JA, Hernández-Nuñez E, Rodríguez-Canul R. Alterations in the Gut Microbiota of Zebrafish ( Danio rerio) in Response to Water-Soluble Crude Oil Components and Its Mixture With a Chemical Dispersant. Front Public Health 2020; 8:584953. [PMID: 33194990 PMCID: PMC7649143 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.584953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Crude oil spills have caused substantial impacts to aquatic ecosystems. Chemical dispersants are used to palliate the impact of oil spillages, but their use is polemic due to their additional potential toxic effect when mixed with oil-derived components. In this work, we used a 16S-based metagenomic approach to analyze the changes of the gut microbiota of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to the water accommodated fraction (WAF) of a light crude oil (35° API gravity), and the chemically enhanced WAF (CEWAF), prepared with Nokomis 3-F4® dispersant. After 96 h of exposure, WAF induced an increase in the alpha and beta diversity, altering the relative abundance of Vibrio, Flavobacterium, and Novosphingobium. In contrast, CEWAF only caused an increase in the beta diversity, and an enrichment of the genus Pseudomona. Both treatments diminished the abundances of Aeromonas, Cetobacterium, Coxiella, Dinghuibacter, and Paucibacter. Moreover, the co-occurrence network among genera was more complex in WAF than in CEWAF, indicating a greater bacterial interaction in response to WAF. Our results indicate that short-term exposure to WAF and CEWAF can induce a dysbiosis in the gut microbiota of D. rerio, but these changes are specific in each treatment.
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- Carlos Eduardo González-Penagos
- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico.,CONACYT - Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
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Mugge RL, Lee JS, Brown TT, Hamdan LJ. Marine biofilm bacterial community response and carbon steel loss following Deepwater Horizon spill contaminant exposure. BIOFOULING 2019; 35:870-882. [PMID: 31603038 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2019.1673377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Steel marine structures provide foci of biodiversity when they develop into artificial reefs. Development begins with deposition of a biofilm. The effects of contaminants from oil spills on biofilm microbiomes, microbially-induced corrosion (MIC) and metal loss may impact preservation of marine metal structures. A microcosm experiment exposed biofilms on carbon steel disks (CSDs) to crude oil, dispersant, and dispersed oil to address their impacts on bacterial composition and metal loss and pitting. Biofilm diversity increased over time in all exposures. Community composition in dispersant and dispersed oil treatments deviated from the controls for the duration of a 12-week experiment. As biofilms matured, Pseudomonadaceae increased while Rhodobacteraceae decreased in abundance in dispersed oil treatments compared to the controls and dispersant treatments. Greatest mass loss and deepest pitting on CSDs were observed in dispersed oil treatments, suggesting impacts manifest as a consequence of increased MIC potential on carbon steel.
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- Rachel L Mugge
- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Hancock, MS, USA
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Hancock, MS, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA
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Liu Q, Tang J, Liu X, Song B, Zhen M, Ashbolt NJ. Vertical response of microbial community and degrading genes to petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in saline alkaline soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2019; 81:80-92. [PMID: 30975332 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A column microcosm was conducted by amending crude oil into Dagang Oilfield soil to simulate the bioremediation process. The dynamic change of microbial communities and metabolic genes in vertical depth soil from 0 to 80 cm were characterized to evaluate the petroleum degradation potential of indigenous microorganism. The influence of environmental variables on the microbial responds to petroleum contamination were analyzed. Degradation extent of 42.45% of n-alkanes (C8-C40) and 34.61% of 16ΣPAH were reached after 22 weeks. Relative abundance of alkB, nah, and phe gene showed about 10-fold increment in different depth of soil layers. Result of HTS profiles demonstrated that Pseudomonas, Marinobacter and Lactococcus were the major petroleum-degrading bacteria in 0-30 and 30-60 cm depth of soils. Fusarium and Aspergillus were the dominant oil-degrading fungi in the 0-60 cm depth of soils. In 60-80 cm deep soil, anaerobic bacteria such as Bacteroidetes, Lactococcus, and Alcanivorax played important roles in petroleum degradation. Redundancy analysis (RDA) and correlation analysis demonstrated that petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) as well as soil salinity, clay content, and anaerobic conditions were the dominant effect factors on microbial community compositions in 0-30, 30-60, and 60-80 cm depth of soils, respectively.
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- Qinglong Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China..
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.; Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin 300071, China; Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G7, Canada
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Uribe‐Flores M, Cerqueda‐García D, Hernández‐Nuñez E, Cadena S, García‐Cruz N, Trejo‐Hernández M, Aguirre‐Macedo M, García‐Maldonado J. Bacterial succession and co‐occurrence patterns of an enriched marine microbial community during light crude oil degradation in a batch reactor. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:495-507. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.14307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- M.M. Uribe‐Flores
- Departamento de Recursos del Mar Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Mérida Mérida Mexico
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- Consorcio de Investigación del Golfo de México (CIGoM) Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Mérida Mérida Mexico
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- CONACYT – Departamento de Recursos del Mar Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Mérida Mérida Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Mérida Mérida Mexico
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- Consorcio de Investigación del Golfo de México (CIGoM) Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Mérida Mérida Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
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- Departamento de Recursos del Mar Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Mérida Mérida Mexico
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- CONACYT – Departamento de Recursos del Mar Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV) Unidad Mérida Mérida Mexico
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Brzeszcz J, Kaszycki P. Aerobic bacteria degrading both n-alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons: an undervalued strategy for metabolic diversity and flexibility. Biodegradation 2018; 29:359-407. [PMID: 29948519 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-018-9837-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Environmental pollution with petroleum toxic products has afflicted various ecosystems, causing devastating damage to natural habitats with serious economic implications. Some crude oil components may serve as growth substrates for microorganisms. A number of bacterial strains reveal metabolic capacities to biotransform various organic compounds. Some of the hydrocarbon degraders are highly biochemically specialized, while the others display a versatile metabolism and can utilize both saturated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. The extended catabolic profiles of the latter group have been subjected to systematic and complex studies relatively rarely thus far. Growing evidence shows that numerous bacteria produce broad biochemical activities towards different hydrocarbon types and such an enhanced metabolic potential can be found in many more species than the already well-known oil-degraders. These strains may play an important role in the removal of heterogeneous contamination. They are thus considered to be a promising solution in bioremediation applications. The main purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the current knowledge on aerobic bacteria involved in the mineralization or transformation of both n-alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons. Variant scientific approaches enabling to evaluate these features on biochemical as well as genetic levels are presented. The distribution of multidegradative capabilities between bacterial taxa is systematically shown and the possibility of simultaneous transformation of complex hydrocarbon mixtures is discussed. Bioinformatic analysis of the currently available genetic data is employed to enable generation of phylogenetic relationships between environmental strain isolates belonging to the phyla Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Firmicutes. The study proves that the co-occurrence of genes responsible for concomitant metabolic bioconversion reactions of structurally-diverse hydrocarbons is not unique among various systematic groups.
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- Joanna Brzeszcz
- Department of Microbiology, Oil and Gas Institute-National Research Institute, ul. Lubicz 25A, 31-503, Kraków, Poland.
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- Unit of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Kraków, al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425, Kraków, Poland
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Raddadi N, Giacomucci L, Totaro G, Fava F. Marinobacter sp. from marine sediments produce highly stable surface-active agents for combatting marine oil spills. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:186. [PMID: 29096660 PMCID: PMC5668961 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0797-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The application of chemical dispersants as a response to marine oil spills is raising concerns related to their potential toxicity also towards microbes involved in oil biodegradation. Hence, oil spills occurring under marine environments necessitate the application of biodispersants that are highly active, stable and effective under marine environment context. Biosurfactants from marine bacteria could be good candidates for the development of biodispersant formulations effective in marine environment. This study aimed at establishing a collection of marine bacteria able to produce surface-active compounds and evaluating the activity and stability of the produced compounds under conditions mimicking those found under marine environment context. Results A total of 43 different isolates were obtained from harbor sediments. Twenty-six of them produced mainly bioemulsifiers when glucose was used as carbon source and 16 were biosurfactant/bioemulsifiers producers after growth in the presence of soybean oil. Sequencing of 16S rRNA gene classified most isolates into the genus Marinobacter. The produced emulsions were shown to be stable up to 30 months monitoring period, in the presence of 300 g/l NaCl, at 4 °C and after high temperature treatment (120 °C for 20 min). The partially purified compounds obtained after growth on soybean oil-based media exhibited low toxicity towards V. fischeri and high capability to disperse crude oil on synthetic marine water. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, stability characterization of bioemulsifiers/biosurfactants from the non-pathogenic marine bacterium Marinobacter has not been previously reported. The produced compounds were shown to have potential for different applications including the environmental sector. Indeed, their high stability in the presence of high salt concentration and low temperature, conditions characterizing the marine environment, the capability to disperse crude oil and the low ecotoxicity makes them interesting for the development of biodispersants to be used in combatting marine oil spills. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-017-0797-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Noura Raddadi
- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Vandermaesen J, Lievens B, Springael D. Isolation and identification of culturable bacteria, capable of heterotrophic growth, from rapid sand filters of drinking water treatment plants. Res Microbiol 2017; 168:594-607. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Biodegradation of BTEX Aromatics by a Haloduric Microbial Consortium Enriched from a Sediment of Bohai Sea, China. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 183:893-905. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2471-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bhattacharjee AS, Motlagh AM, Jetten MSM, Goel R. Methane dependent denitrification- from ecosystem to laboratory-scale enrichment for engineering applications. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 99:244-252. [PMID: 27176548 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.04.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Managing nitrogen and carbon cycles in engineered and natural ecosystems is an environmental challenge. In this manuscript, we report a process which connects these two cycles with immense ecological and engineering significance. Sediments, collected from Jordan River in Salt Lake City, Utah were used as seed to start a laboratory-scale denitrification coupled to anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO) reactor fed with methane (CH4) and nitrite (NO2(-)). Methane (CH4)-dependent denitrification in sediments of a nutrient-impaired river was found to be in the range of 40 nmol kg(-1) d(-1) to 70 nmol kg(-1) d(-1). Post 19 months of operation of the lab scale reactor, the n-DAMO reactor achieved nitrite removal rate of 2.88 mmol L(-1) d(-1). Enrichment of n-DAMO prokaryotes was evident from the increase in 16S rRNA gene copy number of bacteria belonging to the NC10 phylum in the reactor, corroborating with increase in the oxidation rates of CH4 coupled with NO2(-)-N removal from 21 μM to 190 μM of CH4 d(-1). Based on stable isotope experiments by other researchers, nitric oxide dismutase (nod) functional gene was hypothesized to be responsible for splitting nitric oxide to nitrogen and oxygen and this internally generated oxygen is utilized by n-DAMO prokaryotes to oxidize methane gas. Primers targeting the unique nitric oxide dismutase (nod) gene were developed and tested on the enrichment culture for the first time. This revealed that n-DAMO organisms are closely related yet distinct from, the M. oxyfera which had been enriched in earlier studies. The results emphasize tremendous future promise to use these novel organisms for wastewater treatment purposes, especially to take advantage of the dissolved methane present in anaerobic digester effluents.
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- Department of Microbiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Dellagnezze BM, Vasconcellos SP, Angelim AL, Melo VMM, Santisi S, Cappello S, Oliveira VM. Bioaugmentation strategy employing a microbial consortium immobilized in chitosan beads for oil degradation in mesocosm scale. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 107:107-117. [PMID: 27158046 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A bacterial consortium composed by four metagenomic clones and Bacillus subtilis strain CBMAI 707, all derived from petroleum reservoirs, was entrapped in chitosan beads and evaluated regarding hydrocarbon degradation capability. Experiments were carried out in mesocosm scale (3000L) with seawater artificially polluted with crude oil. At different time intervals, mesocosms were sampled and subjected to GC-FID and microbiological analyses, as total and heterotrophic culturable bacterial abundance (DAPI and CFU count), biological oxygen demand (BOD) and taxonomic diversity (massive sequencing of 16S rRNA genes). The results obtained showed that degradation of n-alkane hydrocarbons was similar between both treatments. However, aromatic compound degradation was more efficient in bioaugmentation treatment, with biodegradation percentages reaching up to 99% in 30days. Community dynamics was different between treatments and the consortium used in the bioaugmentation treatment contributed to a significant increase in aromatic hydrocarbon degradation.
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- B M Dellagnezze
- Division of Microbial Resources, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), Campinas University - UNICAMP, CP 6171, CEP 13081-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Prof. Artur Riedel, 275, CEP 09972-270, Jd. Eldorado, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Lembiotech (UFC), Federal University of Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte, 2977, Campus do Pici, Bloco 909, 60455-000, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Lembiotech (UFC), Federal University of Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte, 2977, Campus do Pici, Bloco 909, 60455-000, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (IAMC), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (IAMC), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Division of Microbial Resources, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), Campinas University - UNICAMP, CP 6171, CEP 13081-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Acosta-González A, Martirani-von Abercron SM, Rosselló-Móra R, Wittich RM, Marqués S. The effect of oil spills on the bacterial diversity and catabolic function in coastal sediments: a case study on the Prestige oil spill. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:15200-14. [PMID: 25869434 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4458-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The accident of the Prestige oil tanker in 2002 contaminated approximately 900 km of the coastline along the northern Spanish shore, as well as parts of Portugal and France coast, with a mixture of heavy crude oil consisting of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, alkanes, asphaltenes and resins. The capacity of the autochthonous bacterial communities to respond to the oil spill was assessed indirectly by determining the hydrocarbon profiles of weathered oil samples collected along the shore, as well as through isotope ratios of seawater-dissolved CO2, and directly by analyses of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis fingerprints and 16S rRNA gene libraries. Overall, the results evidenced biodegradation of crude oil components mediated by natural bacterial communities, with a bias towards lighter and less substituted compounds. The changes observed in the Proteobacteria, the most abundant phylum in marine sediments, were related to the metabolic profiles of the sediment. The presence of crude oil in the supratidal and intertidal zones increased the abundance of Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria, dominated by the groups Sphingomonadaceae, Rhodobacteraceae and Chromatiales, whilst Gamma- and Deltaproteobacteria were more relevant in subtidal zones. The phylum Actinobacteria, and particularly the genus Rhodococcus, was a key player in the microbial response to the spill, especially in the degradation of the alkane fraction. The addition of inorganic fertilizers enhanced total biodegradation rates, suggesting that, in these environments, nutrients were insufficient to support significant growth after the huge increase in carbon sources, as evidenced in other spills. The presence of bacterial communities able to respond to a massive oil input in this area was consistent with the important history of pollution of the region by crude oil.
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- Alejandro Acosta-González
- Department of Environmental Protection, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de La Sabana, Autopista Norte km 7, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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- Department of Environmental Protection, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB, C/. Miquel Marqués 21, 07190, Esporles, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Protection, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Protection, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008, Granada, Spain.
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Bacterial Diversity and Bioremediation Potential of the Highly Contaminated Marine Sediments at El-Max District (Egypt, Mediterranean Sea). BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:981829. [PMID: 26273661 PMCID: PMC4530241 DOI: 10.1155/2015/981829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Coastal environments worldwide are threatened by the effects of pollution, a risk particularly high in semienclosed basins like the Mediterranean Sea that is poorly studied from bioremediation potential perspective especially in the Southern coast. Here, we investigated the physical, chemical, and microbiological features of hydrocarbon and heavy metals contaminated sediments collected at El-Max bay (Egypt). Molecular and statistical approaches assessing the structure of the sediment-dwelling bacterial communities showed correlations between the composition of bacterial assemblages and the associated environmental parameters. Fifty strains were isolated on mineral media supplemented by 1% crude oil and identified as a diverse range of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria involved in different successional stages of biodegradation. We screened the collection for biotechnological potential studying biosurfactant production, biofilm formation, and the capability to utilize different hydrocarbons. Some strains were able to grow on multiple hydrocarbons as unique carbon source and presented biosurfactant-like activities and/or capacity to form biofilm and owned genes involved in different detoxification/degradation processes. El-Max sediments represent a promising reservoir of novel bacterial strains adapted to high hydrocarbon contamination loads. The potential of the strains for exploitation for in situ intervention to combat pollution in coastal areas is discussed.
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Sun R, Belcher RW, Liang J, Wang L, Thater B, Crowley DE, Wei G. Effects of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) root mucilage on microbial community response and capacity for phenanthrene remediation. J Environ Sci (China) 2015; 33:45-59. [PMID: 26141877 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is normally limited by their low solubility and poor bioavailability. Prior research suggests that biosurfactants are synthesized as intermediates during the production of mucilage at the root tip. To date the effects of mucilage on PAH degradation and microbial community response have not been directly examined. To address this question, our research compared 3 cowpea breeding lines (Vigna unguiculata) that differed in mucilage production for their effects on phenanthrene (PHE) degradation in soil. The High Performance Liquid Chromatography results indicated that the highest PHE degradation rate was achieved in soils planted with mucilage producing cowpea line C1, inoculated with Bradyrhizobium, leading to 91.6% PHE disappearance in 5 weeks. In root printing tests, strings treated with mucilage and bacteria produced larger clearing zones than those produced on mucilage treated strings with no bacteria or bacteria inoculated strings. Experiments with 14C-PHE and purified mucilage in soil slurry confirmed that the root mucilage significantly enhanced PHE mineralization (82.7%), which is 12% more than the control treatment without mucilage. The profiles of the PHE degraders generated by Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis suggested that cowpea C1, producing a high amount of root mucilage, selectively enriched the PHE degrading bacteria population in rhizosphere. These findings indicate that root mucilage may play a significant role in enhancing PHE degradation and suggests that differences in mucilage production may be an important criterion for selection of the best plant species for use in phytoremediation of PAH contaminated soils.
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- Ran Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. E-mail: .
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. E-mail:
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. E-mail:
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. E-mail: .
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Fodelianakis S, Antoniou E, Mapelli F, Magagnini M, Nikolopoulou M, Marasco R, Barbato M, Tsiola A, Tsikopoulou I, Giaccaglia L, Mahjoubi M, Jaouani A, Amer R, Hussein E, Al-Horani FA, Benzha F, Blaghen M, Malkawi HI, Abdel-Fattah Y, Cherif A, Daffonchio D, Kalogerakis N. Allochthonous bioaugmentation in ex situ treatment of crude oil-polluted sediments in the presence of an effective degrading indigenous microbiome. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 287:78-86. [PMID: 25621834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Oil-polluted sediment bioremediation depends on both physicochemical and biological parameters, but the effect of the latter cannot be evaluated without the optimization of the former. We aimed in optimizing the physicochemical parameters related to biodegradation by applying an ex-situ landfarming set-up combined with biostimulation to oil-polluted sediment, in order to determine the added effect of bioaugmentation by four allochthonous oil-degrading bacterial consortia in relation to the degradation efficiency of the indigenous community. We monitored hydrocarbon degradation, sediment ecotoxicity and hydrolytic activity, bacterial population sizes and bacterial community dynamics, characterizing the dominant taxa through time and at each treatment. We observed no significant differences in total degradation, but increased ecotoxicity between the different treatments receiving both biostimulation and bioaugmentation and the biostimulated-only control. Moreover, the added allochthonous bacteria quickly perished and were rarely detected, their addition inducing minimal shifts in community structure although it altered the distribution of the residual hydrocarbons in two treatments. Therefore, we concluded that biodegradation was mostly performed by the autochthonous populations while bioaugmentation, in contrast to biostimulation, did not enhance the remediation process. Our results indicate that when environmental conditions are optimized, the indigenous microbiome at a polluted site will likely outperform any allochthonous consortium.
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- S Fodelianakis
- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
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- Department of Food, Environment and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Department of Food, Environment and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environment and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biology, University of Crete,Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- LR11-ES31 Biotechnology and Bio-Geo Resources Valorization, Higher Institute for Biotechnology, Biotechpole SidiThabet, University of Manouba, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, 211-63 Irbid, Jordan
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- Faculty of Marine Sciences, The University of Jordan-Aqaba, 7110 Aqaba, Jordan
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- Laboratory of Microbiolgy, Biotechnology and Environmrent, University Hassan II Casablanca, Faculty of Sciences aîn-chock, B.P. 5366 Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbiolgy, Biotechnology and Environmrent, University Hassan II Casablanca, Faculty of Sciences aîn-chock, B.P. 5366 Morocco
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, 211-63 Irbid, Jordan; Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Academic City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria, Egypt
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- LR11-ES31 Biotechnology and Bio-Geo Resources Valorization, Higher Institute for Biotechnology, Biotechpole SidiThabet, University of Manouba, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia; Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Department of Food, Environment and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece.
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Antoniou E, Fodelianakis S, Korkakaki E, Kalogerakis N. Biosurfactant production from marine hydrocarbon-degrading consortia and pure bacterial strains using crude oil as carbon source. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:274. [PMID: 25904907 PMCID: PMC4387541 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Biosurfactants (BSs) are "green" amphiphilic molecules produced by microorganisms during biodegradation, increasing the bioavailability of organic pollutants. In this work, the BS production yield of marine hydrocarbon degraders isolated from Elefsina bay in Eastern Mediterranean Sea has been investigated. The drop collapse test was used as a preliminary screening test to confirm BS producing strains or mixed consortia. The community structure of the best consortia based on the drop collapse test was determined by 16S-rDNA pyrotag screening. Subsequently, the effect of incubation time, temperature, substrate and supplementation with inorganic nutrients, on BS production, was examined. Two types of BS - lipid mixtures were extracted from the culture broth; the low molecular weight BS Rhamnolipids and Sophorolipids. Crude extracts were purified by silica gel column chromatography and then identified by thin layer chromatography and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Results indicate that BS production yield remains constant and low while it is independent of the total culture biomass, carbon source, and temperature. A constant BS concentration in a culture broth with continuous degradation of crude oil (CO) implies that the BS producing microbes generate no more than the required amount of BSs that enables biodegradation of the CO. Isolated pure strains were found to have higher specific production yields than the complex microbial marine community-consortia. The heavy oil fraction of CO has emerged as a promising substrate for BS production (by marine BS producers) with fewer impurities in the final product. Furthermore, a particular strain isolated from sediments, Paracoccus marcusii, may be an optimal choice for bioremediation purposes as its biomass remains trapped in the hydrocarbon phase, not suffering from potential dilution effects by sea currents.
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- Biochemical Engineering and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of CreteChania, Greece
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Sun R, Crowley DE, Wei G. Study of phenanthrene utilizing bacterial consortia associated with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) root nodules. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 31:415-33. [PMID: 25601371 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1796-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Many legumes have been selected as model plants to degrade organic contaminants with their special associated rhizosphere microbes in soil. However, the function of root nodules during microbe-assisted phytoremediation is not clear. A pot study was conducted to examine phenanthrene (PHE) utilizing bacteria associated with root nodules and the effects of cowpea root nodules on phytoremediation in two different types of soils (freshly contaminated soil and aged contaminated soil). Cowpea nodules in freshly-contaminated soil showed less damage in comparison to the aged-contaminated soil, both morphologically and ultra-structurally by scanning electron microscopy. The study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) attenuation conducted by high performance liquid chromatography revealed that more PAH was eliminated from liquid culture around nodulated roots than nodule-free roots. PAH sublimation and denaturation gradient gel electrophoresis were applied to analyze the capability and diversity of PAH degrading bacteria from the following four parts of rhizo-microzone: bulk soil, root surface, nodule surface and nodule inside. The results indicated that the surface and inside of cowpea root nodules were colonized with bacterial consortia that utilized PHE. Our results demonstrated that root nodules not only fixed nitrogen, but also enriched PAH-utilizing microorganisms both inside and outside of the nodules. Legume nodules may have biotechnological values for PAH degradation.
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- Ran Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China,
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Ortmann AC, Lu Y. Initial community and environment determine the response of bacterial communities to dispersant and oil contamination. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 90:106-114. [PMID: 25487088 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 11/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Bioremediation of seawater by natural bacterial communities is one potential response to coastal oil spills, but the success of the approach may vary, depending on geographical location, oil composition and the timing of spill. The short term response of coastal bacteria to dispersant, oil and dispersed oil was characterized using 16S rRNA gene tags in two mesocosm experiments conducted two months apart. Despite differences in the amount of oil-derived alkanes across the treatments and experiments, increases in the contributions of hydrocarbon degrading taxa and decreases in common estuarine bacteria were observed in response to dispersant and/or oil. Between the two experiments, the direction and rates of changes in particulate alkane concentrations differed, as did the magnitude of the bacterial response to oil and/or dispersant. Together, our data underscore large variability in bacterial responses to hydrocarbon pollutants, implying that bioremediation success varies with starting biological and environmental conditions.
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- Alice C Ortmann
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, 307 University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688, United States; Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101B Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, United States.
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, United States
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Yang Y, Wang J, Liao J, Xie S, Huang Y. Distribution of naphthalene dioxygenase genes in crude oil-contaminated soils. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2014; 68:785-793. [PMID: 25008984 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0457-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the major pollutants in soils in oil exploring areas. Biodegradation is the major process for natural elimination of PAHs from contaminated soils. Functional genes can be used as biomarkers to assess the biodegradation potential of indigenous microbial populations. However, little is known about the distribution of PAH-degrading genes in the environment. The links between environmental parameters and the distribution of PAH metabolic genes remain essentially unclear. The present study investigated the abundance and diversity of naphthalene dioxygenase genes in the oil-contaminated soils in the Shengli Oil Field (China). Spatial variations in the density and diversity of naphthalene dioxygenase genes occurred in this area. Four different sequence genotypes were observed in the contaminated soils, with the predominance of novel PAH-degrading genes. Pearson's correlation analysis illustrated that gene abundance had positive correlations with the levels of total organic carbon and aromatic hydrocarbons, while gene diversity showed a negative correlation with the level of polar aromatics. This work could provide some new insights toward the distribution of PAH metabolic genes and PAH biodegradation potential in oil-contaminated ecosystems.
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- Yuyin Yang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Auffret MD, Yergeau E, Labbé D, Fayolle-Guichard F, Greer CW. Importance of Rhodococcus strains in a bacterial consortium degrading a mixture of hydrocarbons, gasoline, and diesel oil additives revealed by metatranscriptomic analysis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:2419-30. [PMID: 25343979 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6159-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A bacterial consortium (Mix3) composed of microorganisms originating from different environments (soils and wastewater) was obtained after enrichment in the presence of a mixture of 16 hydrocarbons, gasoline, and diesel oil additives. After addition of the mixture, the development of the microbial composition of Mix3 was monitored at three different times (35, 113, and 222 days) using fingerprinting method and dominant bacterial species were identified. In parallel, 14 bacteria were isolated after 113 days and identified. Degradation capacities for Mix3 and the isolated bacterial strains were characterized and compared. At day 113, we induced the expression of catabolic genes in Mix3 by adding the substrate mixture to resting cells and the metatranscriptome was analyzed. After addition of the substrate mixture, the relative abundance of Actinobacteria increased at day 222 while a shift between Rhodococcus and Mycobacterium was observed after 113 days. Mix3 was able to degrade 13 compounds completely, with partial degradation of isooctane and 2-ethylhexyl nitrate, but tert-butyl alcohol was not degraded. Rhodococcus wratislaviensis strain IFP 2016 isolated from Mix3 showed almost the same degradation capacities as Mix3: these results were not observed with the other isolated strains. Transcriptomic results revealed that Actinobacteria and in particular, Rhodococcus species, were major contributors in terms of total and catabolic gene transcripts while other species were involved in cyclohexane degradation. Not all the microorganisms identified at day 113 were active except R. wratislaviensis IFP 2016 that appeared to be a major player in the degradation activity observed in Mix3.
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- Marc D Auffret
- Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), 1-4 Avenue de Bois-Préau, 92852, Rueil-Malmaison, France,
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Khedkar S, Shanker R. Degradation of dibenzothiophene and its metabolite 3-hydroxy-2-formylbenzothiophene by an environmental isolate. Biodegradation 2014; 25:643-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-014-9688-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Community structure and PAH ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase genes of a marine pyrene-degrading microbial consortium. Biodegradation 2013; 25:543-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-013-9680-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Patel V, Patel J, Madamwar D. Biodegradation of phenanthrene in bioaugmented microcosm by consortium ASP developed from coastal sediment of Alang-Sosiya ship breaking yard. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2013; 74:199-207. [PMID: 23906474 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A phenanthrene-degrading bacterial consortium (ASP) was developed using sediment from the Alang-Sosiya shipbreaking yard at Gujarat, India. 16S rRNA gene-based molecular analyses revealed that the bacterial consortium consisted of six bacterial strains: Bacillus sp. ASP1, Pseudomonas sp. ASP2, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain ASP3, Staphylococcus sp. ASP4, Geobacillus sp. ASP5 and Alcaligenes sp. ASP6. The consortium was able to degrade 300 ppm of phenanthrene and 1000 ppm of naphthalene within 120 h and 48 h, respectively. Tween 80 showed a positive effect on phenanthrene degradation. The consortium was able to consume maximum phenanthrene at the rate of 46 mg/h/l and degrade phenanthrene in the presence of other petroleum hydrocarbons. A microcosm study was conducted to test the consortium's bioremediation potential. Phenanthrene degradation increased from 61% to 94% in sediment bioaugmented with the consortium. Simultaneously, bacterial counts and dehydrogenase activities also increased in the bioaugmented sediment. These results suggest that microbial consortium bioaugmentation may be a promising technology for bioremediation.
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- Vilas Patel
- BRD School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel Maidan, Vadtal Road, Satellite complex, Post Box No. 39, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Gujarat, India.
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Al-Mailem DM, Eliyas M, Radwan SS. Oil-bioremediation potential of two hydrocarbonoclastic, diazotrophic Marinobacter strains from hypersaline areas along the Arabian Gulf coasts. Extremophiles 2013; 17:463-70. [PMID: 23543287 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0530-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Two halophilic, hydrocarbonoclastics bacteria, Marinobacter sedimentarum and M. flavimaris, with diazotrophic potential occured in hypersaline waters and soils in southern and northern coasts of Kuwait. Their numbers were in the magnitude of 10(3) colony forming units g(-1). The ambient salinity in the hypersaline environments was between 3.2 and 3.5 M NaCl. The partial 16S rRNA gene sequences of the two strains showed, respectively, 99 and 100% similarities to the sequences in the GenBank. The two strains failed to grow in the absence of NaCl, exhibited best growth and hydrocarbon biodegradation in the presence of 1 to 1.5 M NaCl, and still grew and maintained their hydrocarbonoclastic activity at salinities up to 5 M NaCl. Both species utilized Tween 80, a wide range of individual aliphatic hydrocarbons (C9-C40) and the aromatics benzene, biphenyl, phenanthrene, anthracene and naphthalene as sole sources of carbon and energy. Experimental evidence was provided for their nitrogen-fixation potential. The two halophilic Marinobacter strains successfully mineralized crude oil in nutrient media as well as in hypersaline soil and water microcosms without the use of any nitrogen fertilizers.
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- D M Al-Mailem
- Microbiology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969, 13060 Safat, Kuwait
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He Z, Xiao H, Tang L, Min H, Lu Z. Biodegradation of di-n-butyl phthalate by a stable bacterial consortium, HD-1, enriched from activated sludge. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 128:526-532. [PMID: 23201908 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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HD-1, a stable microbial consortium capable of mineralizing di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), was developed from activated sludge. The dominant microorganisms in the consortium, Gordonia sp., Burkholderia sp. and Achromobacter sp., were identified by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The consortium could mineralize approximately 90% of 1200 mg/L DBP after 48 h of cultivation. The optimal DBP degradation conditions were 25-30 °C and pH 8.0-9.0. The addition of yeast (0.5 g/L), sodium acetate (0.5 g/L, 1.0 g/L), Brij 35 (0.2%, 0.5%, 1.0%), or Triton X-100 (0.2%) enhanced DBP degradation. The DBP degradation rate was influenced by the presence of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP). Only one main intermediate, phthalic acid, could be monitored by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) during the degradation process. The HD-1 consortium also utilized phenol, o-dihydroxybenzene as the sole carbon and energy source. The results indicate the consortium may represent a promising application for DBP bioremediation.
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- Zhixing He
- College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Guibert LM, Loviso CL, Marcos MS, Commendatore MG, Dionisi HM, Lozada M. Alkane biodegradation genes from chronically polluted subantarctic coastal sediments and their shifts in response to oil exposure. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2012; 64:605-616. [PMID: 22580956 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0051-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Although sediments are the natural hydrocarbon sink in the marine environment, the ecology of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in sediments is poorly understood, especially in cold regions. We studied the diversity of alkane-degrading bacterial populations and their response to oil exposure in sediments of a chronically polluted Subantarctic coastal environment, by analyzing alkane monooxygenase (alkB) gene libraries. Sequences from the sediment clone libraries were affiliated with genes described in Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria, with 67 % amino acid identity in average to sequences from isolated microorganisms. The majority of the sequences were most closely related to uncultured microorganisms from cold marine sediments or soils from high latitude regions, highlighting the role of temperature in the structuring of this bacterial guild. The distribution of alkB sequences among samples of different sites and years, and selection after experimental oil exposure allowed us to identify ecologically relevant alkB genes in Subantarctic sediments, which could be used as biomarkers for alkane biodegradation in this environment. 16 S rRNA amplicon pyrosequencing indicated the abundance of several genera for which no alkB genes have yet been described (Oleispira, Thalassospira) or that have not been previously associated with oil biodegradation (Spongiibacter-formerly Melitea-, Maribius, Robiginitomaculum, Bizionia and Gillisia). These genera constitute candidates for future work involving identification of hydrocarbon biodegradation pathway genes.
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- Lilian M Guibert
- Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT - CONICET), Blvd. Brown 2915, U9120ACD, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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Ettwig KF, Speth DR, Reimann J, Wu ML, Jetten MSM, Keltjens JT. Bacterial oxygen production in the dark. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:273. [PMID: 22891064 PMCID: PMC3413370 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N(2)O) are among nature's most powerful electron acceptors. In recent years it became clear that microorganisms can take advantage of the oxidizing power of these compounds to degrade aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. For two unrelated bacterial species, the "NC10" phylum bacterium "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera" and the γ-proteobacterial strain HdN1 it has been suggested that under anoxic conditions with nitrate and/or nitrite, monooxygenases are used for methane and hexadecane oxidation, respectively. No degradation was observed with nitrous oxide only. Similarly, "aerobic" pathways for hydrocarbon degradation are employed by (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria, which are known to produce oxygen from chlorite [Formula: see text]. In the anaerobic methanotroph M. oxyfera, which lacks identifiable enzymes for nitrogen formation, substrate activation in the presence of nitrite was directly associated with both oxygen and nitrogen formation. These findings strongly argue for the role of NO, or an oxygen species derived from it, in the activation reaction of methane. Although oxygen generation elegantly explains the utilization of "aerobic" pathways under anoxic conditions, the underlying mechanism is still elusive. In this perspective, we review the current knowledge about intra-aerobic pathways, their potential presence in other organisms, and identify candidate enzymes related to quinol-dependent NO reductases (qNORs) that might be involved in the formation of oxygen.
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- Katharina F Ettwig
- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Mishra S, Singh SN. Microbial degradation of n-hexadecane in mineral salt medium as mediated by degradative enzymes. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 111:148-154. [PMID: 22405754 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In the present study, n-hexadecane degradation in MSM was investigated by three bacteria identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa PSA5, Rhodococcus sp. NJ2 and Ochrobactrum intermedium P2, isolated from petroleum sludge. During 10 days of incubation, n-hexadecane was degraded to 99% by P. aeruginosa PSA5, 95% by Rhodococcus sp. NJ2 and 92% by O. intermedium P2. During degradation process, the induction of catabolic enzymes alkane hydroxylase, alcohol dehydrogenase and lipase were also examined. Among these enzymes, the highest activities of alkane hydroxylase (185 μmol mg(-1) protein) and alcohol dehydrogenase (75.78 μmol mg(-1) protein) were recorded in Rhodococcus sp. NJ2 while lipase activity was highly induced in P. aeruginosa PSA5 (48.71 μmol mg(-1) protein). Besides, accumulation of n-hexadecane in inclusion bodies was found to be maximum 60.8 g l(-1) in P. aeruginosa PSA5, followed by Rhodococcus sp. NJ2 (56.1 g l(-1)) and the least (51.6 g l(-1)) was found in O. intermedium P2. Biosurfactant production by bacterial strains was indicated by the reduction in surface tension and induction of cell surface hydrophobicity and pseudosolubilization which facilitated n-hexadecane degradation.
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- Shweta Mishra
- Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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