1
|
Xiong Z, Wang Y, He L, Sheng Q, Sheng X. Combined biochar and wheat-derived endophytic bacteria reduces cadmium uptake in wheat grains in a metal-polluted soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2025; 147:165-178. [PMID: 39003037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
Abstract
In this study, two wheat-derived cadmium (Cd)-immobilizing endophytic Pseudomonas paralactis M14 and Priestia megaterium R27 were evaluated for their effects on wheat tissue Cd uptake under hydroponic conditions. Then, the impacts of the biochar (BC), M14+R27 (MR), and BC+MR treatments on wheat Cd uptake and the mechanisms involved were investigated at the jointing, heading, and mature stages of wheat plants under field-plot conditions. A hydroponic experiment showed that the MR treatment significantly decreased the above-ground tissue Cd content compared with the M14 or R27 treatment. The BC+MR treatment reduced the grain Cd content by 51.5%-67.7% and Cd translocation factor at the mature stage of wheat plants and increased the organic matter-bound Cd content by 31%-75% in the rhizosphere soils compared with the BC or MR treatment. Compared with the BC or MR treatment, the relative abundances of the biomarkers associated with Gemmatimonas, Altererythrobacter, Gammaproteobacteria, Xanthomonadaceae, Phenylobacterium, and Nocardioides in the BC+MR-treated rhizosphere microbiome decreased and negatively correlated with the organic matter-bound Cd contents. In the BC+MR-treated root interior microbiome, the relative abundance of the biomarker belonging to Exiguobacterium increased and negatively correlated with the Cd translocation factor, while the relative abundance of the biomarker belonging to Pseudonocardiaceae decreased and positively correlated with the Cd translocation factor. Our findings suggested that the BC+MR treatment reduced Cd availability and Cd transfer through affecting the abundances of these specific biomarkers in the rhizosphere soil and root interior microbiomes, leading to decreased wheat grain Cd uptake in the contaminated soil.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zhihui Xiong
- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
| | - Yaping Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
| | - Linyan He
- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
| | - Qi Sheng
- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
| | - Xiafang Sheng
- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Luo Y, Liao M, Lu X, Xu N, Xie X, Gao W. Unveiling the performance of a novel alkalizing bacterium Enterobacter sp. LYX-2 in immobilization of available Cd. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 137:245-257. [PMID: 37980012 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
Abstract
A novel alkalizing strain Enterobacter sp. LYX-2 that could resist 400 mg/L Cd was isolated from Cd-contaminated soil, which immobilized 96.05% Cd2+ from medium. Cd distribution analysis demonstrated that more than half of the Cd2+ was converted into extracellular precipitated Cd through mobilization of the alkali-producing mechanism by the strain LYX-2, achieving the high immobilization efficiency of Cd2+. Biosorption experiments revealed that strain LYX-2 had superior biosorption capacity of 48.28 mg/g for Cd. Pot experiments with Brassica rapa L. were performed with and without strain LYX-2. Compared to control, 15.92% bioavailable Cd was converted to non-bioavailable Cd and Cd content in aboveground vegetables was decreased by 37.10% with addition of strain LYX-2. Available Cd was mainly immobilized through extracellular precipitation, cell-surface biosorption and intracellular accumulation of strain LYX-2, which was investigated through Cd distribution, Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis. In addition, the application of strain LYX-2 significantly promoted the growth of vegetables about 2.4-fold. Above results indicated that highly Cd-resistant alkalizing strain LYX-2, as a novel microbial passivator, had excellent ability and reuse value to achieve the remediation of Cd-contaminated soil coupled with safe production of vegetables simultaneously.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yixin Luo
- College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Min Liao
- College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China.
| | - Xiongxiong Lu
- College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Na Xu
- College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Xiaomei Xie
- College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Environmental and Resources Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
| | - Weiming Gao
- College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Environmental and Resources Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Zeng R, Liu H, Hong Z, Wang X, Cheng S, Xu J, Dai Z. Co-inoculation effects of B. licheniformis and P. aeruginosa on soil Cd and As availability and rice accumulation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 351:119739. [PMID: 38061100 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
Abstract
There have been studies reporting the effects of multiple bacterial strains on the Cd/As immobilization and transformation in culture media. However, there is limited research to validate the effects of microbial strain combination on plant Cd/As accumulation and antioxidant system in the soil-plant system. By planting the rice (Zhefu 7) with the co-inoculation of bacterial strains (i.e. Bacillus licheniformis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) after two months with the contaminations of Cd (2 mg/kg), As (80 mg/kg) and Cd + As (2 + 80 mg/kg), we found that the bacterial co-inoculation decreased Cd concentrations in the rhizosphere soil porewater, but had limited effects on mitigating plant Cd accumulation. By contrast, the co-inoculation did not affect the As(III) and As(V) concentrations in the rhizosphere soil porewater, but decreased As(III) and As(V) concentrations by 17% and 17% in the root respectively and by 17% and 37% in rice shoot respectively. Using DNA sequencing, we found the increased abundance in both exogenous Bacillus licheniformis and native microorganisms, indicating that the added strains had synergetic interactions with soil native microorganisms. Regarding on plant antioxidant enzyme system, the bacterial co-inoculation decreased the concentrations of superoxide dismutase (SOD), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) by 75%, 74% and 22%, mitigating the As damage to rice root and promote plant growth. However, under Cd and As co-stress, the effects of co-inoculation on mitigating plant As accumulation and enhancing plant stress resistance appear to be diminished. Our findings underscore the importance of microbial co-inoculation in reducing plant As accumulation and preserving plant health under heavy metal stress.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rujiong Zeng
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| | - Huaiting Liu
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| | - Zhiqi Hong
- Agricultural Experiment Station, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| | - Xiu Wang
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| | - Shuxun Cheng
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| | - Jianming Xu
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; The Rural Development Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
| | - Zhongmin Dai
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; The Rural Development Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Zhang X, Zhou R, Teng L, Chen H, Li M, Wang L, Zhran M, Cao F. Genotypic variation in grain cadmium concentration in wheat: Insights into soil pollution, agronomic characteristics, and rhizosphere microbial communities. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 340:122792. [PMID: 37879552 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
Abstract
Soil cadmium (Cd) pollution poses a serious threat to both the productivity and quality of wheat. This study aimed to investigate the genotypic variation in grain Cd concentration in wheat through field and pot experiments. Among 273 wheat genotypes, a significant genotypic difference was found in grain Cd concentration, ranging from 0.01 to 0.14 mg kg-1. Two contrasting genotypes, X321 (a low grain Cd accumulator) and X128 (a high grain Cd accumulator), were selected for pot experiments. X321 exhibited a 17.9% greater reduction in yield and a 10.2% lower shoot-to-grain Cd translocation rate than X128 under Cd treatment. Grain Cd content showed a positive correlation with soil available Cd content and a negative correlation with Cu content. Soil catalase activity significantly decreased in X128 under Cd stress, whereas no difference was found in X321. The grains of X321 exhibited a more compact spatial distribution of starch grains and protein matrix than those of X128. Moreover, the size of A-type starch in X128 was larger than in X321. Meanwhile, X128 contained much B-type starch, with some surface pits observed on A-type granules under Cd stress. Cd treatment increased the abundance of rhizosphere microorganism communities, with Ellin6067 and Ramlibacter being enriched in X128 under Cd treatment, which might facilitate Cd uptake. The accumulation of Cd in grains demonstrated a strong positive correlation with the rhizosphere bacterial diversity (correlation coefficient = 0.78). These findings provide new insights into the basis of grain Cd accumulation in wheat and have potential implications for developing new verities with low Cd accumulation to ensure food safety and minimize human exposure.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xueqing Zhang
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| | - Runxin Zhou
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| | - Lidong Teng
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| | - Huabin Chen
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| | - Meng Li
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| | - Li Wang
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| | - Mostafa Zhran
- Soil and Water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, 11787, Cairo, Egypt.
| | - Fangbin Cao
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Long J, Zhou D, Wang J, Huang B, Luo Y, Zhang G, Liu Z, Lei M. Repeated inoculation of antimony resistant bacterium reduces antimony accumulation in rice plants. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 327:138335. [PMID: 36948256 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Applying beneficial bacteria in rice rhizosphere to manage heavy metal behaviour in soil-plant system is a promising strategy. However, colonization/domination of exogenous bacteria in rhizosphere soils remains a challenge. In this study, a bacterium Ochrobactrum anthropi, which showed the potential of transforming soluble SbIII into Sb2O3 mineral, was repeatedly inoculated into the rice rhizosphere weekly throughout the rice growth period, and the colonization of this bacterium in rice rhizosphere soils and its effect on Sb accumulation in rice plants were investigated. Results showed that repeated inoculants changed the native bacterial community in rhizosphere soils in comparison with the control, but the inoculated O. anthropi was not identified as an abundant species. With weekly inoculation, the decrease in Sb in rice roots and straws was maintained throughout the rice growth period, with decrease percentages ranging from 36 to 49% and 33-35%. In addition, decrease percentages of Sb in husks and grains at the maturing stage obtained 34 and 37%, respectively. Furthermore, the XRD identified the formation of valentinite (Sb2O3) on rice root in inoculation treatment, and the decrease percentages in aqueous SbIII in rhizosphere were 53-100% through the growth period. It demonstrated that weekly inoculants performed their temporary activity of valentinite formation, and reduced Sb accumulation in rice plants efficiently. This study suggests that regardless of successful colonization, repeated inoculation of beneficial bacteria is an option to facilitate the positive effects of inoculated bacteria in the management of heavy metal behaviour.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jiumei Long
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Biological Resources in the Nanyue Mountainous Region, College of Life Sciences, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Dongsheng Zhou
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Biological Resources in the Nanyue Mountainous Region, College of Life Sciences, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Jing Wang
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Biological Resources in the Nanyue Mountainous Region, College of Life Sciences, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Binyan Huang
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Biological Resources in the Nanyue Mountainous Region, College of Life Sciences, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Yuanlai Luo
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Biological Resources in the Nanyue Mountainous Region, College of Life Sciences, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Guocheng Zhang
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Biological Resources in the Nanyue Mountainous Region, College of Life Sciences, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Zui Liu
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Biological Resources in the Nanyue Mountainous Region, College of Life Sciences, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Ming Lei
- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Safe & High-Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Pollution Farmland, College of Resource & Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Li X, Mu L, Zhang C, Fu T, He T. Effect of amendments on bioavailability of cadmium in soil-rice system: a field experiment study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:37659-37668. [PMID: 36574132 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24875-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
The field experiment study investigated the effect of lime (L), manure compost (M), combination of lime and manure (LM), and combinations of lime with four kinds of passivators (LP1, LP2, LP3, and LP4) on the bioavailability of cadmium (Cd) in soil and Cd accumulation in rice plants. These four passivating products were composed of organic and inorganic compounds such as silicon-sulfhydryl group, CaO, SiO2, and so on. The results indicated that the application of these amendments improved soil pH, organic matter content, and cation exchange capacity (CEC) by 0.19-0.73 unit, 0.6-8.2%, and 5.7-38.9%, respectively; meanwhile, decreased soil acid-extractable Cd by 4.0-13.9% compared with before remediation. Alleviating Cd stress to rice also resulted in a significant increase in rice grains yield, whereas the LP4 showed an increment of 15.8-27.6%. Among these amendments, LP4 had a relatively high effectiveness, it promoted the decrease of extractable Cd by 13.9% and the increase of residual Cd by 8.1%; meanwhile, the bioconcentration factor of rice grain in LP4 decreased by 71.3%. The high pH, CEC, and rich functional groups in amendments might cause soil Cd transform from mobile fraction to residual fraction, and the cation ions in amendments also competed with Cd ions due to the antagonism. Taken all of these effects, the amendments alleviated Cd pollution in soil-rice system, decreasing Cd migration from soil to grain. In future, the long-term field experiment will need to be done for verify the long-term effect of soil amendments.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiangying Li
- Institute of New Rural Development, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
| | - Li Mu
- Hanshou Branch of Changde Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Changde, 415900, China
| | - Chi Zhang
- Guizhou Meteorological Disaster Prevention Technology Center, Guiyang, 550081, China
| | - Tianling Fu
- Institute of New Rural Development, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
| | - Tengbing He
- Institute of New Rural Development, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Kayiranga A, Li Z, Isabwe A, Ke X, Simbi CH, Ifon BE, Yao H, Wang B, Sun X. The Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on Collembola in Urban Soils and Associated Recovery Using Biochar Remediation: A Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3077. [PMID: 36833771 PMCID: PMC9966961 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Heavy metal pollution in urban soil continues to be a global issue that poses a serious hazard to invertebrates and human lives through oral ingestion and inhalation of soil particles. Though the toxicity of several heavy metals on invertebrates like Collembola has been studied, lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) have been extensively studied due to their high toxicity to collembolans. As a ubiquitous soil organism all over the world, collembolans have been used as a model species to study the effects of heavy metals on invertebrate communities. To reduce the effects of heavy metals on ecosystem functions, biotic and abiotic measures have been used for heavy metal remediation; biochar seems to be the most effective approach that not only increases the physical absorption of heavy metals but also indirectly benefits soil organisms. In this study, we briefly reviewed the application of biochar in Pb and Cd polluted soil and showed its potential in soil remediation. Furthermore, we outlined the potentially toxic effects of Pb- and Cd-polluted urban soil on the collembolan species. We searched peer-reviewed publications that investigated: (1) the level of Pb and Cd contamination on urban soil in different cities around the world; and (2) the different sources of Pb and Cd as well as factors influencing their toxicity to collembolan communities. The obtained information offers new perspectives on the interactions and effects between collembolans, Pb, and Cd, and their remediation in urban soils.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alexis Kayiranga
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Zhu Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
| | - Alain Isabwe
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
| | - Xin Ke
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
| | - Claudien Habimana Simbi
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Binessi Edouard Ifon
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Haifeng Yao
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Bin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
| | - Xin Sun
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Li J, Guo YK, Zhao QX, He JZ, Zhang Q, Cao HY, Liang CQ. Microbial cell wall sorption and Fe-Mn binding in rhizosphere contribute to the obstruction of cadmium from soil to rice. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1162119. [PMID: 37138638 PMCID: PMC10149983 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1162119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Screening high-tolerant microorganisms to cadmium (Cd) and revealing their bio-obstruction mechanism could be significant for Cd regulation from farmland to the food chain. We examined the tolerance and bio-removal efficiency of Cd ions of two bacterial strains, Pseudomonas putida 23483 and Bacillus sp. GY16, and measured the accumulation of Cd ions in rice tissues and its different chemical forms in soil. The results showed that the two strains had high tolerance to Cd, but the removal efficiency was decreased successively with increasing Cd concentrations (0.05 to 5 mg kg-1). Cell-sorption accounted for the major proportion of Cd removal compared with excreta binding in both strains, which was conformed to the pseudo-second-order kinetics. At the subcellular level, Cd was mostly taken up by the cell mantle and cell wall, and only a small amount entered into the cytomembrane and cytoplasmic with time progressed (0 to 24 h) in each concentration. The cell mantle and cell wall sorption decreased with increasing Cd concentration, especially in the cytomembrane and cytoplasmic. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) analysis verified that Cd ions were attached to the cell surface, and the functional groups of C-H, C-N, C=O, N-H, and O-H in the cell surface may participate in cell-sorption process tested by the FTIR analysis. Furthermore, inoculation of the two strains significantly decreased Cd accumulation in rice straw and grain but increased in the root, increased Cd enrichment ratio in root from soil, decreased Cd translocation ratio from root to straw and grain, and increased the Cd concentrations of Fe-Mn binding form and residual form in rhizosphere soil. This study highlights that the two strains mainly removed Cd ions in solution through biosorption and passivated soil Cd as Fe-Mn combined form ascribe to its characteristics of manganese-oxidizing, eventually achieving bio-obstruction of Cd from soil to rice grain.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jie Li
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Yi-Kai Guo
- Ecological Environment Planning and Environmental Protection Technology Center of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
| | - Qing-Xia Zhao
- Institute of New Rural Development, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
| | - Ji-Zheng He
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
| | - Qian Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Damage Assessment and Remediation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Hong-Ying Cao
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Damage Assessment and Remediation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Hong-Ying Cao
| | | |
Collapse
|
9
|
Gao Y, Duan Z, Zhang L, Sun D, Li X. The Status and Research Progress of Cadmium Pollution in Rice- ( Oryza sativa L.) and Wheat- ( Triticum aestivum L.) Cropping Systems in China: A Critical Review. TOXICS 2022; 10:794. [PMID: 36548627 PMCID: PMC9783001 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10120794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The accumulation of cadmium in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a serious threat to the safe use of farmland and to the health of the human diet that has attracted extensive attention from researchers. In this review, a bibliometric analysis was performed using a VOS viewer (1.6.18, Netherlands) to investigate the status of cadmium contamination in rice and wheat growing systems, human health risks, mechanisms of Cd uptake and transport, and the corresponding research hotspots. It has a certain reference value for the prevention and control of cadmium pollution in rice and wheat planting systems in China and abroad. The results showed that the Cd content in rice and wheat planting systems in the Yangtze River Basin was significantly higher than that in other areas of China, and the Cd content in rice and wheat grains and the hazard quotient (HQ) in Hunan Province was the highest. The average Cd concentration exceeded the recommended limit by about 62% for rice and 81% for wheat. The main reasons for the high Cd pollution in rice and wheat growing areas in Hunan are mining activities, phosphate fertilizer application, sewage irrigation, and electronic equipment manufacturing. In this review, we demonstrate that cadmium toxicity reduces the uptake and transport of essential elements in rice and wheat. Cadmium stress seriously affected the growth and morphology of plant roots. In the shoots, Cd toxicity was manifested by a series of physiological injuries, such as decreased photosynthesis, soluble protein, sugar, and antioxidant enzyme activity. Cadmium that accumulates in the shoots is transferred to grains and then passes up the food chain to people and animals. Therefore, methods for reducing cadmium content in grains of rice and wheat are urgently needed, especially in Cd-contaminated soil. Current research on Cd pollution in rice and wheat planting systems focuses on the bioavailability of Cd, soil rhizosphere changes in wheat and rice, and the role of antioxidant enzyme systems in alleviating heavy metal stress in rice and wheat.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yue Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
| | - Zengqiang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Lingxiao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Da Sun
- Technology Extension Station of Agriculture and Fisheries of Nanhu District of Jiaxing, Jiaxing 314051, China
| | - Xun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Guzmán-Moreno J, García-Ortega LF, Torres-Saucedo L, Rivas-Noriega P, Ramírez-Santoyo RM, Sánchez-Calderón L, Quiroz-Serrano IN, Vidales-Rodríguez LE. Bacillus megaterium HgT21: a Promising Metal Multiresistant Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria for Soil Biorestoration. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0065622. [PMID: 35980185 PMCID: PMC9604106 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00656-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The environmental deterioration produced by heavy metals derived from anthropogenic activities has gradually increased. The worldwide dissemination of toxic metals in crop soils represents a threat for sustainability and biosafety in agriculture and requires strategies for the recovery of metal-polluted crop soils. The biorestoration of metal-polluted soils using technologies that combine plants and microorganisms has gained attention in recent decades due to the beneficial and synergistic effects produced by its biotic interactions. In this context, native and heavy metal-resistant plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) play a crucial role in the development of strategies for sustainable biorestoration of metal-contaminated soils. In this study, we present a genomic analysis and characterization of the rhizospheric bacterium Bacillus megaterium HgT21 isolated from metal-polluted soil from Zacatecas, Mexico. The results reveal that this autochthonous bacterium contains an important set of genes related to a variety of operons associated with mercury, arsenic, copper, cobalt, cadmium, zinc and aluminum resistance. Additionally, halotolerance-, beta-lactam resistance-, phosphate solubilization-, and plant growth-promotion-related genes were identified. The analysis of resistance to metal ions revealed resistance to mercury (HgII+), arsenate [AsO4]³-, cobalt (Co2+), zinc (Zn2+), and copper (Cu2+). Moreover, the ability of the HgT21 strain to produce indole acetic acid (a phytohormone) and promote the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings in vitro was also demonstrated. The genotype and phenotype of Bacillus megaterium HgT21 reveal its potential to be used as a model of both plant growth-promoting and metal multiresistant bacteria. IMPORTANCE Metal-polluted environments are natural sources of a wide variety of PGPB adapted to cope with toxic metal concentrations. In this work, the bacterial strain Bacillus megaterium HgT21 was isolated from metal-contaminated soil and is proposed as a model for the study of metal multiresistance in spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria due to the presence of a variety of metal resistance-associated genes similar to those encountered in the metal multiresistant Gram-negative Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34. The ability of B. megaterium HgT21 to promote the growth of plants also makes it suitable for the study of plant-bacteria interactions in metal-polluted environments, which is key for the development of techniques for the biorestoration of metal-contaminated soils used for agriculture.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jesús Guzmán-Moreno
- Laboratorio de Biología de Bacterias y Hongos Filamentosos, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
| | - Luis Fernando García-Ortega
- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
| | - Lilia Torres-Saucedo
- Laboratorio de Biología de Bacterias y Hongos Filamentosos, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
| | - Paulina Rivas-Noriega
- Laboratorio de Biología de Bacterias y Hongos Filamentosos, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
| | - Rosa María Ramírez-Santoyo
- Laboratorio de Biología de Bacterias y Hongos Filamentosos, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
| | - Lenin Sánchez-Calderón
- Laboratorio de Genómica Evolutiva, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
| | - Iliana Noemi Quiroz-Serrano
- Laboratorio de Biología de Bacterias y Hongos Filamentosos, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
| | - Luz Elena Vidales-Rodríguez
- Laboratorio de Biología de Bacterias y Hongos Filamentosos, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Yang Y, Hu X, Wang H, Zhong X, Chen K, Huang B, Qian C. Corncob biochar combined with Bacillus subtilis to reduce Cd availability in low Cd-contaminated soil. RSC Adv 2022; 12:30253-30261. [PMID: 36337951 PMCID: PMC9590244 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04643a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Soil contamination by heavy metals such as Cd can pose a risk to the environment and human health. However, Cd is difficult to immobilize at low concentration levels in soil. Individually, Bacillus subtilis and biochar have been shown to be inefficient at immobilizing Cd in soil. In this study, corncob biochar was generated at different pyrolysis temperatures (300 °C-550 °C), and the Cd immobilization efficiency and performance of corncob biochar loaded with B. subtilis (CB@B) and corncob biochar alone (CB) were evaluated in solutions and in soil. The characterization (SEM and FTIR) of CB generated at different pyrolysis temperatures and CB generated at different pyrolysis temperatures in CB@B (300 °C-550 °C) indicated that a superior pore structure and abundant O-functional groups were obtained at a pyrolysis temperature of 400 °C for both CB@B and CB. The X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results indicate that the formation of Cd compounds was associated with the positive combined biosorption effect of the bacteria and biochar, electronic adsorption, activity of the O-functional groups (C[double bond, length as m-dash]O, COOH, OH, and Si-O-Si), and complexation between extracellular substances and Cd2+. Adsorption experiments were conducted in a solution to assess the effects of various operating parameters such as the time, pH, and adsorbent dose. The 400 °C-CB@B and 400 °C-CB samples achieved the largest reductions in the Cd concentration at 81.21% and 5.70%, respectively. Then, CaCl2 extraction experiments were conducted in soil, and using 0.25%-CB@B, a 55.21% decrease was realized in the Cd concentration after 56 days and a 16.71% increase was realized in soil pH to 8.38. No significant difference was observed in the CB-treated groups, among which 1.0%-CB achieved the largest reduction of 26.08% after 56 days and a 3.20% increase in the soil pH to 7.41. The Tessier sequential extraction method obtained similar trends. Overall, 400 °C-CB@B demonstrated outstanding immobilization efficiency and durability, indicating that it provided a safe and nutrient-rich habitat for B. subtilis to realize a synergistic effect for Cd immobilization.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yilin Yang
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of TechnologyShanghai 201418China
| | - Xiaojun Hu
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of TechnologyShanghai 201418China
| | - Huifeng Wang
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of TechnologyShanghai 201418China
| | - Xinling Zhong
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of TechnologyShanghai 201418China
| | - Kaishan Chen
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of TechnologyShanghai 201418China
| | - Biao Huang
- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesNanjingJiangsu210008China
| | - Chunxiang Qian
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast UniversityNanjingJiangsu211189China
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Qi X, Xiao S, Chen X, Ali I, Gou J, Wang D, Zhu B, Zhu W, Shang R, Han M. Biochar-based microbial agent reduces U and Cd accumulation in vegetables and improves rhizosphere microecology. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 436:129147. [PMID: 35643000 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Microbial remediation of heavy metals in soil has been widely studied. However, bioremediation efficiency is limited in practical applications because of nutritional deficiency, low efficiency, and competition with indigenous microorganisms. Herein, we prepared a biochar-based microbial agent (BMA) by immobilizing the microbial agent (MA, containing Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, and Citrobacter sp.) on biochar for the remediation of U and Cd in soil. The results showed that BMA increased soil organic matter, cation exchange capacity, and fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis activity and dehydrogenase activity by 58.7%, 38.2%, 42.9%, and 51.1%. The availability of U and Cd were significantly decreased by 67.4% and 54.2% in BMA amended soil, thereby reducing their accumulation in vegetables. BMA greatly promoted vegetable growth. Additionally, BMA significantly altered the structure and function of rhizosphere soil microbial communities. Coincidently, more abundant ecologically beneficial bacteria like Nitrospira, Nitrosomonas, Lysobacter, and Bacillus were observed, whereas plant pathogenic fungi like Fusarium and Alternaria reduced in BMA amended soil. The network analysis revealed that BMA amendment increased the tightness and complexity of microbial communities. Importantly, the compatibility of niches and microbial species within co-occurrence network was enhanced after BMA addition. These findings provide a promising strategy for suppressing heavy metal accumulation in vegetables and promoting their growth.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xin Qi
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China; School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
| | - Shiqi Xiao
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China; Analytical Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
| | - Xiaoming Chen
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China; State Defense Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environment, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China.
| | - Imran Ali
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China; State Defense Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environment, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
| | - Jialei Gou
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China; State Defense Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environment, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
| | - Dan Wang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
| | - Bo Zhu
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
| | - Wenkun Zhu
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
| | - Ran Shang
- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, China
| | - Mengwei Han
- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, China.
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Mao Y, Tan H, Wang M, Jiang T, Wei H, Xu W, Jiang Q, Bao H, Ding Y, Wang F, Zhu C. Research Progress of Soil Microorganisms in Response to Heavy Metals in Rice. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:8513-8522. [PMID: 35816106 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Soil heavy-metal pollution leads to excessive heavy metals in rice and other food crops, which has caused serious impacts on the ecological environment and on human health. In recent years, environmental friendly treatment methods that reduce the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil by soil microorganisms improving the tolerance of heavy metals in rice and reducing the transfer of heavy metals from the roots to the above-ground parts of rice have attracted much attention. This paper reviews the role and mechanism of soil microorganisms in alleviating heavy-metal stress in rice at home and abroad in recent years. At present, microorganisms tolerant to heavy metals mainly include bacteria and fungi, and their mechanisms include the adsorption of heavy metals by microorganisms, the secretion of growth-promoting substances (growth hormone, ACC deaminase, IAA), changing the physical and chemical properties of the soil and the composition of the microbial community, changing the transport mode of heavy metals in soil, the improvement of the antioxidant capacity of rice, etc. Hence, soil microorganisms have good application value and prospects in rice and other crops. However, the vast majority of current research focuses on a single strain, the screening principles of strains are limited, the pathogenicities of the strains have not been evaluated, and there are still few field experiments under natural conditions. In the future, we should strengthen the action of soil microorganisms on rice in response to the above problems in heavy metals, to better promote the microbial remediation technology.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yangbin Mao
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Haifeng Tan
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Maomao Wang
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Tianheng Jiang
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Hewen Wei
- Jinhua Institute of Food and Drug Inspection and Testing, Jinhua 321000, China
| | - Wenping Xu
- Armed Police Sergeant School, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Qiong Jiang
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Hexigeduleng Bao
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Yanfei Ding
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Feijuan Wang
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| | - Cheng Zhu
- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University/Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310018, China
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Li K, Wang C, Ow DW. Root microbiome changes associated with cadmium exposure and/or overexpression of a transgene that reduces Cd content in rice. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 237:113530. [PMID: 35462194 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that can accumulate in crop plants. We reported previously the engineering of a low cadmium-accumulating line (2B) of rice through overexpression of a truncated OsO3L2 gene. As expression of this transgene was highest in plant roots, amplicon and metatranscriptome sequencing were used to investigate the possibility that its expression affects root associated microbes. Based on amplicon sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA, but less so from fungal ITS, the OTUs (operational taxonomic units) showed less diversity in soil tightly (rhizoplane) than loosely (rhizosphere) associated with plant roots. Significantly changed OTUs caused by the low-Cd accumulating plant 2B, Cd treatment or both were found, and 10 of the 13 OTUs (77%) that were enriched in Cd treated 2B samples over the wild type counterpart have been previously described as involved in tolerance to Cd or other heavy metals. Metatranscriptome sequencing of rhizosphere microbiome found that bacteria accounted for 70-75% of the microbial RNA. Photosynthesis-antenna proteins and nitrogen metabolism pathways were most active in soil microbes treated with Cd and grown with plant 2B. Correspondingly, the relative abundance of Cyanobacteria was enriched to < 1% of Cd treated rhizosphere bacteria, yet accounted for up to 13% of Cd treated 2B rhizospheric transcripts. These enriched microbes by transgene and Cd are worthy candidates for future application on reducing crop uptake of Cd.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kangjia Li
- Plant Gene Engineering Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Changhu Wang
- Plant Gene Engineering Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
| | - David W Ow
- Plant Gene Engineering Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Han H, Wu X, Bolan N, Kirkham MB, Yang J, Chen Z. Inhibition of cadmium uptake by wheat with urease-producing bacteria combined with sheep manure under field conditions. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 293:133534. [PMID: 34999099 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
In heavy metal-contaminated farmland, microorganisms or organic fertilizers can be used to minimize heavy metal uptake by crops to ensure food safety. However, the mechanisms by which urease-producing and metal-immobilizing bacteria combined with manure inhibit Cd uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) remain unclear. Herein, the effects of Enterobacter bugandensis TJ6, sheep manure (SM), and TJ6 combined with SM on Cd uptake by wheat and the mechanisms involved were investigated under field conditions. The results showed that strain TJ6 increased the urease activity and the proportion of strains with a high Cd adsorption capacity in SM, thereby enhancing the Cd adsorption capacity of SM in solution. Strain TJ6 combined with SM improved the rhizosphere soil urease activity, NH4+/NO3- ratio, and pH, thus reducing the Cd content (75.9%) in wheat grain. In addition, TJ6+SM reduced the bacterial community diversity but shifted the structure of the bacterial community in rhizosphere soil. Interestingly, the relative abundances of urease-producing bacteria and metal-immobilizing bacteria (Enterobacter, Bacillus, Exiguobacterium, Rhizobium, and Serratia) in rhizosphere soil were enriched, which enhanced wheat resistance to Cd toxicity. These results showed that urease-producing and metal-immobilizing bacteria combined with sheep manure can inhibit the uptake of Cd by wheat.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hui Han
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China; Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
| | - Xuejiao Wu
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
| | - Nanthi Bolan
- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus, NSW, 2308, Australia
| | - M B Kirkham
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
| | - Jianjun Yang
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
| | - Zhaojin Chen
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Qian X, Lü Q, He X, Wang Y, Li H, Xiao Q, Zheng X, Lin R. Pseudomonas sp. TCd-1 significantly alters the rhizosphere bacterial community of rice in Cd contaminated paddy field. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 290:133257. [PMID: 34906525 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) pollution of paddy soils is one of the main concerns causing food security and environmental problems. Microbial bioremediation is an effective and eco-friendly measure that uses microbes to reduce Cd accumulation in crops. Additionally, rhizosphere bacterial communities also act essential roles in crop tolerance of heavy metals. However, the effects of inoculations with Cd resistant bacteria on crop rhizosphere bacterial communities under Cd exposure are largely unknown. In this study, we used high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing technologies to explore the community structure and co-occurrence network of the rhizosphere bacterial communities associated with the rice crop under different Cd treatments and the application of Cd-tolerant strain Pseudomonas sp. TCd-1. We found that the strain TCd-1 both significantly reduced the rhizobacterial alpha diversity and changed the beta diversity. PERMANOVA and NMDS analysis showed that Cd stress and TCd-1 strain could act as strong environmental filters resulting in observable differentiation of rhizobacterial community composition among different groups. In addition, RDA results indicated that the rhizosphere pH, root Cd content, catalase (CAT), urease (URE), gibberellic acid (GA3) exert significant association with rhizosphere bacterial assembly. PICRUSt analysis revealed that the TCd-1 strain improved the metabolic capacity of rhizosphere bacteria under Cd stress. Furthermore, co-occurrence network topological features and keystone taxa also varied among different groups. This study could provide necessary insights into developing an efficient bioremediation and safe production of rice crops in Cd contaminated paddy fields with the application of Pseudomonas sp. TCd-1 strain, as well as advance our understanding of the principles of rhizosphere bacterial community assembly under Cd stress.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xin Qian
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
| | - Qixin Lü
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
| | - Xiaosan He
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
| | - Yujie Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
| | - Hanzhou Li
- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, 101300, China
| | - Qingtie Xiao
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
| | - Xinyu Zheng
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
| | - Ruiyu Lin
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
Tang T, Kang W, Shen M, Chen L, Zhao X, Wang Y, Xu S, Ming A, Feng T, Deng H, Zheng S. Accumulation Mechanism and Risk Assessment of Artemisia selengensis Seedling In Vitro with the Hydroponic Culture under Cadmium Pressure. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031183. [PMID: 35162204 PMCID: PMC8834386 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Artemisia selengensis is a perennial herb of the Compositae with therapeutic and economic value in China. The cadmium (Cd) accumulation mechanism and healthy risk evaluation of A. selengensis were investigated in this study. Tissue culture seedlings were obtained by plant tissue culture in vitro, and the effect of Cd stress (Cd concentration of 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 μM) on A. selengensis was studied under hydroponic conditions. The results showed that low-Cd (0.5–1 μM) stress caused a rare effect on the growth of A. selengensis seedlings, which regularly grew below the 10 μM Cd treatment concentration. The biomass growth rate of the 0.5, 1, and 5 μM treatment groups reached 105.8%, 96.6%, and 84.8% after 40 days of cultivation, respectively. In addition, when the concentration of Cd was greater than 10 μM, the plant growth was obviously inhibited, i.e., chlorosis of leaves, blackening roots, destroyed cell ultrastructure, and increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content. The root could be the main location of metal uptake, 57.8–70.8% of the Cd was concentrated in the root after 40 days of cultivation. Furthermore, the root cell wall was involved in the fixation of 49–71% Cd by subcellular extraction, and the involvement of the participating functional groups of the cell wall, such as -COOH, -OH, and -NH2, in metal uptake was assessed by FTIR analysis. Target hazard quotient (THQ) was used to assess the health risk of A. selengensis, and it was found that the edible part had no health risk only under low-Cd stress (0.5 to 1 μM) and short-term treatment (less than 20 days).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tao Tang
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430080, China; (T.T.); (L.C.); (T.F.)
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
| | - Wei Kang
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
- College of Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-15072077233
| | - Mi Shen
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
| | - Lin Chen
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430080, China; (T.T.); (L.C.); (T.F.)
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
| | - Xude Zhao
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
| | - Yongkui Wang
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
| | - Shunwen Xu
- Huangshi Vegetable Industry Development Center, Huangshi 435003, China; (S.X.); (A.M.)
| | - Anhuai Ming
- Huangshi Vegetable Industry Development Center, Huangshi 435003, China; (S.X.); (A.M.)
| | - Tao Feng
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430080, China; (T.T.); (L.C.); (T.F.)
| | - Haiyan Deng
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
| | - Shuqi Zheng
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Mining Area Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China; (M.S.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (H.D.); (S.Z.)
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Chu C, Fan M, Song C, Li N, Zhang C, Fu S, Wang W, Yang Z. Unveiling Endophytic Bacterial Community Structures of Different Rice Cultivars Grown in a Cadmium-Contaminated Paddy Field. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:756327. [PMID: 34867879 PMCID: PMC8635021 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.756327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Endophytic bacteria play potentially important roles in the processes of plant adaptation to the environment. Understanding the composition and dynamics of endophytic bacterial communities under heavy metal (HM) stress can reveal their impacts on host development and stress tolerance. In this study, we investigated root endophytic bacterial communities of different rice cultivars grown in a cadmium (Cd)-contaminated paddy field. These rice cultivars are classified into low (RBQ, 728B, and NX1B) and high (BB and S95B) levels of Cd-accumulating capacity. Our metagenomic analysis targeting 16S rRNA gene sequence data reveals that Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Spirochaetes are predominant root endophytic bacterial phyla of the five rice cultivars that we studied. Principal coordinate analysis shows that the developmental stage of rice governs a larger source of variation in the bacterial communities compared to that of any specific rice cultivar or of the root Cd content. Endophytic bacterial communities during the reproductive stage of rice form a more highly interconnected network and exhibit higher operational taxonomic unit numbers, diversities, and abundance than those during the vegetative stage. Forty-five genera are significantly correlated with Cd content in rice root, notably including positive-correlating Geobacter and Haliangium; and negative-correlating Pseudomonas and Streptacidiphilus. Furthermore, Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States analysis shows that functional pathways, such as biosynthesis of siderophore and type II polyketide products, are significantly enhanced during the reproductive stage compared to those during the vegetative stage under Cd stress. The isolated endophytic bacteria from the Cd-contaminated rice roots display high Cd resistance and multiple traits that may promote plant growth, suggesting their potential application in alleviating HM stress on plants. This study describes in detail for the first time the assemblage of the bacterial endophytomes of rice roots under Cd stress and may provide insights into the interactions among endophytes, plants, and HM contamination.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Chaoqun Chu
- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
| | - Meiyu Fan
- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
| | - Chongyang Song
- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
| | - Ni Li
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha, China
| | - Chao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha, China
| | - Shaowei Fu
- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
| | - Weiping Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha, China
| | - Zhiwei Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Chen R, Cheng N, Ding G, Ren F, Lv J, Shi R. Predictive model for cadmium uptake by maize and rice grains on the basis of bioconcentration factor and the diffusive gradients in thin-films technique. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 289:117841. [PMID: 34325094 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
It is possible for heavy metals in soils to be adsorbed by crop roots and then accumulated in crops, which eventually causes great health risk when the crops are ingested by humans. Thus, it is valuable to understand the enrichment model of heavy metals in crops. Diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique, as an in-situ passive sampling method, can be used to evaluate the bioavailable heavy metals contents in soils. In this study, data of the bioavailable cadmium (Cd) in soils determined by DGT and Cd contents uptake in rice and maize grains in Tianjin, Zhejiang and Guangxi provinces of China were collected from previous references in Web of Science. By comparing bioconcentration factors, it was found that the heavy metal concentrations accumulated in rice and maize followed a general order roots > stems or leaves > grains. An accurate and robust model for the prediction of Cd content in maize and rice grains was established based on bioconcentration factor (BCF) and the bioavailable Cd content determined by DGT method, with R2 0.986 and root mean square error (RMSE) 0.128. This result suggests that the DGT method can be good tool for predicting heavy metals uptake in crops.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rui Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China.
| | - Nuo Cheng
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
| | - Guoyu Ding
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
| | - Fumin Ren
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Aqueous Typical Pollutants Control and Water Quality Safeguard, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
| | - Jungang Lv
- Procuratoral Technology and Information Research Center, Supreme People's Procuratorate, China, Xiangshan South 109, Beijing, China
| | - Rongguang Shi
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Niu XY, Wang SK, Zhou J, Di DL, Sun P, Huang DZ. Inoculation With Indigenous Rhizosphere Microbes Enhances Aboveground Accumulation of Lead in Salix integra Thunb. by Improving Transport Coefficients. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:686812. [PMID: 34421844 PMCID: PMC8371752 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.686812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The application of plant-microbial remediation of heavy metals is restricted by the difficulty of exogenous microbes to form large populations and maintain their long-term remediation efficiency. We therefore investigated the effects of inoculation with indigenous heavy-metal-tolerant rhizosphere microbes on phytoremediation of lead (Pb) by Salix integra. We measured plant physiological indexes and soil Pb bioavailability and conducted widespread targeted metabolome analysis of strains to better understand the mechanisms of enhance Pb accumulation. Growth of Salix integra was improved by both single and co-inoculation treatments with Bacillus sp. and Aspergillus niger, increasing by 14% in co-inoculated plants. Transfer coefficients for Pb, indicating mobility from soil via roots into branches or leaves, were higher following microbial inoculation, showing a more than 100% increase in the co-inoculation treatment over untreated plants. However, Pb accumulation was only enhanced by single inoculation treatments with either Bacillus sp. or Aspergillus niger, being 10% greater in plants inoculated with Bacillus sp. compared with uninoculated controls. Inoculation mainly promoted accumulation of Pb in aboveground plant parts. Superoxide dismutase and catalase enzyme activities as well as the proline content of inoculated plants were enhanced by most treatments. However, soil urease and catalase activities were lower in inoculated plants than controls. Proportions of acid-soluble Pb were 0.34 and 0.41% higher in rhizosphere and bulk soil, respectively, of plants inoculated with Bacillus sp. than in that of uninoculated plants. We identified 410 metabolites from the microbial inoculations, of which more than 50% contributed to heavy metal bioavailability; organic acids, amino acids, and carbohydrates formed the three major metabolite categories. These results suggest that both indigenous Bacillus sp. and Aspergillus niger could be used to assist phytoremediation by enhancing antioxidant defenses of Salix integra and altering Pb bioavailability. We speculate that microbial strains colonized the soil and plants at the same time, with variations in their metabolite profiles reflecting different living conditions. We also need to consider interactions between inocula and the whole microbial community when applying microbial inoculation to promote phytoremediation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiao-Yun Niu
- College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
| | - Shao-Kun Wang
- College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
| | - Jian Zhou
- College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
| | - Dong-Liu Di
- College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
| | - Pai Sun
- College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
| | - Da-Zhuang Huang
- College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Wang L, Zhang Q, Liao X, Li X, Zheng S, Zhao F. Phytoexclusion of heavy metals using low heavy metal accumulating cultivars: A green technology. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 413:125427. [PMID: 33609878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Heavy metal (HM) pollution of farmland is a serious problem worldwide and consumption of HM-contaminated food products poses significant public health risks. Phytoexclusion using low HM accumulating cultivars (LACs) is a promising and practical technology to mitigate the risk of HM contamination of agricultural products grown in polluted soils, and does not alter cultivation practices, is easy to apply, and is economical. This review provides an overview of the major scientific advances accomplished in the field of LACs worldwide. The LACs concept and identification criteria are presented, and the known LACs among currently cultivated grain crops and vegetables are re-evaluated. The low HM accumulation by LACs is affected by crop ecophysiological features and soil physicochemical characteristics. Taking low Cd accumulating cultivars as an example, it is known that they can efficiently exclude Cd from entering their edible parts in three ways: 1) decrease in root Cd uptake by reducing organic acids secretion in the rhizosphere and transport protein production; 2) restriction of Cd translocation from roots to shoots via enhanced Cd retention in the cell wall and Cd sequestration in vacuoles; and 3) reduction in Cd translocation from shoots to grains by limiting Cd redirection and remobilization mediated through nodes. We propose an LAC application strategy focused on LACs and optimized to work with other agronomic measures according to the classification of HM risk level for LACs, providing a cost-effective and practical solution for safe utilization of large areas of farmland polluted with low to moderate levels of HMs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Liang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Damage Assessment and Remediation, Beijing 100101, China
| | - Qingying Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Xiaoyong Liao
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Damage Assessment and Remediation, Beijing 100101, China.
| | - Xiaohua Li
- Rural Energy & Environment Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100125, China
| | - Shunan Zheng
- Rural Energy & Environment Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100125, China
| | - Fenghua Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100101, China
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Tian W, Li L, Xiao X, Wu H, Wang Y, Hu Z, Begum N, Zou Y, Lou L, Chang M, Cai Q. Identification of a plant endophytic growth-promoting bacteria capable of inhibiting cadmium uptake in rice. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 132:520-531. [PMID: 34216530 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
AIMS The study aims to identify a novel plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), which contributes to promoting growth and reducing cadmium (Cd) concentration in rice under Cd-contaminated conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS Nine bacterial strains were isolated from plants grown in Cd-contaminated soil. These bacteria were tolerant to 1000 μmol/L CdCl2 , capable of producing indole-3-acetic acid, fixing nitrogen and solubilizing phosphate. The result of hydroponic experiment showed that under the control and Cd stress conditions, the dry weight of the Tm02-inoculated rice seedlings increased significantly. Furthermore, under Cd stress, the concentration of Cd in the shoot of the Tm02-inoculated seedlings decreased significantly, while there was no significant difference in Cd concentration between treatment with other eight strains and noninoculated seedlings. The same results were observed in the pot experiment as well, where there was a significantly reduced Cd concentration in rice grains of the Tm02-inoculated rice plants. Tm02 was classified as Pantoea agglomerans through 16S rDNA sequencing. CONCLUSIONS A novel PGPB strain Tm02 was identified and confirmed that it has the function of promoting rice growth and reducing Cd concentration in rice grain under Cd-contaminated conditions. This strain has the potential to improve rice yield in Cd-contaminated paddy fields. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provides a new example of using PGPB to improve the tolerance of rice to Cd pollution.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wei Tian
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Le Li
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Xiao Xiao
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Huili Wu
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Yulong Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Zhaoyang Hu
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
| | - Nahmina Begum
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,Lalmatia Mohila College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
| | - Yiping Zou
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Laiqing Lou
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Ming Chang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| | - Qingsheng Cai
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Zou M, Zhou S, Zhou Y, Jia Z, Guo T, Wang J. Cadmium pollution of soil-rice ecosystems in rice cultivation dominated regions in China: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 280:116965. [PMID: 33774546 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Cd accumulation in paddy soils and its subsequent transfer to the food chain are widespread environmental issues, which has been extensively investigated in China. However, most studies focused on regional scales and these results may not be applicable to present the Cd contamination status in soil-rice ecosystems at a national scale. Therefore, based on collected data from China's rice cultivation dominated regions, this study provides the Cd pollution level of paddy soils and rice grains in China. Results indicates that the Yangtze River basin, especially Hunan, required more attention due to the elevated Cd concentrations in soil-rice ecosystems. Moreover, this review summarizes the significant natural and anthropogenic sources, transport and accumulation mechanism as well as the influencing factors of Cd in soil-rice ecosystems. The wide occurrence of Cd contamination in paddy soils derived primarily from mining activities, intensive application of phosphates fertilizers and e-waste. Physicochemical characteristics of soil, soil microorganisms, temperature as well as the physiological features of rice plants all contribute to Cd accumulation in rice grains, which can be controlled to mitigate Cd accumulation in rice grains. This review will provide a scientific reference for Cd pollution control and management with respect to paddy field ecosystems in China and other countries.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mengmeng Zou
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210024, China
| | - Shenglu Zhou
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210024, China.
| | - Yujie Zhou
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210024, China
| | - Zhenyi Jia
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210024, China
| | - Tianwei Guo
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210024, China
| | - Junxiao Wang
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing, 210024, China
| |
Collapse
|
24
|
Cheng C, Wang R, Sun L, He L, Sheng X. Cadmium-resistant and arginine decarboxylase-producing endophytic Sphingomonas sp. C40 decreases cadmium accumulation in host rice (Oryza sativa Cliangyou 513). CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 275:130109. [PMID: 33677267 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
In this study, an cadmium (Cd)-immobilizing and arginine decarboxylase-producing endophytic Sphingomonas sp. strain C40 obtained from the seeds of Oryza sativa Cliangyou 513 was characterized for its Cd availability and Cd uptake in host rice using hydroponic and soil experiments. The Cd concentration decreased by 51-95% compared to the control, while the spermidine concentration increased by 19-25% with Cd compared with no Cd in the strain C40-inoculated solution. Strain C40 decreased the above-ground tissue Cd content by 27-37% and increased spermine and spermidine contents by 28-67% and the expression levels of genes involved in spermine and spermidine production by 29-217% in rice roots compared to the controls. Furthermore, correlation analyses showed the significantly negative correlation between rice root spermine and spermidine contents and above-ground tissue Cd content. In the Cd-added soil, strain C40 promoted the rice biomass by 29-36% and decreased rice root, above-ground tissue, and grain Cd contents by 18, 16, and 33% and total grain Cd uptake by 14% compared with the controls at the maturity stage. Strain C40 decreased the exchangeable Cd content by 27% and increased the Fe and Mn oxides-bound Cd content by 45% in the rice rhizosphere soils at the maturity stage compared with the controls. These results suggested that the endophytic bacterial strain C40 increased rice root polyamine production and their related gene expression and the transformation of available Cd to unavailable Cd, leading to reduced Cd accumulation and translocation from the rice roots to grains.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cheng Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Agrometeorology of Jiangsu Province, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China; College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Ru Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Lijing Sun
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Linyan He
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
| | - Xiafang Sheng
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Wang Y, Zheng X, He X, Lü Q, Qian X, Xiao Q, Lin R. Effects of Pseudomonas TCd-1 on rice (Oryza sativa) cadmium uptake, rhizosphere soils enzyme activities and cadmium bioavailability under cadmium contamination. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 218:112249. [PMID: 33975222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Microbial remediation is a promising technique to reduce Cd accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa). In present study, a set of pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of Cd-tolerate Pseudomonas TCd-1 inoculation on rice Cd uptake, soil enzyme activities and Cd bioavailability in the rhizosphere soils under Cd contaminated conditions. The results showed that at the ripening stage, with the inoculation of TCd-1, Cd contents in root, culm, leaf, hull and brown rice significantly reduced by 60.7%, 47.7%, 50.6%, 58.1% and 47.9%, respectively, and the cadmium bioconcentration factor (BCF) of rice lowered by 66.2% under 5 mg kg-1 Cd treatment. At the meantime, in the rhizosphere soils, pH increased by 0.05, the contents of exchangeable Cd (EX-Cd) and Fe-Mn oxides (OX-Cd) increased by 107.8% and 33.5%, whereas organic matter (OM-Cd) and residual (Res-Cd) decreased by 31.9% and 60.0%, respectively. The activity of acid phosphatase (ACP) increased by 28.3%, catalase (CAT), saccharase (SUC) activity decreased by 28.5% and 26.0%. Similarly, the Cd contents in root, culm, leaf, hull and brown rice reduced by 42.1%, 42.5%, 58.0%, 50.3%, and 68.8%, respectively, and the BCF lowered by 57.1%, under 10 mg kg-1 Cd treatment. Simultaneously, the soil pH increased by 0.06, the activities of CAT, SUC, urease (URE), ACP decreased by 26.4%, 34.6%, 63.8% and 15.3%, respectively. Furthermore, the correlation analysis showed that the inoculation of TCd-1 changed the correlation between rice Cd content and the biomass of roots, leaves, soil pH, CAT, PPO, URE activities, OM-Cd in rhizosphere soils. It suggested that Pseudomonas TCd-1 effectively reduced Cd uptake and Cd accumulation in rice was closely linked to the changes of soil pH, enzyme activities and Cd availability.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yujie Wang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Xinyu Zheng
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Xiaosan He
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Qixin Lü
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Xin Qian
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Qingtie Xiao
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
| | - Ruiyu Lin
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
| |
Collapse
|
26
|
Wang L, Li Z, Wang Y, Brookes PC, Wang F, Zhang Q, Xu J, Liu X. Performance and mechanisms for remediation of Cd(II) and As(III) co-contamination by magnetic biochar-microbe biochemical composite: Competition and synergy effects. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 750:141672. [PMID: 32862003 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
Contaminations by heavy metals in the environment always exist as a mixture of both metal and metalloid. Thus, it is a challenge to simultaneously remove both components due to their adverse chemical behaviors. Herein, effective cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) removal in aqueous solution was achieved by use of a novel composite, which was synthesized by Bacillus sp. K1 loaded onto Fe3O4 biochar (MBB). The combination with Bacillus sp. K1 provided new biosorption sites such as amine and hydroxyl groups in the composite surface, which significantly increasing the removal capability of Cd(II) by 230% when compared with the raw magnetic biochar. Both competition and synergy effects were found in binary system. Adsorption of As(III) extended active sites for capturing Cd(II), which appeared on the surface of the MBB as type B ternary surface complexes. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cd(II) and As(III) reached 25.04 and 4.58 mg g-1 in a binary system, respectively. In summary, this environmentally friendly composite is promising for simultaneous Cd(II) and As(III) remediation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lu Wang
- College of Environmental Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Zhangtao Li
- School of Environmental and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
| | - Yan Wang
- College of Environmental Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Philip C Brookes
- College of Environmental Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Fan Wang
- College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
| | - Qichun Zhang
- College of Environmental Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Jianming Xu
- College of Environmental Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Xingmei Liu
- College of Environmental Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China.
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Cheng C, Wang Q, Wang QX, He LY, Sheng XF. Wheat-associated Pseudomonas taiwanensis WRS8 reduces cadmium uptake by increasing root surface cadmium adsorption and decreasing cadmium uptake and transport related gene expression in wheat. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 268:115850. [PMID: 33143980 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Metal-resistant bacteria can reduce Cd accumulation in plants, but mechanisms underlying this effect are poorly understood. In this study, a highly effective Cd-resistant WRS8 strain was obtained from the rhizoshere soil of Triticum aestivum L. Yangmai-13 and identified as Pseudomonas taiwanensis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Strain WRS8 was investigated for its effects on Cd availability and wheat tissue Cd contents and the related mechanisms using a hydroponic culture experiment. In strain WRS8-inoculated solution, the Cd concentration reduced and the pH and cell-adsorbed Cd increased with time. Strain WRS8 increased the wheat root and above-ground tissue dry weights by 11-36% compared to the controls. In strain WRS8-inoculated wheat plants, the Cd contents of the roots and above-ground tissues decreased by 78-85% and 88-94% and the Cd bioconcentration and translocation factors decreased by 78-85% and 46-58% at days 3 and 10, respectively, compared with the controls. The root surface-adsorbed Cd contents increased by 99-121% in the WRS8 strain-inoculated wheat plants at days 3 and 10 compared to the controls. Furthermore, strain WRS8 colonized the wheat root surfaces and interiors and reduced the expression levels of the LCT1 and HMA2 genes involved in Cd accumulation and transport in wheat roots by 46% and 30%, respectively, compared to the controls. In the Cd-contaminated soils, strain WRS8 significantly reduced the available Cd content by 20-24% and increased the pH compared to the controls. These findings showed the important role of strain WRS8 in reducing solution and soil Cd availability and suggested that strain WRS8 reduced the wheat tissue Cd accumulation by increasing root surface Cd adsorption and decreasing wheat root Cd uptake and transport-related gene expression and may provide a new and effective wheat rhizobacteria-enhanced approach for reducing wheat Cd uptake in Cd-polluted environments.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cheng Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Agrometeorology of Jiangsu Province, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China; College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Qi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Agrometeorology of Jiangsu Province, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
| | - Qing-Xiang Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Lin-Yan He
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Xia-Fang Sheng
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
Cheng C, Luo W, Wang Q, He L, Sheng X. Combined biochar and metal-immobilizing bacteria reduces edible tissue metal uptake in vegetables by increasing amorphous Fe oxides and abundance of Fe- and Mn-oxidising Leptothrix species. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 206:111189. [PMID: 32858328 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In this study, a highly effective combined biochar and metal-immobilizing bacteria (Bacillus megaterium H3 and Serratia liquefaciens CL-1) (BHC) was characterized for its effects on solution Pb and Cd immobilization and edible tissue biomass and Pb and Cd accumulation in Chinese cabbages and radishes and the mechanisms involved in metal-polluted soils. In the metal-containing solution treated with BHC, the Pb and Cd concentrations decreased, while the pH and cell numbers of strains H3 and CL-1 increased over time. BHC significantly increased the edible tissue dry weight by 17-34% and reduced the edible tissue Pb (0.32-0.46 mg kg-1) and Cd (0.16 mg kg-1) contents of the vegetables by 24-45%. In the vegetable rhizosphere soils, BHC significantly decreased the acid-soluble Pb (1.81-2.21 mg kg-1) and Cd (0.40-0.48 mg kg-1) contents by 26-47% and increased the reducible Pb (18.2-18.8 mg kg-1) and Cd (0.38-0.39 mg kg-1) contents by 10-111%; while BHC also significantly increased the pH, urease activity by 115-169%, amorphous Fe oxides content by 12-19%, and relative abundance of gene copy numbers of Fe- and Mn-oxidising Leptothrix species by 28-73% compared with the controls. These results suggested that BHC decreased edible tissue metal uptake of the vegetables by increasing pH, urease activity, amorphous Fe oxides, and Leptothrix species abundance in polluted soil. These results may provide an effective and eco-friendly way for metal remediation and reducing metal uptake in vegetables by using combined biochar and metal-immobilizing bacteria in polluted soils.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cheng Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
| | - Weiwei Luo
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
| | - Qingxiang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
| | - Linyan He
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China
| | - Xiafang Sheng
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Han H, Wu X, Yao L, Chen Z. Heavy metal-immobilizing bacteria combined with calcium polypeptides reduced the uptake of Cd in wheat and shifted the rhizosphere bacterial communities. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 267:115432. [PMID: 32841909 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In situ stabilization techniques for the "remediation" of heavy metal-contaminated soil are a novel and inexpensive technology. However, the mechanisms underlying the interaction of exogenous passivators with the bacterial community in wheat rhizosphere soil remain unclear. Soil static culture and pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects and mechanisms of the heavy metal-immobilizing bacterium Enterobacter bugandensis TJ6 and calcium polypeptides (CPPs) and their association with Cd uptake in wheat, soil quality and the rhizobacterial community structure. The results showed that compared with the control treatment (CK), the TJ6, CPP, and TJ6+CPP treatments significantly decreased the diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)-extractable Cd (25.2%-60.1%) content and increased the pH, organic matter content and urease activity in the wheat rhizosphere soil, which resulted in decreases in the Cd (21.5%-77.8%) content in wheat tissues (grain, straw, and roots). In particular, the TJ6+CPP treatment was more effective at decreasing Cd accumulation in grains. Furthermore, the TJ6+CPP treatment improved the diversity of the soil bacterial community in the wheat rhizosphere, and the relative abundances of Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Arthrobacter, Microvirga, Ensifer, Brevundimonas, Devosia and Pedobacter were enriched. These results suggest that the TJ6+CPP treatment decreased the uptake of Cd in wheat by i) providing essential elements (N and C sources), ii) increasing the pH and reducing the bioavailable Cd content in wheat rhizosphere soil, iii) allowing colonization to promote plant growth and Cd-resistant bacteria, and iv) increasing the abundance of genes associated with ABC transporters, carbon metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation in the rhizosphere bacterial community. Our results showed that the heavy metal-immobilizing bacterium TJ6 combined with CPPs decreased the Cd content and increased the bacterial community diversity of wheat rhizosphere soil. Our results also highlight the potential of using heavy metal-immobilizing bacteria and CPPs to ensure the safe production of crops growing on heavy metal-polluted soils.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hui Han
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
| | - Xuejiao Wu
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
| | - Lunguang Yao
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
| | - Zhaojin Chen
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Shah AA, Bibi F, Hussain I, Yasin NA, Akram W, Tahir MS, Ali HM, Salem MZM, Siddiqui MH, Danish S, Fahad S, Datta R. Synergistic Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis IAGS 199 and Putrescine on Alleviating Cadmium-Induced Phytotoxicity in Capsicum annum. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9111512. [PMID: 33171611 PMCID: PMC7695146 DOI: 10.3390/plants9111512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) and putrescine (Put) have shown a promising role in the mitigation of abiotic stresses in plants. The present study was anticipated to elucidate the potential of Bacillus thuringiensis IAGS 199 and Put in mitigation of cadmium (Cd)-induced toxicity in Capsicum annum. Cadmium toxicity decreased growth, photosynthetic rate, gas exchange attributes and activity of antioxidant enzymes in C. annum seedlings. Moreover, higher levels of protein and non-protein bound thiols besides increased Cd contents were also observed in Cd-stressed plants. B. thuringiensis IAGS 199 and Put, alone or in combination, reduced electrolyte leakage (EL), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) level in treated plants. Synergistic effect of B. thuringiensis IAGS 199 and Put significantly enhanced the activity of stress-responsive enzymes including peroxidase (POD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Furthermore, Put and microbial interaction enhanced the amount of proline, soluble sugars, and total soluble proteins in C. annum plants grown in Cd-contaminated soil. Data obtained during the current study advocates that application of B. thuringiensis IAGS 199 and Put establish a synergistic role in the mitigation of Cd-induced stress through modulating physiochemical features of C. annum plants.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anis Ali Shah
- Department of Botany, University of Narowal, Narowal 51801, Pakistan; (A.A.S.); (F.B.)
| | - Fatima Bibi
- Department of Botany, University of Narowal, Narowal 51801, Pakistan; (A.A.S.); (F.B.)
| | - Iqtidar Hussain
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan;
| | - Nasim Ahmad Yasin
- Senior Suprintendent Gardens, Resident Officer-II office Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (N.A.Y.); (S.D.); (S.F.); (R.D.); Tel.: +92-304-799-6951 (S.D.); +42-077-399-0283 (R.D)
| | - Waheed Akram
- Vegetable research institute, Guangdong Academy of Agriculture Science, Guangzhou 510640, China;
| | - Muhammad Saeed Tahir
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan;
| | - Hayssam M. Ali
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 2455, Saudi Arabia; (H.M.A.); (M.H.S.)
- Timber Trees Research Department, Sabahia Horticulture Research Station, Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Alexandria 21526, Egypt
| | - Mohamed Z. M. Salem
- Forestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt;
| | - Manzer H. Siddiqui
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 2455, Saudi Arabia; (H.M.A.); (M.H.S.)
| | - Subhan Danish
- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (N.A.Y.); (S.D.); (S.F.); (R.D.); Tel.: +92-304-799-6951 (S.D.); +42-077-399-0283 (R.D)
| | - Shah Fahad
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
- Department of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (N.A.Y.); (S.D.); (S.F.); (R.D.); Tel.: +92-304-799-6951 (S.D.); +42-077-399-0283 (R.D)
| | - Rahul Datta
- Department of Geology and Pedology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 3, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: (N.A.Y.); (S.D.); (S.F.); (R.D.); Tel.: +92-304-799-6951 (S.D.); +42-077-399-0283 (R.D)
| |
Collapse
|
31
|
Cheng C, Han H, Wang Y, He L, Sheng X. Metal-immobilizing and urease-producing bacteria increase the biomass and reduce metal accumulation in potato tubers under field conditions. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 203:111017. [PMID: 32678748 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In this study, the effect of two metal-immobilizing bacterial strains, Serratia liquefaciens CL-1 and Bacillus thuringiensis X30, on the availability of Cd and Pb and the metal accumulation in potato tubers, as well as the underlying mechanisms in metal-contaminated soils were characterized. Moreover, the impacts of the strains on metal immobilization, pH, and NH4+ concentration in metal-contaminated soil solutions were evaluated. Strains CL-1 and X30 increased tuber dry weight by 46% and 40%, reduced tuber Cd and Pb contents by 68-83% and 42-47%, and decreased the Cd and Pb translocation factors by 61-70% and 30-34%, respectively, compared to the controls. Strains CL-1 and X30 decreased the available Cd and Pb contents by 52-67% and 30-44% and increased the NH4+ content by 55% and 31%, pH, urease activity by 70% and 41%, and relative abundance of ureC gene copies by 37% and 20% in the rhizosphere soils, respectively, compared with the controls. Reduced Cd and Pb concentrations and increased pH and NH4+ concentration were found in the bacteria-inoculated soil solution compared to the controls. These results suggested that the strains reduced tuber metal uptake through decreasing the metal availability and increasing the pH, ureC gene relative abundance and urease activity as well as decreasing the metal translocation from the leaves to tubers. These results may provide an effective metal-immobilizing bacteria (especially strain CL-1)-enhanced approach to reduce metal uptake of potato tubers in metal-polluted soils.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cheng Cheng
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Hui Han
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China; College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
| | - Yaping Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
| | - Linyan He
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
| | - Xiafang Sheng
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Fang L, Ju W, Yang C, Jin X, Liu D, Li M, Yu J, Zhao W, Zhang C. Exogenous application of signaling molecules to enhance the resistance of legume-rhizobium symbiosis in Pb/Cd-contaminated soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 265:114744. [PMID: 32806415 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Being signaling molecules, nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) can mediate a wide range of physiological processes caused by plant metal toxicity. Moreover, legume-rhizobium symbiosis has gained increasing attention in mitigating heavy metal stress. However, systematic regulatory mechanisms used for the exogenous application of signaling molecules to alter the resistance of legume-rhizobium symbiosis under metal stress are currently unknown. In this study, we examined the exogenous effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) as an NO donor additive and sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) as a H2S donor additive on the phytotoxicity and soil quality of alfalfa (Medicago sativa)-rhizobium symbiosis in lead/cadmium (Pb/Cd)-contaminated soils. Results showed that rhizobia inoculation markedly promoted alfalfa growth by increasing chlorophyll content, fresh weight, and plant height and biomass. Compared to the inoculated rhizobia treatment alone, the addition of NO and H2S significantly reduced the bioaccumulation of Pb and Cd in alfalfa-rhizobium symbiosis, respectively, thus avoiding the phytotoxicity caused by the excessive presence of metals. The addition of signaling molecules also alleviated metal-induced phytotoxicity by increasing antioxidant enzyme activity and inhibiting the level of lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in legume-rhizobium symbiosis. Also, signaling molecules improved soil nutrient cycling, increased soil enzyme activities, and promoted rhizosphere bacterial community diversity. Both partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) and variation partitioning analysis (VPA) identified that using signaling molecules can improve plant growth by regulating major controlling variables (i.e., soil enzymes, soil nutrients, and microbial diversity/plant oxidative damage) in legume-rhizobium symbiosis. This study offers integrated insight that confirms that the exogenous application of signaling molecules can enhance the resistance of legume-rhizobium symbiosis under metal toxicity by regulating the biochemical response of the plant-soil system, thereby minimizing potential health risks.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Linchuan Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xian, 710061, China
| | - Wenliang Ju
- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
| | - Congli Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
| | - Xiaolian Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
| | - Dongdong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
| | - Mengdi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
| | - Jialuo Yu
- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
| | - Wei Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
| | - Chao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
| |
Collapse
|
33
|
Combined use of municipal solid waste biochar and bacterial biosorbent synergistically decreases Cd(II) and Pb(II) concentration in edible tissue of forage maize irrigated with heavy metal-spiked water. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04688. [PMID: 32817901 PMCID: PMC7424215 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
A pot experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of a municipal solid waste (MSW) biochar and a bacterial strain on the forage maize growth and the concentration of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in the edible tissue of maize irrigated with water contaminated with Cd (5 mg L−1) and Pb (100 mg L−1). Experimental treatments included (i) bacterial strain at two levels: no bacterial strain and Enterobacter cloacae R7; (ii) MSW biochar at three levels: 0, 1, and 3% (w/w); and (iii) irrigation water quality at five levels: plants irrigated with 100% freshwater (FW), plants irrigated with 75%FW + 25% contaminated water (CW), plants irrigated with 50%FW + 50% CW, plants irrigated with 25%FW + 75% CW, and plants irrigated with 100% CW. The effect of various treatments on maize growth indices and concentration of Pb(II) and Cd(II) in the plant was significant at 5% level. The concentration of these metals in the shoot of plants irrigated with 75 and 100% CW was higher than the permissible limits for Cd(II) and Pb(II) in livestock feed. However, the concentration of these metals in the shoot of the plants irrigated with 25 and 50% CW was lower than the permissible limit for this use. In this study, the combined application of 3%biochar and E. cloacae R7 had a significant effect on increased root dry weight (ranging from 29 to 33%), shoot dry weight (ranging from 32 to 43%) and bacterial root colonization (ranging from 33 to 53%) and on reduced concentration of Pb (ranging from 78 to 80%) and Cd (ranging from 72 to 76%) of the shoot of maize plant (edible tissues used by livestock), which was below the permissible limits for livestock feed, compared to corresponding controls. According to the results of this study, to reduce the concentration of the heavy metals in forage maize shoot (below the permissible limits for livestock feed), it is suggested using heavy metal–contaminated water either in combination with freshwater (50 or 75% FW) or in combination with biochar and bacterial biosorbent, averting human/animal health risk.
Collapse
|
34
|
Effects of biochar and crop straws on the bioavailability of cadmium in contaminated soil. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9528. [PMID: 32533061 PMCID: PMC7293325 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65631-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Numerous studies have been investigated the potential of biochar (BC) derived from various materials and crop straw (CS) to decrease the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil contaminated with cadmium (Cd), and thereby reduce their potential risk to human health and the ecological environment. However, little attention has been given to the comparison of heavy metal remediation efficiency using BC and CS such as peanut vine (PV) and rice straw (RS), especially in soil contaminated with Cd. Here, we explore if Cd bioavailability is affected in contaminated soil by BC and CS. Peanuts were grown in plastic pots, which contained BC or CS at 5% (dry weight, w/w) in controlled environment mesocosms. The bioavailability of Cd in contaminated soil was measured by Cd concentration in the plant and the concentrations of various forms of Cd in the soil. At the same plant age, growth with BC (compared with PV and RS) led to 13.56% and 8.28% lower rates of Cd content in the aboveground parts, 40.65% and 35.67% lower rates of Cd content in the seeds, yet 9.08% and 7.09% lower rates of Cd content in the roots, yet 35.80% and 28.48% lower rates of exchangeable Cd content in the soil. Moreover, BC amendment enhanced the biomass of peanut and physiological quality. Thus, BC had a greater impact on immobilizing Cd in the soil. The results imply that BC was more significantly (P < 0.05) remarkable in decreasing the Cd bioavailability and improving the biomass of peanut. BC has greater potential for enhancing soil quality and promoting peanut growth. In conclusion, this research demonstrates an understanding of employing BC as a promising inexpensive and eco-friendly amendment to remediate soil contaminated with Cd.
Collapse
|
35
|
Li Q, Zhang P, Zhou H, Peng PQ, Zhang K, Mei JX, Li J, Liao BH. Effects of Cd-resistant bacteria and calcium carbonate + sepiolite on Cd availability in contaminated paddy soil and on Cd accumulation in brown rice grains. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 195:110492. [PMID: 32203777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of combined application of cadmium (Cd)-resistant bacteria (J) and calcium carbonate + sepiolite (G) on both Cd bioavailability in contaminated paddy soil and on Cd accumulation in rice plants. Adding the mixture (J + G) to the soils significantly increased soil pH, decreased extractable Cd contents, and increased Fe/Mn-oxide Cd and organic-bound Cd contents. The applying of J + G, J and G decreased Cd contents in various rice tissues (roots, stems and leaves, husks, and brown rice grains) to different degrees. Compared with those of the CK, Cd contents decreased by 17.8%-53.3% in the roots, 12.3%-27.4% in the stems and leaves, 25.4%-44.6% in the husks, and 28.8%-55.7% in the brown rice grains for the application of J + G; Cd contents decreased by 8.2%-28.5% in the roots, 11.5%-32.0% in the husks, and 27.8%-45.9% in the brown rice grains for the application of J; Cd contents decreased by 12.9%-26.5% in the roots, in the stems and leaves decreased by 4.6%-34.1% in the stems and leaves, 60.2%-79.7% in the husks, and 35.7%-47.6% in the brown rice grains for the application of G. The alone application of bacteria (J) could reduce the bioavailability of Cd in soil and the contents of Cd in brown rice grains to some extent. Moreover, when the bacteria were applied in combination with mineral (J + G), it was a more effective method than the alone application of J or G to reduce the soil Cd bioavailability. Under all the tested conditions, applications of J4+G4 (320 mL kg-1 of J + 8 g kg-1 of G) resulted in the greatest reduction in Cd contents in brown rice grains. Overall, the results indicated that the combination of Cd-resistant bacteria and mineral material could effectively reduce Cd bioavailability in paddy soils and inhibit Cd accumulation in brown rice grains.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Qian Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
| | - Ping Zhang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China.
| | - Hang Zhou
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
| | - Pei-Qin Peng
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
| | - Ke Zhang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
| | - Jin-Xing Mei
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
| | - Jing Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
| | - Bo-Han Liao
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China; Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Control of Rice Quality and Safety, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
| |
Collapse
|
36
|
Han H, Cai H, Wang X, Hu X, Chen Z, Yao L. Heavy metal-immobilizing bacteria increase the biomass and reduce the Cd and Pb uptake by pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) in heavy metal-contaminated soil. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 195:110375. [PMID: 32200142 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Microbial immobilization is a novel and environmentally friendly technology that uses microbes to reduce metal availability in soil and accumulation of heavy metals in plants. We used urea agar plates to isolate urease-producing bacteria from the rhizosphere soil of pakchoi in Cd- and Pb-contaminated farmland and investigated their effects on Cd and Pb accumulation in pakchoi and the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that two urease-producing bacteria, Bacillus megaterium N3 and Serratia liquefaciens H12, were identified by screening. They had higher ability to produce urease (57.5 ms cm-1 min-1 OD600-1 and 76.4 ms cm-1 min-1 OD600-1, respectively). The two strains allowed for the immobilization of Cd and Pb by extracellular adsorption, bioprecipitation, and increasing the pH (from 6.94 to 7.05-7.09), NH4+ content (69.1%-127%), and NH4+/NO3- ratio (from 1.37 to 1.67-2.11), thereby reducing the DTPA-extractable Cd (35.3%-58.8%) and Pb (37.8%-62.2%) contents in the pakchoi rhizosphere soils and the Cd (76.5%-79.7%) and Pb (76.3%-83.5%) contents in the leaves (edible tissue) of pakchoi. The strains were highly resistant to heavy metal toxicity; produced IAA, siderophores and abscisic acid; and increased the NH4+/NO3- ratio, which might be related to the two strains protectiing pakchoi against the toxic effect of Cd and Pb and increasing pakchoi biomass. Thus, the results were supposed to strain resources and a theoretical basis for the remediation of Cd- and Pb-contaminated farmlands for the safe production of vegetables.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hui Han
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China; Henan Provincial Academician Workstation of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China
| | - Hong Cai
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China
| | - Xiaoyu Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China
| | - Xiaomin Hu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China
| | - Zhaojin Chen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China; Henan Provincial Academician Workstation of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China.
| | - Lunguang Yao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China; Henan Provincial Academician Workstation of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China.
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Liu Y, Tie B, Peng O, Luo H, Li D, Liu S, Lei M, Wei X, Liu X, Du H. Inoculation of Cd-contaminated paddy soil with biochar-supported microbial cell composite: A novel approach to reducing cadmium accumulation in rice grains. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 247:125850. [PMID: 31931314 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.125850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil using metal-resistant microbes is a promising remediation technology. However, as exogenous bacteria sometimes struggle to survive and grow when introduced to new soils, it is important to develop appropriate carriers for microbial populations. In this study, we report a novel approach to remediating Cd-contaminated rice paddy soil using biochar-supported microbial cell composites (BMCs) produced from agricultural waste (cornstalks). Pot experiments showed that amendment with BMC was more efficient at reducing root and grain Cd content than pure bacteria, while improving soil Cd fractionation toward more stabilized and less labile forms. Bacteria in the BMC medium grew more readily with more abundant metabolites than those raised in free cells, probably because biochar provides shelter via porous structures (as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy) as well as additional nutrients. Overall, the improved long-term production of microbial biomass caused by BMC inoculation results in a higher remediation efficiency. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of using biochar as an appropriate carrier for metal-tolerant bacteria to remediate Cd-contaminated paddy fields.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yuling Liu
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Boqing Tie
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China.
| | - Ou Peng
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Haiyan Luo
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Danyang Li
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Shoutao Liu
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Ming Lei
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Xiangdong Wei
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Xiaoli Liu
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China
| | - Huihui Du
- Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Irrigation Water Purification, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China; Key Laboratory of Southern Farmland Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, 410128, China.
| |
Collapse
|
38
|
Wang T, Wang X, Tian W, Yao L, Li Y, Chen Z, Han H. Screening of Heavy Metal-Immobilizing Bacteria and Its Effect on Reducing Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ Concentrations in Water Spinach ( Ipomoea aquatic Forsk.). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17093122. [PMID: 32365834 PMCID: PMC7246948 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Microbial immobilization is considered as a novel and environmentally friendly technology that uses microbes to reduce heavy metals accumulation in plants. To explore microbial resources which are useful in these applications, three water spinach rhizosphere soils polluted by different levels of heavy metals (heavy pollution (CQ), medium pollution (JZ), and relative clean (NF)) were collected. The community composition of heavy metal-immobilizing bacteria in rhizosphere soils and its effects on reducing the Cd2+ and Pb2+ concentrations in water spinach were evaluated. Four hundred strains were isolated from the CQ (belonging to 3 phyla and 14 genera), JZ (belonging to 4 phyla and 25 genera) and NF (belonged to 6 phyla and 34 genera) samples, respectively. In the CQ sample, 137 strains showed a strong ability to immobilize Cd2+ and Pb2+, giving Cd2+ and Pb2+ removal rates of greater than 80% in solution; Brevundimonas, Serratia, and Pseudoarthrobacter were the main genera. In total, 62 strains showed a strong ability to immobilize Cd2+ and Pb2+ in the JZ sample and Bacillus and Serratia were the main genera. A total of 22 strains showed a strong ability to immobilize Cd2+ and Pb2+ in the NF sample, and Bacillus was the main genus. Compared to the control, Enterobacter bugandensis CQ-7, Bacillus thuringensis CQ-33, and Klebsiella michiganensis CQ-169 significantly increased the dry weight (17.16-148%) of water spinach and reduced the contents of Cd2+ (59.78-72.41%) and Pb2+ (43.36-74.21%) in water spinach. Moreover, the soluble protein and Vc contents in the shoots of water spinach were also significantly increased (72.1-193%) in the presence of strains CQ-7, CQ-33 and CQ-169 compared to the control. In addition, the contents of Cd and Pb in the shoots of water spinach meet the standard for limit of Cd2+ and Pb2+ in vegetables in the presence of strains CQ-7, CQ-33 and CQ-169. Thus, the results provide strains as resources and a theoretical basis for the remediation of Cd- and Pb-contaminated farmlands for the safe production of vegetables.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tiejun Wang
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China; (T.W.); (X.W.); (L.Y.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China;
| | - Xiaoyu Wang
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China; (T.W.); (X.W.); (L.Y.)
| | - Wei Tian
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing 210042, China;
| | - Lunguang Yao
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China; (T.W.); (X.W.); (L.Y.)
| | - Yadong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China;
| | - Zhaojin Chen
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China; (T.W.); (X.W.); (L.Y.)
- Correspondence: (Z.C.); (H.H.); Tel.: +86-377-63525027 (Z.C. & H.H.)
| | - Hui Han
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China; (T.W.); (X.W.); (L.Y.)
- Correspondence: (Z.C.); (H.H.); Tel.: +86-377-63525027 (Z.C. & H.H.)
| |
Collapse
|
39
|
Ma H, Wei M, Wang Z, Hou S, Li X, Xu H. Bioremediation of cadmium polluted soil using a novel cadmium immobilizing plant growth promotion strain Bacillus sp. TZ5 loaded on biochar. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 388:122065. [PMID: 31954306 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Bioremediation of cadmium polluted soil using biochar (BC) and plant growth promotion bacteria (PGPB) have been widely concerned. In our study, a novel Cd immobilizing PGPB strain TZ5 was isolated based on the Cd immobilizing potential and plant growth promotion (PGP) traits. Further, changes of surface morphology and functional groups of TZ5 cells were observed after exposed to Cd2+ by SEM-EDS and FTIR analyses. Then, the strain TZ5 was successfully loaded on BC as biochemical composites material (BCM). Pot experiment indicated that the percentage of acetic acid-extractable Cd in BCM treatments significantly decreased by 11.34 % than control. Meanwhile, BCM significantly increased the dry weight of ryegrass by 77.78 %, and decreased the Cd concentration of ryegrass by 48.49 %, compared to control. Microbial counts and soil enzyme activities in rhizosphere were both significantly improved by BCM. Furthermore, the proportion of relative abundance of Bacillus genus was enhanced after treated by BCM, which indicated that the strain TZ5 was successfully colonized in the rhizosphere. This study provided a practical strategy for bioremediation of Cd contaminated soil.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hang Ma
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, PR China
| | - Mingyang Wei
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, PR China
| | - Ziru Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, PR China
| | - Siyu Hou
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, PR China
| | - Xuedan Li
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, PR China
| | - Heng Xu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
40
|
Cheng C, Nie ZW, He LY, Sheng XF. Rice-derived facultative endophytic Serratia liquefaciens F2 decreases rice grain arsenic accumulation in arsenic-polluted soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 259:113832. [PMID: 31918131 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
In this study, an arsenic (As)-resistant facultative endophytic bacterial strain, F2, was isolated from the root of Oryza sativa Longliangyou Huazhan and identified as Serratia liquefaciens according to 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Strain F2 was characterized for i) its impacts on As immobilization in solution and rice tissue As accumulation, and ii) the mechanisms involved for different levels of As-pollution in soils. In strain F2-inoculated culture medium, the concentration of As decreased, while the pH, cell growth, and cell-immobilized As significantly increased over time. Grain As content reduced by between 23 and 36% in strain F2-inoculated rice plants in comparison to the control. Available As content decreased by between 28 and 52%, but unavailable As content increased by between 27 and 46% in the strain F2-inoculated soil when compared with the controls. Moreover, the strain decreased the As translocation factor by between 34 and 46%, but increased the As concentration by between 24 and 70% in Fe plaque on the rice root surfaces in comparison to the controls. These results suggested that strain F2 decreased the rice grain As uptake by i) decreasing available As in soil, ii) increasing rice root surface As adsorption, and iii) decreasing As translocation from the roots to grains. Our findings may provide a new rice-derived facultative endophytic bacteria-assisted approach for decreasing the As uptake to rice grains in As-polluted soils.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cheng Cheng
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, PR China
| | - Zong-Wei Nie
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, PR China
| | - Lin-Yan He
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, PR China
| | - Xia-Fang Sheng
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Ramakrishna W, Rathore P, Kumari R, Yadav R. Brown gold of marginal soil: Plant growth promoting bacteria to overcome plant abiotic stress for agriculture, biofuels and carbon sequestration. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 711:135062. [PMID: 32000336 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Marginal land is defined as land with poor soil characteristics and low crop productivity with no potential for profit. Poor soil quality due to the presence of xenobiotics or climate change is of great concern. Sustainable food production with increasing population is a challenge which becomes more difficult due to poor soil quality. Marginal soil can be made productive with the use of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB). This review outlines how PGPB can be used to improve marginal soil quality and its implications on agriculture, rhizoremediation, abiotic stress (drought, salinity and heavy metals) tolerance, carbon sequestration and production of biofuels. The feasibility of the idea is supported by several studies which showed maximal increase in the growth of plants inoculated with PGPB than to uninoculated plants grown in marginal soil when compared to the growth of plants inoculated with PGPB in healthy soil. The combination of PGPB and plants grown in marginal soil will serve as a green technology leading to the next green revolution, reduction in soil pollution and fossil fuel use, neutralizing abiotic stress and climate change effects.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wusirika Ramakrishna
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
| | - Parikshita Rathore
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
| | - Ritu Kumari
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
| | - Radheshyam Yadav
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
| |
Collapse
|
42
|
Shan S, Guo Z, Lei P, Li Y, Wang Y, Zhang M, Cheng W, Wu S, Wu M, Du D. Increased biomass and reduced tissue cadmium accumulation in rice via indigenous Citrobacter sp. XT1-2-2 and its mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 708:135224. [PMID: 31796275 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Microbial remediation is a promising technique to remediate heavy metals contaminated soils. In this study, the cadmium (Cd)- resistant Citrobacter sp. XT1-2-2, isolated from heavy metals contaminated paddy soils, was investigated to evaluate the effect of this strain on soil Cd speciation, cellular Cd distribution, tissue Cd accumulation and rice biomass. The percentage of Cd2+ removal by Citrobacter sp. XT1-2-2 was up to 82.3 ± 2.1% within 240 min in the solution. The average content of soil soluble plus exchangeable and carbonate-bound fractions of Cd decreased, whereas Fe/Mn oxide-bound, organic matter-bound and residual fractions increased with bacteria inoculation. For the paddy soil inoculated with the XT1-2-2 strain, Cd concentrations of roots, culms, leaves and grains were significantly reduced by 24.1%, 46.9%, 41.5% and 66.7%, respectively. In addition, inoculation bacteria significantly increased the biomass of the roots, above-ground tissues and the rice grains. All results indicated that the XT1-2-2 strain had the ability to immobilize soil Cd and decrease Cd accumulation in rice grains. Therefore, the XT1-2-2 strain has potential for application to remediate Cd-contaminated paddy soils. It is possible to exploit a new bacterial-assisted technique for the remediation in Cd-contaminated paddy soils.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shiping Shan
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Safe and Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Contaminated Arable Land, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
| | - Zhaohui Guo
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Safe and Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Contaminated Arable Land, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
| | - Ping Lei
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China
| | - Yilu Li
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China
| | - Yushuang Wang
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China
| | - Min Zhang
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China
| | - Wei Cheng
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Safe and Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Contaminated Arable Land, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
| | - Shandong Wu
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China
| | - Minxi Wu
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China
| | - Dongxia Du
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, Hunan 410009, China.
| |
Collapse
|
43
|
Wang T, Wang S, Tang X, Fan X, Yang S, Yao L, Li Y, Han H. Isolation of urease-producing bacteria and their effects on reducing Cd and Pb accumulation in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:8707-8718. [PMID: 31912394 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06957-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Excess Cd and Pb in agricultural soils enter the food chain and adversely affect all organisms. Therefore, it is important to find an eco-friendly way to reduce heavy metal accumulation in vegetables. We used urea agar plates to isolate urease-producing bacteria from the rhizosphere soil of lettuce in Cd- and Pb-contaminated farmland and investigated their ability to produce urease and immobilize heavy metals. The effects of these strains on the biomass, quality, and Cd and Pb accumulation of lettuce were also studied. The results showed that two urease-producing bacteria, Enterobacter bugandensis TJ6 and Bacillus megaterium HD8, were screened from the rhizosphere soil of lettuce. They had a high ability to produce urease (44.5 mS cm-1 min-1 OD600-1 and 54.2 mS cm-1 min-1 OD600-1, respectively) and IAA (303 mg L-1 and 387 mg L-1, respectively). Compared with the control, inoculation with strains TJ6 and HD8 reduced the Cd (75.3-85.8%) and Pb (74.8-87.2%) concentrations and increased the pH (from 6.92 to 8.13-8.53) in solution. A hydroponic experiment showed that the two strains increased the biomass (31.3-55.2%), improved the quality (28.6-52.6% for the soluble protein content and 34.8-88.4% for the vitamin C (Vc) content), and reduced the Cd (25.6-68.9%) and Pb (48.7-78.8%) contents of lettuce shoots (edible tissue). In addition, strain HD8 had a greater ability than strain TJ6 to reduce lettuce Cd and Pb uptake and water-soluble Cd and Pb levels in solution. These data show that the urease-producing bacteria protect lettuce against Cd and Pb toxicity by extracellular adsorption, Cd and Pb immobilization, and increased pH. The effects of heavy metal immobilization by the two strains can guarantee vegetable safety in situ for the bioremediation of heavy metal-polluted farmland.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tiejun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China
| | - Shilin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China
| | - Xingchun Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China
| | - Xianpeng Fan
- Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China
| | - Sheng Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China
| | - Lunguang Yao
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, People's Republic of China
| | - Yadong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China.
| | - Hui Han
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, People's Republic of China.
| |
Collapse
|
44
|
Long J, Zhou D, Li B, Zhou Y, Li Y, Lei M. The effect of an antimony resistant bacterium on the iron plaque fraction and antimony uptake by rice seedlings. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 258:113670. [PMID: 31806459 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Iron plaque (IP) is crucial in mitigating antimony (Sb) uptake and accumulation in rice plants, while, few studies focused on the effect of the iron plaque-associated Sb resistant bacteria on IP and Sb uptake into rice plants. Here, the effect of a Sb resistant bacterium (GenBank accession No. MH345840, with potential of conversion soluble Sb(III) into insoluble Sb2O3) on IP and Sb(III)/Sb(V) uptake under hydroponic condition was investigated. The results showed that in the presence of Sb(III), a large quantity of bacterial cells consorted with IP on rice roots, the bacterial inoculum altered the IP fraction distribution without enhancing its amount. However, it reduced Sb(III) uptake into rice roots. On contrary, seldom bacterial cells associated with the IP on rice roots in the presence of the Sb(V), the bacterial inoculum increased the IP amount slightly, and did not decline the Sb(V) uptake into rice roots. It also showed that the bacterial inoculum decreased Sb concentrations in rice shoots greatly in both Sb(III) and Sb(V) supplied treatments.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jiumei Long
- College of Life Sciences & Environment, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Dongsheng Zhou
- College of Life Sciences & Environment, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, 421008, PR China
| | - Bingyu Li
- College of Resource & Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, PR China; Hunan Engineering Research Center for Safe and High-Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Pollution Farmland, Changsha, 410128, PR China
| | - Yimin Zhou
- College of Resource & Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, PR China; Hunan Engineering Research Center for Safe and High-Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Pollution Farmland, Changsha, 410128, PR China
| | - Yongjie Li
- College of Resource & Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, PR China; Hunan Engineering Research Center for Safe and High-Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Pollution Farmland, Changsha, 410128, PR China
| | - Ming Lei
- College of Resource & Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, PR China; Hunan Engineering Research Center for Safe and High-Efficient Utilization of Heavy Metal Pollution Farmland, Changsha, 410128, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
45
|
Wang X, Gao P, Li D, Liu J, Yang N, Gu W, He X, Tang W. Risk assessment for and microbial community changes in Farmland soil contaminated with heavy metals and metalloids. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 185:109685. [PMID: 31541947 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Food security and human health can be seriously affected by heavy metal and metalloid (HM) pollution of soil. In this study, the risks posed by HMs and microbial community responses to HM pollution of agricultural soil in southwestern China were investigated. The C, N, P, and S (nutrients) concentrations were 12040.7-15912.7, 1298.06-1832.01, 750.91-2050.35, and 269.17-2115.52 mg/kg, respectively. The As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentrations were 3.11-8.20, 1.85-6.56, 22.83-43.96, 11.21-23.30, 0.08-0.81, 11.02-22.97, 24.07-42.96, and 193.63-698.39 mg/kg, respectively. Interpolation analysis indicated that the nutrient and HM concentrations varied spatially rather strongly. The concentrations of all of the elements were higher in soil from the northern sampling sites than in soil from the other sites. HMs in soil were found to pose high levels of risk (RI 898.85, i.e., >600). Cd contributed more than the other HMs to the risk assessment values (ErCd 293.72-1031.94), so was the most serious contaminant. Microbial diversity decreased over time in soil with high HM concentrations (plot S2) and was lower than in soil with low HM concentrations (plot S8). The nutrient and HM concentrations correlated with the microbial community characteristics. Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Chloroflexi were (in decreasing order) the dominant bacterial phyla. We speculate that these phyla may be strongly resistant to HMs. The fourth most common phylum was Actinobacteria. Bacteria in this phylum could be used as biological indicators of the HM pollution status. Soil micro-ecosystems can self-regulate. HM stress will affect the evolution of soil microorganisms and relevant functional genes. The spatiotemporal variability in the microbial community responses to HMs and the spatial analysis and ecological risk assessment results will be useful reference data for the remediation of HM-polluted soil.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, China; College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
| | - Ping Gao
- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
| | - Daping Li
- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
| | - Ju Liu
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
| | - Nuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Wenzhi Gu
- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
| | - Xiaohong He
- Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Wenzhong Tang
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10085, China
| |
Collapse
|
46
|
Rao G, Huang S, Ashraf U, Mo Z, Duan M, Pan S, Tang X. Ultrasonic seed treatment improved cadmium (Cd) tolerance in Brassica napus L. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 185:109659. [PMID: 31541946 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) affects crop growth and productivity by disrupting normal plant metabolism. To determinate whether ultrasonic (US) seed treatment can alleviate Cd stress in rape (Brassica napus L.), the seeds of two oilseed rape cultivars i.e., 'Youyanzao18' and 'Zaoshu104' were exposed to ultrasonic waves for 1 min at 20 KHz frequency. Seeds without US treatment were taken as control (CK). Results revealed that the germination rate of both cultivars was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in US treatment than CK only at 0 and 10 mg Cd L-1. The shoot and root length of both cultivars were significantly higher in US treatment than CK at all Cd treatments except the root length of Youyanzao18 at 50 mg Cd L-1. The fresh weight Youyanzao18 was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in US than CK except for Youyanzao18 at 25 mg Cd L-1. Moreover, the superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities and the proline, glutathione (GSH), and soluble protein contents in Youyanzao18 were relatively higher in the US treatment than CK. The malondialdehyde (MDA) contents were prominently reduced in US treatment than CK. The pods per plant, seeds per pod and rapeseed yield were increased by 15.9, 11.4, and 16.4% in Youyanzao18 and 10.3, 9.5, and 11.5% in Zaoshu104, respectively in US treatment, compared to CK. Moreover, the contents of Cd in root, stem, leaf, rape pod shell, and rapeseeds were comparatively less in US treatment than CK whereas the Cd concentrations in different plant parts of both rape cultivars were recorded as: leaf ˃ root ˃ stem ˃ rape pod shell ˃ rapeseed. In sum, the US treatment improved the morphological growth and rapeseed yield whereas reduced the Cd accumulation in different plant parts of rapeseed under Cd contaminated soil.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Gangshun Rao
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, PR China; Department of Crop Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Cultivation in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China, Guangzhou, 510642, China
| | - Suihua Huang
- Department of Crop Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Cultivation in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China, Guangzhou, 510642, China
| | - Umair Ashraf
- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, 54770, Punjab, Pakistan
| | - Zhaowen Mo
- Department of Crop Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Cultivation in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China, Guangzhou, 510642, China
| | - Meiyang Duan
- Department of Crop Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Cultivation in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China, Guangzhou, 510642, China
| | - Shenggang Pan
- Department of Crop Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Cultivation in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China, Guangzhou, 510642, China
| | - Xiangru Tang
- Department of Crop Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Cultivation in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
| |
Collapse
|
47
|
Ma H, Li X, Hou S, Peng D, Wang Y, Xu F, Xu H. The activation and extraction systems using organic acids and Lentinus edodes to remediate cadmium contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 255:113252. [PMID: 31542610 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
To develop a high efficient and eco-friendly approach to remediate cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil, we designed the activation and extraction systems, on the basis of combined effects between the ability of organic acids to activate Cd and the ability of mushroom accumulator (Lentinus edodes) to extract Cd. The results showed that the proportion of acetic acid-extractable Cd significant increased with the application of exogenous organic acids. Additionally, soil microecology analysis indicated that exogenous organic acids evidently enhanced the numbers of microbial cells and the activities of soil enzymes. Besides, high throughput sequencing analysis revealed exogenous organic acids improved the diversity and structure of soil bacterial community after remediation. Particularly, the combination application of mushroom and exogenous citric acid had highest accumulation efficiency of Cd, and its efficiency was 59.19% higher than single mushroom treatment. Hence, exogenous organic acids could alleviate soil microecology and increase mycoextraction efficiency, which suggested it was a feasible route to remediate Cd contaminated soil by the activation and extraction systems.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hang Ma
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
| | - Xuedan Li
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
| | - Siyu Hou
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
| | - Dinghua Peng
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
| | - Ying Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
| | - Fei Xu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
| | - Heng Xu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
48
|
Qu C, Chen W, Hu X, Cai P, Chen C, Yu XY, Huang Q. Heavy metal behaviour at mineral-organo interfaces: Mechanisms, modelling and influence factors. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 131:104995. [PMID: 31326822 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
The mineral-organo composites control the speciation, mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals in soils and sediments by surface adsorption and precipitation. The dynamic changes of soil mineral, organic matter and their associations under redox, aging and microbial activities further complicate the fate of heavy metals. Over the past decades, the wide application of advanced instrumental techniques and modelling has largely extended our understanding on heavy metal behavior within mineral-organo assemblages. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of recent progress on heavy metal immobilization by mineral-humic and mineral-microbial composites, with a special focus on the interfacial reaction mechanisms of heavy metal adsorption. The impacts of redox and aging conditions on heavy metal speciations and associations with mineral-organo complexes are discussed. The modelling of heavy metals adsorption and desorption onto synthetic mineral-organo composites and natural soils and sediments are also critically reviewed. Future challenges and prospects in the mineral-organo interface are outlined. More in-depth investigations are warranted, especially on the function and contribution of microorganisms in the immobilization of heavy metals at the complex mineral-organo interface. It has become imperative to use the state-of-the-art methodologies to characterize the interface and develop in situ analytical techniques in future studies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Chenchen Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
| | - Wenli Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
| | - Xiping Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
| | - Peng Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
| | - Chengrong Chen
- School of Environment and Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
| | - Xiao-Ying Yu
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States
| | - Qiaoyun Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
| |
Collapse
|
49
|
Mondal M, Biswas JK, Tsang YF, Sarkar B, Sarkar D, Rai M, Sarkar SK, Hooda PS. A wastewater bacterium Bacillus sp. KUJM2 acts as an agent for remediation of potentially toxic elements and promoter of plant (Lens culinaris) growth. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 232:439-452. [PMID: 31158639 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
This study investigated the role of an allochthonous Gram-positive wastewater bacterium (Bacillus sp. KUJM2) selected through rigorous screening, for the removal of potentially toxic elements (PTEs; As, Cd, Cu, Ni) and promotion of plant growth under PTE-stress conditions. The dried biomass of the bacterial strain removed PTEs (5 mg L-1) from water by 90.17-94.75 and 60.4-81.41%, whereas live cells removed 87.15-91.69 and 57.5-78.8%, respectively, under single-PTE and co-contaminated conditions. When subjected to a single PTE, the bacterial production of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) reached the maxima with Cu (67.66%) and Ni (64.33%), but Cd showed an inhibitory effect beyond 5 mg L-1 level. The multiple-PTE treatment induced IAA production only up to 5 mg L-1 beyond which inhibition ensued. Enhanced germination rate, germination index and seed production of lentil plant (Lens culinaris) under the bacterial inoculation indicated the plant growth promotion potential of the microbial strain. Lentil plants, as a result of bacterial inoculation, responded with higher shoot length (7.1-27.61%), shoot dry weight (18.22-36.3%) and seed production (19.23-29.17%) under PTE-stress conditions. The PTE uptake in lentil shoots decreased by 67.02-79.85% and 65.94-78.08%, respectively, under single- and multiple-PTE contaminated conditions. Similarly, PTE uptake was reduced in seeds up to 72.82-86.62% and 68.68-85.94%, respectively. The bacteria-mediated inhibition of PTE translocation in lentil plant was confirmed from the translocation factor of the respective PTEs. Thus, the selected bacterium (Bacillus sp. KUJM2) offered considerable potential as a PTE remediating agent, plant growth promoter and regulator of PTE translocation curtailing environmental and human health risks.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Monojit Mondal
- Enviromicrobiology, Ecotoxicology and Ecotechnology Research Laboratory, Department of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, 741235, West Bengal, India
| | - Jayanta Kumar Biswas
- Enviromicrobiology, Ecotoxicology and Ecotechnology Research Laboratory, Department of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, 741235, West Bengal, India; International Centre for Ecological Engineering, University of Kalyani, Kalyani- 741235, West Bengal, India.
| | - Yiu Fai Tsang
- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
| | - Binoy Sarkar
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
| | - Dibyendu Sarkar
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1 Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ, 07030, USA
| | - Mahendra Rai
- Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, 444602, Maharashtra, India
| | - Santosh Kumar Sarkar
- Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700 019, West Bengal, India
| | - Peter S Hooda
- School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Kingston University London, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK
| |
Collapse
|
50
|
Chang J, Yang Q, Dong J, Ji B, Si G, He F, Li B, Chen J. Reduction in Hg phytoavailability in soil using Hg-volatilizing bacteria and biochar and the response of the native bacterial community. Microb Biotechnol 2019; 12:1014-1023. [PMID: 31241863 PMCID: PMC6681405 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Biological approaches are considered promising and eco-friendly strategies to remediate Hg contamination in soil. This study investigated the potential of two 'green' additives, Hg-volatilizing bacteria (Pseudomonas sp. DC-B1 and Bacillus sp. DC-B2) and sawdust biochar, and their combination to reduce Hg(II) phytoavailability in soil and the effect of the additives on the soil bacterial community. The results showed that the Hg(II) contents in soils and lettuce shoots and roots were all reduced with these additives, achieving more declines of 12.3-27.4%, 24.8-57.8% and 2.0-48.6%, respectively, within 56 days of incubation compared to the control with no additive. The combination of DC-B2 and 4% biochar performed best in reducing Hg(II) contents in lettuce shoots, achieving a decrease of 57.8% compared with the control. Pyrosequencing analysis showed that the overall bacterial community compositions in the soil samples were similar under different treatments, despite the fact that the relative abundance of dominant genera altered with the additives, suggesting a relatively weak impact of the additives on the soil microbial ecosystem. The low relative abundances of Pseudomonas and Bacillus, close to the background levels, at the end of the experiment indicated a small biological disturbance of the local microbial niche by the exogenous bacteria.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Junjun Chang
- School of Ecology and Environmental Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Plateau Mountain Ecology and Restoration of Degraded EnvironmentsYunnan UniversityKunming 650091China
| | - Qingchen Yang
- Institute of International Rivers and Eco‐securityYunnan UniversityKunmingYunnan 650091China
| | - Jia Dong
- School of Ecology and Environmental Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Plateau Mountain Ecology and Restoration of Degraded EnvironmentsYunnan UniversityKunming 650091China
| | - Bohua Ji
- Institute of International Rivers and Eco‐securityYunnan UniversityKunmingYunnan 650091China
| | - Guangzheng Si
- Institute of International Rivers and Eco‐securityYunnan UniversityKunmingYunnan 650091China
| | - Fang He
- Institute of International Rivers and Eco‐securityYunnan UniversityKunmingYunnan 650091China
| | - Benyan Li
- School of Ecology and Environmental Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Plateau Mountain Ecology and Restoration of Degraded EnvironmentsYunnan UniversityKunming 650091China
| | - Jinquan Chen
- School of Ecology and Environmental Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Plateau Mountain Ecology and Restoration of Degraded EnvironmentsYunnan UniversityKunming 650091China
| |
Collapse
|