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López JL, Fourie A, Poppeliers SWM, Pappas N, Sánchez-Gil JJ, de Jonge R, Dutilh BE. Growth rate is a dominant factor predicting the rhizosphere effect. THE ISME JOURNAL 2023; 17:1396-1405. [PMID: 37322285 PMCID: PMC10432406 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-023-01453-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The root microbiome is shaped by plant root activity, which selects specific microbial taxa from the surrounding soil. This influence on the microorganisms and soil chemistry in the immediate vicinity of the roots has been referred to as the rhizosphere effect. Understanding the traits that make bacteria successful in the rhizosphere is critical for developing sustainable agriculture solutions. In this study, we compared the growth rate potential, a complex trait that can be predicted from bacterial genome sequences, to functional traits encoded by proteins. We analyzed 84 paired rhizosphere- and soil-derived 16S rRNA gene amplicon datasets from 18 different plants and soil types, performed differential abundance analysis, and estimated growth rates for each bacterial genus. We found that bacteria with higher growth rate potential consistently dominated the rhizosphere, and this trend was confirmed in different bacterial phyla using genome sequences of 3270 bacterial isolates and 6707 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from 1121 plant- and soil-associated metagenomes. We then identified which functional traits were enriched in MAGs according to their niche or growth rate status. We found that predicted growth rate potential was the main feature for differentiating rhizosphere and soil bacteria in machine learning models, and we then analyzed the features that were important for achieving faster growth rates, which makes bacteria more competitive in the rhizosphere. As growth rate potential can be predicted from genomic data, this work has implications for understanding bacterial community assembly in the rhizosphere, where many uncultivated bacteria reside.
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- José L López
- Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
- Institute of Biodiversity, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Institute of Biodiversity, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Corzo Remigio A, Harris HH, Paterson DJ, Edraki M, van der Ent A. Chemical transformations of arsenic in the rhizosphere-root interface of Pityrogramma calomelanos and Pteris vittata. Metallomics 2023; 15:mfad047. [PMID: 37528060 PMCID: PMC10427965 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfad047] [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: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Pityrogramma calomelanos and Pteris vittata are cosmopolitan fern species that are the strongest known arsenic (As) hyperaccumulators, with potential to be used in the remediation of arsenic-contaminated mine tailings. However, it is currently unknown what chemical processes lead to uptake of As in the roots. This information is critical to identify As-contaminated soils that can be phytoremediated, or to improve the phytoremediation process. Therefore, this study identified the in situ distribution of As in the root interface leading to uptake in P. calomelanos and P. vittata, using a combination of synchrotron micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and X-ray absorption near-edge structure imaging to reveal chemical transformations of arsenic in the rhizosphere-root interface of these ferns. The dominant form of As in soils was As(V), even in As(III)-dosed soils, and the major form in P. calomelanos roots was As(III), while it was As(V) in P. vittata roots. Arsenic was cycled from roots growing in As-rich soil to roots growing in control soil. This study combined novel analytical approaches to elucidate the As cycling in the rhizosphere and roots enabling insights for further application in phytotechnologies to remediated As-polluted soils.
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- Amelia Corzo Remigio
- Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, INRAE, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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Li C, Ding S, Ma X, Wang Y, Sun Q, Zhong Z, Chen M, Fan X. Sediment arsenic remediation by submerged macrophytes via root-released O 2 and microbe-mediated arsenic biotransformation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 449:131006. [PMID: 36801722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Arsenic (As)-contaminated water restoration is extremely challenging because As remobilization from sediments can result in episodic or long-term release of As to the overlying water. In this study, by combining high-resolution imaging techniques with microbial community profiling, we examined the feasibility of utilizing the rhizoremediation of submerged macrophytes (Potamogeton crispus) to decrease As bioavailability and regulate its biotransformation in sediments. Results showed that P. crispus considerably decreased the rhizospheric labile As flux to lower than 4 pg cm-2 s-1 from larger than 7 pg cm-2 s-1, suggesting its effectiveness in promoting As retention in sediments. Iron plaques induced by radial oxygen loss from roots decreased the mobility of As by sequestering it. Additionally, Mn-oxides may act as an oxidizer for the oxidation of As(III) to As(V) in the rhizosphere, which can further increase the As adsorption owing to the strong binding affinity between As(V) and Fe-oxides. Furthermore, microbially mediated As oxidation and methylation were intensified in the microoxic rhizosphere, which decreased the mobility and toxicity of As by changing its speciation. Our study demonstrated that root-driven abiotic and biotic transformation contribute to As retention in sediments, which lays a foundation for applying macrophytes to the remediation of As-contaminated sediments.
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- Cai Li
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- School of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing 210042, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Hummel C, Daudin G, Gerzabek MH, Santner J, Wenzel WW, Oburger E. Chemical imaging reveals environmental risk of minor tungsten and lead shotgun pellet constituents during weathering in soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 882:163554. [PMID: 37088395 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Tungsten (W)-based shots are considered more environmentally safe than lead (Pb)-based shots, but knowledge about the W-shot fate in the soil environment is still limited, especially in terms of minor constituents such as iron, copper, and nickel (Ni). Contaminant behaviour in soil strongly depends on pH; in turn, the corrosion of metal composites may affect the pH locally. The aim of this study was to compare Pb- and W-shot weathering dynamics in soil (silt loam, pH 6.3) and reveal the interplay of shot weathering-induced pH-changes on the mobility of elements using in situ chemical imaging (Diffusive gradients in thin films for labile elements, planar optodes for soil pH) and batch incubation experiments over time (16 months). Despite our expectation to find acidification due to W oxidation, we observed a pH increase by 0.2 units in extracted soil solutions and by 0.6 units in the soil around W-shots as Ni dissolved from the binder phase of the shot. After 10 weeks, release of labile Ni was 3-times higher compared to W despite the low Ni content in the shot (7 %, m/m). Pb-shot oxidation increased soil solution pH by 0.5 units which likely supported mobility of Pb-shot-derived antimony (Sb). Steep gradients of labile W and Pb and soil solution concentrations <0.8 μmol L-1 indicated that transfer from shot to soil was low. Contrastingly, labile Ni and Sb were found up to ~4 mm from the shot surface and in higher soil solution concentrations as suggested by the shot constitution, indicating higher mobility of minor as compared to major shot constituents. After 16 months, 36 % of total Ni were dissolved in the soil solution highlighting the environmental relevance of minor shot constituents in Pb-shot alternatives after short term weathering in soil.
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- Christina Hummel
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Konrad-Lorenz Strasse 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Eco&Sols, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, IRD, Institut Agro, 2 place Viala, F-34060 Montpellier, France
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Institute of Agronomy, Konrad-Lorenz Strasse 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria; Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Institute of Plant Nutrition, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35390 Gießen, Germany
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Konrad-Lorenz Strasse 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Konrad-Lorenz Strasse 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria.
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Peng YJ, Hu CY, Li W, Dai ZH, Liu CJ, Ma LQ. Arsenic induced plant growth by increasing its nutrient uptake in As-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata: Comparison of arsenate and arsenite. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 322:121168. [PMID: 36740166 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Arsenic-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata is efficient in taking up arsenate (AsV) and arsenite (AsIII), however, their impacts on P. vittata growth and nutrient uptake remain unclear. The uptake of AsV and AsIII, their influences on nutrient uptake and plant biomass, and As speciation were investigated in P. vittata after exposing to 5 or 50 μM AsV or AsIII for 12 d under hydroponics. The results show that AsV uptake in P. vittata was 1.2 times more efficient than AsIII, corresponding to 1.7-2.1 fold greater biomass than the control at 50 μM As. While AsV was dominant in the roots at ∼60%, AsIII was more dominant in the fronds at ∼70% in all treatments. Macronutrients P, K, Ca, and S were increased by 118-185% at 50 μM As, with greater uptake of micronutrients Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn at 5 μM As. Further, positive correlations between P. vittata biomass and its As contents (r = 0.97), and P. vittata biomass and its S, Mg, P, or Ca contents (r = 0.70-0.98) were observed. Our results suggest that its increased nutrient uptake probably enhanced P. vittata growth under As exposure.
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- You-Jing Peng
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Nguyen NL, Bui VH, Pham HN, To HM, Dijoux-Franca MG, Vu CT, Nguyen KOT. Ionomics and metabolomics analysis reveal the molecular mechanism of metal tolerance of Pteris vittata L. dominating in a mining site in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:87268-87280. [PMID: 35802316 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21820-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study aims to find the interaction between ionome and metabolome profiles of Pteris vittata L., an arsenic hyperaccumulator plant, to reveal its metal tolerance mechanism. Therefore, at the Pb-Zn mining sites located in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam, where these species dominate, soil and plant samples were collected. Their multi-element compositions were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and thus referred to as the "ionomics" approach. In parallel, the widely targeted metabolomics profiles of these plant samples were performed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-QqQ-MS). Nineteen elements, including both metals and nonmetals, were detected and quantified in both tissues of thirty-five plant individuals. A comparison of these elements' levels in two tissues showed that above-ground parts accumulated more As and inorganic P, whereas Zn, Pb, and Sb were raised mostly in the under-ground samples. The partial least squares regression (PLSR) model predicting the level of each element by the whole metabolome indicated that the enhancement of flavonoids content plays an essential contribution in adaptation with the higher levels of Pb, Ag, and Ni accumulated in the aerial part, and Mn, Pb in subterranean part. Moreover, the models also highlighted the effect of Mn and Pb on the metabolic induction of adenosine derivatives in subterranean parts. At the same time, the model presented the most contribution of As to the metabolisms of the amino acids of this tissue. On those accounts, the developed integration approach linking the ionomics and metabolomics data of P. vittata improved the understanding of the molecular mechanism of hyperaccumulation characteristics and provided markers that could be targeted in future investigations.
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- Ngoc-Lien Nguyen
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Water, Environment, Oceanography, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- UMR 5557, Ecologie Microbienne, CNRS, INRA, VetagroSup, UCBL, Université de Lyon, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre, 69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Water, Environment, Oceanography, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Wan X, Zeng W, Zhang D, Wang L, Lei M, Chen T. Changes in the concentration, distribution, and speciation of arsenic in the hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata at different growth stages. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 841:156708. [PMID: 35718183 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156708] [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: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The arsenic (As) hyperaccumulator has become a model plant for the study of the interaction between plants and trace elements. However, the change in As concentration, distribution and speciation of hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata at different growth stages, especially with the aging process remains unknown. We collected P. vittata at different growth ages and analyzed As concentration, distribution, and speciation. Furthermore, metabolic profiling was conducted for P. vittata at different growth stages. With aging, the reduced glutathione/ oxidized glutathione ratio decreased while the malondialdehyde content increased, accompanied by the change in the main As speciation in P. vittata from arsenite to arsenate. Metabolic profiling also indicated significant difference in the compositions of metabolites during different growth stages. Specifically, flavonoid compounds were found to be positively correlated with As concentration. Results indicated that with the aging of P. vittata, the redox potential increased in the pinnae, leading to the oxidation of As, which may have impacted the distribution of As in this fern. Furthermore, the correlation between As concentration and flavonoid compounds implied the essential role of flavonoid metabolism in the accumulation and transport of As in this plant.
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- Xiaoming Wan
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Honghe University, Mengzi 661199, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Ren M, Zhong Z, Ding S, Wang J, Dai Z, Li C, Cao J, Wang Y, Yu Z, Zhang C. Selective and simultaneous high resolution 2-D imaging of As III, Cr III and Sb III and dissolved oxygen by developing a new DGT technique comprising a hybrid sensor. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 835:155460. [PMID: 35472342 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A new diffusive gradients in thin films technique (HR-MPTS DGT) with mercapto-functionalized attapulgite in a binding gel was developed for simultaneous two-dimensional (2-D) chemical imaging of AsIII, CrIII and SbIII selectively at the submillimeter scale, combined with laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analysis. The HR-MPTS DGT exhibited selective accumulation of AsIII, SbIII and CrIII (> 97%), yet negligible accumulation of AsV, SbV and CrVI (< 2%). Accumulation of AsIII, CrIII and SbIII on the binding gel had a linear relationship (R2 > 0.99) with the corresponding standardized laser ablation signals, proving the feasibility of LA-ICP-MS analysis. Analysis for AsIII, CrIII and SbIII was provided with favorable analytical precision (relative standard deviation <10%). With the purpose of evaluating the dynamics of AsIII, CrIII, SbIII and O2 in the rooting zone, a hybrid sensor, which comprises the HR-MPTS gel overlying an O2 planar optode, was deployed in rhizosphere sediments. Results showed that the consumption of both AsIII and SbIII due to the oxidation extended ~4.48 mm into the sediments, which was consistent with the extension length of the oxidized sediment layers around the roots created by O2 leakage.
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- Mingyi Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Nanjing EasySensor Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210018, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Nanjing EasySensor Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210018, China
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- School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science& Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- School of Geography, Archaeology & Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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In situ spatiotemporal solute imaging of metal corrosion on the example of magnesium. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1212:339910. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Matzen SL, Lobo GP, Fakra SC, Kakouridis A, Nico PS, Pallud CE. Arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata shows reduced biomass in soils with high arsenic and low nutrient availability, leading to increased arsenic leaching from soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 818:151803. [PMID: 34808151 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plant-soil interactions affect arsenic and nutrient availability in arsenic-contaminated soils, with implications for arsenic uptake and tolerance in plants, and leaching from soil. In 22-week column experiments, we grew the arsenic hyperaccumulating fern Pteris vittata in a coarse- and a medium-textured soil to determine the effects of phosphorus fertilization and mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on P. vittata arsenic uptake and arsenic leaching. We investigated soil arsenic speciation using synchrotron-based spectromicroscopy. Greater soil arsenic availability and lower nutrient content in the coarse-textured soil were associated with greater fern arsenic uptake, lower biomass (apparently a metabolic cost of tolerance), and arsenic leaching from soil, due to lower transpiration. P. vittata hyperaccumulated arsenic from coarse- but not medium-textured soil. Mass of plant-accumulated arsenic was 1.2 to 2.4 times greater, but aboveground biomass was 74% smaller, in ferns growing in coarse-textured soil. In the presence of ferns, mean arsenic loss by leaching was 195% greater from coarse- compared to the medium-textured soil, and lower across both soils compared to the absence of ferns. In the medium-textured soil arsenic concentrations in leachate were higher in the presence of ferns. Fern arsenic uptake was always greater than loss by leaching. Most arsenic (>66%) accumulated in P. vittata appeared of rhizosphere origin. In the medium-textured soil with more clay and higher nutrient content, successful iron scavenging increased arsenic release from soil for leaching, but transpiration curtailed leaching.
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- S L Matzen
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California-Berkeley, 130 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, 410 O'Brien Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California-Berkeley, 130 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California-Berkeley, 130 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Wu D, Li L, Li C, Dun B, Zhang J, Li T, Zhou C, Tan D, Yang C, Huang G, Zhang X. Apoplastic histochemical features of plant root walls that may facilitate ion uptake and retention. Open Life Sci 2022; 16:1347-1356. [PMID: 35071769 PMCID: PMC8749128 DOI: 10.1515/biol-2021-0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
We used brightfield and epifluorescence microscopy, as well as permeability tests, to investigate the apoplastic histochemical features of plant roots associated with ion hyperaccumulation, invasion, and tolerance of oligotrophic conditions. In hyperaccumulator species with a hypodermis (exodermis absent), ions penetrated the root apex, including the root cap. By contrast, in non-hyperaccumulator species possessing an exodermis, ions did not penetrate the root cap. In vivo, the lignified hypodermis blocked the entry of ions into the cortex, while root exodermis absorbed ions and restricted them to the cortex. The roots of the hyperaccumulators Pteris vittata and Cardamine hupingshanensis, as well as the aquatic invasives Alternanthera philoxeroides, Eichhornia crassipes, and Pistia stratiotes, contained lignin and pectins. These compounds may trap and store ions before hypodermis maturation, facilitating ion hyperaccumulation and retention in the apoplastic spaces of the roots. These apoplastic histochemical features were consistent with certain species-specific characters, including ion hyperaccumulation, invasive behaviors in aquatic environments, or tolerance of oligotrophic conditions. We suggest that apoplastic histochemical features of the root may act as invasion mechanisms, allowing these invasive aquatic plants to outcompete indigenous plants for ions.
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- Di Wu
- Rare Plants Research Institute of Yangtze River, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, China
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- Rare Plants Research Institute of Yangtze River, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, China
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- Rare Plants Research Institute of Yangtze River, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, China
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- Rare Plants Research Institute of Yangtze River, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, China
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- Rare Plants Research Institute of Yangtze River, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agriculture Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agriculture Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China
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- Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan, Hubei 430010, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agriculture Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China
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- Rare Plants Research Institute of Yangtze River, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agriculture Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China
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Escolà Casas M, Matamoros V. Linking plant-root exudate changes to micropollutant exposure in aquatic plants (Lemna minor and Salvinia natans). A prospective metabolomic study. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132056. [PMID: 34481172 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132056] [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: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recent findings indicate that plant-root exudates can stimulate plant-associated microorganisms to enhance the biodegradation of contaminants in constructed wetlands. To understand this process, we studied the root-exudation changes of two aquatic plants (Lemna minor and Salvinia natans) upon micropollutants exposure (10, 100 and 1000 μg/L mixes containing naproxen, diclofenac, carbamazepine, and benzotriazole). After a 2-day exposure, plant exudates were collected, extracted and non-target analysis was performed with a gas chromatography-high resolution Orbitrap mass-spectrometer. Plants didn't show morphological or growth differences between the control and spiked reactors, but exudation changes were observed in both plants at all concentration levels. Partial least squares discriminant analysis showed that, for Lemna minor, the increase of micropollutants exposure was linked to the reduction of sugar and fatty acid exudation. This may trigger changes in the microbial community living on complex carbon forms. Instead, in Salvinia natans, micropollutants exposure was linked to the release of long-chain compounds such as cuticular waxes and sesquiterpenoids, which might be related to stress signaling. These results demonstrate that plant micropollutant-exposure at environmentally relevant concentration levels triggers changes in root exudates. This may help to design new strategies to enhance micropollutants degradation in nature based solutions such as in constructed wetlands.
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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Lohse M, Haag R, Lippold E, Vetterlein D, Reemtsma T, Lechtenfeld OJ. Direct Imaging of Plant Metabolites in the Rhizosphere Using Laser Desorption Ionization Ultra-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:753812. [PMID: 34925405 PMCID: PMC8678481 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.753812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The interplay of rhizosphere components such as root exudates, microbes, and minerals results in small-scale gradients of organic molecules in the soil around roots. The current methods for the direct chemical imaging of plant metabolites in the rhizosphere often lack molecular information or require labeling with fluorescent tags or isotopes. Here, we present a novel workflow using laser desorption ionization (LDI) combined with mass spectrometric imaging (MSI) to directly analyze plant metabolites in a complex soil matrix. Undisturbed samples of the roots and the surrounding soil of Zea mays L. plants from either field- or laboratory-scale experiments were embedded and cryosectioned to 100 μm thin sections. The target metabolites were detected with a spatial resolution of 25 μm in the root and the surrounding soil based on accurate masses using ultra-high mass resolution laser desorption ionization Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (LDI-FT-ICR-MS). Using this workflow, we could determine the rhizosphere gradients of a dihexose (e.g., sucrose) and other plant metabolites (e.g., coumaric acid, vanillic acid). The molecular gradients for the dihexose showed a high abundance of this metabolite in the root and a strong depletion of the signal intensity within 150 μm from the root surface. Analyzing several sections from the same undisturbed soil sample allowed us to follow molecular gradients along the root axis. Benefiting from the ultra-high mass resolution, isotopologues of the dihexose could be readily resolved to enable the detection of stable isotope labels on the compound level. Overall, the direct molecular imaging via LDI-FT-ICR-MS allows for the first time a non-targeted or targeted analysis of plant metabolites in undisturbed soil samples, paving the way to study the turnover of root-derived organic carbon in the rhizosphere with high chemical and spatial resolution.
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- Martin Lohse
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, Ansbach, Germany
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- Department of Soil System Science, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Soil System Science, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Halle, Germany
- Soil Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- ProVIS – Centre for Chemical Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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Corzo Remigio A, Edraki M, Baker AJM, van der Ent A. Root responses to localised soil arsenic enrichment in the fern Pityrogramma calomelanos var. austroamericana grown in rhizoboxes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 164:147-159. [PMID: 33991860 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The terrestrial fern Pityrogramma calomelanos, a cosmopolitan tropical species, is one of the strongest known arsenic (As) hyperaccumulator plants. This study aimed to determine whether P. calomelanos preferentially forages for arsenite (As3+) or arsenate (As5+) in As-contaminated soils, and whether a positive root response to As enhances accumulation in P. calomelanos. Therefore, an experiment using rhizoboxes divided in two halves were constructed with a control soil (C) and As3+ or As5+ dosed soil at either 50 and 100 μg g-1 As. Micro-X-ray Fluorescence elemental mapping (μXRF) was employed to analyze the distribution of As in roots and fronds, and Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) was used to determine As distribution in the reproductive tissues of P. calomelanos. The results showed that Pityrogramma roots do not specifically forage for As-contaminated soil; the area based on pixel counts was similar across all the treatments with no statistical differences. However, frond biomass was slightly higher in the treatments C ǀ As3+ and C ǀ As5+, and the highest accumulation of As in fronds was in the As5+ ǀ As3+ (100 μg g-1) treatment, with 3418 and 2370 μg g-1 in old and young fronds respectively. Arsenic cycling across the roots was observed by the μXRF mapping; in C ǀ As5+ (100) the As was higher and evenly distributed in both sections, whilst in C ǀ As3+ (50), the As was higher in the As3+ side. The μXRF mapping showed a broader As distribution in older fronds, where As was highest in the rachis and extended into the pinnule through the midrib. Pityrogramma calomelanos does not specifically root forage for As-enriched zones in the soil and grows healthily without signs of toxicity at lower (50 μg g-1) and higher (100 μg g-1) concentrations of As3+ and As5+ in the soil.
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- Amelia Corzo Remigio
- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia; School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia; Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, Université de Lorraine - INRAE, Nancy, UMR 1120, France
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- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Mei K, Liu J, Fan J, Guo X, Wu J, Zhou Y, Lu H, Yan C. Low-level arsenite boosts rhizospheric exudation of low-molecular-weight organic acids from mangrove seedlings (Avicennia marina): Arsenic phytoextraction, removal, and detoxification. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 775:145685. [PMID: 33631581 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination in mangrove wetlands has become a major concern. However, the impact of As on mangroves and the rhizospheric mechanism remains unclarified. In this study, various properties and responses of mangrove seedlings were investigated after exposure to arsenite (As3+). The results indicate that low-level As promoted the secretion of Low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOA, 4.5-6.59 mg/kg root in dry weight) and Fe plaque formation in their rhizospheres. Citric, oxalic, and malic acid were the three main components (84.3%-86.8%). Low-level As (5 and 10 μmol/L) also inhibited the rate of radial oxygen loss (ROL) but increased the accumulation of plant As (stem > leaf > root) and plaque As (0.23-1.13 mg/kg root in dry weight). We selected model LMWOAs to further examine As migration and speciation over time in As-enriched sediments (0, 20 and 40 mg/kg). The results reveal that LMWOAs promoted sediment As mobilisation and followed the order of citric acid > malic acid > oxalic acid. The hydrolysis and precipitation of Fe3+ and the complexation with organic ligand led to aqueous As and Fe sedimentation and, conversely, increased solution pH and re-translocated free As. The tolerance mechanisms include lowering ROL, translocating As and releasing LMWOAs to reduce its toxicity, and facilitating the fixation in sediment of oxidised As. The present study highlights the fact that mangroves are potentially favourable for As phytoextraction, removal and detoxification.
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- Kang Mei
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Pteris vittata Arsenic Accumulation Only Partially Explains Soil Arsenic Depletion during Field-Scale Phytoextraction. SOIL SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems4040071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Soil arsenic heterogeneity complicates our understanding of phytoextraction rates during arsenic phytoextraction with Pteris vittata, including in response to rate stimulation with nutrient treatments. In a 58-week arsenic phytoextraction field study, we determined the effects of soil arsenic concentrations, fertilizer application, and mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on P. vittata arsenic uptake rates, soil arsenic depletion, and arsenic soil–plant mass balances. Initial soil arsenic concentrations were positively correlated with arsenic uptake rates. Soil inoculation with mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis mosseae led to 1.5–2 times higher fern aboveground biomass. Across all treatments, ferns accumulated a mean of 3.6% of the initial soil arsenic, and mean soil arsenic concentrations decreased by up to 44%. At depths of 0–10 cm, arsenic accumulation in P. vittata matched soil arsenic depletion. However, at depths of 0–20 cm, fern arsenic accumulation could not account for 61.5% of the soil arsenic depletion, suggesting that the missing arsenic could have been lost to leaching. A higher fraction of arsenic (III) (12.8–71.5%) in the rhizosphere compared to bulk soils suggests that the rhizosphere is a distinct geochemical environment featuring processes that could solubilize arsenic. To our knowledge, this is the first mass balance relating arsenic accumulation in P. vittata to significant decreases in soil arsenic concentrations under field conditions.
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