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Zhong J, Chen S, Lin S, Jia Y, Li H, Zhan T, Li J. Obtainment and Inoculation of Acinetobacter pittii Strain JJ-2, and Combined Action with Plants for Formaldehyde and CO 2 Removal: A Research Study. Curr Microbiol 2023; 81:31. [PMID: 38062219 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03536-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
Abstract
A formaldehyde-degrading bacterium JJ-2 was isolated from the rhizosphere of Chlorophytum and identified as Acinetobacter pittii by colony morphology and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Further studies showed that under optimal conditions, JJ-2 could maintain activity for six cycles at an initial formaldehyde concentration of 450 mg L-1. At the same time, the complete degradation time was shortened from 12 to 6 h. When the JJ-2 strain was inoculated into sterile soil, the surface spray method had the best effect, and the removal efficiency of 5 ppm formaldehyde increased by 22.63%. In an actual potted plants system colonized with strain JJ-2, the first and second fumigations (without re-inoculation) increased removal by 1.36 times and 0.92 times during the day and 1.27 times and 2.07 times at night. In addition, in the second fumigation, the plant-bacteria combined system was 693.63 ppm and the plant system was 715.34 ppm, effectively reducing the CO2 concentration. This study provides an economical, ecological, and efficient approach to improve the combined system of plants and bacteria to remove gaseous formaldehyde from indoor air, with a positive impact on carbon neutrality.
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- Jiaochan Zhong
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, No. 696 South Fenghe Ave., Nanchang, 330063, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, No. 696 South Fenghe Ave., Nanchang, 330063, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, No. 696 South Fenghe Ave., Nanchang, 330063, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, No. 696 South Fenghe Ave., Nanchang, 330063, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, No. 696 South Fenghe Ave., Nanchang, 330063, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, No. 696 South Fenghe Ave., Nanchang, 330063, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, No. 696 South Fenghe Ave., Nanchang, 330063, Jiangxi, China.
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Bertels F, Rainey PB. Ancient Darwinian replicators nested within eubacterial genomes. Bioessays 2023; 45:e2200085. [PMID: 36456469 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202200085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Integrative mobile genetic elements (MGEs), such as transposons and insertion sequences, propagate within bacterial genomes, but persistence times in individual lineages are short. For long-term survival, MGEs must continuously invade new hosts by horizontal transfer. Theoretically, MGEs that persist for millions of years in single lineages, and are thus subject to vertical inheritance, should not exist. Here we draw attention to an exception - a class of MGE termed REPIN. REPINs are non-autonomous MGEs whose duplication depends on non-jumping RAYT transposases. Comparisons of REPINs and typical MGEs show that replication rates of REPINs are orders of magnitude lower, REPIN population size fluctuations correlate with changes in available genome space, REPIN conservation depends on RAYT function, and REPIN diversity accumulates within host lineages. These data lead to the hypothesis that REPINs form enduring, beneficial associations with eubacterial chromosomes. Given replicative nesting, our hypothesis predicts conflicts arising from the diverging effects of selection acting simultaneously on REPINs and host genomes. Evidence in support comes from patterns of REPIN abundance and diversity in two distantly related bacterial species. Together this bolsters the conclusion that REPINs are the genetic counterpart of mutualistic endosymbiotic bacteria.
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- Frederic Bertels
- Department of Microbial Population Biology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Population Biology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany.,Laboratory of Biophysics and Evolution, CBI, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Paris, France
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Gómez-García G, Ruiz-Enamorado A, Yuste L, Rojo F, Moreno R. Expression of the ISPpu9 transposase of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is regulated by two small RNAs and the secondary structure of the mRNA 5'-untranslated region. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:9211-9228. [PMID: 34379788 PMCID: PMC8450116 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Insertion sequences (ISs) are mobile genetic elements that only carry the information required for their own transposition. Pseudomonas putida KT2440, a model bacterium, has seven copies of an IS called ISPpu9 inserted into repetitive extragenic palindromic sequences. This work shows that the gene for ISPpu9 transposase, tnp, is regulated by two small RNAs (sRNAs) named Asr9 and Ssr9, which are encoded upstream and downstream of tnp, respectively. The tnp mRNA has a long 5′-untranslated region (5′-UTR) that can fold into a secondary structure that likely includes the ribosome-binding site (RBS). Mutations weakening this structure increased tnp mRNA translation. Asr9, an antisense sRNA complementary to the 5′-UTR, was shown to be very stable. Eliminating Asr9 considerably reduced tnp mRNA translation, suggesting that it helps to unfold this secondary structure, exposing the RBS. Ectopic overproduction of Asr9 increased the transposition frequency of a new ISPpu9 entering the cell by conjugation, suggesting improved tnp expression. Ssr9 has significant complementarity to Asr9 and annealed to it in vitro forming an RNA duplex; this would sequester it and possibly facilitate its degradation. Thus, the antisense Asr9 sRNA likely facilitates tnp expression, improving transposition, while Ssr9 might counteract Asr9, keeping tnp expression low.
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- Guillermo Gómez-García
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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Corneloup A, Caumont-Sarcos A, Kamgoue A, Marty B, Le PTN, Siguier P, Guynet C, Ton-Hoang B. TnpAREP and REP sequences dissemination in bacterial genomes: REP recognition determinants. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:6982-6995. [PMID: 34161591 PMCID: PMC8266576 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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REP, diverse palindromic DNA sequences found at high copy number in many bacterial genomes, have been attributed important roles in cell physiology but their dissemination mechanisms are poorly understood. They might represent non-autonomous transposable elements mobilizable by TnpAREP, the first prokaryotic domesticated transposase associated with REP. TnpAREP, fundamentally different from classical transposases, are members of the HuH superfamily and closely related to the transposases of the IS200/IS605 family. We previously showed that Escherichia coli TnpAREP processes cognate single stranded REP in vitro and that this activity requires the integrity of the REP structure, in particular imperfect palindromes interrupted by a bulge and preceded by a conserved DNA motif. A second group of REPs rather carry perfect palindromes, raising questions about how the latter are recognized by their cognate TnpAREP. To get insight into the importance of REP structural and sequence determinants in these two groups, we developed an in vitro activity assay coupled to a mutational analysis for three different TnpAREP/REP duos via a SELEX approach. We also tackled the question of how the cleavage site is selected. This study revealed that two TnpAREP groups have co-evolved with their cognate REPs and use different strategies to recognize their REP substrates.
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- Alix Corneloup
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), CBI, CNRS, Université Toulouse UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), CBI, CNRS, Université Toulouse UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), CBI, CNRS, Université Toulouse UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), CBI, CNRS, Université Toulouse UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), CBI, CNRS, Université Toulouse UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), CBI, CNRS, Université Toulouse UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), CBI, CNRS, Université Toulouse UPS, Toulouse, France
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Park HJ, Gokhale CS, Bertels F. How sequence populations persist inside bacterial genomes. Genetics 2021; 217:6151697. [PMID: 33724360 PMCID: PMC8049555 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Compared to their eukaryotic counterparts, bacterial genomes are small and contain extremely tightly packed genes. Repetitive sequences are rare but not completely absent. One of the most common repeat families is REPINs. REPINs can replicate in the host genome and form populations that persist for millions of years. Here, we model the interactions of these intragenomic sequence populations with the bacterial host. We first confirm well-established results, in the presence and absence of horizontal gene transfer (hgt) sequence populations either expand until they drive the host to extinction or the sequence population gets purged from the genome. We then show that a sequence population can be stably maintained, when each individual sequence provides a benefit that decreases with increasing sequence population size. Maintaining a sequence population of stable size also requires the replication of the sequence population to be costly to the host, otherwise the sequence population size will increase indefinitely. Surprisingly, in regimes with high hgt rates, the benefit conferred by the sequence population does not have to exceed the damage it causes to its host. Our analyses provide a plausible scenario for the persistence of sequence populations in bacterial genomes. We also hypothesize a limited biologically relevant parameter range for the provided benefit, which can be tested in future experiments.
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- Hye Jin Park
- Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, 24306, Germany.,Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Pohang, 37673, Korea.,Department of Physics, POSTECH, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Research Group for Theoretical Models of Eco-evolutionary Dynamics, Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, 24306, Germany
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- Research Group for Microbial Molecular Evolution, Department of Microbial Population Biology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, 24306, Germany
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Quentin Y, Siguier P, Chandler M, Fichant G. Single-strand DNA processing: phylogenomics and sequence diversity of a superfamily of potential prokaryotic HuH endonucleases. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:475. [PMID: 29914351 PMCID: PMC6006769 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4836-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Some mobile genetic elements target the lagging strand template during DNA replication. Bacterial examples are insertion sequences IS608 and ISDra2 (IS200/IS605 family members). They use obligatory single-stranded circular DNA intermediates for excision and insertion and encode a transposase, TnpAIS200, which recognizes subterminal secondary structures at the insertion sequence ends. Similar secondary structures, Repeated Extragenic Palindromes (REP), are present in many bacterial genomes. TnpAIS200-related proteins, TnpAREP, have been identified and could be responsible for REP sequence proliferation. These proteins share a conserved HuH/Tyrosine core domain responsible for catalysis and are involved in processes of ssDNA cleavage and ligation. Our goal is to characterize the diversity of these proteins collectively referred as the TnpAY1 family. Results A genome-wide analysis of sequences similar to TnpAIS200 and TnpAREP in prokaryotes revealed a large number of family members with a wide taxonomic distribution. These can be arranged into three distinct classes and 12 subclasses based on sequence similarity. One subclass includes sequences similar to TnpAIS200. Proteins from other subclasses are not associated with typical insertion sequence features. These are characterized by specific additional domains possibly involved in protein/DNA or protein/protein interactions. Their genes are found in more than 25% of species analyzed. They exhibit a patchy taxonomic distribution consistent with dissemination by horizontal gene transfers followed by loss. The tnpAREP genes of five subclasses are flanked by typical REP sequences in a REPtron-like arrangement. Four distinct REP types were characterized with a subclass specific distribution. Other subclasses are not associated with REP sequences but have a large conserved domain located in C-terminal end of their sequence. This unexpected diversity suggests that, while most likely involved in processing single-strand DNA, proteins from different subfamilies may play a number of different roles. Conclusions We established a detailed classification of TnpAY1 proteins, consolidated by the analysis of the conserved core domains and the characterization of additional domains. The data obtained illustrate the unexpected diversity of the TnpAY1 family and provide a strong framework for future evolutionary and functional studies. By their potential function in ssDNA editing, they may confer adaptive responses to host cell physiology and metabolism. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-018-4836-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yves Quentin
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, UMR5100, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse, UPS, F-31062, Toulouse, France.
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, UMR5100, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse, UPS, F-31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, UMR5100, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse, UPS, F-31062, Toulouse, France.
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, UMR5100, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse, UPS, F-31062, Toulouse, France
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Bertels F, Gokhale CS, Traulsen A. Discovering Complete Quasispecies in Bacterial Genomes. Genetics 2017; 206:2149-2157. [PMID: 28630115 PMCID: PMC5560812 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.201160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Mobile genetic elements can be found in almost all genomes. Possibly the most common nonautonomous mobile genetic elements in bacteria are repetitive extragenic palindromic doublets forming hairpins (REPINs) that can occur hundreds of times within a genome. The sum of all REPINs in a genome can be viewed as an evolving population because REPINs replicate and mutate. In contrast to most other biological populations, we know the exact composition of the REPIN population and the sequence of each member of the population. Here, we model the evolution of REPINs as quasispecies. We fit our quasispecies model to 10 different REPIN populations from 10 different bacterial strains and estimate effective duplication rates. Our estimated duplication rates range from ∼5 × 10-9 to 15 × 10-9 duplications per bacterial generation per REPIN. The small range and the low level of the REPIN duplication rates suggest a universal trade-off between the survival of the REPIN population and the reduction of the mutational load for the host genome. The REPIN populations we investigated also possess features typical of other natural populations. One population shows hallmarks of a population that is going extinct, another population seems to be growing in size, and we also see an example of competition between two REPIN populations.
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- Frederic Bertels
- Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany
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