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Harzallah B, Grama SB, Bousseboua H, Jouanneau Y, Yang J, Li J. Isolation and characterization of Indigenous Bacilli strains from an oil refinery wastewater with potential applications for phenol/cresol bioremediation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 332:117322. [PMID: 36724594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117322] [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: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Phenolic compounds are frequently occurring in wastewaters from various industrial processes at high concentrations, imposing prominent risk to aquatic biosphere and human health. Bioremediation has been proven to be an effective approach to remove these compounds, and hunting for functional organisms is still of primary importance to develop efficient processes. In this study, we report several newly isolated bacillus strains with superior performances in metabolizing phenols, one of which showed paramount efficiencies to metabolize phenol at concentrations up to 1200 mg L-1 and could simultaneously degrade a wide range of other phenolic compounds. The genes encoding for phenol hydroxylase (PH) and catechol-2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) have been detected and characterized, evidencing that phenol degradation occurs via the meta pathway. The GC level of the PH gene was found to be much higher than that of genes from other Bacilli but was quite close to that of the genes from Rhodococcus, and the induction of both enzymes by phenols was confirmed by RT-PCR experiments. We intend to believe this novel strain might be promising to serve as preferred organisms for developing more robust and efficient bioremediation processes of degrading phenolic compounds due to its validated performance.
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- Besma Harzallah
- CEA, DRF, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Grenoble F-38054, France; CNRS, UMR 5249, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Grenoble F-38054, France; Université Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Grenoble F-38000, France; Université des Frères Mentouri, Laboratoire de Génie Microbiologique et Applications, Constantine 25117, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Natural Substances, Biomolecules and Biotechnological Applications, University of Oum El Bouaghi, Oum El Bouaghi 04000, Algeria.
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biotechnologies, Constantine 25000, Algeria
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- CEA, DRF, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Grenoble F-38054, France; CNRS, UMR 5249, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Grenoble F-38054, France; Université Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chongqing 400714, China
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua 617000, China.
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Characterization and Expression Analysis of Extradiol and Intradiol Dioxygenase of Phenol-Degrading Haloalkaliphilic Bacterial Isolates. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:294. [PMID: 35989347 PMCID: PMC9393131 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-022-02981-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Haloalkophilic bacteria have a potential advantage as a bioremediation organism of high oil-polluted and industrial wastewater. In the current study, Haloalkaliphilic isolates were obtained from Hamralake, Wadi EL-Natrun, Egypt. The phenotype script, biochemical characters, and sequence analysis of bacterial-16S rRNA were used to identify the bacterial isolates; Halomonas HA1 and Marinobacter HA2. These strains required high concentrations of NaCl to ensure bacterial growth, especially Halomonas HA1 strain. Notably, both isolates can degrade phenol at optimal pH values, between 8 and 9, with the ability to grow in pH levels up to 11, like what was seen in the Halomonas HA1 strain. Moreover, both isolates represent two different mechanistic pathways for phenol degradation. Halomonas HA1 exploits the 1,2 phenol meta-cleavage pathway, while Marinobacter HA2 uses the 2,3 ortho-cleavage pathway as indicated by universal primers for 1,2 and 2,3 CTD genes. Interestingly, Marinobacter HA2 isolate eliminated the added phenol within an incubation period of 72 h, while the Halomonas HA1 isolate invested 96 h in degrading 84% of the same amount of phenol. Phylogenetic analysis of these 1,2 CTD (catechol dioxygenase) sequences clearly showed an evolutionary relationship between 1,2 dioxygenases of both Halomonadaceae and Pseudomonadaceae. In comparison, 2,3 CTD of Marinobacter HA2 shared the main domains of the closely related species. Furthermore, semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis proved the constitutive expression pattern of both dioxygenase genes. These findings provide new isolates of Halomonas sp. and Marinobacter sp. that can degrade phenol at high salt and pH conditions via two independent mechanisms.
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Zaborowska M, Wyszkowska J, Borowik A, Kucharski J. Perna canaliculus as an Ecological Material in the Removal of o-Cresol Pollutants from Soil. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:6685. [PMID: 34772211 PMCID: PMC8588315 DOI: 10.3390/ma14216685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Soil contamination with cresol is a problem of the 21st century and poses a threat to soil microorganisms, humans, animals, and plants. The lack of precise data on the potential toxicity of o-cresol in soil microbiome and biochemical activity, as well as the search for effective remediation methods, inspired the aim of this study. Soil is subjected to four levels of contamination with o-cresol: 0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 50 mg o-cresol kg-1 dry matter (DM) of soil and the following are determined: the count of eight groups of microorganisms, colony development index (CD) and ecophysiological diversity index (EP) for organotrophic bacteria, actinobacteria and fungi, and the bacterial genetic diversity. Moreover, the responses of seven soil enzymes are investigated. Perna canaliculus is a recognized biosorbent of organic pollutants. Therefore, microbial biostimulation with Perna canaliculus shells is used to eliminate the negative effect of the phenolic compound on the soil microbiome. Fungi appears to be the microorganisms most sensitive to o-cresol, while Pseudomonas sp. is the least sensitive. In o-cresol-contaminated soils, the microbiome is represented mainly by the bacteria of the Proteobacteria and Firmicutes phyla. Acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and urease can be regarded as sensitive indicators of soil disturbance. Perna canaliculus shells prove to be an effective biostimulator of soil under pressure with o-cresol.
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- Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 3, 10727 Olsztyn, Poland; (M.Z.); (A.B.); (J.K.)
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Lee GLY, Zakaria NN, Convey P, Futamata H, Zulkharnain A, Suzuki K, Abdul Khalil K, Shaharuddin NA, Alias SA, González-Rocha G, Ahmad SA. Statistical Optimisation of Phenol Degradation and Pathway Identification through Whole Genome Sequencing of the Cold-Adapted Antarctic Bacterium, Rhodococcus sp. Strain AQ5-07. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249363. [PMID: 33316871 PMCID: PMC7764105 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Study of the potential of Antarctic microorganisms for use in bioremediation is of increasing interest due to their adaptations to harsh environmental conditions and their metabolic potential in removing a wide variety of organic pollutants at low temperature. In this study, the psychrotolerant bacterium Rhodococcus sp. strain AQ5-07, originally isolated from soil from King George Island (South Shetland Islands, maritime Antarctic), was found to be capable of utilizing phenol as sole carbon and energy source. The bacterium achieved 92.91% degradation of 0.5 g/L phenol under conditions predicted by response surface methodology (RSM) within 84 h at 14.8 °C, pH 7.05, and 0.41 g/L ammonium sulphate. The assembled draft genome sequence (6.75 Mbp) of strain AQ5-07 was obtained through whole genome sequencing (WGS) using the Illumina Hiseq platform. The genome analysis identified a complete gene cluster containing catA, catB, catC, catR, pheR, pheA2, and pheA1. The genome harbours the complete enzyme systems required for phenol and catechol degradation while suggesting phenol degradation occurs via the β-ketoadipate pathway. Enzymatic assay using cell-free crude extract revealed catechol 1,2-dioxygenase activity while no catechol 2,3-dioxygenase activity was detected, supporting this suggestion. The genomic sequence data provide information on gene candidates responsible for phenol and catechol degradation by indigenous Antarctic bacteria and contribute to knowledge of microbial aromatic metabolism and genetic biodiversity in Antarctica.
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- Gillian Li Yin Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang UPM 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (G.L.Y.L.); (N.N.Z.); (N.A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang UPM 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (G.L.Y.L.); (N.N.Z.); (N.A.S.)
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- British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK;
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu 432-8561, Japan;
- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan;
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- Department of Bioscience and Engineering, College of Systems Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 307 Fukasaku, Minuma-ku, Saitama 337-8570, Japan;
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan;
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- School of Biology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang UPM 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (G.L.Y.L.); (N.N.Z.); (N.A.S.)
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- National Antarctic Research Centre, B303 Level 3, Block B, IPS Building, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia;
- Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, B303 Level 3, Block B, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Laboratorio de Investigacion en Agentes Antibacterianos, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion 4070386, Chile;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang UPM 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (G.L.Y.L.); (N.N.Z.); (N.A.S.)
- National Antarctic Research Centre, B303 Level 3, Block B, IPS Building, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia;
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Elken E, Heinaru E, Jõesaar M, Heinaru A. Formation of new PHE plasmids in pseudomonads in a phenol-polluted environment. Plasmid 2020; 110:102504. [PMID: 32289323 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2020.102504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Several years ago, a laboratory-constructed plasmid with a single-component phenol monooxygenase gene (pheBA operon) flanked by two IS elements was released to a phenol-polluted area. During the following years, we found in the test area widely distributed pheBA operon-containing bacteria. The new pheBA+ strains belong predominantly to the Pseudomonas fluorescens group, and they did not arise via selection of the released PHE plasmid. On the contrary, the formation of several different types of PHE plasmids occurred, namely pPHE101 (60,958 bp) from the IncP-9 group, non-transferable plasmid pPHE69 (44,717 bp), mobilizable plasmid pPHE20 (39,609 bp) and the IncP-7 type plasmid pPHE24ΔpheBA (120,754 bp), in which the pheBA operon was translocated from the plasmid to the chromosome. In two cases, PHE plasmid-bearing strains exist in a multi-plasmid state, also containing the non-catabolic plasmids pG20 (133,709 bp) and pG69 (144,433 bp) with backbones sharing 97% DNA identity and with redundant genes for the initiation of replication, repA1and repA2, of which only one was active. Seemingly, several other plasmids and bacterial features besides the pheBA operon were involved in selective distribution of catabolic operons in the natural environment. The comparison of the genetic structure of plasmids and IS elements' functions, as well as resistance to heavy metals of seven completely sequenced plasmids, are discussed.
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- Eve Elken
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, 51010 Tartu, Estonia.
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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Pseudomonas putidais a fast-growing bacterium found mostly in temperate soil and water habitats. The metabolic versatility ofP. putidamakes this organism attractive for biotechnological applications such as biodegradation of environmental pollutants and synthesis of added-value chemicals (biocatalysis). This organism has been extensively studied in respect to various stress responses, mechanisms of genetic plasticity and transcriptional regulation of catabolic genes.P. putidais able to colonize the surface of living organisms, but is generally considered to be of low virulence. A number ofP. putidastrains are able to promote plant growth. The aim of this review is to give historical overview of the discovery of the speciesP. putidaand isolation and characterization ofP. putidastrains displaying potential for biotechnological applications. This review also discusses some major findings inP. putidaresearch encompassing regulation of catabolic operons, stress-tolerance mechanisms and mechanisms affecting evolvability of bacteria under conditions of environmental stress.
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Becker J, Wittmann C. A field of dreams: Lignin valorization into chemicals, materials, fuels, and health-care products. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:107360. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sabu R, Aswani R, Prabhakaran P, Krishnakumar B, Radhakrishnan EK. Differential Modulation of Endophytic Microbiome of Ginger in the Presence of Beneficial Organisms, Pathogens and Both as Identified by DGGE Analysis. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:1033-1037. [PMID: 29600411 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1485-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Endophytic microorganisms play a significant role in plants response to beneficial organisms and pathogens. In the current study, endophytic microorganisms from Zingiber officinale were screened for in vitro inhibition against Pythium myriotylum. From this, Burkholderia vietnamiensis ZoB74 was selected as an organism with remarkable antifungal effect. Further, the study focussed on analysis of in vivo changes in endophytic bacterial community of Z. officinale in presence of selected organisms and the pathogen P. myriotylum by PCR-DGGE. 16S rDNA sequencing of bacterial community after DGGE has resulted in the identification of a group of uncultured bacteria as the predominant microbial community of rhizome under various conditions of treatment. High frequency dominance of these endophytic bacteria suggests their role in disease resistance to soft rot in ginger. This also revealed the variation of endophytic microbiome of Z. officinale under biotic stress. Hence the study provides molecular insight into uncultured microbiome and its stress-inducible variation in ginger rhizome.
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- Rohini Sabu
- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, PD Hills (PO), Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, PD Hills (PO), Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India
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- Environmental Technology Division, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, India
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- Environmental Technology Division, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, PD Hills (PO), Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India.
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Transcriptional control of the phenol hydroxylase gene phe of Corynebacterium glutamicum by the AraC-type regulator PheR. Microbiol Res 2018; 209:14-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ilmjärv T, Naanuri E, Kivisaar M. Contribution of increased mutagenesis to the evolution of pollutants-degrading indigenous bacteria. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182484. [PMID: 28777807 PMCID: PMC5544203 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bacteria can rapidly evolve mechanisms allowing them to use toxic environmental pollutants as a carbon source. In the current study we examined whether the survival and evolution of indigenous bacteria with the capacity to degrade organic pollutants could be connected with increased mutation frequency. The presence of constitutive and transient mutators was monitored among 53 pollutants-degrading indigenous bacterial strains. Only two strains expressed a moderate mutator phenotype and six were hypomutators, which implies that constitutively increased mutability has not been prevalent in the evolution of pollutants degrading bacteria. At the same time, a large proportion of the studied indigenous strains exhibited UV-irradiation-induced mutagenesis, indicating that these strains possess error-prone DNA polymerases which could elevate mutation frequency transiently under the conditions of DNA damage. A closer inspection of two Pseudomonas fluorescens strains PC20 and PC24 revealed that they harbour genes for ImuC (DnaE2) and more than one copy of genes for Pol V. Our results also revealed that availability of other nutrients in addition to aromatic pollutants in the growth environment of bacteria affects mutagenic effects of aromatic compounds. These results also implied that mutagenicity might be affected by a factor of how long bacteria have evolved to use a particular pollutant as a carbon source.
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- Tanel Ilmjärv
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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A bacterial aromatic aldehyde dehydrogenase critical for the efficient catabolism of syringaldehyde. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44422. [PMID: 28294121 PMCID: PMC5353671 DOI: 10.1038/srep44422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Vanillin and syringaldehyde obtained from lignin are essential intermediates for the production of basic chemicals using microbial cell factories. However, in contrast to vanillin, the microbial conversion of syringaldehyde is poorly understood. Here, we identified an aromatic aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene responsible for syringaldehyde catabolism from 20 putative ALDH genes of Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6. All these genes were expressed in Escherichia coli, and nine gene products, including previously characterized BzaA, BzaB, and vanillin dehydrogenase (LigV), exhibited oxidation activities for syringaldehyde to produce syringate. Among these genes, SLG_28320 (desV) and ligV were most highly and constitutively transcribed in the SYK-6 cells. Disruption of desV in SYK-6 resulted in a significant reduction in growth on syringaldehyde and in syringaldehyde oxidation activity. Furthermore, a desV ligV double mutant almost completely lost its ability to grow on syringaldehyde. Purified DesV showed similar kcat/Km values for syringaldehyde (2100 s−1·mM−1) and vanillin (1700 s−1·mM−1), whereas LigV substantially preferred vanillin (8800 s−1·mM−1) over syringaldehyde (1.4 s−1·mM−1). These results clearly demonstrate that desV plays a major role in syringaldehyde catabolism. Phylogenetic analyses showed that DesV-like ALDHs formed a distinct phylogenetic cluster separated from the vanillin dehydrogenase cluster.
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Heinaru E, Naanuri E, Grünbach M, Jõesaar M, Heinaru A. Functional redundancy in phenol and toluene degradation in Pseudomonas stutzeri strains isolated from the Baltic Sea. Gene 2016; 589:90-98. [PMID: 27185632 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In the present study we describe functional redundancy of bacterial multicomponent monooxygenases (toluene monooxygenase (TMO) and toluene/xylene monooxygenase (XylAM) of TOL pathway) and cooperative genetic regulation at the expression of the respective catabolic operons by touR and xylR encoded regulatory circuits in five phenol- and toluene-degrading Pseudomonas stutzeri strains. In these strains both toluene degradation pathways (TMO and Xyl) are active and induced by toluene and phenol. The whole genome sequence of the representative strain 2A20 revealed the presence of complete TMO- and Xyl-upper pathway operons together with two sets of lower catechol meta pathway operons, as well as phenol-degrading operon in a single 292,430bp contig. The much lower GC content and analysis of the predicted ORFs refer to the plasmid origin of the approximately 130kb region of this contig, containing the xyl, phe and tou genes. The deduced amino acid sequences of the TMO, XylA and the large subunit of phenol monooxygenase (LmPH) show 98-100% identity with the respective gene products of the strain Pseudomonas sp. OX1. In both strains 2A20 and OX1 the meta-cleavage pathways for catechol degradation are coded by two redundant operons (phe and xyl). We show that in the strain 2A20 TouR and XylR are activated by different effector molecules, phenol and toluene, respectively, and they both control transcription of the xyl upper, tou (TMO) and phe catabolic operons. Although the growth parameters of redundant strains did not show advantage at toluene biodegradation, the functional redundancy could provide better flexibility to the bacteria in environmental conditions.
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- Eeva Heinaru
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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Viggor S, Jõesaar M, Vedler E, Kiiker R, Pärnpuu L, Heinaru A. Occurrence of diverse alkane hydroxylase alkB genes in indigenous oil-degrading bacteria of Baltic Sea surface water. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 101:507-516. [PMID: 26541986 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Formation of specific oil degrading bacterial communities in diesel fuel, crude oil, heptane and hexadecane supplemented microcosms of the Baltic Sea surface water samples was revealed. The 475 sequences from constructed alkane hydroxylase alkB gene clone libraries were grouped into 30 OPFs. The two largest groups were most similar to Pedobacter sp. (245 from 475) and Limnobacter sp. (112 from 475) alkB gene sequences. From 56 alkane-degrading bacterial strains 41 belonged to the Pseudomonas spp. and 8 to the Rhodococcus spp. having redundant alkB genes. Together 68 alkB gene sequences were identified. These genes grouped into 20 OPFs, half of them being specific only to the isolated strains. Altogether 543 diverse alkB genes were characterized in the brackish Baltic Sea water; some of them representing novel lineages having very low sequence identities with corresponding genes of the reference strains.
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- Signe Viggor
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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Park SK, Jang HM, Ha JH, Park JM. Sequential sludge digestion after diverse pre-treatment conditions: sludge removal, methane production and microbial community changes. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 162:331-40. [PMID: 24768888 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A lab-scale sequential sludge digestion process which consists of a mesophilic anaerobic digester (MAD) and a thermophilic aerobic digester (TAD) was developed. Thermal, thermal-alkaline and long-term alkaline pre-treatments were applied to the feed sludge to examine their effects on sludge removal and methane production. Especially after thermal-alkaline pre-treatment, high COD removal was maintained; methane production rate was also drastically increased by improving the hydrolysis step of sludge degradation. Polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gel gradient electrophoresis indicated that bacterial communities were represented by three phyla (Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria) and that Clostridium straminisolvens was the major bacterial species in MAD. Quantitative real-time PCR results indicated that Methanosaeta concilli was the major archaeal species in MAD, and that Ureibacillus sp. was the most abundant bacterial species in TAD.
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- Sang Kyu Park
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea.
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El-Sayed WS, Ibrahim MK, Ouf SA. Molecular characterization of the alpha subunit of multicomponent phenol hydroxylase from 4-chlorophenol-degrading Pseudomonas sp. strain PT3. J Microbiol 2014; 52:13-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-014-3250-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Revised: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vedler E, Heinaru E, Jutkina J, Viggor S, Koressaar T, Remm M, Heinaru A. Limnobacter spp. as newly detected phenol-degraders among Baltic Sea surface water bacteria characterised by comparative analysis of catabolic genes. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:525-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rizoulis A, Elliott DR, Rolfe SA, Thornton SF, Banwart SA, Pickup RW, Scholes JD. Diversity of planktonic and attached bacterial communities in a phenol-contaminated sandstone aquifer. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2013; 66:84-95. [PMID: 23640275 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0233-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Polluted aquifers contain indigenous microbial communities with the potential for in situ bioremediation. However, the effect of hydrogeochemical gradients on in situ microbial communities (especially at the plume fringe, where natural attenuation is higher) is still not clear. In this study, we used culture-independent techniques to investigate the diversity of in situ planktonic and attached bacterial communities in a phenol-contaminated sandstone aquifer. Within the upper and lower plume fringes, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles indicated that planktonic community structure was influenced by the steep hydrogeochemical gradient of the plume rather than the spatial location in the aquifer. Under the same hydrogeochemical conditions (in the lower plume fringe, 30 m below ground level), 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing showed that planktonic and attached bacterial communities differed markedly and that the attached community was more diverse. The 16S rRNA gene phylogeny also suggested that a phylogenetically diverse bacterial community operated at this depth (30 mbgl), with biodegradation of phenolic compounds by nitrate-reducing Azoarcus and Acidovorax strains potentially being an important process. The presence of acetogenic and sulphate-reducing bacteria only in the planktonic clone library indicates that some natural attenuation processes may occur preferentially in one of the two growth phases (attached or planktonic). Therefore, this study has provided a better understanding of the microbial ecology of this phenol-contaminated aquifer, and it highlights the need for investigating both planktonic and attached microbial communities when assessing the potential for natural attenuation in contaminated aquifers.
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- Athanasios Rizoulis
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
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Xie Y, Yu F, Wang Q, Gu X, Chen W. Cloning of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase gene and construction of a stable genetically engineered strain for degrading crude oil. Indian J Microbiol 2013; 54:59-64. [PMID: 24426168 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-013-0411-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida strain BNF1 was isolated to degrade aromatic hydrocarbons efficiently and use phenol as a main carbon and energy source to support its growth. Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase was found to be the responsible key enzyme for the biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase gene was cloned from plasmid DNA of P. putida strain BNF1. The nucleotide base sequence of a 924 bp segment encoding the catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) was determined. This segment showed an open reading frame, which encoded a polypeptide of 307 amino acids. C23O gene was inserted into NotI-cut transposon vector pUT/mini-Tn5 (Km(r)) to get a novel transposon vector pUT/mini-Tn5-C23O. With the helper plasmid PRK2013, the transposon vector pUT/mini-Tn5-C23O was introduced into one alkanes degrading strain Acinetobacter sp. BS3 by triparental conjugation, and then the C23O gene was integrated into the chromosome of Acinetobacter sp. BS3. And the recombinant BS3-C23O, which could express catechol 2,3-dioxygenase protein, was obtained. The recombinant BS3-C23O was able to degrade various aromatic hydrocarbons and n-alkanes. Broad substrate specificity, high enzyme activity, and the favorable stability suggest that the BS3-C23O was a potential candidate used for the biodegradation of crude oil.
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- Yun Xie
- Biology Department, Northwestern University, Xi'an, China
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- Biology Department, Northwestern University, Xi'an, China
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- Biology Department, Northwestern University, Xi'an, China
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- Sinochem Chemical Industry Park, Taicang, China
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- Biology Department, Northwestern University, Xi'an, China
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Viggor S, Juhanson J, Jõesaar M, Mitt M, Truu J, Vedler E, Heinaru A. Dynamic changes in the structure of microbial communities in Baltic Sea coastal seawater microcosms modified by crude oil, shale oil or diesel fuel. Microbiol Res 2013; 168:415-27. [PMID: 23510642 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2013.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The coastal waters of the Baltic Sea are constantly threatened by oil spills, due to the extensive transportation of oil products across the sea. To characterise the hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial community of this marine area, microcosm experiments on diesel fuel, crude oil and shale oil were performed. Analysis of these microcosms, using alkane monooxygenase (alkB) and 16S rRNA marker genes in PCR-DGGE experiments, demonstrated that substrate type and concentration strongly influence species composition and the occurrence of alkB genes in respective oil degrading bacterial communities. Gammaproteobacteria (particularly the genus Pseudomonas) and Alphaproteobacteria were dominant in all microcosms treated with oils. All alkB genes carried by bacterial isolates (40 strains), and 8 of the 11 major DGGE bands from the microcosms, had more than 95% sequence identity with the alkB genes of Pseudomonas fluorescens. However, the closest relatives of the majority of sequences (54 sequences from 79) of the alkB gene library from initially collected seawater DNA were Actinobacteria. alkB gene expression, induced by hexadecane, was recorded in isolated bacterial strains. Thus, complementary culture dependent and independent methods provided a more accurate picture about the complex seawater microbial communities of the Baltic Sea.
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- Signe Viggor
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Genetics, University of Tartu, 23 Riia Street, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
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Occurrence of plasmids in the aromatic degrading bacterioplankton of the baltic sea. Genes (Basel) 2011; 2:853-68. [PMID: 24710296 PMCID: PMC3927600 DOI: 10.3390/genes2040853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 09/23/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Plasmids are mobile genetic elements that provide their hosts with many beneficial traits including in some cases the ability to degrade different aromatic compounds. To fulfill the knowledge gap regarding catabolic plasmids of the Baltic Sea water, a total of 209 biodegrading bacterial strains were isolated and screened for the presence of these mobile genetic elements. We found that both large and small plasmids are common in the cultivable Baltic Sea bacterioplankton and are particularly prevalent among bacterial genera Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter. Out of 61 plasmid-containing strains (29% of all isolates), 34 strains were found to carry large plasmids, which could be associated with the biodegradative capabilities of the host bacterial strains. Focusing on the diversity of IncP-9 plasmids, self-transmissible m-toluate (TOL) and salicylate (SAL) plasmids were detected. Sequencing the repA gene of IncP-9 carrying isolates revealed a high diversity within IncP-9 plasmid family, as well as extended the assumed bacterial host species range of the IncP-9 representatives. This study is the first insight into the genetic pool of the IncP-9 catabolic plasmids in the Baltic Sea bacterioplankton.
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Moreno MDL, Sánchez-Porro C, Piubeli F, Frias L, García MT, Mellado E. Cloning, characterization and analysis of cat and ben genes from the phenol degrading halophilic bacterium Halomonas organivorans. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21049. [PMID: 21695219 PMCID: PMC3112211 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Extensive use of phenolic compounds in industry has resulted in the generation of saline wastewaters that produce significant environmental contamination; however, little information is available on the degradation of phenolic compounds in saline conditions. Halomonas organivorans G-16.1 (CECT 5995T) is a moderately halophilic bacterium that we isolated in a previous work from saline environments of South Spain by enrichment for growth in different pollutants, including phenolic compounds. PCR amplification with degenerate primers revealed the presence of genes encoding ring-cleaving enzymes of the β-ketoadipate pathway for aromatic catabolism in H. organivorans. Findings The gene cluster catRBCA, involved in catechol degradation, was isolated from H. organivorans. The genes catA, catB, catC and the divergently transcribed catR code for catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (1,2-CTD), cis,cis-muconate cycloisomerase, muconolactone delta-isomerase and a LysR-type transcriptional regulator, respectively. The benzoate catabolic genes (benA and benB) are located flanking the cat genes. The expression of cat and ben genes by phenol and benzoic acid was shown by RT-PCR analysis. The induction of catA gene by phenol and benzoic acid was also probed by the measurement of 1,2-CTD activity in H. organivorans growth in presence of these inducers. 16S rRNA and catA gene-based phylogenies were established among different degrading bacteria showing no phylogenetic correlation between both genes. Conclusions/Significance In this work, we isolated and determined the sequence of a gene cluster from a moderately halophilic bacterium encoding ortho-pathway genes involved in the catabolic metabolism of phenol and analyzed the gene organization, constituting the first report characterizing catabolic genes involved in the degradation of phenol in moderate halophiles, providing an ideal model system to investigate the potential use of this group of extremophiles in the decontamination of saline environments.
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- Department of Food Science, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Yu H, Peng Z, Zhan Y, Wang J, Yan Y, Chen M, Lu W, Ping S, Zhang W, Zhao Z, Li S, Takeo M, Lin M. Novel regulator MphX represses activation of phenol hydroxylase genes caused by a XylR/DmpR-type regulator MphR in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17350. [PMID: 21455294 PMCID: PMC3063778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter calcoaceticus PHEA-2 utilizes phenol as its sole carbon and energy source and has a multi-component phenol hydroxylase-encoding gene operon (mphKLMNOP) for phenol degradation. Two additional genes, mphR and mphX, were found upstream and downstream of mphKLMNOP, respectively. The mphR gene encodes a XylR/DmpR-type regulator-like protein and is transcribed in the opposite direction to mphKLMNOP. The mphX gene is transcribed in the same direction as mphKLMNOP and encodes a protein with 293 amino acid residues showing weak identity with some unknown proteins encoded in the meta-cleavage pathway gene clusters for aromatic compound degradation. Disruption of mphR by homologous recombination resulted in the loss of phenol degradation while disruption of mphX caused significantly faster phenol degradation than in the wild type strain. Transcriptional assays for mphK, mphR, and mphX revealed that mphR activated mphKLMNOP transcription in the presence of phenol, but mphX partially repressed this activation. Gel mobility-shift assay demonstrated a direct interaction of MphR with the mphK promoter region. These results indicate the involvement of a novel repressor protein MphX in transcriptional regulation of phenol hydroxylase genes caused by a XylR/DmpR-type regulator MphR.
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- Haiying Yu
- College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- Department of Materials Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- National Centre for Plant Gene Research, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- National Centre for Plant Gene Research, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
- * E-mail: (MT); (ML)
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- College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (MT); (ML)
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Ho KL, Chen YY, Lee DJ. Functional consortia for cresol-degrading activated sludges: toxicity-to-extinction approach. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2010; 101:9000-9005. [PMID: 20655745 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2010] [Revised: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The conventional roll tube and plating techniques are typically time consuming and can culture in vitro only a small fraction of microbes in natural microflora. This study utilizes a novel, simple, and rapid method, the toxicity-to-extinction approach, to obtain the minimal functional consortium that can effectively degrade meta- (m-), para- (p-), and ortho- (o-) cresols. The original sludge had 16 major bands by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Microbial diversity decreased as the cresol concentration increased. The functional strains acquired under toxic stress by dosed cresols that individually degraded m-, p-, and o-cresols were identified. Catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (C12D) and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23D) activities in cell-free extracts were determined spectrophotometrically and were correlated with noted changes in microbial communities under cresol stress. The proposed toxicity-to-extinction approach is feasible for isolating a functional consortium from sludge for cresol degradation.
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- Kuo-Ling Ho
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Gao D, Liu L, Liang H, Wu WM. Aerobic granular sludge: characterization, mechanism of granulation and application to wastewater treatment. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2010; 31:137-52. [DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2010.497961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Degradation of cresols by phenol-acclimated aerobic granules. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 89:209-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2878-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2010] [Revised: 08/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang ZY, Pan LP, Li HH. Isolation, identification and characterization of soil microbes which degrade phenolic allelochemicals. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 108:1839-49. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04589.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Jõesaar M, Heinaru E, Viggor S, Vedler E, Heinaru A. Diversity of the transcriptional regulation of the pch gene cluster in two indigenous p-cresol-degradative strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2010; 72:464-75. [PMID: 20370825 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00858.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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p-Cresol methylhydroxylase (PCMH), a key enzyme responsible for the catabolism of p-cresol via the protocatechuate ortho pathway, was used as a tool to characterize catabolic differences between phenol- and p-cresol-degrading Pseudomonas fluore-scens strains PC18 and PC24. Although both strains catabolize p-cresol using PCMH, different whole-cell kinetic parameters for this compound were revealed. Affinity for the substrate and the specific growth rate were higher in PC18, whereas maximum p-cresol tolerance was higher in PC24. In addition, PCMH of strain PC18 was induced during growth on phenol. In both strains, the pchACXF operon, which encodes p-hydroxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase and PCMH, was sequenced. Transcriptional regulation of these operons by PchR, a putative sigma(54)-dependent regulator, was shown. Although the promoters of these operons resembled sigma(54)-controlled promoters, they differed from the consensus sequence by having T instead of C at position -12. Complementation assays confirmed that the amino acid sequence differences of the PchR regulators between the two strains studied led to different effector-binding capabilities of these proteins: (1) phenol was a more efficient effector for PchR of PC18 than p-cresol, (2) phenol did not activate the regulator of PC24, and (3) both regulators responded similarly to p-cresol.
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- Merike Jõesaar
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia.
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Juhanson J, Truu J, Heinaru E, Heinaru A. Survival and catabolic performance of introducedPseudomonasstrains during phytoremediation and bioaugmentation field experiment. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2009; 70:446-55. [PMID: 19732146 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00754.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Jaanis Juhanson
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
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Comprehensive study on dynamics of microbial community in Anaerobic-Oxic-Oxic process using PCR-DGGE, gas chromatography analysis, and dehydrogenase activity assays. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0170-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Heinaru E, Vedler E, Jutkina J, Aava M, Heinaru A. Conjugal transfer and mobilization capacity of the completely sequenced naphthalene plasmid pNAH20 from multiplasmid strain Pseudomonas fluorescens PC20. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2009; 70:563-74. [PMID: 19744238 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00763.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The complete 83 042-bp nucleotide sequence of the IncP-9 naphthalene degradation plasmid pNAH20 from Pseudomonas fluorescens PC20 exhibits striking similarity in size and sequence to another naphthalene (NAH) plasmid pDTG1. However, the positions of insertion sequence (IS) elements significantly alter both catabolic and backbone functions provided by the two plasmids. In pDTG1, insertion of a pCAR1 ISPre1-like element disrupts expression of the lower naphthalene operon and this strain utilizes the chromosomal pathway for complete naphthalene degradation. In pNAH20, this operon is intact and functional. The transfer frequency of pNAH20 is 100 times higher than that of pDTG1 probably due to insertion of the pCAR1 ISPre2-like element into the mpfR gene coding for a putative repressor of the mpf operon responsible for mating pilus formation. We also demonstrate in situ plasmid transfer - we isolated a rhizosphere transconjugant strain of pNAH20, P. fluorescens NS8. The plasmid pNS8, a derivative of pNAH20, lacks the ability to self-transfer as a result of an additional insertion event of ISPre2-like element that disrupts the gene coding for VirB2-like major pilus protein MpfA. The characteristics of the strain PC20 and the conjugal transfer/mobilization capacity of pNAH20 (or its backbone) make this strain/plasmid a potentially successful tool for bioremediation applications.
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- Eeva Heinaru
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia
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Higashioka Y, Kojima H, Sato S, Fukui M. Microbial community analysis at crude oil-contaminated soils targeting the 16S ribosomal RNA, xylM, C23O, and bcr genes. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 107:126-35. [PMID: 19298506 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04198.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS The analyses targeting multiple functional genes were performed on the samples of crude oil-contaminated soil, to investigate community structures of organisms involved in monoaromatic hydrocarbon degradation. METHODS AND RESULTS Environmental samples were obtained from two sites that were contaminated with different components of crude oil. The analysis on 16S rRNA gene revealed that bacterial community structures were clearly different between the two sites. The cloning analyses were performed by using primers specific for the catabolic genes involved in the aerobic or anaerobic degradation of monoaromatic hydrocarbons, i.e. xylene monooxygenase (xylM), catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O), and benzoyl-CoA reductase (bcr) genes. From the result of xylM gene, it was suggested that there are lineages specific to the respective sites, reflecting the differences of sampling sites. In the analysis of the C23O gene, the results obtained with two primer sets were distinct from each other. A comparison of these suggested that catabolic types of major bacteria carrying this gene were different between the two sites. As for the bcr gene, no amplicon was obtained from one sample. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the sequences obtained from the other sample were distinct from the known sequences. CONCLUSIONS The differences between the two sites were demonstrated in the analyses of all tested genes. As for aerobic cleavage of the aromatic ring, it was also suggested that analysis using two primer sets provide more detailed information about microbial communities in the contaminated site. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The present study demonstrated that analysis targeting multiple functional genes as molecular markers is practical to examine microbial community in crude oil-contaminated environments.
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- Y Higashioka
- The Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Sandhu A, Halverson LJ, Beattie GA. Identification and genetic characterization of phenol-degrading bacteria from leaf microbial communities. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2009; 57:276-285. [PMID: 19034559 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-008-9473-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Microbial communities on aerial plant leaves may contribute to the degradation of organic air pollutants such as phenol. Epiphytic bacteria capable of phenol degradation were isolated from the leaves of green ash trees grown at a site rich in airborne pollutants. Bacteria from these communities were subjected, in parallel, to serial enrichments with increasing concentrations of phenol and to direct plating followed by a colony autoradiography screen in the presence of radiolabeled phenol. Ten isolates capable of phenol mineralization were identified. Based on 16S rDNA sequence analysis, these isolates included members of the genera Acinetobacter, Alcaligenes, and Rhodococcus. The sequences of the genes encoding the large subunit of a multicomponent phenol hydroxylase (mPH) in these isolates indicated that the mPHs of the gram-negative isolates belonged to a single kinetic class, and that is one with a moderate affinity for phenol; this affinity was consistent with the predicted phenol levels in the phyllosphere. PCR amplification of genes for catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (C12O) and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) in combination with a functional assay for C23O activity provided evidence that the gram-negative strains had the C12O-, but not the C23O-, phenol catabolic pathway. Similarly, the Rhodococcus isolates lacked C23O activity, although consensus primers to the C12O and C23O genes of Rhodococcus could not be identified. Collectively, these results demonstrate that these leaf surface communities contained several taxonomically distinct phenol-degrading bacteria that exhibited diversity in their mPH genes but little diversity in the catabolic pathways they employ for phenol degradation.
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- Amarjyoti Sandhu
- Department of Plant Pathology and Interdepartmental Microbiology Program, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Adav SS, Lee DJ, Show KY, Tay JH. Aerobic granular sludge: Recent advances. Biotechnol Adv 2008; 26:411-23. [PMID: 18573633 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 472] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2008] [Revised: 04/10/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Viggor S, Heinaru E, Künnapas A, Heinaru A. Evaluation of different phenol hydroxylase-possessing phenol-degrading pseudomonads by kinetic parameters. Biodegradation 2008; 19:759-69. [PMID: 18283541 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-008-9180-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2007] [Accepted: 02/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Phenol-degrading pseudomonads possessing different phenol hydroxylases (PH) were evaluated by the values of apparent half-saturation constant for phenol-oxygenating activity (K ( S )), maximum specific growth rate (mu (max)), lag-time length (lambda), inhibition constant (K ( I )) and growth yield factor (Y ( X/S )). Strains of the same PH type showed similar kinetic parameters: single-component PH (sPH) harbouring strains had higher values of K ( S ) and lower values of mu (max) than the strains having multicomponent PH (mPH). However, the values of K ( I ) and the dependencies of the lag-time length on initial phenol concentration were strain-specific. The elevated ratio between specific activities of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (C12O) and muconate cycloisomerase in sPH-strains caused irreversible accumulation of a high amount of exogenous cis,cis-muconate (CCM) which resulted in decreased Y ( X/S ) values. Co-presence of sPH and mPH genes did not give the strains PC16 and P69 any extra advantage and according to determined kinetic parameters only one PH was active during phenol degradation. At the same time simultaneous functioning of catechol ortho and meta cleavage pathways (strain PC20) resulted in higher mu (max) and Y ( X/S ) values. Evaluation of strains showed that the type of PH determined the efficiency of phenol degradation, whereas the tolerance to elevated phenol concentrations was strain-specific.
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- Signe Viggor
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu, Estonia.
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Borges MT, Sousa A, De Marco P, Matos A, Hönigová P, Castro PML. Aerobic and anoxic growth and nitrate removal capacity of a marine denitrifying bacterium isolated from a recirculation aquaculture system. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2008; 55:107-18. [PMID: 17674087 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-007-9256-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2007] [Revised: 03/04/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Bacterial biofilters used in marine recirculation aquaculture systems need improvements to enhance nitrogen removal efficiency. Relatively little is known about biofilter autochthonous population structure and function. The present study was aimed at isolating and characterizing an autochthonous denitrifying bacterium from a marine biofilter installed at a recirculation aquaculture system. Colonization of four different media in a marine fish farm was followed by isolation of various denitrifying strains and molecular classification of the most promising one, strain T2, as a novel member of the Pseudomonas fluorescens cluster. This strain exhibits high metabolic versatility regarding N and C source utilization and environmental conditions for growth. It removed nitrate through aerobic assimilatory metabolism at a specific rate of 116.2 mg NO(3)-N g dw(-1) h(-1). Dissimilatory NO(3)-N removal was observed under oxic conditions at a limited rate, where transient NO(2)-N formed represented 22% (0.17 mg L(-1)) of the maximum transient NO(2)-N observed under anoxic conditions. Dissimilatory NO(3)-N removal under anoxic conditions occurred at a specific rate of 53.5 mg NO(3)-N g dw(-1) h(-1). The isolated denitrifying strain was able to colonize different materials, such as granular activated carbon (GAC), Filtralite and Bioflow plastic rings, which allow the development of a prototype bioreactor for strain characterization under dynamic conditions and mimicking fish-farm operating conditions.
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- Maria-Teresa Borges
- Departamento de Zoologia-Antropologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Praça Gomes Teixeira, 4099-002, Porto, Portugal.
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Kolomytseva MP, Baskunov BP, Golovleva LA. Intradiol pathway of para-cresol conversion by Rhodococcus opacus 1CP. Biotechnol J 2007; 2:886-93. [PMID: 17506026 DOI: 10.1002/biot.200700013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The growth of Rhodococcus opacus 1CP in medium with different concentrations of p-cresol as the sole source of carbon and energy was studied. It was shown that the optimal concentration of p-cresol was 600 mg/L. The ability of this strain to transform practically all amounts of p-cresol to 4-methylcatechol followed by its utilization through ortho-pathway was shown. New enzymes (4-methylcatechol 1,2-dioxygenase, catechol 1,2-dioxygenase, and methylmuconate cycloisomerase) were purified to homogeneity and characterized. Based on the data obtained on p-cresol degradation, formation of intermediates, and the enzymes participating in this pathway, we suggest an ortho-pathway of p-cresol degradation by R. opacus 1CP through 4-methylcatechol and 3-methyl-cis, cis-muconate.
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- Marina P Kolomytseva
- G. K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, RAS, Pushchino, Russia
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Catara V. Pseudomonas corrugata: plant pathogen and/or biological resource? MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2007; 8:233-244. [PMID: 20507495 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00391.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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UNLABELLED SUMMARY Pseudomonas corrugata is the causal agent of tomato pith necrosis yet it is also used in the biological control of plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Potentially it could be used in other fields, such as the production of commercial biomolecules with a wide range of application and including bioremediation. This review reports the multiple characteristics of the bacterium, highlights its known molecular features and speculates on the possible underlying mechanisms of action. TAXONOMY Bacteria; Proteobacteria; gamma subdivision; order Pseudomonadales; family Pseudomonadaceae; genus Pseudomonas. Microbiological properties: Gram-negative, oxidase-positive, non-spore forming rods; non-fluorescent on King's B medium; produces wrinkled and rarely smooth colonies on yeast peptone glucose agar or nutrient dextrose agar; yellow to brown diffusible pigments are frequently produced. Disease symptoms: The typical symptom on tomato is necrosis and/or hollowing of the pith of the stem; the syndrome determines loss of turgidity of the plant, hydropic/necrotic areas and long conspicuous adventitious roots on the stem. Biological control agent: In vitro assessed against plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria, as well as the phytotoxin indicator microorganims Rhodotorula pilimanae and Bacillus megaterium; in vivo used against pre- and post-harvest plant pathogens.
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- Vittoria Catara
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie, Università degli Studi di Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Adav SS, Chen MY, Lee DJ, Ren NQ. Degradation of phenol by Acinetobacter strain isolated from aerobic granules. CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 67:1566-72. [PMID: 17240418 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.11.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2006] [Revised: 11/29/2006] [Accepted: 11/30/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Aerobic granules effectively degrade phenol at high concentrations from which no Acinetobacter species, that can effectively degrade high concentrations of phenol, have ever been isolated from aerobic granules. The phenol-fed aerobic granule studied was made by merging several smaller granules, each with a core of proteins and nucleic acids surrounded by an outer layer enriched with polysaccharides. In the present study, a strain of Acinetobacter sp. was isolated from the phenol-fed aerobic granules and was identified using DNA sequencing. The fluorescent in situ hybridisation combined with the confocal laser scanning microscope test revealed that the isolated Acinetobacter strain was mainly distributed in the core regime of granule. Batch tests revealed that the suspended Acinetobacter strain could effectively degrade phenol at an initial phenol concentration of up to 1000 mg l(-1) with no cell growth taking place at a phenol concentration of 1500 mg l(-1). The Haldane model describes the inhibitory kinetics of the phenol degradation data. The suspended Acinetobacter strain had a propensity to attach to the surface of sterilized polyurethane foam at a concentration of 12.3mg dry cells mg(-1) dry foam. The immobilized cells could not only degrade phenol at a rate similar to the suspended cells at phenol concentration of 500 mg l(-1), but also effectively degraded phenol at 1500 mg l(-1). The polysaccharides outer layer protected the Acinetobacter strain from phenol's toxicity; while the strain may also contribute to bioaggregation of the granule for its high propensity to attach to solid surface.
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- Sunil S Adav
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Adav SS, Chen MY, Lee DJ, Ren NQ. Degradation of phenol by aerobic granules and isolated yeastCandida tropicalis. Biotechnol Bioeng 2007; 96:844-52. [PMID: 17001631 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Aerobic granules effectively degrade phenol at high concentrations. This work cultivated aerobic granules that can degrade phenol at a constant rate of 49 mg-phenol/g x VSS/h up to 1,000 mg/L of phenol. Fluorescent staining and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) tests demonstrated that an active biomass was accumulated at the granule outer layer. A strain with maximum ability to degrade phenol and a high tolerance to phenol toxicity isolated from the granules was identified as Candida tropicalis via 18S rRNA sequencing. This strain degrades phenol at a maximum rate of 390 mg-phenol/g x VSS/h at pH 6 and 30 degrees C, whereas inhibitory effects existed at concentrations >1,000 mg/L. The Haldane kinetic model elucidates the growth and phenol biodegradation kinetics of the C. tropicalis. The fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and CLSM test suggested that the Candida strain was primarily distributed throughout the surface layer of granule; hence, achieving a near constant reaction rate over a wide range of phenol concentration. The mass transfer barrier provided by granule matrix did not determine the reaction rates for the present phenol-degrading granule.
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- Sunil S Adav
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617
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Merimaa M, Heinaru E, Liivak M, Vedler E, Heinaru A. Grouping of phenol hydroxylase and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase genes among phenol- and p-cresol-degrading Pseudomonas species and biotypes. Arch Microbiol 2006; 186:287-96. [PMID: 16906406 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-006-0143-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2006] [Revised: 06/20/2006] [Accepted: 06/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Phenol- and p-cresol-degrading pseudomonads isolated from phenol-polluted water were analysed by the sequences of a large subunit of multicomponent phenol hydroxylase (LmPH) and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O), as well as according to the structure of the plasmid-borne pheBA operon encoding catechol 1,2-dioxygenase and single component phenol hydoxylase. Comparison of the carA gene sequences (encodes the small subunit of carbamoylphosphate synthase) between the strains showed species- and biotype-specific phylogenetic grouping. LmPHs and C23Os clustered similarly in P. fluorescens biotype B, whereas in P. mendocina strains strong genetic heterogeneity became evident. P. fluorescens strains from biotypes C and F were shown to possess the pheBA operon, which was also detected in the majority of P. putida biotype B strains which use the ortho pathway for phenol degradation. Six strains forming a separate LmPH cluster were described as the first pseudomonads possessing the Mop type LmPHs. Two strains of this cluster possessed the genes for both single and multicomponent PHs, and two had genetic rearrangements in the pheBA operon leading to the deletion of the pheA gene. Our data suggest that few central routes for the degradation of phenolic compounds may emerge in bacteria as a result of the combination of genetically diverse catabolic genes.
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- Merike Merimaa
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia.
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Jiang HL, Tay STL, Maszenan AM, Tay JH. Physiological traits of bacterial strains isolated from phenol-degrading aerobic granules. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2006; 57:182-91. [PMID: 16867137 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00114.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The physiological characteristics of ten bacterial strains isolated from phenol-degrading aerobic granules were evaluated in order to identify competitive traits for dominant growth in aerobic granules. The ten strains showed a wide diversity in specific growth rates and oxygen utilization kinetics, and could be divided into four catabolic types of phenol degradation. While some strains degraded phenol mainly via the meta pathway or the ortho pathway, other strains degraded phenol via both these pathways. The ten strains also exhibited high levels of autoaggregation and coaggregation activity. Within the collection of ten strains, 36.7% of all possible strain pairings displayed a measurable degree of coaggregation. Strain PG-08 possessed the strongest autoaggregation activity and showed significant coaggregation (coaggregation indices of 67% to 74%) with PG-02. The three strains PG-01, PG-02 and PG-08 belonging to dominant groups in the granules possessed different competitive characteristics. Microcosm experiments showed the three strains could not coexist at the high phenol concentration of 250 mg L(-1), but could coexist at lower phenol concentrations in a spatially heterogeneous environment. This study illustrated that the spatial heterogeneity provided by the aerobic granules led to niche differentiation and increased physiological diversity in the resident microbial community.
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- He-Long Jiang
- Environmental Engineering Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore.
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Benndorf D, Thiersch M, Loffhagen N, Kunath C, Harms H. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 responds specifically to chlorophenoxy herbicides and their initial metabolites. Proteomics 2006; 6:3319-29. [PMID: 16637006 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is often used as a model to investigate toxicity mechanisms and adaptation to hazardous chemicals in bacteria. The objective of this paper was to test the impact of the chlorophenoxy herbicides 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (DCPP) and their metabolites 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) and 3,5-dichlorocatechol (DCC), on protein expression patterns and physiological parameters. Both approaches showed that DCC has a different mode of action and induces different responses than DCPP, 2,4-D and DCP. DCC was the most toxic compound and was active as an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation. It repressed the synthesis of ferric uptake regulator (Fur)-dependent proteins, e.g. fumarase C and L-ornithine N5-oxygenase, which are involved in oxidative stress response and iron uptake. DCPP, 2,4-D and DCP were less toxic than DCC. They disturbed oxidative phosphorylation to a lesser extent by a yet unknown mechanism. Furthermore, they repressed enzymes of energy-consuming biosynthetic pathways and induced membrane transporters for organic substrates. A TolC homologue component of multidrug resistance transporters was found to be induced, which is probably involved in the removal of lipophilic compounds from membranes.
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- Dirk Benndorf
- Department of Environmental Microbiology, UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany.
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Corvini PFX, Schäffer A, Schlosser D. Microbial degradation of nonylphenol and other alkylphenols—our evolving view. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 72:223-43. [PMID: 16826376 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0476-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2006] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Because the endocrine disrupting effects of nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol became evident, the degradation of long-chain alkylphenols (AP) by microorganisms was intensively studied. Most NP-degrading bacteria belong to the sphingomonads and closely related genera, while NP metabolism is not restricted to defined fungal taxa. Growth on NP and its mineralization was demonstrated for bacterial isolates, whereas ultimate degradation by fungi still remains unclear. While both bacterial and fungal degradation of short-chain AP, such as cresols, and the bacterial degradation of long-chain branched AP involves aromatic ring hydroxylation, alkyl chain oxidation and the formation of phenolic polymers seem to be preferential elimination pathways of long-chain branched AP in fungi, whereby both intracellular and extracellular oxidative enzymes may be involved. The degradation of NP by sphingomonads does not proceed via the common degradation mechanisms reported for short-chain AP, rather, via an unusual ipso-substitution mechanism. This fact underlies the peculiarity of long-chain AP such as NP isomers, which possess highly branched alkyl groups mostly containing a quaternary alpha-carbon. In addition to physicochemical parameters influencing degradation rates, this structural characteristic confers to branched isomers of NP a biodegradability different to that of the widely used linear isomer of NP. Potential biotechnological applications for the removal of AP from contaminated media and the difficulties of analysis and application inherent to the hydrophobic NP, in particular, are also discussed. The combination of bacteria and fungi, attacking NP at both the phenolic and alkylic moiety, represents a promising perspective.
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- P F X Corvini
- Department of Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Sacco C, Pizzo AM, Tiscione E, Burrini D, Messeri L, Lepri L, Del Bubba M. Alkylphenol polyethoxylate removal in a pilot-scale reed bed and phenotypic characterization of the aerobic heterotrophic community. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2006; 78:754-63. [PMID: 16929647 DOI: 10.2175/106143005x72975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The removal of the non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100, dosed at 30 and 300 mg/L in a pilot-scale subsurface horizontal flow reed bed, and the aerobic heterotrophic cultivable community associated with the roots and with the substrate gravel in both absence and presence of Triton X-100 were investigated. t-Octylphenol (OP) and its mono-, di- and tri-ethoxyl derivatives, among others, were found in the outlet. A mass balance allowed us to calculate that approximately 40% of the Triton X-100 metabolites OP and octylphenol polyethoxylate derivatives flowed out of the reed bed during the dosage and postdosage experiments. More aerobic heterotrophic microorganisms adhered to the roots than to the gravel. The appearance of new strains (Aeromonas, Flavobacterium, and Aquaspirillum) and the increased presence of others (Pseudomonas) during the dosage of Triton may be linked to the capacity of these bacteria to adapt to the presence of the surfactant or to use it as a nourishment.
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García MT, Ventosa A, Mellado E. Catabolic versatility of aromatic compound-degrading halophilic bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2005; 54:97-109. [PMID: 16329976 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2005.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Revised: 03/03/2005] [Accepted: 03/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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There is growing interest in the development and optimization of bioremediation processes to deal with environments with high salinity that are contaminated with aromatic compounds. To estimate the diversity of moderately halophilic bacteria that could be used in such processes, enrichments were performed based on growth with a variety of aromatic compounds including phenol as a model pollutant. A group of bacteria that were able to grow over a wide range of salt concentrations were isolated, with the majority of these assigned to the genus Halomonas using phenotypic features and 16S rRNA sequences comparison. PCR amplification with degenerate primers revealed the presence in these isolates of genes encoding ring-cleaving enzymes in the beta-ketoadipate pathway for aromatic catabolism: catechol 1,2-dioxygenase and protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase. Furthermore, the activity of these two enzymes was detected in the newly described species Halomonas organivorans. Together, these studies indicate that moderately halophilic bacteria have the potential to catabolize aromatic compounds in environments with high salinity.
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- María Teresa García
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, Spain
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Yan J, Jianping W, Hongmei L, Suliang Y, Zongding H. The biodegradation of phenol at high initial concentration by the yeast Candida tropicalis. Biochem Eng J 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2005.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Izzo V, Notomista E, Picardi A, Pennacchio F, Di Donato A. The thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus is able to grow on phenol. Res Microbiol 2005; 156:677-89. [PMID: 15921893 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2005.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2005] [Revised: 04/05/2005] [Accepted: 04/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Many eubacteria use aromatic molecules as a carbon and energy source, but only a few archaea have been reported to grow on aromatics. Degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by aerobic bacteria is generally divided into an upper pathway, which produces dihydroxylated aromatic intermediates by the action of monooxygenases, and a lower pathway that processes these intermediates down to molecules that enter the citric acid cycle. Recently, analysis of the genome of the thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus revealed the existence of orfs coding for putative enzymes of the degradation pathway of aromatics, i.e., a cluster of orfs coding for the subunits of a hypothetical bacterial multicomponent monooxygenase (SsoMO), an orf coding for a catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (SsoC2,3O), and an orf coding for an enzyme of the lower pathway of the catechol metabolism. In this paper we report that S. solfataricus can efficiently grow on phenol as the sole source of carbon and energy. To our knowledge this is the first report of a thermophilic archaeon able to grow on an aromatic compound under aerobic conditions. Moreover, the cloning and heterologous expression and characterization of the thermophilic SsoC2,3O are reported.
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- Viviana Izzo
- Dipartimento di Biologia strutturale e funzionale, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia, 80126 Naples, Italy
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Heinaru E, Merimaa M, Viggor S, Lehiste M, Leito I, Truu J, Heinaru A. Biodegradation efficiency of functionally important populations selected for bioaugmentation in phenol- and oil-polluted area. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2005; 51:363-73. [PMID: 16329884 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2004] [Revised: 08/11/2004] [Accepted: 09/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of amplified fragments of genes coding for 16S rRNA and for the largest subunit of multicomponent phenol hydroxylase (LmPH) was used to monitor the behaviour and relative abundance of mixed phenol-degrading bacterial populations (Pseudomonas mendocina PC1, P. fluorescens strains PC18, PC20 and PC24) during degradation of phenolic compounds in phenolic leachate- and oil-amended microcosms. The analysis indicated that specific bacterial populations were selected in each microcosm. The naphthalene-degrading strain PC20 was the dominant degrader in oil-amended microcosms and strain PC1 in phenolic leachate microcosms. Strain PC20 was not detectable after cultivation in phenolic leachate microcosms. Mixed bacterial populations in oil-amended microcosms aggregated and formed clumps, whereas the same bacteria had a planktonic mode of growth in phenolic leachate microcosms. Colony hybridisation data with catabolic gene specific probes indicated that, in leachate microcosms, the relative proportions of bacteria having meta (PC1) and ortho (PC24) pathways for degradation of phenol and p-cresol changed alternately. The shifts in the composition of mixed population indicated that different pathways of metabolism of aromatic compounds dominated and that this process is an optimised response to the contaminants present in microcosms.
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- Eeva Heinaru
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia.
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Neumann G, Teras R, Monson L, Kivisaar M, Schauer F, Heipieper HJ. Simultaneous degradation of atrazine and phenol by Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP: effects of toxicity and adaptation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:1907-12. [PMID: 15066779 PMCID: PMC383114 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.4.1907-1912.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The strain Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP is able to degrade atrazine as a sole nitrogen source and therefore needs a single source for both carbon and energy for growth. In addition to the typical C source for Pseudomonas, Na(2)-succinate, the strain can also grow with phenol as a carbon source. Phenol is oxidized to catechol by a multicomponent phenol hydroxylase. Catechol is degraded via the ortho pathway using catechol 1,2-dioxygenase. It was possible to stimulate the strain in order to degrade very high concentrations of phenol (1,000 mg/liter) and atrazine (150 mg/liter) simultaneously. With cyanuric acid, the major intermediate of atrazine degradation, as an N source, both the growth rate and the phenol degradation rate were similar to those measured with ammonia as an N source. With atrazine as an N source, the growth rate and the phenol degradation rate were reduced to approximately 35% of those obtained for cyanuric acid. This presents clear evidence that although the first three enzymes of the atrazine degradation pathway are constitutively present, either these enzymes or the uptake of atrazine is the bottleneck that diminishes the growth rate of Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP with atrazine as an N source. Whereas atrazine and cyanuric acid showed no significant toxic effect on the cells, phenol reduces growth and activates or induces typical membrane-adaptive responses known for the genus Pseudomonas. Therefore Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP is an ideal bacterium for the investigation of the regulatory interactions among several catabolic genes and stress response mechanisms during the simultaneous degradation of toxic phenolic compounds and a xenobiotic N source such as atrazine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Grit Neumann
- Department of Bioremediation, Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Leipzig-Halle, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Cavalca L, Dell'Amico E, Andreoni V. Intrinsic bioremediability of an aromatic hydrocarbon-polluted groundwater: diversity of bacterial population and toluene monoxygenase genes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2003; 64:576-87. [PMID: 14624316 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1449-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2003] [Revised: 08/11/2003] [Accepted: 09/07/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The functional and phylogenetic biodiversity of bacterial communities in a benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX)-polluted groundwater was analysed. To evaluate the feasibility of using an air sparging treatment to enhance bacterial degradative capabilities, the presence of degrading microorganisms was monitored. The amplification of gene fragments corresponding to toluene monooxygenase (tmo), catechol 1,2-dioxygenase, catechol 2,3-dioxygenase and toluene dioxygenase genes in DNA extracted directly from the groundwater samples was associated with the presence of indigenous degrading bacteria. Five months of air injection reduced species diversity in the cultivable community (as calculated by the Shannon-Weaver index), while little change was noted in the degree of biodiversity in the total bacterial community, as characterised by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis. BTEX-degrading strains belonged to the genera Pseudomonas, Microbacterium, Azoarcus, Mycobacterium and Bradyrhizobium. The degrading capacities of three strains in batch liquid cultures were also studied. In some of these microorganisms different pathways for toluene degradation seemed to operate simultaneously. Pseudomonas strains of the P24 operational taxonomic unit, able to grow only on catechol and not on BTEX, were the most abundant, and were present in the groundwater community at all stages of treatment, as evidenced both by cultivation approaches and by DGGE profiles. The presence of different tmo-like genes in phylogenetically distant strains of Pseudomonas, Mycobacterium and Bradyrhizobium suggested recent horizontal gene transfer in the groundwater.
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MESH Headings
- Actinomycetales/classification
- Actinomycetales/enzymology
- Actinomycetales/genetics
- Actinomycetales/isolation & purification
- Azoarcus/classification
- Azoarcus/enzymology
- Azoarcus/genetics
- Azoarcus/isolation & purification
- Bacteria/classification
- Bacteria/enzymology
- Bacteria/genetics
- Bacteria/isolation & purification
- Benzene/metabolism
- Benzene Derivatives/metabolism
- Biodegradation, Environmental
- Biodiversity
- Bradyrhizobium/classification
- Bradyrhizobium/enzymology
- Bradyrhizobium/genetics
- Bradyrhizobium/isolation & purification
- Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase
- Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase
- Catechols/metabolism
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Bacterial/analysis
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/isolation & purification
- Dioxygenases
- Gene Transfer, Horizontal
- Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycobacterium/classification
- Mycobacterium/enzymology
- Mycobacterium/genetics
- Mycobacterium/isolation & purification
- Oxygenases/analysis
- Oxygenases/genetics
- Phylogeny
- Pseudomonas/classification
- Pseudomonas/enzymology
- Pseudomonas/genetics
- Pseudomonas/isolation & purification
- Toluene/metabolism
- Water Microbiology
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/metabolism
- Xylenes/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- L Cavalca
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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