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Xie L, Yoshida N, Ishii S, Meng L. Isolation and Polyphasic Characterization of Desulfuromonas versatilis sp. Nov., an Electrogenic Bacteria Capable of Versatile Metabolism Isolated from a Graphene Oxide-Reducing Enrichment Culture. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1953. [PMID: 34576847 PMCID: PMC8465243 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In this study, a novel electrogenic bacterium denoted as strain NIT-T3 of the genus Desulfuromonas was isolated from a graphene-oxide-reducing enrichment culture that was originally obtained from a mixture of seawater and coastal sand. Strain NIT-T3 utilized hydrogen and various organic acids as electron donors and exhibited respiration using electrodes, ferric iron, nitrate, and elemental sulfur. The strain contained C16:1ω7c, C16:0, and C15:0 as major fatty acids and MK-8, 9, and 7 as the major respiratory quinones. Strain NIT-T3 contained four 16S rRNA genes and showed 95.7% similarity to Desulfuromonasmichiganensis BB1T, the closest relative. The genome was 4.7 Mbp in size and encoded 76 putative c-type cytochromes, which included 6 unique c-type cytochromes (<40% identity) compared to those in the database. Based on the physiological and genetic uniqueness, and wide metabolic capability, strain NIT-T3 is proposed as a type strain of 'Desulfuromonas versatilis' sp. nov.
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- Li Xie
- Department of Civil Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology (Nitech), Nagoya 466-8555, Aichi, Japan; (L.X.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology (Nitech), Nagoya 466-8555, Aichi, Japan; (L.X.); (L.M.)
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- Institute for Extra-Cutting-Edge Science and Technology Avant-Garde Research (X-Star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka 237-0061, Kanagawa, Japan;
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology (Nitech), Nagoya 466-8555, Aichi, Japan; (L.X.); (L.M.)
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Robles A, Yellowman TL, Joshi S, Mohana Rangan S, Delgado AG. Microbial Chain Elongation and Subsequent Fermentation of Elongated Carboxylates as H 2-Producing Processes for Sustained Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:10398-10410. [PMID: 34283573 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In situ anaerobic groundwater bioremediation of trichloroethene (TCE) to nontoxic ethene is contingent on organohalide-respiring Dehalococcoidia, the most common strictly hydrogenotrophic Dehalococcoides mccartyi (D. mccartyi). The H2 requirement for D. mccartyi is fulfilled by adding various organic substrates (e.g., lactate, emulsified vegetable oil, and glucose/molasses), which require fermenting microorganisms to convert them to H2. The net flux of H2 is a crucial controlling parameter in the efficacy of bioremediation. H2 consumption by competing microorganisms (e.g., methanogens and homoacetogens) can diminish the rates of reductive dechlorination or stall the process altogether. Furthermore, some fermentation pathways do not produce H2 or having H2 as a product is not always thermodynamically favorable under environmental conditions. Here, we report on a novel application of microbial chain elongation as a H2-producing process for reductive dechlorination. In soil microcosms bioaugmented with dechlorinating and chain-elongating enrichment cultures, near stoichiometric conversion of TCE (0.07 ± 0.01, 0.60 ± 0.03, and 1.50 ± 0.20 mmol L-1 added sequentially) to ethene was achieved when initially stimulated by chain elongation of acetate and ethanol. Chain elongation initiated reductive dechlorination by liberating H2 in the conversion of acetate and ethanol to butyrate and caproate. Syntrophic fermentation of butyrate, a chain-elongation product, to H2 and acetate further sustained the reductive dechlorination activity. Methanogenesis was limited during TCE dechlorination in soil microcosms and absent in transfer cultures fed with chain-elongation substrates. This study provides critical fundamental knowledge toward the feasibility of chlorinated solvent bioremediation based on microbial chain elongation.
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- Aide Robles
- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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Taleski V, Dimkić I, Boev B, Boev I, Živković S, Stanković S. Bacterial and fungal diversity in the lorandite (TlAsS2) mine 'Allchar' in the Republic of North Macedonia. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 96:5891424. [PMID: 32785579 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The Allchar mineral mine is one of the oldest arsenic-antimony mines in the Republic of North Macedonia. The mine is a well-known reservoir of the worldwide purest source of the thallium-bearing mineral, lorandite (TlAsS2). The current study evaluated the bacterial and fungal diversity of three As- and Tl-contaminated sites in Allchar mineral mine. We used a combination of high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatic analyses. Trace metal content was detected using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Our analysis showed the presence of 25 elements and confirmed a high concentration of As and Tl. Alpha diversity indices suggested a high diversity and evenness of bacterial and fungal communities. Bacterial phyla that dominated the environment were Bacteroidetes, Acidobacteria, Planctomycetes, Actinobacteria and Verrucomicrobia. Looking at the genus level, we found the following groups of bacteria: Chryseolinea, Opitutus, Flavobacterium, Pseudomonas, Terrimonas, Sphingomonas and Reyranella. For the fungi genera, we report Tetracladium sp., Coprinellus micaceus, Coprinus sp. from Ascomycota and Basidiomycota phyla in all sites. We also observed a high abundance of the fungal species Pilidium sp., Dendroclathra lignicola, Rosellinia desmazieri, Hypomyces rosellus and Coprinellus disseminatus. This study is the first to identify specific As- and Tl-tolerant fungal (Pilidium sp., Cladophialophora sp., Neobulgaria sp. and Mycena acicula) and bacterial (Trichococcus, Devosia, Litorilinea and Gimesia) genera from Allchar mine, suggesting bioremediation and industrial potential.
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- Vaso Taleski
- Goce Delčev University of Štip, "Krste Misirkov" 10-A, P.O. box 201, Stip, North Macedonia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, P.O. box 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Goce Delčev University of Štip, "Krste Misirkov" 10-A, P.O. box 201, Stip, North Macedonia
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- Goce Delčev University of Štip, "Krste Misirkov" 10-A, P.O. box 201, Stip, North Macedonia
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- University of Belgrade, Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, P.O. box 11 351, Vinca, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, P.O. box 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Giacomucci L, Raddadi N, Soccio M, Lotti N, Fava F. Biodegradation of polyvinyl chloride plastic films by enriched anaerobic marine consortia. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 158:104949. [PMID: 32217303 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plastics remarkably contribute to marine litter, which is raising serious concerns. Currently, little is known about the fate of most plastics entering the marine environment and their potential biodegradation rate and extent under anoxic conditions. In this work, biodegradation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films by consortia enriched from marine samples (litter and water) was evaluated in anaerobic microcosms. After 7 months, three microcosms showed dense biofilms on plastic surfaces, gravimetric weight losses up to 11.7 ± 0.6%, marked decreases in thermal stability and average molecular weight of the polymer, suggesting microbial attack towards polymer chains. After 24 months, further three consortia showed the same abilities. Microbial communities analyzed at month 24 included taxa closely related to those previously reported as halogenated organic compounds degraders. The study is the first report on PVC biodegradation by marine anaerobic microbes and provides insights on potential biodegradation of the plastic film introduced into the sea by native microbes.
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- Lucia Giacomucci
- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Italy
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Herrero J, Puigserver D, Nijenhuis I, Kuntze K, Carmona JM. Combined use of ISCR and biostimulation techniques in incomplete processes of reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated solvents. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 648:819-829. [PMID: 30138882 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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- Jofre Herrero
- Department of Minerology, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona, Carrer Martí Franquès SN, Barcelona, Spain..
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- Department of Minerology, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona, Carrer Martí Franquès SN, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry (ISOBIO), UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry (ISOBIO), UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Minerology, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona, Carrer Martí Franquès SN, Barcelona, Spain
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Munro JE, Kimyon Ö, Rich DJ, Koenig J, Tang S, Low A, Lee M, Manefield M, Coleman NV. Co-occurrence of genes for aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of dichloroethane in organochlorine-contaminated groundwater. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:4494361. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Matturro B, Presta E, Rossetti S. Reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene in marine sediments: Biodiversity and dehalorespiring capabilities of the indigenous microbes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 545-546:445-452. [PMID: 26748009 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Chlorinated compounds pose environmental concerns due to their toxicity and wide distribution in several matrices. Microorganisms specialized in leading anaerobic reductive dechlorination (RD) processes, including Dehalococcoides mccartyi (Dhc), are able to reduce chlorinated compounds to harmless products or to less toxic forms. Here we report the first detailed study dealing with the RD potential of heavy polluted marine sediment by evaluating the biodegradation kinetics together with the composition, dynamics and activity of indigenous microbial population. A microcosm study was conducted under strictly anaerobic conditions on marine sediment collected near the marine coast of Sarno river mouth, one of the most polluted river in Europe. Tetrachloroethene (PCE), used as model pollutant, was completely converted to ethene within 150 days at reductive dechlorination rate equal to 0.016 meq L(-1) d(-1). Consecutive spikes of PCE allowed increasing the degradation kinetics up to 0.1 meq L(-1)d(-1) within 20 days. Strictly anaerobiosis and repeated spikes of PCE stimulated the growth of indigenous Dhc cells (growth yield of ~7.0 E + 07 Dhc cells per μM Cl(-1) released). Dhc strains carrying the reductive dehalogenase genes tceA and vcrA were detected in the original marine sediment and their number increased during the treatment as demonstrated by the high level of tceA expression at the end of the microcosm study (2.41 E + 05 tceA gene transcripts g(-1)). Notably, the structure of the microbial communities was fully described by Catalysed Reporter Deposition Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (CARD-FISH) as wells as the dynamics of the dechlorinating bacteria during the microcosms operation. Interestingly, a direct role of Dhc cells was ascertained suggesting the existence of strains adapted at salinity conditions. Additionally, non-Dhc Chloroflexi were retrieved in the original sediment and were kept stable over time suggesting their likely flanking role of the RD process.
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- B Matturro
- Water Research Institute, IRSA-CNR, Via Salaria km 29, 300, Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, IRSA-CNR, Via Salaria km 29, 300, Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, IRSA-CNR, Via Salaria km 29, 300, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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Sutton NB, Atashgahi S, van der Wal J, Wijn G, Grotenhuis T, Smidt H, Rijnaarts HHM. Microbial dynamics during and after in situ chemical oxidation of chlorinated solvents. GROUND WATER 2015; 53:261-270. [PMID: 24898385 DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) followed by a bioremediation step is increasingly being considered as an effective biphasic technology. Information on the impact of chemical oxidants on organohalide respiring bacteria (OHRB), however, is largely lacking. Therefore, we used quantitative PCR (qPCR) to monitor the abundance of OHRB (Dehalococcoides mccartyi, Dehalobacter, Geobacter, and Desulfitobacterium) and reductive dehalogenase genes (rdh; tceA, vcrA, and bvcA) at a field location contaminated with chlorinated solvents prior to and following treatment with sodium persulfate. Natural attenuation of the contaminants tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) observed prior to ISCO was confirmed by the distribution of OHRB and rdh genes. In wells impacted by persulfate treatment, a 1 to 3 order of magnitude reduction in the abundances of OHRB and complete absence of rdh genes was observed 21 days after ISCO. Groundwater acidification (pH<3) and increase in the oxidation reduction potential (>500 mV) due to persulfate treatment were significant and contributed to disruption of the microbial community. In wells only mildly impacted by persulfate, a slight stimulation of the microbial community was observed, with more than 1 order of magnitude increase in the abundance of Geobacter and Desulfitobacterium 36 days after ISCO. After six months, regeneration of the OHRB community occurred, however, neither D. mccartyi nor any rdh genes were observed, indicating extended disruption of biological natural attenuation (NA) capacity following persulfate treatment. For full restoration of biological NA activity, additional time may prove sufficient; otherwise addition electron donor amendment or bioaugmentation may be required.
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- Nora B Sutton
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 10, 6703 HB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Shani N, Rossi P, Holliger C. Correlations between environmental variables and bacterial community structures suggest Fe(III) and vinyl chloride reduction as antagonistic terminal electron-accepting processes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:6836-6845. [PMID: 23484639 DOI: 10.1021/es304017s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Natural attenuation of anaerobic aquifers contaminated with tetrachloroethene (PCE) often results in the accumulation of the intermediates cis-dichloroethene and vinyl chloride (VC) which are even more toxic than the parent compound. Reasons for this accumulation were investigated in a PCE-contaminated aquifer in which VC accumulation has previously been shown to occur using stable isotope techniques. Multifactorial analysis of bacterial community structure data and environmental variables showed that in general terminal electron-accepting processes were shaping the bacterial community structures. Both VC and Fe(III) reduction were key but antagonistic terminal electron-accepting processes. The phylogenetic affiliation of terminal restriction fragments (T-RFs), together with correlation analyses, showed that T-RFs having significant correlation with VC reduction were closely affiliated to the genus Dehalococcoides and to uncultured bacteria belonging to the "Lahn Cluster" within the class Dehalococcoidetes. A T-RF that negatively correlated with a "Lahn Cluster" T-RF was affiliated to the genus Rhodoferax that contains members identified as iron-reducing bacteria. The higher affinity of Fe(III)-reducing bacteria for hydrogen compared with VC-reducing bacteria might explain why VC accumulated locally at the studied site. In conclusion, the combination of molecular and numerical ecology approaches was helpful to identify reasons for the accumulation of toxic dechlorination intermediates and could become a useful tool for characterizing contaminated sites in general.
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- Noam Shani
- Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC IIE LBE, Station 6, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Vryzas Z, Papadakis EN, Oriakli K, Moysiadis TP, Papadopoulou-Mourkidou E. Biotransformation of atrazine and metolachlor within soil profile and changes in microbial communities. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 89:1330-1338. [PMID: 22739544 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2011] [Revised: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Biotransformation studies of atrazine, metolachlor and evolution of their metabolites were carried out in soils and subsoils of Northern Greece. Trace atrazine, its metabolites and metolachlor residues were detected in field soil samples 1 year after their application. The biotransformation rates of atrazine were higher in soils and subsoils of field previously exposed to atrazine (maize field sites) than in respective layers of the field margin. The DT(50) values of atrazine ranged from 5 to 18d in the surface layers of the adapted soils. DT(50) values of atrazine increased as the soil depth increased reaching the value of 43 d in the 80-110 cm depth layer of adapted soils. Metolachlor degraded at slower rates than atrazine in surface soils, subsoils of field and field margins with the respective DT(50) values ranging from 56 to 72 d in surface soils and from 165 to 186 d in subsoils. Hydroxyatrazine was the most frequently detected metabolite of atrazine. The maximum concentrations of metolachlor-OXA and metolachlor-ESA were detected in the soil layers of 20-40 cm depth after 90 d of incubation. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of soil Phospholipid Fatty Acids (PLFAs), fungal/bacterial and Gram-negative/Gram-positive ratios of the PLFA profiles revealed that the higher biotransformation rates of atrazine were simultaneously observed with the abundance of Gram-negative bacteria while the respective rates of metolachlor were observed in soil samples with abundance of fungi.
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- Zisis Vryzas
- Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Agricultural Development, Laboratory of Agricultural Pharmacology and Ecotoxicology, 193 Pantazidou, 682 00 Orestias, Greece.
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Chambon JC, Bjerg PL, Scheutz C, Baelum J, Jakobsen R, Binning PJ. Review of reactive kinetic models describing reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes in soil and groundwater. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 110:1-23. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 08/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ding C, He J. Molecular techniques in the biotechnological fight against halogenated compounds in anoxic environments. Microb Biotechnol 2012; 5:347-67. [PMID: 22070763 PMCID: PMC3821678 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00313.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Revised: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Microbial treatment of environmental contamination by anthropogenic halogenated organic compounds has become popular in recent decades, especially in the subsurface environments. Molecular techniques such as polymerase chain reaction-based fingerprinting methods have been extensively used to closely monitor the presence and activities of dehalogenating microbes, which also lead to the discovery of new dehalogenating bacteria and novel functional genes. Nowadays, traditional molecular techniques are being further developed and optimized for higher sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy to better fit the contexts of dehalogenation. On the other hand, newly developed high throughput techniques, such as microarray and next-generation sequencing, provide unsurpassed detection ability, which has enabled large-scale comparative genomic and whole-genome transcriptomic analysis. The aim of this review is to summarize applications of various molecular tools in the field of microbially mediated dehalogenation of various halogenated organic compounds. It is expected that traditional molecular techniques and nucleic-acid-based biomarkers will still be favoured in the foreseeable future because of relative low costs and high flexibility. Collective analyses of metagenomic sequencing data are still in need of information from individual dehalogenating strains and functional reductive dehalogenase genes in order to draw reliable conclusions.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
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Dugat-Bony E, Biderre-Petit C, Jaziri F, David MM, Denonfoux J, Lyon DY, Richard JY, Curvers C, Boucher D, Vogel TM, Peyretaillade E, Peyret P. In situ TCE degradation mediated by complex dehalorespiring communities during biostimulation processes. Microb Biotechnol 2012; 5:642-53. [PMID: 22432919 PMCID: PMC3815876 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2012.00339.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The bioremediation of chloroethene contaminants in groundwater polluted systems is still a serious environmental challenge. Many previous studies have shown that cooperation of several dechlorinators is crucial for complete dechlorination of trichloroethene to ethene. In the present study, we used an explorative functional DNA microarray (DechloArray) to examine the composition of specific functional genes in groundwater samples in which chloroethene bioremediation was enhanced by delivery of hydrogen‐releasing compounds. Our results demonstrate for the first time that complete biodegradation occurs through spatial and temporal variations of a wide diversity of dehalorespiring populations involving both Sulfurospirillum, Dehalobacter, Desulfitobacterium, Geobacter and Dehalococcoides genera. Sulfurospirillum appears to be the most active in the highly contaminated source zone, while Geobacter was only detected in the slightly contaminated downstream zone. The concomitant detection of both bvcA and vcrA genes suggests that at least two different Dehalococcoides species are probably responsible for the dechlorination of dichloroethenes and vinyl chloride to ethene. These species were not detected on sites where cis‐dichloroethene accumulation was observed. These results support the notion that monitoring dechlorinators by the presence of specific functional biomarkers using a powerful tool such as DechloArray will be useful for surveying the efficiency of bioremediation strategies.
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- Eric Dugat-Bony
- Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, BP 10448, F63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Malaguerra F, Chambon JC, Bjerg PL, Scheutz C, Binning PJ. Development and sensitivity analysis of a fully kinetic model of sequential reductive dechlorination in groundwater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:8395-402. [PMID: 21877704 DOI: 10.1021/es201270z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A fully kinetic biogeochemical model of sequential reductive dechlorination (SERD) occurring in conjunction with lactate and propionate fermentation, iron reduction, sulfate reduction, and methanogenesis was developed. Production and consumption of molecular hydrogen (H(2)) by microorganisms have been modeled using modified Michaelis-Menten kinetics and has been implemented in the geochemical code PHREEQC. The model have been calibrated using a Shuffled Complex Evolution Metropolis algorithm to observations of chlorinated solvents, organic acids, and H(2) concentrations in laboratory batch experiments of complete trichloroethene (TCE) degradation in natural sediments. Global sensitivity analysis was performed using the Morris method and Sobol sensitivity indices to identify the most influential model parameters. Results show that the sulfate concentration and fermentation kinetics are the most important factors influencing SERD. The sensitivity analysis also suggests that it is not possible to simplify the model description if all system behaviors are to be well described.
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- Flavio Malaguerra
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Miljoevej, Building 113, Technical University of Denmark , 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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Maillard J, Charnay MP, Regeard C, Rohrbach-Brandt E, Rouzeau-Szynalski K, Rossi P, Holliger C. Reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene by a stepwise catalysis of different organohalide respiring bacteria and reductive dehalogenases. Biodegradation 2011; 22:949-60. [PMID: 21243405 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-011-9454-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Accepted: 01/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The enrichment culture SL2 dechlorinating tetrachloroethene (PCE) to ethene with strong trichloroethene (TCE) accumulation prior to cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cis-DCE) formation was analyzed for the presence of organohalide respiring bacteria and reductive dehalogenase genes (rdhA). Sulfurospirillum-affiliated bacteria were identified to be involved in PCE dechlorination to cis-DCE whereas "Dehalococcoides"-affiliated bacteria mainly dechlorinated cis-DCE to ethene. Two rdhA genes highly similar to tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase genes (pceA) of S. multivorans and S. halorespirans were present as well as an rdhA gene very similar to the trichloroethene reductive dehalogenase gene (tceA) of "Dehalococcoides ethenogenes" strain 195. A single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) method was developed allowing the simultaneous detection of the three rdhA genes and the estimation of their abundance. SSCP analysis of different SL2 cultures showed that one pceA gene was expressed during PCE dechlorination whereas the second was expressed during TCE dechlorination. The tceA gene was involved in cis-DCE dechlorination to ethene. Analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region between the 16S and 23S rRNA genes revealed two distinct sequences originating from Sulfurospirillum suggesting that two Sulfurospirillum populations were present in SL2. Whether each Sulfurospirillum population was catalyzing a different dechlorination step could however not be elucidated.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julien Maillard
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ENAC IIE-Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Frequent concomitant presence of Desulfitobacterium spp. and "Dehalococcoides" spp. in chloroethene-dechlorinating microbial communities. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 90:361-8. [PMID: 21152914 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-3042-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The presence of chloroethene dechlorination activity as well as several bacterial genera containing mainly organohalide-respiring members was investigated in 34 environmental samples from 18 different sites. Cultures inoculated with these environmental samples on tetrachloroethene and amended weekly with a seven organic electron donor mixture resulted in 11 enrichments with cis-DCE, ten with VC, and 11 with ethene as dechlorination end product, and only two where no dechlorination was observed. "Dehalococcoides" spp. and Desulfitobacterium spp. were detected in the majority of the environmental samples independently of the dechlorination end product formed. The concomitant presence of Dehalococcoides spp. and Desulfitobacterium spp. in the majority of the enrichments suggested that chloroethene dechlorination was probably the result of catalysis by at least two organohalide-respiring genera either in parallel or by stepwise catalysis. A more detailed study of one enrichment on cis-DCE suggested that in this culture Desulfitobacterium spp. as well as Dehalococcoides spp. dechlorinated cis-DCE whereas dechlorination of VC was only catalyzed by the latter.
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