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Bai Y, Wan X, Lei M, Wang L, Chen T. Research advances in mechanisms of arsenic hyperaccumulation of Pteris vittata: Perspectives from plant physiology, molecular biology, and phylogeny. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 460:132463. [PMID: 37690196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Pteris vittata, as the firstly discovered arsenic (As) hyperaccumulator, has great application value in As-contaminated soil remediation. Currently, the genes involved in As hyperaccumulation in P. vittata have been mined continuously, while they have not been used in practice to enhance phytoremediation efficiency. Aiming to better assist the practice of phytoremediation, this review collects 130 studies to clarify the progress in research into the As hyperaccumulation process in P. vittata from multiple perspectives. Antioxidant defense, rhizosphere activities, vacuolar sequestration, and As efflux are important physiological activities involved in As hyperaccumulation in P. vittata. Among related 19 genes, PHT, TIP, ACR3, ACR2 and HAC family genes play essential roles in arsenate (AsⅤ) transport, arsenite (AsⅢ) transport, vacuole sequestration of AsⅢ, and the reduction of AsⅤ to AsⅢ, respectively. Gene ontology enrichment analysis indicated it is necessary to further explore genes that can bind to related ions, with transport activity, or with function of transmembrane transport. Phylogeny analysis results implied ACR2, HAC and ACR3 family genes with rapid evolutionary rate may be the decisive factors for P. vittata as an As hyperaccumulator. A deeper understanding of the As hyperaccumulation network and key gene components could provide useful tools for further bio-engineered phytoremediation.
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- Yang Bai
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Bascuñán KA, Orosteguí C, Rodríguez JM, Roncoroni L, Doneda L, Elli L, Araya M. Heavy Metal and Rice in Gluten-Free Diets: Are They a Risk? Nutrients 2023; 15:2975. [PMID: 37447301 DOI: 10.3390/nu15132975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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A gluten-free diet (GFD) is the treatment of choice for gluten-related disorders. It has been associated with macro- and micronutrient deficiencies. Recently, consumption of arsenic-contaminated rice has raised concern because of the potential greater risk that it may represent for people on GFDs, whose rice consumption is high, since it is a fundamental cereal in GFDs. We reviewed the data published over the last 20 years in Medline and Scielo, in English, French and Spanish, on four metals (As, Hg, Cd, and Pb), to assess whether the evidence suggests that celiac disease or consumption of a GFD is associated with increased levels of blood/urinary metal concentrations. The review revealed a few articles that were directly related to the four metals and their relationships with a GFD. The evidence supports that rice-based products are a relevant source of As and other metals. Clinical studies and evaluations based on NHANES have indicated that persons on GFDs have higher As and Hg blood/urinary levels, suggesting that the diet and not the disease is responsible for it. The levels described are statistically significant compared to those of persons on complete diets, but far from toxic levels. The question of whether higher exposure to heavy metals associated with a GFD is biologically relevant remains unanswered and deserves study.
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- Karla A Bascuñán
- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile
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- Center for Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Center for Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile
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Cantillo-González A, Anguita J, Rojas C, Vargas IT. Winogradsky Bioelectrochemical System as a Novel Strategy to Enrich Electrochemically Active Microorganisms from Arsenic-Rich Sediments. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1953. [PMID: 36422381 PMCID: PMC9692521 DOI: 10.3390/mi13111953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) have been extensively studied for treatment and remediation. However, BESs have the potential to be used for the enrichment of microorganisms that could replace their natural electron donor or acceptor for an electrode. In this study, Winogradsky BES columns with As-rich sediments extracted from an Andean watershed were used as a strategy to enrich lithotrophic electrochemically active microorganisms (EAMs) on electrodes (i.e., cathodes). After 15 months, Winogradsky BESs registered power densities up to 650 μWcm-2. Scanning electron microscopy and linear sweep voltammetry confirmed microbial growth and electrochemical activity on cathodes. Pyrosequencing evidenced differences in bacterial composition between sediments from the field and cathodic biofilms. Six EAMs from genera Herbaspirillum, Ancylobacter, Rhodococcus, Methylobacterium, Sphingomonas, and Pseudomonas were isolated from cathodes using a lithoautotrophic As oxidizers culture medium. These results suggest that the tested Winogradsky BES columns result in an enrichment of electrochemically active As-oxidizing microorganisms. A bioelectrochemical boost of centenarian enrichment approaches, such as the Winogradsky column, represents a promising strategy for prospecting new EAMs linked with the biogeochemical cycles of different metals and metalloids.
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- Angela Cantillo-González
- Departmento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
- Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable (CEDEUS), Santiago 6640064, Chile
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- Departmento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Laboratory of Soil Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry (LEMiBiS), Institute of Agri-Food, Animal and Environmental Sciences (ICA3), Universidad de O’Higgins, San Fernando 3070000, Chile
- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Santiago 8331150, Chile
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- Departmento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
- Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable (CEDEUS), Santiago 6640064, Chile
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Song X, Li Y, Stirling E, Zhao K, Wang B, Zhu Y, Luo Y, Xu J, Ma B. AsgeneDB: a curated orthology arsenic metabolism gene database and computational tool for metagenome annotation. NAR Genom Bioinform 2022; 4:lqac080. [PMID: 36330044 PMCID: PMC9623898 DOI: 10.1093/nargab/lqac080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Arsenic (As) is the most ubiquitous toxic metalloid in nature. Microbe-mediated As metabolism plays an important role in global As biogeochemical processes, greatly changing its toxicity and bioavailability. While metagenomic sequencing may advance our understanding of the As metabolism capacity of microbial communities in different environments, accurate metagenomic profiling of As metabolism remains challenging due to low coverage and inaccurate definitions of As metabolism gene families in public orthology databases. Here we developed a manually curated As metabolism gene database (AsgeneDB) comprising 400 242 representative sequences from 59 As metabolism gene families, which are affiliated with 1653 microbial genera from 46 phyla. AsgeneDB achieved 100% annotation sensitivity and 99.96% annotation accuracy for an artificial gene dataset. We then applied AsgeneDB for functional and taxonomic profiling of As metabolism in metagenomes from various habitats (freshwater, hot spring, marine sediment and soil). The results showed that AsgeneDB substantially improved the mapping ratio of short reads in metagenomes from various environments. Compared with other databases, AsgeneDB provides more accurate, more comprehensive and faster analysis of As metabolic genes. In addition, we developed an R package, Asgene, to facilitate the analysis of metagenome sequencing data. Therefore, AsgeneDB and the associated Asgene package will greatly promote the study of As metabolism in microbial communities in various environments.
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- Xinwei Song
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing 210000, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +86 13282198979;
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Bertin PN, Crognale S, Plewniak F, Battaglia-Brunet F, Rossetti S, Mench M. Water and soil contaminated by arsenic: the use of microorganisms and plants in bioremediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:9462-9489. [PMID: 34859349 PMCID: PMC8783877 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17817-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Owing to their roles in the arsenic (As) biogeochemical cycle, microorganisms and plants offer significant potential for developing innovative biotechnological applications able to remediate As pollutions. This possible use in bioremediation processes and phytomanagement is based on their ability to catalyse various biotransformation reactions leading to, e.g. the precipitation, dissolution, and sequestration of As, stabilisation in the root zone and shoot As removal. On the one hand, genomic studies of microorganisms and their communities are useful in understanding their metabolic activities and their interaction with As. On the other hand, our knowledge of molecular mechanisms and fate of As in plants has been improved by laboratory and field experiments. Such studies pave new avenues for developing environmentally friendly bioprocessing options targeting As, which worldwide represents a major risk to many ecosystems and human health.
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- Philippe N Bertin
- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique et Microbiologie, UMR7156 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique et Microbiologie, UMR7156 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, BIOGECO, F-33615, Pessac, France
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Major water-polluting microplastics (for example, polyethylene, polypropylene and others) have lower density than water. Therefore, they are concentrated in the neustonic layer near the water-air interface altogether with dissolved or colloidal natural organic matter, hydrophobic cells and spores of bacteria. This can cause environmental and public health problems because the floating micro- and nanoparticles of plastics could be coated with biofilm of hydrophobic and often putative pathogenic bacteria. Biofilm-coated microplastics are more attractive for consumption by aquatic animals than pure microplastics, and that increases the negative impacts of microplastics. So, impacts of even small quantities of microplastics in aquatic environments must be accounted for considering their accumulation in the micro-layer of water-air interphase and its interaction with bacterioneuston. Microorganisms attached to the surface of microplastic particles could interact with them, use them as substrates for growth, to change properties and biodegrade. The study of microbial life on the surface of microplastic particles is one of the key topics to understanding their role in the environment.
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Ziegelhöfer A, Kujala K. Assessing the Diversity and Metabolic Potential of Psychrotolerant Arsenic-Metabolizing Microorganisms From a Subarctic Peatland Used for Treatment of Mining-Affected Waters by Culture-Dependent and -Independent Techniques. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:648412. [PMID: 34295311 PMCID: PMC8290898 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.648412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Arsenic contamination in water by natural causes or industrial activities is a major environmental concern, and treatment of contaminated waters is needed to protect water resources and minimize the risk for human health. In mining environments, treatment peatlands are used in the polishing phase of water treatment to remove arsenic (among other contaminants), and peat microorganisms play a crucial role in arsenic removal. The present study assessed culture-independent diversity obtained through metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing and culture-dependent diversity obtained by isolating psychrotolerant arsenic-tolerant, arsenite-oxidizing, and arsenate-respiring microorganisms from a peatland treating mine effluent waters of a gold mine in Finnish Lapland using a dilution-to-extinction technique. Low diversity enrichments obtained after several transfers were dominated by the genera Pseudomonas, Polaromonas, Aeromonas, Brevundimonas, Ancylobacter, and Rhodoferax. Even though maximal growth and physiological activity (i.e., arsenite oxidation or arsenate reduction) were observed at temperatures between 20 and 28°C, most enrichments also showed substantial growth/activity at 2–5°C, indicating the successful enrichments of psychrotolerant microorganisms. After additional purification, eight arsenic-tolerant, five arsenite-oxidizing, and three arsenate-respiring strains were obtained in pure culture and identified as Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Microbacterium, and Cadophora. Some of the enriched and isolated genera are not known to metabolize arsenic, and valuable insights on arsenic turnover pathways may be gained by their further characterization. Comparison with phylogenetic and functional data from the metagenome indicated that the enriched and isolated strains did not belong to the most abundant genera, indicating that culture-dependent and -independent methods capture different fractions of the microbial community involved in arsenic turnover. Rare biosphere microorganisms that are present in low abundance often play an important role in ecosystem functioning, and the enriched/isolated strains might thus contribute substantially to arsenic turnover in the treatment peatland. Psychrotolerant pure cultures of arsenic-metabolizing microorganisms from peatlands are needed to close the knowledge gaps pertaining to microbial arsenic turnover in peatlands located in cold climate regions, and the isolates and enrichments obtained in this study are a good starting point to establish model systems. Improved understanding of their metabolism could moreover lead to their use in biotechnological applications intended for bioremediation of arsenic-contaminated waters.
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- Aileen Ziegelhöfer
- Faculty for Chemistry & Biotechnology, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany.,Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Pipattanajaroenkul P, Chotpantarat S, Termsaithong T, Sonthiphand P. Effects of Arsenic and Iron on the Community and Abundance of Arsenite-Oxidizing Bacteria in an Arsenic-Affected Groundwater Aquifer. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:1324-1334. [PMID: 33638670 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02418-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater aquifers is a global environmental problem, especially in South and Southeast Asian regions, and poses a risk to human health. Arsenite-oxidizing bacteria that transform As(III) to less toxic As(V) can be potentially used as a groundwater As remediation strategy. This study aimed to examine the community and abundance of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria in groundwater with various As concentrations from Rayong Province, Thailand using PCR-cloning-sequencing and quantitative PCR (qPCR) of catalytic subunit of arsenite oxidase gene (aioA). Key factors influencing their community and abundance were also identified. The results demonstrated that arsenite-oxidizing bacteria retrieved from groundwater were phylogenetically related to Betaproteobacteria and Alphaproteobacteria. The aioA gene abundances ranged from 8.6 × 101 to 1.1 × 104 copies per ng of genomic DNA, accounting for 0.16-1.37% of the total 16S rRNA bacterial gene copies. Although the abundance of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria in groundwater was low, groundwater with As(III) dominance likely promoted their abundance which possibly played an important role in chemolithoautotrophic oxidation of As(III) to As(V). Fe and As(III) were the major environmental factors influencing the community and abundance of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria. The knowledge gained from this study can be used to further contribute to the development of bioremediation strategies for As removal from groundwater resources.
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- Phurinat Pipattanajaroenkul
- International Postgraduate Program in Hazardous Substance and Environmental Management, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Research Program on Controls of Hazardous Contaminants in Raw Water Resources for Water Scarcity Resilience, Center of Excellence On Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Research Unit of Green Mining (GMM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Learning Institute, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand.,Theoretical and Computational Science Center (TaCS), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, 272 Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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Zhang X, Liu T, Li F, Li X, Du Y, Yu H, Wang X, Liu C, Feng M, Liao B. Multiple effects of nitrate amendment on the transport, transformation and bioavailability of antimony in a paddy soil-rice plant system. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 100:90-98. [PMID: 33279057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nitrate (NO3-) is known to be actively involved in the processes of mineralization and heavy metal transformation; however, it is unclear whether and how it affects the bioavailability of antimony (Sb) in paddy soils and subsequent Sb accumulation in rice. Here, the effects of NO3- on Sb transformation in soil-rice system were investigated with pot experiments over the entire growth period. Results demonstrated that NO3- reduced Sb accumulation in brown rice by 15.6% compared to that in the control. After amendment with NO3-, the Sb content in rice plants increased initially and then gradually decreased (in roots by 46.1%). During the first 15 days, the soil pH increased, the oxidation of Sb(III) and sulfides was promoted, but the reduction of iron oxide minerals was inhibited, resulting in the release of adsorbed and organic-bound Sb from soil. The microbial arsenite-oxidizing marker gene aoxB played an important role in Sb(III) oxidation. From days 15 to 45, after NO3- was partially consumed, the soil pH decreased, and the reductive dissolution of Fe(III)-bearing minerals was enhanced; consequently, iron oxide-bound Sb was transformed into adsorbed and dissolved Sb species. After day 45, NO3- was completely reduced, Sb(V) was evidently reduced to Sb(III), and green rust was generated gradually. Thus, the available Sb decreased due to its enhanced affinity for iron oxides. Moreover, NO3- inhibited the reductive dissolution of iron minerals, which ultimately caused low Sb availability. Therefore, NO3- can chemically and biologically reduce the Sb availability in paddy soils and alleviate Sb accumulation in rice. This study provides a potential strategy for decreasing Sb accumulation in rice in the Sb-contaminated sites.
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- Xiaofeng Zhang
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
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Ahmad A, Heijnen L, de Waal L, Battaglia-Brunet F, Oorthuizen W, Pieterse B, Bhattacharya P, van der Wal A. Mobility and redox transformation of arsenic during treatment of artificially recharged groundwater for drinking water production. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 178:115826. [PMID: 32361349 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study we investigate opportunities for reducing arsenic (As) to low levels, below 1 μg/L in produced drinking water from artificially infiltrated groundwater. We observe that rapid sand filtration is the most important treatment step for the oxidation and removal of As at water treatment plants which use artificially recharged groundwater as source. Removal of As is mainly due to As co-precipitation with Fe(III)(oxyhydr)oxides, which shows higher efficiency in rapid sand filter beds compared to aeration and supernatant storage. This is due to an accelerated oxidation of As(III) to As(V) in the filter bed which may be caused by the manganese oxides and/or As(III) oxidizing bacteria, as both are found in the coating of rapid sand filter media grains by chemical analysis and taxonomic profiling of the bacterial communities. Arsenic removal does not take place in treatment steps such as granular activated carbon filtration, ultrafiltration or slow sand filtration, due to a lack of hydrolyzing iron in their influent and a lack of adsorption affinity between As and the filtration surfaces. Further, we found that As reduction to below 1 μg/L can be effectively achieved at water treatment plants either by treating the influent of rapid sand filters by dosing potassium permanganate in combination with ferric chloride or by treating the effluent of rapid sand filters with ferric chloride dosing only. Finally, we observe that reducing the pH is an effective measure for increasing As co-precipitation with Fe(III)(oxyhydr)oxides, but only when the oxidized arsenic, As(V), is the predominant species in water.
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- Arslan Ahmad
- KWR Water Cycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433, PE, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, SE, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708, PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Evides Water Company N.V., Schaardijk 150, 3063, NH, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- KWR Water Cycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433, PE, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- KWR Water Cycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433, PE, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- The French Geological Survey (BRGM), 3 Avenue Claude-Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060, Orléans, Cedex 02, France
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- Dunea Duin & Water N.V., Plein van de Verenigde Naties 11-15, 2719, EG, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
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- Dunea Duin & Water N.V., Plein van de Verenigde Naties 11-15, 2719, EG, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
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- KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, SE, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708, PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Evides Water Company N.V., Schaardijk 150, 3063, NH, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Zhang M, Li Z, Häggblom MM, Young L, He Z, Li F, Xu R, Sun X, Sun W. Characterization of Nitrate-Dependent As(III)-Oxidizing Communities in Arsenic-Contaminated Soil and Investigation of Their Metabolic Potentials by the Combination of DNA-Stable Isotope Probing and Metagenomics. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:7366-7377. [PMID: 32436703 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Arsenite (As(III)) oxidation has important environmental implications by decreasing both the mobility and toxicity of As in the environment. Microbe-mediated nitrate-dependent As(III) oxidation (NDAO) may be an important process for As(III) oxidation in anoxic environments. Our current knowledge of nitrate-dependent As(III)-oxidizing bacteria (NDAB), however, is largely based on isolates, and thus, the diversity of NDAB may be underestimated. In this study, DNA-stable isotope probing (SIP) with 13C-labeled NaHCO3 as the sole carbon source, amplicon sequencing, and shotgun metagenomics were combined to identify NDAB and investigate their NDAO metabolism. As(III) oxidation was observed in the treatment amended with nitrate, while no obvious As(III) oxidation was observed without nitrate addition. The increase in the gene copies of aioA in the nitrate-amended treatment suggested that As(III) oxidation was mediated by microorganisms containing the aioA genes. Furthermore, diverse putative NDAB were identified in the As-contaminated soil cultures, such as Azoarcus, Rhodanobacter, Pseudomonas, and Burkholderiales-related bacteria. Metagenomic analysis further indicated that most of these putative NDAB contained genes for As(III) oxidation and nitrate reduction, confirming their roles in NDAO. The identification of novel putative NDAB expands current knowledge regarding the diversity of NDAB. The current study also suggests the proof of concept of using DNA-SIP to identify the slow-growing NDAB.
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- Miaomiao Zhang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou 510650, China
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Zhen Z, Yan C, Zhao Y. Influence of epiphytic bacteria on arsenic metabolism in Hydrilla verticillata. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 261:114232. [PMID: 32114122 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Microbial assemblages such as biofilms around aquatic plants play a major role in arsenic (As) cycling, which has often been overlooked in previous studies. In this study, arsenite (As(III))-oxidizing, arsenate (As(V))-reducing and As(III)-methylating bacteria were found to coexist in the phyllosphere of Hydrilla verticillata, and their relative activities were shown to determine As speciation, accumulation and efflux. When exposed to As(III), As(III) oxidation was not observed in treatment H(III)-B, whereas treatment H(III)+B showed a significant As(III) oxidation ability, thereby indicating that epiphytic bacteria displayed a substantial As(III) oxidation ability. When exposed to As(V), the medium only contained 5.89% As(III) after 48 h of treatment H(V)-B, while an As(III) content of 86.72% was observed after treatment H(V)+B, thereby indicating that the elevated As(III) in the medium probably originated from As(V) reduction by epiphytic bacteria. Our data also indicated that oxidizing bacteria decreased the As accumulation (by approximately 64.44% compared with that of treatment H(III)-B) in plants, while reducing bacteria played a critical role in increasing As accumulation (by approximately 3.31-fold compared with that of treatment H(V)-B) in plants. Regardless of whether As(III) or As(V) was supplied, As(III) was dominant in the plant tissue (over 75%). Furthermore, the presence of epiphytic bacteria enhanced As efflux by approximately 9-fold. Metagenomic analysis revealed highly diverse As metabolism genes in epiphytic bacterial community, particularly those related to energetic metabolism (aioAB), and As resistance (arsABCR, acr3, arsM). Phylogenetic analysis of As metabolism genes revealed evidence of both vertical inheritance and horizontal gene transfer, which might have contributed to the evolution of the As metabolism genes. Taken together, our research suggested that the diversity of As metabolism genes in epiphytic bacterial community is associated with aquatic submerged macrophytes which may play an important role in As biogeochemistry in aquatic environments.
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- Zhuo Zhen
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Ample Arsenite Bio-Oxidation Activity in Bangladesh Drinking Water Wells: A Bonanza for Bioremediation? Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7080246. [PMID: 31398879 PMCID: PMC6723331 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7080246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Millions of people worldwide are at risk of arsenic poisoning from their drinking water. In Bangladesh the problem extends to rural drinking water wells, where non-biological solutions are not feasible. In serial enrichment cultures of water from various Bangladesh drinking water wells, we found transfer-persistent arsenite oxidation activity under four conditions (aerobic/anaerobic; heterotrophic/autotrophic). This suggests that biological decontamination may help ameliorate the problem. The enriched microbial communities were phylogenetically at least as diverse as the unenriched communities: they contained a bonanza of 16S rRNA gene sequences. These related to Hydrogenophaga, Acinetobacter, Dechloromonas, Comamonas, and Rhizobium/Agrobacterium species. In addition, the enriched microbiomes contained genes highly similar to the arsenite oxidase (aioA) gene of chemolithoautotrophic (e.g., Paracoccus sp. SY) and heterotrophic arsenite-oxidizing strains. The enriched cultures also contained aioA phylotypes not detected in the previous survey of uncultivated samples from the same wells. Anaerobic enrichments disclosed a wider diversity of arsenite oxidizing aioA phylotypes than did aerobic enrichments. The cultivatable chemolithoautotrophic and heterotrophic arsenite oxidizers are of great interest for future in or ex-situ arsenic bioremediation technologies for the detoxification of drinking water by oxidizing arsenite to arsenate that should then precipitates with iron oxides. The microbial activities required for such a technology seem present, amplifiable, diverse and hence robust.
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Cavalca L, Zecchin S, Zaccheo P, Abbas B, Rotiroti M, Bonomi T, Muyzer G. Exploring Biodiversity and Arsenic Metabolism of Microbiota Inhabiting Arsenic-Rich Groundwaters in Northern Italy. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1480. [PMID: 31312188 PMCID: PMC6614289 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Arsenic contamination of groundwater aquifers is an issue of global concern. Among the affected sites, in several Italian groundwater aquifers arsenic levels above the WHO limits for drinking water are present, with consequent issues of public concern. In this study, for the first time, the role of microbial communities in metalloid cycling in groundwater samples from Northern Italy lying on Pleistocene sediments deriving from Alps mountains has been investigated combining environmental genomics and cultivation approaches. 16S rRNA gene libraries revealed a high number of yet uncultured species, which in some of the study sites accounted for more of the 50% of the total community. Sequences related to arsenic-resistant bacteria (arsenate-reducing and arsenite-oxidizing) were abundant in most of the sites, while arsenate-respiring bacteria were negligible. In some of the sites, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria of the genus Sulfuricurvum accounted for more than 50% of the microbial community, whereas iron-cycling bacteria were less represented. In some aquifers, arsenotrophy, growth coupled to autotrophic arsenite oxidation, was suggested by detection of arsenite monooxygenase (aioA) and 1,5-ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBisCO) cbbL genes of microorganisms belonging to Rhizobiales and Burkholderiales. Enrichment cultures established from sampled groundwaters in laboratory conditions with 1.5 mmol L-1 of arsenite as sole electron donor were able to oxidize up to 100% of arsenite, suggesting that this metabolism is active in groundwaters. The presence of heterotrophic arsenic resistant bacteria was confirmed by enrichment cultures in most of the sites. The overall results provided a first overview of the microorganisms inhabiting arsenic-contaminated aquifers in Northern Italy and suggested the importance of sulfur-cycling bacteria in the biogeochemistry of arsenic in these ecosystems. The presence of active arsenite-oxidizing bacteria indicates that biological oxidation of arsenite, in combination with arsenate-adsorbing materials, could be employed for metalloid removal.
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- Lucia Cavalca
- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia (DiSAA), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Microbial Systems Ecology, Department of Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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He Z, Zhang Q, Wei Z, Wang S, Pan X. Multiple-pathway arsenic oxidation and removal from wastewater by a novel manganese-oxidizing aerobic granular sludge. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 157:83-93. [PMID: 30953858 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is a powerful biotechnology to remove various heavy metal(loid)s from wastewater, but not including arsenic (As). In this study, a novel manganese-oxidizing aerobic granular sludge (Mn-AGS) was developed to remove As from organic wastewater. Eight sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were operated in duplicate to investigate the feasibility of As removal by Mn-AGS. The immobilized As in the granular sludge was characterized by sequencing extraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and Raman spectroscopy. Oxidation pathways for As and their contributions in Mn-AGS were evaluated by seven batch experiments under different conditions. The results indicated that As removal efficiency was much higher by Mn-AGS than by AGS. In Mn-AGS, As(III) was efficiently oxidized into As(V) (74.6%-82.6%) and then mostly bound on amorphous ferrihydrite and biogenic Mn oxides (bio-MnOx) (56.2%-65.0%), while metal arsenates, such as ferric arsenate, were not detected. Importantly, As removal was greatly improved by a small addition of Fe(II) in Mn-AGS. This might be primarily caused by Fenton reactions, because this improvement was removed when H2O2, self-generated in Mn-AGS, was scavenged by exogenous catalase (CAT). This study provided a novel extension of the traditional AGS technology to treat As in organic wastewater with an acceptable degree of efficiency.
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- Zhanfei He
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China.
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Crognale S, Casentini B, Amalfitano S, Fazi S, Petruccioli M, Rossetti S. Biological As(III) oxidation in biofilters by using native groundwater microorganisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 651:93-102. [PMID: 30227294 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination in drinking water represents a worldwide threat to human health. During last decades, the exploitation of microbial As-transformations has been proposed for bioremediation applications. Among biological methods for As-contaminated water treatment, microbial As(III)-oxidation is one of the most promising approaches since it can be coupled to commonly used adsorption removal technologies, without requiring the addition of chemicals and producing toxic by-products. Despite the As(III) oxidation capability has been described in several bacterial pure or enrichment cultures, very little is known about the real potentialities of this process when mixed microbial communities, naturally occurring in As contaminated waters, are used. This study highlighted the contribution of native groundwater bacteria to As(III)-oxidation in biofilters, under conditions suitable for a household-scale treatment system. This work elucidated the influence of a variety of experimental conditions (i.e., various filling materials, flow rates, As(III) inflow concentration, As(III):As(V) ratio, filter volumes) on the microbially-mediated As(III)-oxidation process in terms of oxidation efficiency and rate. The highest oxidation efficiencies (up to 90% in 3 h) were found on coarse sand biofilters treating total initial As concentration of 100 μg L-1. The detailed microbial characterization of the As(III) oxidizing biofilms revealed the occurrence of several OTUs affiliated with families known to oxidize As(III) (e.g., Burkholderiaceae, Comamonadaceae, Rhodobacteraceae, Xanthomonadaceae). Furthermore, As-related functional genes increased in biofilter systems in line with the observed oxidative performances.
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- Simona Crognale
- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria, km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome 00015, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria, km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome 00015, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria, km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome 00015, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria, km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome 00015, Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Agroforestry and Biological systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria, km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome 00015, Italy.
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Zhao Y, Su JQ, Ye J, Rensing C, Tardif S, Zhu YG, Brandt KK. AsChip: A High-Throughput qPCR Chip for Comprehensive Profiling of Genes Linked to Microbial Cycling of Arsenic. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:798-807. [PMID: 30532956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous toxic element adversely affecting human health. Microbe-mediated cycling of As is largely mediated by detoxification and energy metabolism in microorganisms. We here report the development of a novel high-throughput qPCR (HT-qPCR) chip (AsChip) for comprehensive profiling of genes involved in microbial As cycling (here collectively termed "As genes"). AsChip contained 81 primer sets targeting 19 As genes and the 16S rRNA gene as a reference gene. Gene amplicon sequencing showed high identity (>96%) of newly designed primers corresponding to their targets. AsChip displayed high sensitivity (plasmid template serial dilution test; r = -0.99), with more than 96% of all PCR assays yielding true positive signals. R2 coefficients for standard curves and PCR amplification efficiencies averaged 0.98 and 0.99, respectively. A high correlation between CT values obtained by AsChip and conventional qPCR was obtained ( r = 0.962, P < 0.001). Finally, we successfully applied AsChip on soil samples from a chromium-copper-arsenic-contaminated field site and identified diverse As genes with total abundance average of 0.4 As gene copies per 16S rRNA. Our results indicate that AsChip constitutes a robust tool for comprehensive quantitative profiling of As genes in environmental samples.
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- Yi Zhao
- Section for Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsenvej 40 , DK-1871 Frederiksberg C , Denmark
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health , Institute of Urban Environment , Chinese Academy of Science , 1799 Jimei Road , Xiamen 361021 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health , Institute of Urban Environment , Chinese Academy of Science , 1799 Jimei Road , Xiamen 361021 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health , Institute of Urban Environment , Chinese Academy of Science , 1799 Jimei Road , Xiamen 361021 , China
- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resources and Environment , Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou 350002 , Fujian China
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- Section for Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsenvej 40 , DK-1871 Frederiksberg C , Denmark
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health , Institute of Urban Environment , Chinese Academy of Science , 1799 Jimei Road , Xiamen 361021 , China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology , Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085 , China
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- Section for Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsenvej 40 , DK-1871 Frederiksberg C , Denmark
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Zeng XC, He Z, Chen X, Cao QAD, Li H, Wang Y. Effects of arsenic on the biofilm formations of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 165:1-10. [PMID: 30173020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.08.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Arsenite-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) play a key role in the biogeochemical cycle of arsenic in the environment, and are used for the bioremediation of As contaminated groundwater; however, it is not yet known about how arsenic affects biofilm formations of AOB, and how biofilm formations affect bacterial arsenite-oxidizing activities. To address these issues, we isolated seven novel AOB strains from the arsenic-contaminated soils. They can completely oxidize 1.0 mM As(III) in 22-60 h. Their arsenite oxidase sequences show 43-99% identities to those of other known AOB. Strains Cug1, Cug2, Cug3, Cug4, and Cug6 are able to form biofilms with thickness of 15-95 µm, whereas Cug8 and Cug9 cannot form biofilms. It is interesting to see that arsenite inhibited the biofilm formations of heterotrophic AOB strains, but promoted the biofilm formations of autotrophic strains in a concentration-dependent manner. The arsenite-oxidizing rates of Cug1 and Cug4 biofilms are 31.6% and 27.6% lower than those of their suspension cultures, whereas the biofilm activities of other strains are similar to those of their suspension cultures. The biofilm formation significantly promoted the bacterial resistance to arsenic. This work is the first report on the complex correlations among environmental arsenic, bacterial biofilm formations and bacterial arsenite-oxidizing activities. The data highlight the diverse lifestyle of different AOB under arsenic stress, and provide essential knowledge for the screening of efficient AOB strains used for constructions of bioreactors.
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- Xian-Chun Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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Ordoñez OF, Rasuk MC, Soria MN, Contreras M, Farías ME. Haloarchaea from the Andean Puna: Biological Role in the Energy Metabolism of Arsenic. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2018; 76:695-705. [PMID: 29520450 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-018-1159-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Biofilms, microbial mats, and microbialites dwell under highly limiting conditions (high salinity, extreme aridity, pH, and elevated arsenic concentration) in the Andean Puna. Only recent pioneering studies have described the microbial diversity of different Altiplano lakes and revealed their unexpectedly diverse microbial communities. Arsenic metabolism is proposed to be an ancient mechanism to obtain energy by microorganisms. Members of Bacteria and Archaea are able to exploit arsenic as a bioenergetic substrate in either anaerobic arsenate respiration or chemolithotrophic growth on arsenite. Only six aioAB sequences coding for arsenite oxidase and three arrA sequences coding for arsenate reductase from haloarchaea were previously deposited in the NCBI database. However, no experimental data on their expression and function has been reported. Recently, our working group revealed the prevalence of haloarchaea in a red biofilm from Diamante Lake and microbial mat from Tebenquiche Lake using a metagenomics approach. Also, a surprisingly high abundance of genes used for anaerobic arsenate respiration (arr) and arsenite oxidation (aio) was detected in the Diamante's metagenome. In order to study in depth the role of arsenic in these haloarchaeal communities, in this work, we obtained 18 haloarchaea belonging to the Halorubrum genus, tolerant to arsenic. Furthermore, the identification and expression analysis of genes involved in obtaining energy from arsenic compounds (aio and arr) showed that aio and arr partial genes were detected in 11 isolates, and their expression was verified in two selected strains. Better growth of two isolates was obtained in presence of arsenic compared to control. Moreover, one of the isolates was able to oxidize As[III]. The confirmation of the oxidation of arsenic and the transcriptional expression of these genes by RT-PCR strongly support the hypothesis that the arsenic can be used in bioenergetics processes by the microorganisms flourishing in these environments.
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- Omar Federico Ordoñez
- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Microbiológicas de Lagunas Andinas (LIMLA), Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales y Microbiológicos (PROIMI), CCT, CONICET, Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Microbiológicas de Lagunas Andinas (LIMLA), Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales y Microbiológicos (PROIMI), CCT, CONICET, Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Microbiológicas de Lagunas Andinas (LIMLA), Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales y Microbiológicos (PROIMI), CCT, CONICET, Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Centro de Ecología Aplicada (CEA), Suecia 3304, 56-2-2741872, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Microbiológicas de Lagunas Andinas (LIMLA), Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales y Microbiológicos (PROIMI), CCT, CONICET, Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina.
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Ghosh D, Bhadury P, Routh J. Coping with arsenic stress: Adaptations of arsenite-oxidizing bacterial membrane lipids to increasing arsenic levels. Microbiologyopen 2018; 7:e00594. [PMID: 29577673 PMCID: PMC6182550 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Elevated levels of arsenic (As) in aquifers of South East Asia have caused diverse health problems affecting millions of people who drink As-rich groundwater and consume various contaminated agriculture products. The biogeochemical cycling and mobilization/immobilization of As from its mineral-bound phase is controlled by pH, oxic/anoxic conditions, and different microbial processes. The increased As flux generated from ongoing biogeochemical processes in the subsurface in turn affects the in situ microbial communities. This study analyzes how the indigenous arsenite-oxidizing bacteria combat As stress by various biophysical alterations and self-adaptation mechanisms. Fifteen arsenite-oxidizing bacterial strains were isolated and identified using a polyphasic approach. The bacterial strains isolated from these aquifers belong predominantly to arsenite-oxidizing bacterial groups. Of these, the membrane-bound phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) were characterized in seven selected bacterial isolates grown at different concentrations of As(III) in the medium. One of the significant findings of this study is how the increase in external stress can induce alteration of membrane PLFAs. The change in fatty acid saturation and alteration of their steric conformation suggests alteration of membrane fluidity due to change in As-related stress. However, different bacterial groups can have different degrees of alteration that can affect sustainability in As-rich aquifers of the Bengal Delta Plain.
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- Devanita Ghosh
- Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research GroupDepartment of Biological SciencesIndian Institute of Science Education and Research KolkataMohanpurWest BengalIndia
- Department of Thematic StudiesEnvironmental ChangeLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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Laboratory of Biogeochem‐mysteryCentre for Earth SciencesIndian Institute of ScienceBangaloreIndia
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- Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research GroupDepartment of Biological SciencesIndian Institute of Science Education and Research KolkataMohanpurWest BengalIndia
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- Department of Thematic StudiesEnvironmental ChangeLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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Krzmarzick MJ, Taylor DK, Fu X, McCutchan AL. Diversity and Niche of Archaea in Bioremediation. ARCHAEA (VANCOUVER, B.C.) 2018; 2018:3194108. [PMID: 30254509 PMCID: PMC6140281 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3194108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Bioremediation is the use of microorganisms for the degradation or removal of contaminants. Most bioremediation research has focused on processes performed by the domain Bacteria; however, Archaea are known to play important roles in many situations. In extreme conditions, such as halophilic or acidophilic environments, Archaea are well suited for bioremediation. In other conditions, Archaea collaboratively work alongside Bacteria during biodegradation. In this review, the various roles that Archaea have in bioremediation is covered, including halophilic hydrocarbon degradation, acidophilic hydrocarbon degradation, hydrocarbon degradation in nonextreme environments such as soils and oceans, metal remediation, acid mine drainage, and dehalogenation. Research needs are addressed in these areas. Beyond bioremediation, these processes are important for wastewater treatment (particularly industrial wastewater treatment) and help in the understanding of the natural microbial ecology of several Archaea genera.
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- Mark James Krzmarzick
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Ranawat P, Rawat S. Metal-tolerant thermophiles: metals as electron donors and acceptors, toxicity, tolerance and industrial applications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:4105-4133. [PMID: 29238927 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0869-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Metal-tolerant thermophiles are inhabitants of a wide range of extreme habitats like solfatara fields, hot springs, mud holes, hydrothermal vents oozing out from metal-rich ores, hypersaline pools and soil crusts enriched with metals and other elements. The ability to withstand adverse environmental conditions, like high temperature, high metal concentration and sometimes high pH in their niche, makes them an interesting subject for understanding mechanisms behind their ability to deal with multiple duress simultaneously. Metals are essential for biological systems, as they participate in biochemistries that cannot be achieved only by organic molecules. However, the excess concentration of metals can disrupt natural biogeochemical processes and can impose toxicity. Thermophiles counteract metal toxicity via their unique cell wall, metabolic factors and enzymes that carry out metal-based redox transformations, metal sequestration by metallothioneins and metallochaperones as well as metal efflux. Thermophilic metal resistance is heterogeneous at both genetic and physiology levels and may be chromosomally, plasmid or transposon encoded with one or more genes being involved. These effective response mechanisms either individually or synergistically make proliferation of thermophiles in metal-rich habitats possibly. This article presents the state of the art and future perspectives of responses of thermophiles to metals at genetic as well as physiological levels.
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- Preeti Ranawat
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
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Dunivin TK, Miller J, Shade A. Taxonomically-linked growth phenotypes during arsenic stress among arsenic resistant bacteria isolated from soils overlying the Centralia coal seam fire. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191893. [PMID: 29370270 PMCID: PMC5785013 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Arsenic (As), a toxic element, has impacted life since early Earth. Thus, microorganisms have evolved many As resistance and tolerance mechanisms to improve their survival outcomes given As exposure. We isolated As resistant bacteria from Centralia, PA, the site of an underground coal seam fire that has been burning since 1962. From a 57.4°C soil collected from a vent above the fire, we isolated 25 unique aerobic As resistant bacterial strains spanning seven genera. We examined their diversity, resistance gene content, transformation abilities, inhibitory concentrations, and growth phenotypes. Although As concentrations were low at the time of soil collection (2.58 ppm), isolates had high minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of arsenate and arsenite (>300 mM and 20 mM respectively), and most isolates were capable of arsenate reduction. We screened isolates (PCR and sequencing) using 12 published primer sets for six As resistance genes (AsRGs). Genes encoding arsenate reductase (arsC) and arsenite efflux pumps (arsB, ACR3(2)) were present, and phylogenetic incongruence between 16S rRNA genes and AsRGs provided evidence for horizontal gene transfer. A detailed investigation of differences in isolate growth phenotypes across As concentrations (lag time to exponential growth, maximum growth rate, and maximum OD590) showed a relationship with taxonomy, providing information that could help to predict an isolate's performance given As exposure in situ. Our results suggest that microbiological management and remediation of environmental As could be informed by taxonomically-linked As tolerance, potential for resistance gene transferability, and the rare biosphere.
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- Taylor K. Dunivin
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences Doctoral Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Crognale S, Zecchin S, Amalfitano S, Fazi S, Casentini B, Corsini A, Cavalca L, Rossetti S. Phylogenetic Structure and Metabolic Properties of Microbial Communities in Arsenic-Rich Waters of Geothermal Origin. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2468. [PMID: 29312179 PMCID: PMC5732945 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Arsenic (As) is a toxic element released in aquatic environments by geogenic processes or anthropic activities. To counteract its toxicity, several microorganisms have developed mechanisms to tolerate and utilize it for respiratory metabolism. However, still little is known about identity and physiological properties of microorganisms exposed to natural high levels of As and the role they play in As transformation and mobilization processes. This work aims to explore the phylogenetic composition and functional properties of aquatic microbial communities in As-rich freshwater environments of geothermal origin and to elucidate the key microbial functional groups that directly or indirectly may influence As-transformations across a natural range of geogenic arsenic contamination. Distinct bacterial communities in terms of composition and metabolisms were found. Members of Proteobacteria, affiliated to Alpha- and Betaproteobacteria were mainly retrieved in groundwaters and surface waters, whereas Gammaproteobacteria were the main component in thermal waters. Most of the OTUs from thermal waters were only distantly related to 16S rRNA gene sequences of known taxa, indicating the occurrence of bacterial biodiversity so far unexplored. Nitrate and sulfate reduction and heterotrophic As(III)-oxidization were found as main metabolic traits of the microbial cultivable fraction in such environments. No growth of autotrophic As(III)-oxidizers, autotrophic and heterotrophic As(V)-reducers, Fe-reducers and oxidizers, Mn-reducers and sulfide oxidizers was observed. The ars genes, involved in As(V) detoxifying reduction, were found in all samples whereas aioA [As(III) oxidase] and arrA genes [As(V) respiratory reductase] were not found. Overall, we found that As detoxification processes prevailed over As metabolic processes, concomitantly with the intriguing occurrence of novel thermophiles able to tolerate high levels of As.
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- Simona Crognale
- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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Suhadolnik MLS, Salgado APC, Scholte LLS, Bleicher L, Costa PS, Reis MP, Dias MF, Ávila MP, Barbosa FAR, Chartone-Souza E, Nascimento AMA. Novel arsenic-transforming bacteria and the diversity of their arsenic-related genes and enzymes arising from arsenic-polluted freshwater sediment. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11231. [PMID: 28894204 PMCID: PMC5593903 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11548-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Bacteria are essential in arsenic cycling. However, few studies have addressed 16S rRNA and arsenic-related functional gene diversity in long-term arsenic-contaminated tropical sediment. Here, using culture-based, metagenomic and computational approaches, we describe the diversity of bacteria, genes and enzymes involved in AsIII and AsV transformation in freshwater sediment and in anaerobic AsIII- and AsV-enrichment cultures (ECs). The taxonomic profile reveals significant differences among the communities. Arcobacter, Dechloromonas, Sedimentibacter and Clostridium thermopalmarium were exclusively found in ECs, whereas Anaerobacillus was restricted to AsV-EC. Novel taxa that are both AsV-reducers and AsIII-oxidizers were identified: Dechloromonas, Acidovorax facilis, A. delafieldii, Aquabacterium, Shewanella, C. thermopalmarium and Macellibacteroides fermentans. Phylogenic discrepancies were revealed among the aioA, arsC and arrA genes and those of other species, indicating horizontal gene transfer. ArsC and AioA have sets of amino acids that can be used to assess their functional and structural integrity and familial subgroups. The positions required for AsV reduction are conserved, suggesting strong selective pressure for maintaining the functionality of ArsC. Altogether, these findings highlight the role of freshwater sediment bacteria in arsenic mobility, and the untapped diversity of dissimilatory arsenate-reducing and arsenate-resistant bacteria, which might contribute to arsenic toxicity in aquatic environments.
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- Maria L S Suhadolnik
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou - FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Yang Y, Mu Y, Zeng XC, Wu W, Yuan J, Liu Y, Guoji E, Luo F, Chen X, Li H, Wang J. Functional genes and thermophilic microorganisms responsible for arsenite oxidation from the shallow sediment of an untraversed hot spring outlet. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2017; 26:490-501. [PMID: 28251437 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-017-1779-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hot Springs have unique geochemical features. Microorganisms-mediated arsenite oxidation is one of the major biogeochemical processes occurred in some hot springs. This study aimed to understand the diversities of genes and microorganisms involved in arsenite oxidation from the outlet of an untraversed hot spring located at an altitude of 4226 m. Microcosm assay indicated that the microbial community from the hot spring was able to efficiently oxidize As(III) using glucose, lactic acid, yeast extract or sodium bicarbonate as the sole carbon source. The microbial community contained 7 phyla of microorganisms, of which Proteobacteria and Firmicutes are largely dominant; this composition is unique and differs significantly from those of other described hot springs. Twenty one novel arsenite oxidase genes were identified from the samples, which are affiliated with the arsenite oxidase families of α-Proteobacteria, β-Proteobacteria or Archaea; this highlights the high diversity of the arsenite-oxidizing microorganisms from the hot spring. A cultivable arsenite-oxidizer Chelatococcu sp. GHS311 was also isolated from the sample using enrichment technique. It can completely convert 75.0 mg/L As(III) into As(V) in 18 days at 45 °C. The arsenite oxidase of GHS311 shares the maximal sequence identity (84.7%) to that of Hydrogenophaga sp. CL3, a non-thermotolerant bacterium. At the temperature lower than 30 °C or higher than 65 °C, the growth of this strain was completely inhibited. These data help us to better understand the diversity and functional features of the thermophilic arsenite-oxidizing microorganisms from hot springs.
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- Ye Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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Functions and Unique Diversity of Genes and Microorganisms Involved in Arsenite Oxidation from the Tailings of a Realgar Mine. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:7019-7029. [PMID: 27663031 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02190-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The tailings of the Shimen realgar mine have unique geochemical features. Arsenite oxidation is one of the major biogeochemical processes that occurs in the tailings. However, little is known about the functional and molecular aspects of the microbial community involved in arsenite oxidation. Here, we fully explored the functional and molecular features of the microbial communities from the tailings of the Shimen realgar mine. We collected six samples of tailings from sites A, B, C, D, E, and F. Microcosm assays indicated that all of the six sites contain both chemoautotrophic and heterotrophic arsenite-oxidizing microorganisms; their activities differed considerably from each other. The microbial arsenite-oxidizing activities show a positive correlation with soluble arsenic concentrations. The microbial communities of the six sites contain 40 phyla of bacteria and 2 phyla of archaea that show extremely high diversity. Soluble arsenic, sulfate, pH, and total organic carbon (TOC) are the key environmental factors that shape the microbial communities. We further identified 114 unique arsenite oxidase genes from the samples; all of them code for new or new-type arsenite oxidases. We also isolated 10 novel arsenite oxidizers from the samples, of which 4 are chemoautotrophic and 6 are heterotrophic. These data highlight the unique diversities of the arsenite-oxidizing microorganisms and their oxidase genes from the tailings of the Shimen realgar mine. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing the functional and molecular features of microbial communities from the tailings of a realgar mine. IMPORTANCE This study focused on the functional and molecular characterizations of microbial communities from the tailings of the Shimen realgar mine. We fully explored, for the first time, the arsenite-oxidizing activities and the functional gene diversities of microorganisms from the tailings, as well as the correlation of the microbial activities/diversities with environmental factors. The findings of this study help us to better understand the diversities of the arsenite-oxidizing bacteria and the geochemical cycle of arsenic in the tailings of the Shimen realgar mine and gain insights into the microbial mechanisms by which the secondary minerals of the tailings were formed. This work also offers a set of unique arsenite-oxidizing bacteria for basic research of the molecular regulation of arsenite oxidation in bacterial cells and for the environmentally friendly bioremediation of arsenic-contaminated groundwater.
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Kumari N, Jagadevan S. Genetic identification of arsenate reductase and arsenite oxidase in redox transformations carried out by arsenic metabolising prokaryotes - A comprehensive review. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 163:400-412. [PMID: 27565307 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination in water is a cause of major concern to human population worldwide, especially in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)) are the two common forms in which arsenic exists in soil and groundwater, the former being more mobile and toxic. A large number of arsenic metabolising microorganisms play a crucial role in microbial transformation of arsenic between its different states, thus playing a key role in remediation of arsenic contaminated water. This review focuses on advances in biochemical, molecular and genomic developments in the field of arsenic metabolising bacteria - covering recent developments in the understanding of structure of arsenate reductase and arsenite oxidase enzymes, their gene and operon structures and their mechanism of action. The genetic and molecular studies of these microbes and their proteins may lead to evolution of successful strategies for effective implementation of bioremediation programs.
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- Nisha Kumari
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India.
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Arsenite oxidizing multiple metal resistant bacteria isolated from industrial effluent: their potential use in wastewater treatment. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 32:133. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-016-2079-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Keren R, Lavy A, Ilan M. Increasing the Richness of Culturable Arsenic-Tolerant Bacteria from Theonella swinhoei by Addition of Sponge Skeleton to the Growth Medium. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2016; 71:873-886. [PMID: 26809776 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-015-0726-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Theonella swinhoei is an arsenic hyper-accumulator sponge, harboring a multitude of associated bacteria. These bacteria reside in the mesohyl, the dense extracellular matrix of the sponge. Previous elemental analysis of separated cell fractions from the sponge had determined that arsenic is localized to the associated bacteria. Subsequently, sponge-associated arsenic-tolerant bacteria were isolated here and grouped into 15 operational taxonomic units (OTUs, 97% similarity). Both culture-dependent and culture-independent work had revealed that T. swinhoei harbors a highly diverse bacterial community. It was thus hypothesized the acclimation of bacteria in the presence of a sponge skeleton, better mimicking its natural environment, would increase the yield of isolation of sponge-associated bacteria. Using seven modularly designed media, 380 bacteria isolates were grown and grouped into 22 OTUs. Inclusion of sponge skeleton in the growth medium promoted bacterial growth in all seven media, accounting for 20 of the 22 identified OTUs (the other two in a medium without skeleton). Diversity and richness indices were calculated for each treatment or combination of treatments with shared growth parameters. Integrating data inherent in the modularly designed media with the ecological indices led to the formation of new hypotheses regarding the aeration conditions and expected arsenic form in situ. Both aerobic and anoxic conditions are expected to occur in the sponge (temporally and/or spatially). Arsenate is expected to be the dominant (or even the only) arsenic form in the sponge.
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- Ray Keren
- Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
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- Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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Xiao KQ, Li LG, Ma LP, Zhang SY, Bao P, Zhang T, Zhu YG. Metagenomic analysis revealed highly diverse microbial arsenic metabolism genes in paddy soils with low-arsenic contents. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 211:1-8. [PMID: 26736050 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Microbe-mediated arsenic (As) metabolism plays a critical role in global As cycle, and As metabolism involves different types of genes encoding proteins facilitating its biotransformation and transportation processes. Here, we used metagenomic analysis based on high-throughput sequencing and constructed As metabolism protein databases to analyze As metabolism genes in five paddy soils with low-As contents. The results showed that highly diverse As metabolism genes were present in these paddy soils, with varied abundances and distribution for different types and subtypes of these genes. Arsenate reduction genes (ars) dominated in all soil samples, and significant correlation existed between the abundance of arr (arsenate respiration), aio (arsenite oxidation), and arsM (arsenite methylation) genes, indicating the co-existence and close-relation of different As resistance systems of microbes in wetland environments similar to these paddy soils after long-term evolution. Among all soil parameters, pH was an important factor controlling the distribution of As metabolism gene in five paddy soils (p = 0.018). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study using high-throughput sequencing and metagenomics approach in characterizing As metabolism genes in the five paddy soil, showing their great potential in As biotransformation, and therefore in mitigating arsenic risk to humans.
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- Ke-Qing Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Hovasse A, Bruneel O, Casiot C, Desoeuvre A, Farasin J, Hery M, Van Dorsselaer A, Carapito C, Arsène-Ploetze F. Spatio-Temporal Detection of the Thiomonas Population and the Thiomonas Arsenite Oxidase Involved in Natural Arsenite Attenuation Processes in the Carnoulès Acid Mine Drainage. Front Cell Dev Biol 2016; 4:3. [PMID: 26870729 PMCID: PMC4734075 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The acid mine drainage (AMD) impacted creek of the Carnoulès mine (Southern France) is characterized by acid waters with a high heavy metal content. The microbial community inhabiting this AMD was extensively studied using isolation, metagenomic and metaproteomic methods, and the results showed that a natural arsenic (and iron) attenuation process involving the arsenite oxidase activity of several Thiomonas strains occurs at this site. A sensitive quantitative Selected Reaction Monitoring (SRM)-based proteomic approach was developed for detecting and quantifying the two subunits of the arsenite oxidase and RpoA of two different Thiomonas groups. Using this approach combined with FISH and pyrosequencing-based 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, it was established here for the first time that these Thiomonas strains are ubiquitously present in minor proportions in this AMD and that they express the key enzymes involved in natural remediation processes at various locations and time points. In addition to these findings, this study also confirms that targeted proteomics applied at the community level can be used to detect weakly abundant proteins in situ.
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- Agnès Hovasse
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR7178, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier, UMR HSM 5569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Montpellier Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier, UMR HSM 5569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Montpellier Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier, UMR HSM 5569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Montpellier Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique et Microbiologie, UMR7156, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Université de Strasbourg, Département Microorganismes, Génomes, Environnement, Equipe Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Microorganismes Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier, UMR HSM 5569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Montpellier Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR7178, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR7178, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique et Microbiologie, UMR7156, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Université de Strasbourg, Département Microorganismes, Génomes, Environnement, Equipe Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Microorganismes Strasbourg, France
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Andres J, Bertin PN. The microbial genomics of arsenic. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2016; 40:299-322. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuv050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Zhao C, Zhang Y, Chan Z, Chen S, Yang S. Insights into arsenic multi-operons expression and resistance mechanisms in Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:986. [PMID: 26441915 PMCID: PMC4585019 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Arsenic (As) is widespread in the environment and causes numerous health problems. Rhodopseudomonas palustris has been regarded as a good model organism for studying arsenic detoxification since it was first demonstrated to methylate environmental arsenic by conversion to soluble or gaseous methylated species. However, the detailed arsenic resistance mechanisms remain unknown though there are at least three arsenic-resistance operons (ars1, ars2, and ars3) in R. palustris. In this study, we investigated how arsenic multi-operons contributed to arsenic detoxification in R. palustris. The expression of ars2 or ars3 operons increased with increasing environmental arsenite (As(III)) concentrations (up to 1.0 mM) while transcript of ars1 operon was not detected in the middle log-phase (55 h). ars2 operon was actively expressed even at the low concentration of As(III) (0.01 μM), whereas the ars3 operon was expressed at 1.0 μM of As(III), indicating that there was a differential regulation mechanism for the three arsenic operons. Furthermore, ars2 and ars3 operons were maximally transcribed in the early log-phase where ars2 operon was 5.4-fold higher than that of ars3 operon. A low level of ars1 transcript was only detected at 43 h (early log-phase). Arsenic speciation analysis demonstrated that R. palustris could reduce As(V) to As(III). Collectively, strain CGA009 detoxified arsenic by using arsenic reduction and methylating arsenic mechanism, while the latter might occur with the presence of higher concentrations of arsenic.
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- Chungui Zhao
- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University Xiamen, China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University Xiamen, China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University Xiamen, China ; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration Xiamen, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University Xiamen, China
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Cordi A, Pagnout C, Devin S, Poirel J, Billard P, Dollard MA, Bauda P. Determination of physiological, taxonomic, and molecular characteristics of a cultivable arsenic-resistant bacterial community. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:13753-13763. [PMID: 25721523 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3840-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A collection of 219 bacterial arsenic-resistant isolates was constituted from neutral arsenic mine drainage sediments. Isolates were grown aerobically or anaerobically during 21 days on solid DR2A medium using agar or gelan gum as gelling agent, with 7 mM As(III) or 20 mM As(V) as selective pressure. Interestingly, the sum of the different incubation conditions used (arsenic form, gelling agent, oxygen pressure) results in an overall increase of the isolate diversity. Isolated strains mainly belonged to Proteobacteria (63%), Actinobacteria (25%), and Bacteroidetes (10%). The most representative genera were Pseudomonas (20%), Acinetobacter (8%), and Serratia (15%) among the Proteobacteria; Rhodococcus (13%) and Microbacterium (5%) among Actinobacteria; and Flavobacterium (13%) among the Bacteroidetes. Isolates were screened for the presence of arsenic-related genes (arsB, ACR3(1), ACR3(2), aioA, arsM, and arrA). In this way, 106 ACR3(1)-, 74 arsB-, 22 aioA-, 14 ACR3(2)-, and one arsM-positive PCR products were obtained and sequenced. Analysis of isolate sensitivity toward metalloids (arsenite, arsenate, and antimonite) revealed correlations between taxonomy, sensitivity, and genotype. Antimonite sensitivity correlated with the presence of ACR3(1) mainly present in Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria, and arsenite or antimonite resistance correlated with arsB gene presence. The presence of either aioA gene or several different arsenite carrier genes did not ensure a high level of arsenic resistance in the tested conditions.
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- A Cordi
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), UMR 7360, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, Campus Bridoux, rue du Général Delestraint, 57070, Metz, France
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Faure D, Bonin P, Duran R. Environmental microbiology as a mosaic of explored ecosystems and issues. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:13577-13598. [PMID: 26310700 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5164-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Microbes are phylogenetically (Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya, and viruses) and functionally diverse. They colonize highly varied environments and rapidly respond to and evolve as a response to local and global environmental changes, including those induced by pollutants resulting from human activities. This review exemplifies the Microbial Ecology EC2CO consortium's efforts to explore the biology, ecology, diversity, and roles of microbes in aquatic and continental ecosystems.
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- Denis Faure
- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, CNRS-CEA-Université Paris-Sud, Saclay Plant Sciences, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France,
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Corsini A, Colombo M, Muyzer G, Cavalca L. Characterization of the arsenite oxidizer Aliihoeflea sp. strain 2WW and its potential application in the removal of arsenic from groundwater in combination with Pf-ferritin. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:673-84. [PMID: 26149126 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-015-0523-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A heterotrophic arsenite-oxidizing bacterium, strain 2WW, was isolated from a biofilter treating arsenic-rich groundwater. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that it was closely related (98.7 %) to the alphaproteobacterium Aliihoeflea aesturari strain N8(T). However, it was physiologically different by its ability to grow at relatively low substrate concentrations, low temperatures and by its ability to oxidize arsenite. Here we describe the physiological features of strain 2WW and compare these to its most closely related relative, A. aestuari strain N8(T). In addition, we tested its efficiency to remove arsenic from groundwater in combination with Pf-ferritin. Strain 2WW oxidized arsenite to arsenate between pH 5.0 and 8.0, and from 4 to 30 °C. When the strain was used in combination with a Pf-ferritin-based material for arsenic removal from natural groundwater, the removal efficiency was significantly higher (73 %) than for Pf-ferritin alone (64 %). These results showed that arsenite oxidation by strain 2WW combined with Pf-ferritin-based material has a potential in arsenic removal from contaminated groundwater.
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- Anna Corsini
- DeFENS - Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Fahy A, Giloteaux L, Bertin P, Le Paslier D, Médigue C, Weissenbach J, Duran R, Lauga B. 16S rRNA and As-Related Functional Diversity: Contrasting Fingerprints in Arsenic-Rich Sediments from an Acid Mine Drainage. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2015; 70:154-167. [PMID: 25592635 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0558-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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To gain an in-depth insight into the diversity and the distribution of genes under the particular evolutionary pressure of an arsenic-rich acid mine drainage (AMD), the genes involved in bacterial arsenic detoxification (arsB, ACR3) and arsenite oxidation (aioA) were investigated in sediment from Carnoulès (France), in parallel to the diversity and global distribution of the metabolically active bacteria. The metabolically active bacteria were affiliated mainly to AMD specialists, i.e., organisms detected in or isolated from AMDs throughout the world. They included mainly Acidobacteria and the non-affiliated "Candidatus Fodinabacter communificans," as well as Thiomonas and Acidithiobacillus spp., Actinobacteria, and unclassified Gammaproteobacteria. The distribution range of these organisms suggested that they show niche conservatism. Sixteen types of deduced protein sequences of arsenite transporters (5 ArsB and 11 Acr3p) were detected, whereas a single type of arsenite oxidase (AioA) was found. Our data suggested that at Carnoulès, the aioA gene was more recent than those encoding arsenite transporters and subjected to a different molecular evolution. In contrast to the 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) genes associated with AMD environments worldwide, the functional genes aioA, ACR3, and to a lesser extent arsB, were either novel or specific to Carnoulès, raising the question as to whether these functional genes are specific to high concentrations of arsenic, AMD-specific, or site-specific.
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- Anne Fahy
- Équipe Environnement et Microbiologie, EEM, UMR 5254 (IPREM, CNRS), Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, IBEAS, BP 1155, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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Jiang D, Li P, Jiang Z, Dai X, Zhang R, Wang Y, Guo Q, Wang Y. Chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidation by a thermophilic Anoxybacillus flavithermus strain TCC9-4 from a hot spring in Tengchong of Yunnan, China. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:360. [PMID: 25999920 PMCID: PMC4422093 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A new facultative chemolithoautotrophic arsenite (AsIII)-oxidizing bacterium TCC9-4 was isolated from a hot spring microbial mat in Tengchong of Yunnan, China. This strain could grow with AsIII as an energy source, CO2–HCO3- as a carbon source and oxygen as the electron acceptor in a minimal salts medium. Under chemolithoautotrophic conditions, more than 90% of 100 mg/L AsIII could be oxidized by the strain TCC9-4 in 36 h. Temperature was an important environmental factor that strongly influenced the AsIII oxidation rate and AsIII oxidase (Aio) activity; the highest Aio activity was found at the temperature of 40∘C. Addition of 0.01% yeast extract enhanced the growth significantly, but delayed the AsIII oxidation. On the basis of 16S rRNA phylogenetic sequence analysis, strain TCC9-4 was identified as Anoxybacillus flavithermus. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of arsenic (As) oxidation by A. flavithermus. The Aio gene in TCC9-4 might be quite novel relative to currently known gene sequences. The results of this study expand our current understanding of microbially mediated As oxidation in hot springs.
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- Dawei Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China ; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China ; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China ; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China ; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, China
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Farias P, Espírito Santo C, Branco R, Francisco R, Santos S, Hansen L, Sorensen S, Morais PV. Natural hot spots for gain of multiple resistances: arsenic and antibiotic resistances in heterotrophic, aerobic bacteria from marine hydrothermal vent fields. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:2534-43. [PMID: 25636836 PMCID: PMC4357944 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03240-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Microorganisms are responsible for multiple antibiotic resistances that have been associated with resistance/tolerance to heavy metals, with consequences to public health. Many genes conferring these resistances are located on mobile genetic elements, easily exchanged among phylogenetically distant bacteria. The objective of the present work was to isolate arsenic-, antimonite-, and antibiotic-resistant strains and to determine the existence of plasmids harboring antibiotic/arsenic/antimonite resistance traits in phenotypically resistant strains, in a nonanthropogenically impacted environment. The hydrothermal Lucky Strike field in the Azores archipelago (North Atlantic, between 11°N and 38°N), at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, protected under the OSPAR Convention, was sampled as a metal-rich pristine environment. A total of 35 strains from 8 different species were isolated in the presence of arsenate, arsenite, and antimonite. ACR3 and arsB genes were amplified from the sediment's total DNA, and 4 isolates also carried ACR3 genes. Phenotypic multiple resistances were found in all strains, and 7 strains had recoverable plasmids. Purified plasmids were sequenced by Illumina and assembled by EDENA V3, and contig annotation was performed using the "Rapid Annotation using the Subsystems Technology" server. Determinants of resistance to copper, zinc, cadmium, cobalt, and chromium as well as to the antibiotics β-lactams and fluoroquinolones were found in the 3 sequenced plasmids. Genes coding for heavy metal resistance and antibiotic resistance in the same mobile element were found, suggesting the possibility of horizontal gene transfer and distribution of theses resistances in the bacterial population.
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- Pedro Farias
- IMAR-CMA and CEMUC, Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Piaget, Silves, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- IMAR-CMA and CEMUC, Coimbra, Portugal Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Hassan Z, Sultana M, van Breukelen BM, Khan SI, Röling WFM. Diverse arsenic- and iron-cycling microbial communities in arsenic-contaminated aquifers used for drinking water in Bangladesh. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2015; 91:fiv026. [PMID: 25778510 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiv026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Subsurface removal of arsenic by injection with oxygenated groundwater has been proposed as a viable technology for obtaining 'safe' drinking water in Bangladesh. While the oxidation of ferrous iron to solid ferric iron minerals, to which arsenic adsorbs, is assumed to be driven by abiotic reactions, metal-cycling microorganisms may potentially affect arsenic removal. A cultivation-independent survey covering 24 drinking water wells in several geographical regions in Bangladesh was conducted to obtain information on microbial community structure and diversity in general, and on specific functional groups capable of the oxidation or reduction of arsenic or iron. Each functional group, targeted by either group-specific 16S rRNA or functional gene amplification, occurred in at least 79% of investigated samples. Putative arsenate reducers and iron-oxidizing Gallionellaceae were present at low diversity, while more variation in potentially arsenite-oxidizing microorganisms and iron-reducing Desulfuromonadales was revealed within and between samples. Relations between community composition on the one hand and hydrochemistry on the other hand were in general not evident, apart from an impact of salinity on iron-cycling microorganisms. Our data suggest widespread potential for a positive contribution of arsenite and iron oxidizers to arsenic removal upon injection with oxygenated water, but also indicate a potential risk for arsenic re-mobilization by anaerobic arsenate and iron reducers once injection is halted.
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- Zahid Hassan
- Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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- Critical Zone Hydrology Group, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Ghosh D, Bhadury P, Routh J. Diversity of arsenite oxidizing bacterial communities in arsenic-rich deltaic aquifers in West Bengal, India. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:602. [PMID: 25484877 PMCID: PMC4240177 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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High arsenic (As) concentration in groundwater has affected human health, particularly in South-East Asia putting millions of people at risk. Biogeochemical cycling of As carried out by different bacterial groups are suggested to control the As fluxes in aquifers. A functional diversity approach in link with As precipitation was adopted to study bacterial community structures and their variation within the As contaminated Bengal Delta Plain (BDP) aquifers of India. Groundwater samples collected from two shallow aquifers in Karimpur II (West Bengal, India), during years 2010 and 2011, were investigated to trace the effects immediately after monsoon period (precipitation) on community structure and diversity of bacterial assemblages with a focus on arsenite oxidizing bacterial phyla for two successive years. The study focused on amplification, clone library generation and sequencing of the arsenite oxidase large sub-unit gene aioA and 16S rRNA marker, with respect to changes in elemental concentrations. New set of primers were designed to amplify the aioA gene as a phylogenetic marker to study taxonomically diverse arsenite oxidizing bacterial groups in these aquifers. The overall narrow distribution of bacterial communities based on aioA and 16S rRNA sequences observed was due to poor nutrient status and anoxic conditions in these As contaminated aquifers. Proteobacteria was the dominant phylum detected, within which Acidovorax, Hydrogenophaga, Albidiferax, Bosea, and Polymorphum were the major arsenite oxidizing bacterial genera based on the number of clones sequenced. The structure of bacterial assemblages including those of arsenite oxidizing bacteria seems to have been affected by increase in major elemental concentrations (e.g., As, Fe, S, and Si) within two sampling sessions, which was supported by statistical analyses. One of the significant findings of this study is detection of novel lineages of 16S rRNA-like bacterial sequences indicating presence of indigenous bacterial communities BDP wells that can play important role in biogeochemical cycling of elements including As.
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- Devanita Ghosh
- Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata Nadia, India ; Department of Thematic Studies- Environmental Change, Linköping University Linköping, Sweden
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- Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata Nadia, India
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- Department of Thematic Studies- Environmental Change, Linköping University Linköping, Sweden
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Hamamura N, Itai T, Liu Y, Reysenbach AL, Damdinsuren N, Inskeep WP. Identification of anaerobic arsenite-oxidizing and arsenate-reducing bacteria associated with an alkaline saline lake in Khovsgol, Mongolia. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2014; 6:476-482. [PMID: 25646538 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Microbial arsenic transformation pathways associated with a saline lake located in northern Mongolia were examined using molecular biological and culturing approaches. Bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences recovered from saline lake sediments and soils were affiliated with haloalkaliphiles, including Bacillus and Halomonas spp. Diverse sequences of arsenate respiratory reductase (arrA) and a new group of arsenite oxidase (arxA) genes were also identified. Pure cultures of arsenate-reducing Nitrincola strain and anaerobic arsenite-oxidizing Halomonas strain were isolated. The chemoorganotrophic Halomonas strain contains arxA gene similar to that of a chemoautotrophic arsenite-oxidizing Alkalilimnicola ehrlichii strain MLHE-1. These results revealed the diversity of arsenic transformation pathways associated with a geographically distinct saline system and the potential contribution of arx-dependent arsenite oxidation by heterotrophic bacteria.
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Sarkar A, Kazy SK, Sar P. Studies on arsenic transforming groundwater bacteria and their role in arsenic release from subsurface sediment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:8645-8662. [PMID: 24764001 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2759-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ten different Gram-negative arsenic (As)-resistant and As-transforming bacteria isolated from As-rich groundwater of West Bengal were characterized to assess their role in As mobilization. 16S rRNA gene analysis confirmed the affiliation of these bacteria to genera Achromobacter, Brevundimonas, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Pseudoxanthomonas. Along with superior As-resistance and As-transformation abilities, the isolates showed broad metabolic capacity in terms of utilizing a variety of electron donors and acceptors (including As) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, respectively. Arsenic transformation studies performed under various conditions indicated highly efficient As(3+) oxidation or As(5+) reduction kinetics. Genes encoding As(3+) oxidase (aioA), cytosolic As(5+) reductase (arsC), and As(3+) efflux pump (arsB and acr3) were detected within the test isolates. Sequence analyses suggested that As homeostasis genes (particularly arsC, arsB, and acr3) were acquired by most of the bacteria through horizontal gene transfer. A strong correlation between As resistance phenotype and the presence of As(3+) transporter genes was observed. Microcosm study showed that bacterial strain having cytosolic As(5+) reductase property could play important role in mobilizing As (as As(3+)) from subsurface sediment.
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- Angana Sarkar
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
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Costa PS, Scholte LLS, Reis MP, Chaves AV, Oliveira PL, Itabayana LB, Suhadolnik MLS, Barbosa FAR, Chartone-Souza E, Nascimento AMA. Bacteria and genes involved in arsenic speciation in sediment impacted by long-term gold mining. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95655. [PMID: 24755825 PMCID: PMC3995719 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The bacterial community and genes involved in geobiocycling of arsenic (As) from sediment impacted by long-term gold mining were characterized through culture-based analysis of As-transforming bacteria and metagenomic studies of the arsC, arrA, and aioA genes. Sediment was collected from the historically gold mining impacted Mina stream, located in one of the world’s largest mining regions known as the “Iron Quadrangle”. A total of 123 As-resistant bacteria were recovered from the enrichment cultures, which were phenotypically and genotypically characterized for As-transformation. A diverse As-resistant bacteria community was found through phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene. Bacterial isolates were affiliated with Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria and were represented by 20 genera. Most were AsV-reducing (72%), whereas AsIII-oxidizing accounted for 20%. Bacteria harboring the arsC gene predominated (85%), followed by aioA (20%) and arrA (7%). Additionally, we identified two novel As-transforming genera, Thermomonas and Pannonibacter. Metagenomic analysis of arsC, aioA, and arrA sequences confirmed the presence of these genes, with arrA sequences being more closely related to uncultured organisms. Evolutionary analyses revealed high genetic similarity between some arsC and aioA sequences obtained from isolates and clone libraries, suggesting that those isolates may represent environmentally important bacteria acting in As speciation. In addition, our findings show that the diversity of arrA genes is wider than earlier described, once none arrA-OTUs were affiliated with known reference strains. Therefore, the molecular diversity of arrA genes is far from being fully explored deserving further attention.
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- Patrícia S. Costa
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Grupo de Genômica e Biologia Computacional, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou (CPqRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Russ Hille
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, United States
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Li X, Zhang L, Wang G. Genomic evidence reveals the extreme diversity and wide distribution of the arsenic-related genes in Burkholderiales. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92236. [PMID: 24632831 PMCID: PMC3954881 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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So far, numerous genes have been found to associate with various strategies to resist and transform the toxic metalloid arsenic (here, we denote these genes as "arsenic-related genes"). However, our knowledge of the distribution, redundancies and organization of these genes in bacteria is still limited. In this study, we analyzed the 188 Burkholderiales genomes and found that 95% genomes harbored arsenic-related genes, with an average of 6.6 genes per genome. The results indicated: a) compared to a low frequency of distribution for aio (arsenite oxidase) (12 strains), arr (arsenate respiratory reductase) (1 strain) and arsM (arsenite methytransferase)-like genes (4 strains), the ars (arsenic resistance system)-like genes were identified in 174 strains including 1,051 genes; b) 2/3 ars-like genes were clustered as ars operon and displayed a high diversity of gene organizations (68 forms) which may suggest the rapid movement and evolution for ars-like genes in bacterial genomes; c) the arsenite efflux system was dominant with ACR3 form rather than ArsB in Burkholderiales; d) only a few numbers of arsM and arrAB are found indicating neither As III biomethylation nor AsV respiration is the primary mechanism in Burkholderiales members; (e) the aio-like gene is mostly flanked with ars-like genes and phosphate transport system, implying the close functional relatedness between arsenic and phosphorus metabolisms. On average, the number of arsenic-related genes per genome of strains isolated from arsenic-rich environments is more than four times higher than the strains from other environments. Compared with human, plant and animal pathogens, the environmental strains possess a larger average number of arsenic-related genes, which indicates that habitat is likely a key driver for bacterial arsenic resistance.
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- Xiangyang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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Rahman S, Kim KH, Saha SK, Swaraz AM, Paul DK. Review of remediation techniques for arsenic (As) contamination: a novel approach utilizing bio-organisms. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2014; 134:175-85. [PMID: 24509286 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination has recently become a worldwide problem, as it is found to be widespread not only in drinking water but also in various foodstuffs. Because of the high toxicity, As contamination poses a serious risk to human health and ecological system. To cope with this problem, a great deal of effort have been made to account for the mechanisms of As mineral formation and accumulation by some plants and aquatic organisms exposed to the high level of As. Hence, bio-remediation is now considered an effective and potent approach to breakdown As contamination. In this review, we provide up-to-date knowledge on how biological tools (such as plants for phytoremediation and to some extent microorganisms) can be used to help resolve the effects of As problems on the Earth's environment.
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- Shahedur Rahman
- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia 7003, Bangladesh
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Microbiology of inorganic arsenic: From metabolism to bioremediation. J Biosci Bioeng 2014; 118:1-9. [PMID: 24507904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination of drinking water and soils poses a threat to a large number of people worldwide, especially in Southeast Asia. The predominant forms of As in soils and aquifers are inorganic arsenate [As(V)] and arsenite [As(III)], with the latter being more mobile and toxic. Thus, redox transformations of As are of great importance to predict its fate in the environment, as well as to achieve remediation of As-contaminated water and soils. Although As has been recognized as a toxic element, a wide variety of microorganisms, mainly bacteria, can use it as an electron donor for autotrophic growth or as an electron acceptor for anaerobic respiration. In addition, As detoxification systems in which As is oxidized to the less toxic form or reduced for subsequent excretion are distributed widely in microorganisms. This review describes current development of physiology, biochemistry, and genomics of arsenic-transforming bacteria. Potential application of such bacteria to removal of As from soils and water is also highlighted.
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Cébron A, Arsène-Ploetze F, Bauda P, Bertin PN, Billard P, Carapito C, Devin S, Goulhen-Chollet F, Poirel J, Leyval C. Rapid impact of phenanthrene and arsenic on bacterial community structure and activities in sand batches. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2014; 67:129-44. [PMID: 24189653 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0313-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The impact of both organic and inorganic pollution on the structure of soil microbial communities is poorly documented. A short-time batch experiment (6 days) was conducted to study the impact of both types of pollutants on the taxonomic, metabolic and functional diversity of soil bacteria. For this purpose sand spiked with phenanthrene (500 mg kg(-1) sand) or arsenic (arsenite 0.66 mM and arsenate 12.5 mM) was supplemented with artificial root exudates and was inoculated with bacteria originated from an aged PAH and heavy-metal-polluted soil. The bacterial community was characterised using bacterial strain isolation, TTGE fingerprinting and proteomics. Without pollutant, or with phenanthrene or arsenic, there were no significant differences in the abundance of bacteria and the communities were dominated by Pseudomonas and Paenibacillus genera. However, at the concentrations used, both phenanthrene or arsenic were toxic as shown by the decrease in mineralisation activities. Using community-level physiological profiles (Biolog Ecoplates™) or differential proteomics, we observed that the pollutants had an impact on the community physiology, in particular phenanthrene induced a general cellular stress response with changes in the central metabolism and membrane protein synthesis. Real-time PCR quantification of functional genes and transcripts revealed that arsenic induced the transcription of functional arsenic resistance and speciation genes (arsB, ACR3 and aioA), while no transcription of PAH-degradation genes (PAH-dioxygenase and catechol-dioxygenase) was detected with phenanthrene. Altogether, in our tested conditions, pollutants do not have a major effect on community abundance or taxonomic composition but rather have an impact on metabolic and functional bacterial properties.
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- A Cébron
- LIEC UMR7360, CNRS-Université de Lorraine, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, BP 70239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France,
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