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Marbehan X, Roger M, Fournier F, Infossi P, Guedon E, Delecourt L, Lebrun R, Giudici-Orticoni MT, Delaunay S. Combining metabolic flux analysis with proteomics to shed light on the metabolic flexibility: the case of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1336360. [PMID: 38463485 PMCID: PMC10920352 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1336360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Introduction Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough is a gram-negative anaerobic bacterium belonging to the sulfate-reducing bacteria that exhibits highly versatile metabolism. By switching from one energy mode to another depending on nutrients availability in the environments" it plays a central role in shaping ecosystems. Despite intensive efforts to study D. vulgaris energy metabolism at the genomic, biochemical and ecological level, bioenergetics in this microorganism remain far from being fully understood. Alternatively, metabolic modeling is a powerful tool to understand bioenergetics. However, all the current models for D. vulgaris appeared to be not easily adaptable to various environmental conditions. Methods To lift off these limitations, here we constructed a novel transparent and robust metabolic model to explain D. vulgaris bioenergetics by combining whole-cell proteomic analysis with modeling approaches (Flux Balance Analysis). Results The iDvu71 model showed over 0.95 correlation with experimental data. Further simulations allowed a detailed description of D. vulgaris metabolism in various conditions of growth. Altogether, the simulations run in this study highlighted the sulfate-to-lactate consumption ratio as a pivotal factor in D. vulgaris energy metabolism. Discussion In particular, the impact on the hydrogen/formate balance and biomass synthesis is discussed. Overall, this study provides a novel insight into D. vulgaris metabolic flexibility.
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- BIP-UMR 7281, Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- BIP-UMR 7281, Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- BIP-UMR 7281, Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
- LISM-UMR 7255, Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Macromoléculaires, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- IMM-FR3479, Marseille Protéomique, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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- BIP-UMR 7281, Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France
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Keller NS, Lüders K, Hornbruch G, Birnstengel S, Vogt C, Ebert M, Kallies R, Dahmke A, Richnow HH. Rapid Consumption of Dihydrogen Injected into a Shallow Aquifer by Ecophysiologically Different Microbes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:333-341. [PMID: 38117480 PMCID: PMC10785757 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The envisaged future dihydrogen (H2) economy requires a H2 gas grid as well as large deep underground stores. However, the consequences of an unintended spread of H2 through leaky pipes, wells, or subterranean gas migrations on groundwater resources and their ecosystems are poorly understood. Therefore, we emulated a short-term leakage incident by injecting gaseous H2 into a shallow aquifer at the TestUM test site and monitored the subsequent biogeochemical processes in the groundwater system. At elevated H2 concentrations, an increase in acetate concentrations and a decrease in microbial α-diversity with a concomitant change in microbial β-diversity were observed. Additionally, microbial H2 oxidation was indicated by temporally higher abundances of taxa known for aerobic or anaerobic H2 oxidation. After H2 concentrations diminished below the detection limit, α- and β-diversity approached baseline values. In summary, the emulated H2 leakage resulted in a temporally limited change of the groundwater microbiome and associated geochemical conditions due to the intermediate growth of H2 consumers. The results confirm the general assumption that H2, being an excellent energy and electron source for many microorganisms, is quickly microbiologically consumed in the environment after a leakage.
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- Nina S. Keller
- Department
of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research—UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department
of Applied Geosciences - Aquatic Geochemistry and Hydrogeology, Institute for Geosciences, Competence Centre for Geoenergy
(KGE), 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Department
of Applied Geosciences - Aquatic Geochemistry and Hydrogeology, Institute for Geosciences, Competence Centre for Geoenergy
(KGE), 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Department
of Monitoring & Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department
of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research—UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department
of Applied Geosciences - Aquatic Geochemistry and Hydrogeology, Institute for Geosciences, Competence Centre for Geoenergy
(KGE), 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Department
of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz
Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department
of Applied Geosciences - Aquatic Geochemistry and Hydrogeology, Institute for Geosciences, Competence Centre for Geoenergy
(KGE), 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Department
of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research—UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- Isodetect
GmbH, Deutscher Platz
5b, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Liu S, Guo H, Wang Y, Hou J, Zhu T, Liu Y. Peracetic acid activated by ferrous ion mitigates sulfide and methane production in rising main sewers. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 245:120584. [PMID: 37713794 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Iron-based peracetic acid (PAA) advanced oxidation process (AOP) is widely used in water purification because of its high efficiency and low toxicity. In this study, for the first time, ferrous iron (Fe2+) and PAA were dosed jointly into the rising main sewer reactor, to verify the feasibility of sulfide and methane control as well as investigate the comprehensive mechanism of Fe2+/PAA on sewer biofilm. Results demonstrated the superior biocidal effect of Fe2+/PAA dosing than that of PAA alone. Intermittent Fe2+/PAA dosing showed that the average inhibitory rate of sulfide production rate (SPR) and methane production rate (MPR) was 52.0% and 29.9%, respectively, at a Fe2+/PAA molar ratio of 1:1 and PAA concentration of 3 mmol/L (i.e., the mass-based concentrations of Fe2+ and PAA were 6.79 mg-Fe/L and 228 mg/L, respectively). Beside, sewer biofilm was found to be resistant to PAA during repeated dosing events. However, resistance could be alleviated by introducing sulfide in situ in the Fe2+/PAA process, and SPR and MPR were further reduced to 27.39% and 67.32% of the control, respectively. LIVE/DEAD Staining showed that Fe2+/PAA exhibited a strong destructive effect on microbial cells, with the proportion of viable cells being 26.34%. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and free radical quenching results indicated that the inhibitory order was R-O• > •OH > Fe(IV), which led to the disruption of cellular integrity (i.e., 17.24% increase in LDH) and intracellular enzyme system (i.e., cellular metabolic disorders). Microbial analysis revealed that long-term Fe2+/PAA dosing decreased the sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) abundance, and the dominant genus of methanogenic archaea (MA) shifted from Methanofastidiosum, Methanobacterium to Methanosaeta. The cost of Fe2+/PAA dosing on methane and sulfide control in rising main sewers was $1.81/kg-S, economically and environmental-friendly attractive for practical applications.
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- Siru Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Frates ES, Spietz RL, Silverstein MR, Girguis P, Hatzenpichler R, Marlow JJ. Natural and anthropogenic carbon input affect microbial activity in salt marsh sediment. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1235906. [PMID: 37744927 PMCID: PMC10512730 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1235906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Salt marshes are dynamic, highly productive ecosystems positioned at the interface between terrestrial and marine systems. They are exposed to large quantities of both natural and anthropogenic carbon input, and their diverse sediment-hosted microbial communities play key roles in carbon cycling and remineralization. To better understand the effects of natural and anthropogenic carbon on sediment microbial ecology, several sediment cores were collected from Little Sippewissett Salt Marsh (LSSM) on Cape Cod, MA, USA and incubated with either Spartina alterniflora cordgrass or diesel fuel. Resulting shifts in microbial diversity and activity were assessed via bioorthogonal non-canonical amino acid tagging (BONCAT) combined with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Both Spartina and diesel amendments resulted in initial decreases of microbial diversity as well as clear, community-wide shifts in metabolic activity. Multi-stage degradative frameworks shaped by fermentation were inferred based on anabolically active lineages. In particular, the metabolically versatile Marinifilaceae were prominent under both treatments, as were the sulfate-reducing Desulfovibrionaceae, which may be attributable to their ability to utilize diverse forms of carbon under nutrient limited conditions. By identifying lineages most directly involved in the early stages of carbon processing, we offer potential targets for indicator species to assess ecosystem health and highlight key players for selective promotion of bioremediation or carbon sequestration pathways.
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- Erin S. Frates
- Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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Stein N, Goswami A, Goel R. Anoxic granular activated sludge process for simultaneous removal of hazardous perchlorate and nitrate. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 458:131809. [PMID: 37343405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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An airtight, anoxic bubble-column sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was developed for the rapid cultivation of perchlorate (ClO4-) and nitrate (NO3-) reducing granular sludge (GS) in this study. Feast/famine conditions and shear force selection pressures in tandem with a short settling time (2-min) as a hydraulic section pressure resulted in the accelerated formation of anoxic granular activated sludge (AxGS). ClO4- and NO3- were efficiently (>99.9%) reduced over long-term (>500-d) steady-state operation. Specific NO3- reduction, ClO4- reduction, chloride production, and non-purgeable dissolved organic carbon (DOC) oxidation rates of 5.77 ± 0.54 mg NO3--N/g VSS·h, 8.13 ± 0.74 mg ClO4-/g VSS·h, 2.40 ± 0.40 mg Cl-/g VSS·h, and 16.0 ± 0.06 mg DOC/g VSS·h were recorded within the reactor under steady-state conditions, respectively. The AxGS biomass cultivated in this study exhibited faster specific ClO4- reduction, NO3- reduction, and DOC oxidation rates than flocculated biomass cultivated under similar conditions and AxGS biomass operated in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blank (UASB) bioreactor receiving the same influent loading. EPS peptide identification revealed a suite of extracellular catabolic enzymes. Dechloromonas species were present in high abundance throughout the entirety of this study. This is one of the initial studies on anoxic granulation to simultaneously treat hazardous chemicals and adds to the science of the granular activated sludge process.
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- Nathan Stein
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Structure elucidation and in vitro rat intestinal fermentation properties of a novel sulfated glucogalactan from Porphyra haitanensis. FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN WELLNESS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2022.07.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Santos AMD, Costa JM, Braga JK, Flynn TM, Brucha G, Sancinetti GP, Rodriguez RP. Lactate as an effective electron donor in the sulfate reduction: impacts on the microbial diversity. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:3149-3160. [PMID: 33840369 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1916092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The competition between sulfate-reducing bacteria and methane-producing archaea has a major influence on organic matter removal, as well as the success of sulfidogenic systems. This study investigated the performance of six batch sulfidogenic reactors in response to different COD/sulfate ratios (1.0 and 2.0) and electron donors (cheese whey, ethanol, and sodium lactate) by evaluating the biochemical mechanisms of sulfate reduction, organic matter oxidation, and microbial structure modification. A COD/sulfate ratio of 1.0 resulted in high sulfidogenic activity for all electron donors, thereby achieving a nearly 80% sulfate removal. Lactate provided high sulfate removal rates at COD/sulfate ratios of 1.0 (80%) and 2.0 (90%). A COD/sulfate ratio of 2.0 decreased the sulfate removal rates by 25 and 28% when ethanol and cheese whey were used as substrates. The sulfate-reducing bacteria populations increased using ethanol and lactate at a COD/sulfate ratio of 1.0. Particularly, Desulfovibrio, Clostridium, and Syntrophobacter were predominant. Influent composition and COD/sulfate ratio influenced the relative abundance of the microbial communities. Therefore, controlling these parameters may facilitate the wastewater treatment with high sulfate levels through bacterial activity.
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- Angélica Marcia Dos Santos
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-Energia), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Federal University of Catalão (UFCAT), Catalão, Brazil
- Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology - Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology - Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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- California Department of Water Resources, West Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology - Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology - Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology - Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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Shell WA, Rehan SM. Comparative metagenomics reveals expanded insights into intra- and interspecific variation among wild bee microbiomes. Commun Biol 2022; 5:603. [PMID: 35715496 PMCID: PMC9205906 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03535-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The holobiont approach proposes that species are most fully understood within the context of their associated microbiomes, and that both host and microbial community are locked in a mutual circuit of co-evolutionary selection. Bees are an ideal group for this approach, as they comprise a critical group of pollinators that contribute to both ecological and agricultural health worldwide. Metagenomic analyses offer comprehensive insights into an organism’s microbiome, diet, and viral load, but remain largely unapplied to wild bees. Here, we present metagenomic data from three species of carpenter bees sampled from around the globe, representative of the first ever carpenter bee core microbiome. Machine learning, co-occurrence, and network analyses reveal that wild bee metagenomes are unique to host species. Further, we find that microbiomes are likely strongly affected by features of their local environment, and feature evidence of plant pathogens previously known only in honey bees. Performing the most comprehensive comparative analysis of bee microbiomes to date we discover that microbiome diversity is inversely proportional to host species social complexity. Our study helps to establish some of the first wild bee hologenomic data while offering powerful empirical insights into the biology and health of vital pollinators. Global wild bee metagenomes provide insights into microbiome, sociality and pollinator health.
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- Wyatt A Shell
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Ranchou-Peyruse M, Guignard M, Casteran F, Abadie M, Defois C, Peyret P, Dequidt D, Caumette G, Chiquet P, Cézac P, Ranchou-Peyruse A. Microbial Diversity Under the Influence of Natural Gas Storage in a Deep Aquifer. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:688929. [PMID: 34721313 PMCID: PMC8549729 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.688929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Deep aquifers (up to 2km deep) contain massive volumes of water harboring large and diverse microbial communities at high pressure. Aquifers are home to microbial ecosystems that participate in physicochemical balances. These microorganisms can positively or negatively interfere with subsurface (i) energy storage (CH4 and H2), (ii) CO2 sequestration; and (iii) resource (water, rare metals) exploitation. The aquifer studied here (720m deep, 37°C, 88bar) is naturally oligotrophic, with a total organic carbon content of <1mg.L-1 and a phosphate content of 0.02mg.L-1. The influence of natural gas storage locally generates different pressures and formation water displacements, but it also releases organic molecules such as monoaromatic hydrocarbons at the gas/water interface. The hydrocarbon biodegradation ability of the indigenous microbial community was evaluated in this work. The in situ microbial community was dominated by sulfate-reducing (e.g., Sva0485 lineage, Thermodesulfovibriona, Desulfotomaculum, Desulfomonile, and Desulfovibrio), fermentative (e.g., Peptococcaceae SCADC1_2_3, Anaerolineae lineage and Pelotomaculum), and homoacetogenic bacteria ("Candidatus Acetothermia") with a few archaeal representatives (e.g., Methanomassiliicoccaceae, Methanobacteriaceae, and members of the Bathyarcheia class), suggesting a role of H2 in microenvironment functioning. Monoaromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation is carried out by sulfate reducers and favored by concentrated biomass and slightly acidic conditions, which suggests that biodegradation should preferably occur in biofilms present on the surfaces of aquifer rock, rather than by planktonic bacteria. A simplified bacterial community, which was able to degrade monoaromatic hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure over several months, was selected for incubation experiments at in situ pressure (i.e., 90bar). These showed that the abundance of various bacterial genera was altered, while taxonomic diversity was mostly unchanged. The candidate phylum Acetothermia was characteristic of the community incubated at 90bar. This work suggests that even if pressures on the order of 90bar do not seem to select for obligate piezophilic organisms, modifications of the thermodynamic equilibria could favor different microbial assemblages from those observed at atmospheric pressure.
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- Magali Ranchou-Peyruse
- IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l’Environnement et les Matériaux, Université de Pau & Pays Adour/E2S-UPPA, Pau, France
- Laboratoire de thermique, énergétique et procédés IPRA, EA1932, Université de Pau & Pays Adour/E2S-UPPA, Pau, France
- Joint Laboratory SEnGA, UPPA-E2S-Teréga, Pau, France
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- IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l’Environnement et les Matériaux, Université de Pau & Pays Adour/E2S-UPPA, Pau, France
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- Laboratoire de thermique, énergétique et procédés IPRA, EA1932, Université de Pau & Pays Adour/E2S-UPPA, Pau, France
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- IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l’Environnement et les Matériaux, Université de Pau & Pays Adour/E2S-UPPA, Pau, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR 0454 MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR 0454 MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- STORENGY – Geosciences Department, Bois-Colombes, France
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- Joint Laboratory SEnGA, UPPA-E2S-Teréga, Pau, France
- Teréga, Pau, France
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- Joint Laboratory SEnGA, UPPA-E2S-Teréga, Pau, France
- Teréga, Pau, France
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- Laboratoire de thermique, énergétique et procédés IPRA, EA1932, Université de Pau & Pays Adour/E2S-UPPA, Pau, France
- Joint Laboratory SEnGA, UPPA-E2S-Teréga, Pau, France
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- IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l’Environnement et les Matériaux, Université de Pau & Pays Adour/E2S-UPPA, Pau, France
- Joint Laboratory SEnGA, UPPA-E2S-Teréga, Pau, France
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Isokpehi RD, McInnis DS, Destefano AM, Johnson GS, Walker AD, Hall YA, Mapp BW, Johnson MO, Simmons SS. Bioinformatics Investigations of Universal Stress Proteins from Mercury-Methylating Desulfovibrionaceae. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9081780. [PMID: 34442859 PMCID: PMC8401546 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9081780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The presence of methylmercury in aquatic environments and marine food sources is of global concern. The chemical reaction for the addition of a methyl group to inorganic mercury occurs in diverse bacterial taxonomic groups including the Gram-negative, sulfate-reducing Desulfovibrionaceae family that inhabit extreme aquatic environments. The availability of whole-genome sequence datasets for members of the Desulfovibrionaceae presents opportunities to understand the microbial mechanisms that contribute to methylmercury production in extreme aquatic environments. We have applied bioinformatics resources and developed visual analytics resources to categorize a collection of 719 putative universal stress protein (USP) sequences predicted from 93 genomes of Desulfovibrionaceae. We have focused our bioinformatics investigations on protein sequence analytics by developing interactive visualizations to categorize Desulfovibrionaceae universal stress proteins by protein domain composition and functionally important amino acids. We identified 651 Desulfovibrionaceae universal stress protein sequences, of which 488 sequences had only one USP domain and 163 had two USP domains. The 488 single USP domain sequences were further categorized into 340 sequences with ATP-binding motif and 148 sequences without ATP-binding motif. The 163 double USP domain sequences were categorized into (1) both USP domains with ATP-binding motif (3 sequences); (2) both USP domains without ATP-binding motif (138 sequences); and (3) one USP domain with ATP-binding motif (21 sequences). We developed visual analytics resources to facilitate the investigation of these categories of datasets in the presence or absence of the mercury-methylating gene pair (hgcAB). Future research could utilize these functional categories to investigate the participation of universal stress proteins in the bacterial cellular uptake of inorganic mercury and methylmercury production, especially in anaerobic aquatic environments.
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- Raphael D. Isokpehi
- College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA; (D.S.M.); (A.M.D.); (G.S.J.); (A.D.W.); (Y.A.H.); (B.W.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA; (D.S.M.); (A.M.D.); (G.S.J.); (A.D.W.); (Y.A.H.); (B.W.M.)
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- College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA; (D.S.M.); (A.M.D.); (G.S.J.); (A.D.W.); (Y.A.H.); (B.W.M.)
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- College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA; (D.S.M.); (A.M.D.); (G.S.J.); (A.D.W.); (Y.A.H.); (B.W.M.)
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- College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA; (D.S.M.); (A.M.D.); (G.S.J.); (A.D.W.); (Y.A.H.); (B.W.M.)
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- College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA; (D.S.M.); (A.M.D.); (G.S.J.); (A.D.W.); (Y.A.H.); (B.W.M.)
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- College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA; (D.S.M.); (A.M.D.); (G.S.J.); (A.D.W.); (Y.A.H.); (B.W.M.)
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA;
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- Department of Science and Mathematics, Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TX 75765, USA;
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Chen P, Tong M, Zeng H, Zheng B, Hu X. Structural characterization and in vitro fermentation by rat intestinal microbiota of a polysaccharide from Porphyra haitanensis. Food Res Int 2021; 147:110546. [PMID: 34399523 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A sulfated polysaccharide (PHP1) produced by the marine red alga Porphyra haitanensis was structurally characterized, and its effect on rat fecal microbiota fermentations and short chain fatty acids production were investigated. PHP1 was mainly composed of galactose and the main linkage types were identified as → 3)G4Sβ(1 → 3)G(1 → 6)G4Sα(1 → 4)LA(1 → 6)G4Sα(1→. The surface morphology of dried PHP1 films appears to be related to its chemical structure. PHP1 promoted the growth of both propionic acid-producing bacteria and propionic acid production, as well as influencing the composition and abundance of beneficial microbiota species in rats, which may be related to its high level of sulfation. The molecular weight of PHP1 decreased significantly after fermentation, which may result from hydrolysis of the galactan (with α- and β-linkages between galactose residues) by α- or β-galactosidase secreted by the microbiota. These results provided new insights into the structure-activity relationships between P. haitanensis polysaccharide and its regulation of microbiota in vivo.
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- Peilin Chen
- Engineering Research Center of Fujian-Taiwan Special Marine Food Processing and Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality Science and Processing Technology in Special Starch, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Fujian-Taiwan Special Marine Food Processing and Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Fujian-Taiwan Special Marine Food Processing and Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality Science and Processing Technology in Special Starch, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Fujian-Taiwan Special Marine Food Processing and Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality Science and Processing Technology in Special Starch, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Bioresource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China.
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Alqahtani MF, Bajracharya S, Katuri KP, Ali M, Xu J, Alarawi MS, Saikaly PE. Enrichment of salt-tolerant CO 2-fixing communities in microbial electrosynthesis systems using porous ceramic hollow tube wrapped with carbon cloth as cathode and for CO 2 supply. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 766:142668. [PMID: 33077225 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Microbial inocula from marine origins are less explored for CO2 reduction in microbial electrosynthesis (MES) system, although effective CO2-fixing communities in marine environments are well-documented. We explored natural saline habitats, mainly salt marsh (SM) and mangrove (M) sediments, as potential inoculum sources for enriching salt-tolerant CO2 reducing community using two enrichment strategies: H2:CO2 (80:20) enrichment in serum vials and enrichment in cathode chamber of MES reactors operated at -1.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. Porous ceramic hollow tube wrapped with carbon cloth was used as cathode and for direct CO2 delivery to CO2 reducing communities growing on the cathode surface. Methanogenesis was dominant in both the M- and SM-seeded MES and the methanogenic Archaea Methanococcus was the most dominant genus. Methane production was slightly higher in the SM-seeded MES (4.9 ± 1.7 mmol) compared to the M-seeded MES (3.8 ± 1.1 mmol). In contrast, acetate production was almost two times higher in the M-seeded MES (3.1 ± 0.9 mmol) than SM-seeded MES (1.5 ± 1.3 mmol). The high relative abundance of the genus Acetobacterium in the M-seeded serum vials correlates with the high acetate production obtained. The different enrichment strategies affected the community composition, though the communities in MES reactors and serum vials were performing similar functions (methanogenesis and acetogenesis). Despite similar operating conditions, the microbial community composition of M-seeded serum vials and MES reactors differed from the SM-seeded serum vials and MES reactors, supporting the importance of inoculum source in the evolution of CO2-reducing microbial communities.
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- Manal F Alqahtani
- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Computational Biosciences Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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Gaowa N, Li W, Murphy B, Cox MS. The Effects of Artificially Dosed Adult Rumen Contents on Abomasum Transcriptome and Associated Microbial Community Structure in Calves. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:424. [PMID: 33809523 PMCID: PMC7999174 DOI: 10.3390/genes12030424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the changes in abomasum transcriptome and the associated microbial community structure in young calves with artificially dosed, adult rumen contents. Eight young bull calves were randomly dosed with freshly extracted rumen contents from an adult cow (high efficiency (HE), n = 4), or sterilized rumen content (Con, n = 4). The dosing was administered within 3 days of birth, then at 2, 4, and 6 weeks following the initial dosing. Abomasum tissues were collected immediately after sacrifice at 8 weeks of age. Five genera (Tannerella, Desulfovibrio, Deinococcus, Leptotrichia, and Eubacterium; p < 0.05) showed significant difference in abundance between the treatments. A total of 975 differentially expressed genes were identified (p < 0.05, fold-change > 1.5, mean read-counts > 5). Pathway analysis indicated that up-regulated genes were involved in immune system process and defense response to virus, while the down-regulated genes involved in ion transport, ATP biosynthetic process, and mitochondrial electron transport. Positive correlation (r > 0.7, p < 0.05) was observed between TRPM4 gene and Desulfovibrio, which was significantly higher in the HE group. TRPM4 had a reported role in the immune system process. In conclusion, the dosing of adult rumen contents to calves can alter not only the composition of active microorganisms in the abomasum but also the molecular mechanisms in the abomasum tissue, including reduced protease secretion and decreased hydrochloric acid secretion.
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- Naren Gaowa
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology, Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian, Beijing 100193, China;
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- The Cell Wall Utilization and Biology Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA;
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- The Cell Wall Utilization and Biology Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA;
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA;
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Pacífico C, Petri RM, Ricci S, Mickdam E, Wetzels SU, Neubauer V, Zebeli Q. Unveiling the Bovine Epimural Microbiota Composition and Putative Function. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9020342. [PMID: 33572291 PMCID: PMC7915655 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Numerous studies have used the 16S rRNA gene target in an attempt to characterize the structure and composition of the epimural microbiota in cattle. However, comparisons between studies are challenging, as the results show large variations associated with experimental protocols and bioinformatics methodologies. Here, we present a meta-analysis of the rumen epimural microbiota from 11 publicly available amplicon studies to assess key technical and biological sources of variation between experiments. Using the QIIME2 pipeline, 332 rumen epithelial microbiota samples were analyzed to investigate community structure, composition, and functional potential. Despite having a significant impact on microbial abundance, country of origin, farm, hypervariable region, primer set, animal variability, and biopsy location did not obscure the identification of a core microbiota. The bacterial genera Campylobacter, Christensenellaceae R-7 group, Defluviitaleaceae UCG-011, Lachnospiraceae UCG-010, Ruminococcaceae NK4A214 group, Ruminococcaceae UCG-010, Ruminococcaceae UCG-014, Succiniclasticum, Desulfobulbus, and Comamonas spp. were found in nearly all epithelium samples (>90%). Predictive analysis (PICRUSt) was used to assess the potential functions of the epithelial microbiota. Regularized canonical correlation analysis identified several pathways associated with the biosynthesis of precursor metabolites in Campylobacter, Comamonas, Desulfobulbus, and Ruminococcaceae NK4A214, highlighting key metabolic functions of these microbes within the epithelium.
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- Cátia Pacífico
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Gut Health Concepts of Livestock, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria; (S.R.); (Q.Z.)
- Correspondence:
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, QC J1M1Z7, Canada;
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Gut Health Concepts of Livestock, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria; (S.R.); (Q.Z.)
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- Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt;
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- Unit for Food Microbiology, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria; (S.U.W.); (V.N.)
- Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation FFoQSI GmbH, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Unit for Food Microbiology, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria; (S.U.W.); (V.N.)
- Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation FFoQSI GmbH, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Gut Health Concepts of Livestock, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria; (S.R.); (Q.Z.)
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Nwankwo HU, Akpan ED, Olasunkanmi LO, Verma C, Al-Mohaimeed AM, Farraj DAA, Ebenso EE. N-substituted carbazoles as corrosion inhibitors in microbiologically influenced and acidic corrosion of mild steel: Gravimetric, electrochemical, surface and computational studies. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Su Z, Zhang Y, Jia X, Xiang X, Zhou J. Research on enhancement of zero-valent iron on dissimilatory nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonium of Desulfovibrio sp. CMX. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 746:141126. [PMID: 32750580 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The process of nitrate dissimilation to ammonium (DNRA) is an important way for storing nitrogen in nature and DNRA is a key step in efficient recovery of nitrogen in wastewater. However, in view of the low conversion efficiency of DNRA, zero-valent iron (ZVI) was used to enhance the DNRA process of Desulfovibrio sp. CMX. ZVI can obviously promote the nitrate/nitrite reduction. The experiment indicated that 5 g/L 300 mesh ZVI could convert 5 mmol/L nitrate or nitrite to ammonium in 48 h or 36 h respectively, and the conversion ratio of NO2- to NH4+ could reach more than 90%. The ZVI provided a suitable growth environment for the Desulfovibrio sp. CMX through chemical reduction of nitrite, production of divalent iron (Fe2+), reduction of oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) and adjustment of pH, which strengthened the DNRA performance. This experiment is advantageous for increasing efficiency of DNRA and provides a new idea for efficient recovery of nitrogen resources.
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- Zhiqiang Su
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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Abdulina D, Kováč J, Iutynska G, Kushkevych I. ATP sulfurylase activity of sulfate-reducing bacteria from various ecotopes. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:55. [PMID: 32015951 PMCID: PMC6975723 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-2041-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are widespread in various ecotopes despite their growth and enzymatic features not compared. In this study, the enzymatic parameters of ATP sulfurylase in cell-free extracts of sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from various ecotopes such as soils, corrosion products and human large intestine were determined. Comparative analysis of both enzyme characteristics and growth parameters were carried out and similar research has not been reported yet. The initial and maximum rates of enzymatic reaction catalyzed by ATP sulfurylase were significantly different (p < 0.05) in the bacterial strains isolated from various environmental ecotopes. The specific activity of this enzyme in sulfate-reducing bacteria was determined for corrosive and intestinal strains 0.98-1.56 and 0.98-2.26 U × mg-1 protein, respectively. The Michaelis constants were 1.55-2.29 mM for corrosive and 2.93-3.13 mM for intestinal strains and the affinity range were demonstrated. Based on cluster analysis, the parameters of physiological and biochemical characteristics of sulfate-reducing bacteria from different ecotopes are divided into 3 clusters corresponding to the location of their isolation (soils, heating systems and human intestine). Understanding the enzymatic parameters of the initial stages of sulfate consumption in the process of dissimilatory sulfate reduction will allow the development of effective methods for controlling the production of toxic metabolites, including hydrogen sulfide.
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- Daryna Abdulina
- D. K. Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Acad. Zabolotnogo str. 154, Kyiv, 03143 Ukraine
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- D. K. Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Acad. Zabolotnogo str. 154, Kyiv, 03143 Ukraine
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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Ren Q, Si H, Yan X, Liu C, Ding L, Long R, Li Z, Qiu Q. Bacterial communities in the solid, liquid, dorsal, and ventral epithelium fractions of yak (Bos grunniens) rumen. Microbiologyopen 2019; 9:e963. [PMID: 31701637 PMCID: PMC7002109 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Yak (Bos grunniens) is an important and dominant livestock species in the challenging environment of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Rumen microbiota of the solid, liquid, and epithelium fractions play key roles in nutrient metabolism and contribute to host adaptation in ruminants. However, there is a little knowledge of the microbiota in these rumen fractions of yak. Therefore, we collected samples of solid, liquid, dorsal, and ventral epithelium fractions from five female yaks, then amplified bacterial 16S rRNA gene V4 regions and sequenced them using an Illumina MiSeq platform. Principal coordinates analysis detected significant differences in bacterial communities between the liquid, solid, and epithelium fractions, and between dorsal and ventral epithelium fractions. Rikenellaceae RC9, the families Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae, and Fibrobacter spp. were the abundant and enriched bacteria in solid fraction, while the genera Prevotella and Prevotellaceae UCG 003 were higher in the liquid fraction. Campylobacter spp., Comamonas spp., Desulfovibrio spp., and Solobacterium spp. were significantly higher in dorsal epithelium, while Howardella spp., Prevotellaceae UCG 001, Ruminococcaceae UCG 005, and Treponema 2 were enriched in the ventral epithelium. Comparison of predictive functional profiles among the solid, liquid, and dorsal, and ventral epithelium fractions also revealed significant differences. Microbiota in the ventral fraction of yak rumen also significantly differ from reported microbiota of cattle. In conclusion, our results improve our knowledge of the taxonomic composition and roles of yak rumen microbiota.
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- Qingmiao Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Special Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Research Center for Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Special Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Ai T, He Q, Xu J, Yin F, Li H, Ai H. A conceptual method to simultaneously inhibit methane and hydrogen sulfide production in sewers: The carbon metabolic pathway and microbial community shift. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 246:119-127. [PMID: 31176177 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, the impact of COD/SO42- ratio in sewage on methane and hydrogen sulfide production in sewer biofilms was investigated by using three identical lab-scale gravity sewer systems. The results showed that the COD/SO42- played a key role in the competition between methanogenic archaea (MA) and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB). Both the lowest methane and hydrogen sulfide production were obtained at COD/SO42- ratio of 6. The carbon transformation revealed that the activity of both MA and SRB was inhibited at this COD/SO42- ratio. Methanosarcina and Methanobacterium were the two dominant MA, while Desulfonema, Desulfotomaculum and Desulfovibrio were the dominant SRB in this case. The specific SRB activity measured by batch tests proved that acetate was mainly degraded by the MA, while propionate was the preferred substrate for the SRB.
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- Tao Ai
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China.
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Expression of a recombinant Lentinula edodes cellobiohydrolase by Pichia pastoris and its effects on in vitro ruminal fermentation of agricultural straws. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 134:146-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Baffert C, Kpebe A, Avilan L, Brugna M. Hydrogenases and H 2 metabolism in sulfate-reducing bacteria of the Desulfovibrio genus. Adv Microb Physiol 2019; 74:143-189. [PMID: 31126530 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hydrogen metabolism plays a central role in sulfate-reducing bacteria of the Desulfovibrio genus and is based on hydrogenases that catalyze the reversible conversion of protons into dihydrogen. These metabolically versatile microorganisms possess a complex hydrogenase system composed of several enzymes of both [FeFe]- and [NiFe]-type that can vary considerably from one Desulfovibrio species to another. This review covers the molecular and physiological aspects of hydrogenases and H2 metabolism in Desulfovibrio but focuses particularly on our model bacterium Desulfovibrio fructosovorans. The search of hydrogenase genes in more than 30 sequenced genomes provides an overview of the distribution of these enzymes in Desulfovibrio. Our discussion will consider the significance of the involvement of electron-bifurcation in H2 metabolism.
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- Carole Baffert
- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BIP, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BIP, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BIP, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BIP, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13402 Marseille, France
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Microbial diversity involved in iron and cryptic sulfur cycling in the ferruginous, low-sulfate waters of Lake Pavin. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212787. [PMID: 30794698 PMCID: PMC6386445 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Both iron- and sulfur- reducing bacteria strongly impact the mineralogy of iron, but their activity has long been thought to be spatially and temporally segregated based on the higher thermodynamic yields of iron over sulfate reduction. However, recent evidence suggests that sulfur cycling can predominate even under ferruginous conditions. In this study, we investigated the potential for bacterial iron and sulfur metabolisms in the iron-rich (1.2 mM dissolved Fe2+), sulfate-poor (< 20 μM) Lake Pavin which is expected to host large populations of iron-reducing and iron-oxidizing microorganisms influencing the mineralogy of iron precipitates in its permanently anoxic bottom waters and sediments. 16S rRNA gene amplicon libraries from at and below the oxycline revealed that highly diverse populations of sulfur/sulfate-reducing (SRB) and sulfur/sulfide-oxidizing bacteria represented up to 10% and 5% of the total recovered sequences in situ, respectively, which together was roughly equivalent to the fraction of putative iron cycling bacteria. In enrichment cultures amended with key iron phases identified in situ (ferric iron phosphate, ferrihydrite) or with soluble iron (Fe2+), SRB were the most competitive microorganisms, both in the presence and absence of added sulfate. The large fraction of Sulfurospirillum, which are known to reduce thiosulfate and sulfur but not sulfate, present in all cultures was likely supported by Fe(III)-driven sulfide oxidation. These results support the hypothesis that an active cryptic sulfur cycle interacts with iron cycling in the lake. Analyses of mineral phases showed that ferric phosphate in cultures dominated by SRB was transformed to vivianite with concomitant precipitation of iron sulfides. As colloidal FeS and vivianite have been reported in the monimolimnion, we suggest that SRB along with iron-reducing bacteria strongly influence iron mineralogy in the water column and sediments of Lake Pavin.
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Li L, Qu M, Liu C, Xu L, Pan K, OuYang K, Song X, Li Y, Liang H, Chen Z, Zhao X. Effects of recombinant swollenin on the enzymatic hydrolysis, rumen fermentation, and rumen microbiota during in vitro incubation of agricultural straws. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 122:348-358. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.10.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Li L, Qu M, Liu C, Xu L, Pan K, Song X, OuYang K, Li Y, Zhao X. Expression of a Recombinant Lentinula edodes Xylanase by Pichia pastoris and Its Effects on Ruminal Fermentation and Microbial Community in in vitro Incubation of Agricultural Straws. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2944. [PMID: 30555451 PMCID: PMC6283887 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Agricultural straws, such as rice straw, wheat straw, and corn straw, are produced abundantly every year but not utilized efficiently in China. An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of recombinant xylanase on ruminal fermentation and microbial community structure in in vitro incubation of these straws. The recombinant xylanase from Lentinula edodes (rLeXyn11A) was produced in Pichia pastoris. The optimal temperature and pH for rLeXyn11A were 40°C and 4.0, respectively. The rLeXyn11A featured resistance to high temperature and showed broad temperature adaptability (>50% of the maximum activity at 20-80°C). Supplemental rLeXyn11A enhanced the hydrolysis of three agricultural straws. After in vitro ruminal incubation, regardless of agricultural straws, the fiber digestibility, acetate concentration, total volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production, and fermentation liquid microbial protein were increased by rLeXyn11A. Supplemental rLeXyn11A increased the ammonia-N concentration for corn straw and rice straw. High throughput sequencing and real-time PCR data showed that the effects of rLeXyn11A on ruminal microbial community depended on the fermentation substrates. With rice straw, rLeXyn11A increased the relative abundance of fibrolytic bacteria including Firmicutes, Desulfovibrio, Ruminococcaceae and its some genus, and Fibrobacter succinogenes. With wheat straw, rLeXyn11A increased the relative abundance of Ruminococcus_1 and its three representative species F. succinogenes, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus albus. With corn straw, the fibrolytic bacteria Firmicutes, Christensenellaceae_R_7_group, Saccharofermentans, and Desulfovibrio were increased by rLeXyn11A. This study demonstrates that rLeXyn11A could enhance in vitro ruminal digestion and fermentation of agricultural straws, showing the potential of rLeXyn11A for improving the utilization of agricultural straws in ruminants.
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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Crispim JS, Dias RS, Vidigal PMP, de Sousa MP, da Silva CC, Santana MF, de Paula SO. Screening and characterization of prophages in Desulfovibrio genomes. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9273. [PMID: 29915307 PMCID: PMC6006170 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27423-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio belong to the group of Sulphate Reducing Bacteria (SRB). SRB generate significant liabilities in the petroleum industry, mainly due to their ability to microbiologically induce corrosion, biofilm formation and H2S production. Bacteriophages are an alternative control method for SRB, whose information for this group of bacteria however, is scarce. The present study developed a workflow for the identification of complete prophages in Desulfovibrio. Poly-lysogenesis was shown to be common in Desulfovibrio. In the 47 genomes analyzed 53 complete prophages were identified. These were classified within the order Caudovirales, with 69.82% belonging to the Myoviridade family. More than half the prophages identified have genes coding for lysozyme or holin. Four of the analyzed bacterial genomes present prophages with identity above 50% in the same strain, whose comparative analysis demonstrated the existence of colinearity between the sequences. Of the 17 closed bacterial genomes analyzed, 6 have the CRISPR-Cas system classified as inactive. The identification of bacterial poly-lysogeny, the proximity between the complete prophages and the possible inactivity of the CRISPR-Cas in closed bacterial genomes analyzed allowed the choice of poly-lysogenic strains with prophages belonging to the Myoviridae family for the isolation of prophages and testing of related strains for subsequent studies.
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello, CENPES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Flowers JJ, Richards MA, Baliga N, Meyer B, Stahl DA. Constraint-based modelling captures the metabolic versatility of Desulfovibrio vulgaris. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2018; 10:190-201. [PMID: 29377633 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A refined Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough flux balance analysis (FBA) model (iJF744) was developed, incorporating 1016 reactions that include 744 genes and 951 metabolites. A draft model was first developed through automatic model reconstruction using the ModelSeed Server and then curated based on existing literature. The curated model was further refined by incorporating three recently proposed redox reactions involving the Hdr-Flx and Qmo complexes and a lactate dehydrogenase (LdhAB, DVU 3027-3028) indicated by mutation and transcript analyses to serve electron transfer reactions central to syntrophic and respiratory growth. Eight different variations of this model were evaluated by comparing model predictions to experimental data determined for four different growth conditions - three for sulfate respiration (with lactate, pyruvate or H2 /CO2 -acetate) and one for fermentation in syntrophic coculture. The final general model supports (i) a role for Hdr-Flx in the oxidation of DsrC and ferredoxin, and reduction of NAD+ in a flavin-based electron confurcating reaction sequence, (ii) a function of the Qmo complex in receiving electrons from the menaquinone pool and potentially from ferredoxin to reduce APS and (iii) a reduction of the soluble DsrC by LdhAB and a function of DsrC in electron transfer reactions other than sulfite reduction.
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- Jason J Flowers
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Sharma M, An D, Liu T, Pinnock T, Cheng F, Voordouw G. Biocide-mediated corrosion of coiled tubing. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181934. [PMID: 28746397 PMCID: PMC5528904 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Coiled tubing corrosion was investigated for 16 field water samples (S5 to S20) from a Canadian shale gas field. Weight loss corrosion rates of carbon steel beads incubated with these field water samples averaged 0.2 mm/yr, but injection water sample S19 had 1.25±0.07 mm/yr. S19 had a most probable number of zero acid-producing bacteria and incubation of S19 with carbon steel beads or coupons did not lead to big changes in microbial community composition. In contrast other field water samples had most probable numbers of APB of 102/mL to 107/mL and incubation of these field water samples with carbon steel beads or coupons often gave large changes in microbial community composition. HPLC analysis indicated that all field water samples had elevated concentrations of bromide (average 1.6 mM), which may be derived from bronopol, which was used as a biocide. S19 had the highest bromide concentration (4.2 mM) and was the only water sample with a high concentration of active bronopol (13.8 mM, 2760 ppm). Corrosion rates increased linearly with bronopol concentration, as determined by weight loss of carbon steel beads, for experiments with S19, with filtered S19 and with bronopol dissolved in defined medium. This indicated that the high corrosion rate found for S19 was due to its high bronopol concentration. The corrosion rate of coiled tubing coupons also increased linearly with bronopol concentration as determined by electrochemical methods. Profilometry measurements also showed formation of multiple pits on the surface of coiled tubing coupon with an average pit depth of 60 μm after 1 week of incubation with 1 mM bronopol. At the recommended dosage of 100 ppm the corrosiveness of bronopol towards carbon steel beads was modest (0.011 mm/yr). Higher concentrations, resulting if biocide is added repeatedly as commonly done in shale gas operations, are more corrosive and should be avoided. Overdosing may be avoided by assaying the presence of residual biocide by HPLC, rather than by assaying the presence of residual surviving bacteria.
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- Mohita Sharma
- Petroleum Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Petroleum Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Petroleum Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Petroleum Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Li XX, Liu JF, Zhou L, Mbadinga SM, Yang SZ, Gu JD, Mu BZ. Diversity and Composition of Sulfate-Reducing Microbial Communities Based on Genomic DNA and RNA Transcription in Production Water of High Temperature and Corrosive Oil Reservoir. Front Microbiol 2017. [PMID: 28638372 PMCID: PMC5461352 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Deep subsurface petroleum reservoir ecosystems harbor a high diversity of microorganisms, and microbial influenced corrosion is a major problem for the petroleum industry. Here, we used high-throughput sequencing to explore the microbial communities based on genomic 16S rDNA and metabolically active 16S rRNA analyses of production water samples with different extents of corrosion from a high-temperature oil reservoir. Results showed that Desulfotignum and Roseovarius were the most abundant genera in both genomic and active bacterial communities of all the samples. Both genomic and active archaeal communities were mainly composed of Archaeoglobus and Methanolobus. Within both bacteria and archaea, the active and genomic communities were compositionally distinct from one another across the different oil wells (bacteria p = 0.002; archaea p = 0.01). In addition, the sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRMs) were specifically assessed by Sanger sequencing of functional genes aprA and dsrA encoding the enzymes adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate reductase and dissimilatory sulfite reductase, respectively. Functional gene analysis indicated that potentially active Archaeoglobus, Desulfotignum, Desulfovibrio, and Thermodesulforhabdus were frequently detected, with Archaeoglobus as the most abundant and active sulfate-reducing group. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that the SRM communities in petroleum reservoir system were closely related to pH of the production water and sulfate concentration. This study highlights the importance of distinguishing the metabolically active microorganisms from the genomic community and extends our knowledge on the active SRM communities in corrosive petroleum reservoirs.
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- Xiao-Xiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Institute of Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Institute of Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Institute of Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Institute of Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai, China.,Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing TechnologyShanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Institute of Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongHong Kong, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Institute of Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai, China.,Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing TechnologyShanghai, China
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Zhang P, He Z, Van Nostrand JD, Qin Y, Deng Y, Wu L, Tu Q, Wang J, Schadt CW, W Fields M, Hazen TC, Arkin AP, Stahl DA, Zhou J. Dynamic Succession of Groundwater Sulfate-Reducing Communities during Prolonged Reduction of Uranium in a Contaminated Aquifer. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:3609-3620. [PMID: 28300407 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b02980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To further understand the diversity and dynamics of SRB in response to substrate amendment, we sequenced genes coding for the dissimilatory sulfite reductase (dsrA) in groundwater samples collected after an emulsified vegetable oil (EVO) amendment, which sustained U(VI)-reducing conditions for one year in a fast-flowing aquifer. EVO amendment significantly altered the composition of groundwater SRB communities. Sequences having no closely related-described species dominated (80%) the indigenous SRB communities in nonamended wells. After EVO amendment, Desulfococcus, Desulfobacterium, and Desulfovibrio, known for long-chain-fatty-acid, short-chain-fatty-acid and H2 oxidation and U(VI) reduction, became dominant accounting for 7 ± 2%, 21 ± 8%, and 55 ± 8% of the SRB communities, respectively. Succession of these SRB at different bioactivity stages based on redox substrates/products (acetate, SO4-2, U(VI), NO3-, Fe(II), and Mn(II)) was observed. Desulfovibrio and Desulfococcus dominated SRB communities at 4-31 days, whereas Desulfobacterium became dominant at 80-140 days. By the end of the experiment (day 269), the abundance of these SRB decreased but the overall diversity of groundwater SRB was still higher than non-EVO controls. Up to 62% of the SRB community changes could be explained by groundwater geochemical variables, including those redox substrates/products. A significant (P < 0.001) correlation was observed between groundwater U(VI) concentrations and Desulfovibrio abundance. Our results showed that the members of SRB and their dynamics were correlated significantly with slow EVO biodegradation, electron donor production and maintenance of U(VI)-reducing conditions in the aquifer.
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- Ping Zhang
- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- Department of Marine Sciences, Ocean College, Zhejiang University , Zhejiang, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing 210008, China
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University , Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov. sp. nov. and reclassification of four Desulfovibrio spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:87-93. [PMID: 27902290 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An antibiotic-producing, obligate anaerobic, Gram-stain-negative, catalase- and oxidase-negative strain (JC271T) was isolated from a marine habitat and identified, based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, as a novel member of the family Desulfovibrionaceae. The closest phylogenetic relatives of strain JC271T were found to be Desulfovibrio marinisediminis C/L2T (99.2 %), Desulfovibrio acrylicus W218T (98.7 %), Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. aestuarii (98.6 %), Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani (98.0 %), Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galatae (98.0 %) and other members of the genus Desulfovibrio (≤91.9 %). To resolve its full taxonomic position, the genomic sequence of strain JC271T was compared to available genomes of the most closely related phylogenetic members. Average Nucleotide Identity scores and DNA-DNA hybridization values confirmed that strain JC271T represents a novel genomic species. Iso-C17 : 0, iso-C17 : 1ω9c, and iso-C15 : 0 were found to be the major (comprising >10 % of the total present) fatty acids of strain JC271T. Phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and unidentified lipids (L1-8) were the polar lipids identified. The G+C content of strain JC271T was 46.2 mol%. Integrated genomic and phenotypic data supported the classification of strain JC271T as a representative of a novel genus, for which the name Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JC271T (=KCTC 15474T=DSM 100016T). It is also proposed that Desulfovibrio acrylicus W218T is the latter heterotypic synonym of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. aestuarii Sylt 3T. Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. aestuarii Sylt 3T should also be elevated as Halodesulfovibrio aestuarii comb. nov. and Desulfovibrio marinisediminisreclassified as Halodesulfovibrio marinisediminis comb. nov. Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceanishould be reclassified as Halodesulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani comb. nov. and Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae as Halodesulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae comb. nov.
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- Bacterial Discovery Laboratory, Centre for Environment, Institute of Science and Technology, J. N. T. University Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 085, India
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- Present address: Department of Life Science, College of Natural Science, Kyonggi University, 94-6 Iui- 6 dong Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-760, Republic of Korea.,Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- Bacterial Discovery Laboratory, Centre for Environment, Institute of Science and Technology, J. N. T. University Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 085, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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Birrell JA, Wrede K, Pawlak K, Rodriguez-Maciá P, Rüdiger O, Reijerse EJ, Lubitz W. Artificial Maturation of the Highly Active Heterodimeric [FeFe] Hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
ATCC 7757. Isr J Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201600035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- James A. Birrell
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Stiftstraße 34-36 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Stiftstraße 34-36 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Stiftstraße 34-36 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Stiftstraße 34-36 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Stiftstraße 34-36 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Stiftstraße 34-36 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion; Stiftstraße 34-36 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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Qi Z, Chen L, Zhang W. Comparison of Transcriptional Heterogeneity of Eight Genes between Batch Desulfovibrio vulgaris Biofilm and Planktonic Culture at a Single-Cell Level. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:597. [PMID: 27199927 PMCID: PMC4847118 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00597] [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: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) biofilm formed on metal surfaces can change the physicochemical properties of metals and cause metal corrosion. To enhance understanding of differential gene expression in Desulfovibrio vulgaris under planktonic and biofilm growth modes, a single-cell based RT-qPCR approach was applied to determine gene expression levels of 8 selected target genes in four sets of the 31 individual cells isolated from each growth condition (i.e., biofilm formed on a mild steel (SS) and planktonic cultures, exponential and stationary phases). The results showed obvious gene-expression heterogeneity for the target genes among D. vulgaris single cells of both biofilm and planktonic cultures. In addition, an increased gene-expression heterogeneity in the D. vulgaris biofilm when compared with the planktonic culture was also observed for seven out of eight selected genes at exponential phase, and six out of eight selected genes at stationary phase, respectively, which may be contributing to the increased complexity in terms of structures and morphology in the biofilm. Moreover, the results showed up-regulation of DVU0281 gene encoding exopolysaccharide biosynthesis protein, and down-regulation of genes involved in energy metabolism (i.e., DVU0434 and DVU0588), stress responses (i.e., DVU2410) and response regulator (i.e., DVU3062) in the D. vulgaris biofilm cells. Finally, the gene (DVU2571) involved in iron transportation was found down-regulated, and two genes (DVU1340 and DVU1397) involved in ferric uptake repressor and iron storage were up-regulated in D. vulgaris biofilm, suggesting their possible roles in maintaining normal metabolism of the D. vulgaris biofilm under environments of high concentration of iron. This study showed that the single-cell based analysis could be a useful approach in deciphering metabolism of microbial biofilms.
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- Zhenhua Qi
- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin, China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin, China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin, China
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Wang S, Liang P, Wu Z, Su F, Yuan L, Sun Y, Wu Q, Huang X. Mixed sulfur-iron particles packed reactor for simultaneous advanced removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from secondary effluent. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:415-424. [PMID: 25077656 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3370-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A mixed sulfur-iron particles packed reactor (SFe reactor) was developed to simultaneously remove total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) of the secondary effluent from municipal wastewater treatment plants. Low effluent TN (<1.5 mg/L) and TP (<0.3 mg/L) concentrations were simultaneously obtained, and high TN removal rate [1.03 g N/(L·d)] and TP removal rate [0.29 g P/(L·d)] were achieved at the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 0.13 h. Kinetic models describing denitrification were experimentally obtained, which predicted a higher denitrification rate [1.98 g N/(L·d)] of SFe reactor than that [1.58 g N/(L·d)] of sulfur alone packed reactor due to the mutual enhancement between sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification and iron-based chemical denitrification. A high TP removal obtained in SFe reactor was attributed to chemical precipitation of iron particles. Microbial community analysis based on 16S rRNA revealed that autotrophic denitrifying bacteria Thiobacillus and Sulfuricella were the dominant genus, indicating that autotrophic denitrification played important role in nitrate removal. These results indicate that sulfur and iron particles can be packed together in a single reactor to effectively remove nitrate and phosphorus.
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- Shenghui Wang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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Single-cell analysis reveals gene-expression heterogeneity in syntrophic dual-culture of Desulfovibrio vulgaris with Methanosarcina barkeri. Sci Rep 2014; 4:7478. [PMID: 25504148 PMCID: PMC4265775 DOI: 10.1038/srep07478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Microbial syntrophic metabolism has been well accepted as the heart of how methanogenic and other anaerobic microbial communities function. In this work, we applied a single-cell RT-qPCR approach to reveal gene-expression heterogeneity in a model syntrophic system of Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Methanosarcina barkeri, as compared with the D. vulgaris monoculture. Using the optimized primers and single-cell analytical protocol, we quantitatively determine gene-expression levels of 6 selected target genes in each of the 120 single cells of D. vulgaris isolated from its monoculture and dual-culture with M. barkeri. The results demonstrated very significant cell-to-cell gene-expression heterogeneity for the selected D. vulgaris genes in both the monoculture and the syntrophic dual-culture. Interestingly, no obvious increase in gene-expression heterogeneity for the selected genes was observed for the syntrophic dual-culture when compared with its monoculture, although the community structure and cell-cell interactions have become more complicated in the syntrophic dual-culture. In addition, the single-cell RT-qPCR analysis also provided further evidence that the gene cluster (DVU0148-DVU0150) may be involved syntrophic metabolism between D. vulgaris and M. barkeri. Finally, the study validated that single-cell RT-qPCR analysis could be a valuable tool in deciphering gene functions and metabolism in mixed-cultured microbial communities.
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Stratified microbial structure and activity in sulfide- and methane-producing anaerobic sewer biofilms. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:7042-52. [PMID: 25192994 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02146-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Simultaneous production of sulfide and methane by anaerobic sewer biofilms has recently been observed, suggesting that sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and methanogenic archaea (MA), microorganisms known to compete for the same substrates, can coexist in this environment. This study investigated the community structures and activities of SRB and MA in anaerobic sewer biofilms (average thickness of 800 μm) using a combination of microelectrode measurements, molecular techniques, and mathematical modeling. It was seen that sulfide was mainly produced in the outer layer of the biofilm, between the depths of 0 and 300 μm, which is in good agreement with the distribution of SRB population as revealed by cryosection-fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). SRB had a higher relative abundance of 20% on the surface layer, which decreased gradually to below 3% at a depth of 400 μm. In contrast, MA mainly inhabited the inner layer of the biofilm. Their relative abundances increased from 10% to 75% at depths of 200 μm and 700 μm, respectively, from the biofilm surface layer. High-throughput pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA amplicons showed that SRB in the biofilm were mainly affiliated with five genera, Desulfobulbus, Desulfomicrobium, Desulfovibrio, Desulfatiferula, and Desulforegula, while about 90% of the MA population belonged to the genus Methanosaeta. The spatial organizations of SRB and MA revealed by pyrosequencing were consistent with the FISH results. A biofilm model was constructed to simulate the SRB and MA distributions in the anaerobic sewer biofilm. The good fit between model predictions and the experimental data indicate that the coexistence and spatial structure of SRB and MA in the biofilm resulted from the microbial types and their metabolic transformations and interactions with substrates.
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Chen M, Zhang Y, Zhou J, Dong X, Wang X, Shi Z. Sulfate removal by Desulfovibrio sp. CMX in chelate scrubbing solutions for NO removal. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 143:455-460. [PMID: 23831744 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2013] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To study the effects of Fe chelate solution and nitrosyl-complex (Fe(II)EDTA-NO), which might be introduced in the simultaneous biodesulfurization and denitrification process, on the sulfate removal process, a sulfate reducing bacteria Desulfovibrio sp. CMX was investigated for its sulfate removal capacity in the presence of Fe chelate additives and Fe(II)EDTA-NO. Meanwhile, Fe(II)EDTA-NO reduction was also investigated. The addition of Fe(II)EDTA and Fe(III)EDTA could stimulate the sulfate reduction performance. Although Fe(II)EDTA-NO could inhibit the strain, CMX could survive by consuming lactate and recover its sulfate reducing activity after Fe(II)EDTA-NO removed. Sulfate reduction could be enhanced in higher Fe(II)EDTA-NO concentrations (2 and 4 mM) by lactate applied at the middle stage of the experiment, and 72.2% and 62.6% sulfate were removed in 182 h, respectively. In this study, above 90% Fe(II)EDTA-NO (0.25-4 mM) was removed less than 60 h, which was much faster than sulfate reduction.
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- Mingxiang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, PR China
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Team-based learning enhances long-term retention and critical thinking in an undergraduate microbial physiology course. Microbiol Educ 2013; 4:3-12. [PMID: 23653548 DOI: 10.1128/me.4.1.3-12.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We used team-based learning to improve comprehension and critical thinking of students in an undergraduate microbial metabolism-physiology course. The course used well-known bacterial pathways to highlight themes of energy conservation and biodegradation. Prior to the introduction of team-based learning, student recall of this information was poor and students had difficulty extrapolating information to new organisms. Initially, individual and group quizzes were added to promote problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. This significantly improved student attitudes about the amount of information they learned and whether the instructor promoted critical thinking. However, retention of the material as judged by final examination scores was still poor. In the next year, two challenging projects were added to the course to complement the above themes: (i) postulating a pathway for the metabolism of a substrate by a bacterium, and (ii) modifying the current model for anaerobic sulfate reduction by incorporating recent genetic information. The inclusion of the team projects significantly improved final examination scores compared to the previous year without team projects. Overall, team-based learning with challenging projects improved the students' comprehension and retention of information, critical thinking, and attitudes about the course and focused student-instructor interactions on learning rather than grades.
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Starting Up Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 142:1-94. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2013_256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Graue J, Engelen B, Cypionka H. Degradation of cyanobacterial biomass in anoxic tidal-flat sediments: a microcosm study of metabolic processes and community changes. THE ISME JOURNAL 2012; 6:660-9. [PMID: 21918576 PMCID: PMC3280128 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Revised: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To follow the anaerobic degradation of organic matter in tidal-flat sediments, a stimulation experiment with (13)C-labeled Spirulina biomass (130 mg per 21 g sediment slurry) was conducted over a period of 24 days. A combination of microcalorimetry to record process kinetics, chemical analyses of fermentation products and RNA-based stable-isotope probing (SIP) to follow community changes was applied. Different degradation phases could be identified by microcalorimetry: Within 2 days, heat output reached its maximum (55 μW), while primary fermentation products were formed (in μmol) as follows: acetate 440, ethanol 195, butyrate 128, propionate 112, H(2) 127 and smaller amounts of valerate, propanol and butanol. Sulfate was depleted within 7 days. Thereafter, methanogenesis was observed and secondary fermentation proceeded. H(2) and alcohols disappeared completely, whereas fatty acids decreased in concentration. Three main degraders were identified by RNA-based SIP and denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis. After 12 h, two phylotypes clearly enriched in (13)C: (i) Psychrilyobacter atlanticus, a fermenter known to produce hydrogen and acetate and (ii) bacteria distantly related to Propionigenium. A Cytophaga-related bacterium was highly abundant after day 3. Sulfate reduction appeared to be performed by incompletely oxidizing species, as only sulfate-reducing bacteria related to Desulfovibrio were labeled as long as sulfate was available.
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- Jutta Graue
- Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Graue J, Kleindienst S, Lueders T, Cypionka H, Engelen B. Identifying fermenting bacteria in anoxic tidal-flat sediments by a combination of microcalorimetry and ribosome-based stable-isotope probing. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2012; 81:78-87. [PMID: 22188432 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01282.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A novel approach was developed to follow the successive utilization of organic carbon under anoxic conditions by microcalorimetry, chemical analyses of fermentation products and stable-isotope probing (SIP). The fermentation of (13) C-labeled glucose was monitored over 4 weeks by microcalorimetry in a stimulation experiment with tidal-flat sediments. Based on characteristic heat production phases, time points were selected for quantifying fermentation products and identifying substrate-assimilating bacteria by the isolation of intact ribosomes prior to rRNA-SIP. The preisolation of ribosomes resulted in rRNA with an excellent quality. Glucose was completely consumed within 2 days and was mainly fermented to acetate. Ethanol, formate, and hydrogen were detected intermittently. The amount of propionate that was built within the first 3 days stayed constant. Ribosome-based SIP of fully labeled and unlabeled rRNA was used for fingerprinting the glucose-degrading species and the inactive background community. The most abundant actively degrading bacterium was related to Psychromonas macrocephali (similarity 99%) as identified by DGGE and sequencing. The disappearance of Desulfovibrio-related bands in labeled rRNA after 3 days indicated that this group was active during the first degradation phase only. In summary, ribosome-based SIP in combination with microcalorimetry allows dissecting distinct phases in substrate turnover in a very sensitive manner.
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- Jutta Graue
- Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Molecular analysis of the biomass of a fluidized bed reactor treating synthetic vinasse at anaerobic and micro-aerobic conditions. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 93:2181-91. [PMID: 21861082 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3529-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Revised: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The microbial communities (Bacteria and Archaea) established in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor used to treat synthetic vinasse (betaine, glucose, acetate, propionate, and butyrate) were characterized by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and phylogenetic analysis. This study was focused on the competitive and syntrophic interactions between the different microbial groups at varying influent substrate to sulfate ratios of 8, 4, and 2 and anaerobic or micro-aerobic conditions. Acetogens detected along the anaerobic phases at substrate to sulfate ratios of 8 and 4 seemed to be mainly involved in the fermentation of glucose and betaine, but they were substituted by other sugar or betaine degraders after oxygen application. Typical fatty acid degraders that grow in syntrophy with methanogens were not detected during the entire reactor run. Likely, sugar and betaine degraders outnumbered them in the DGGE analysis. The detected sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) belonged to the hydrogen-utilizing Desulfovibrio. The introduction of oxygen led to the formation of elemental sulfur (S(0)) and probably other sulfur compounds by sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (γ-Proteobacteria). It is likely that the sulfur intermediates produced from sulfide oxidation were used by SRB and other microorganisms as electron acceptors, as was supported by the detection of the sulfur respiring Wolinella succinogenes. Within the Archaea population, members of Methanomethylovorans and Methanosaeta were detected throughout the entire reactor operation. Hydrogenotrophic methanogens mainly belonging to the genus Methanobacterium were detected at the highest substrate to sulfate ratio but rapidly disappeared by increasing the sulfate concentration.
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How sulphate-reducing microorganisms cope with stress: lessons from systems biology. Nat Rev Microbiol 2011; 9:452-66. [PMID: 21572460 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sulphate-reducing microorganisms (SRMs) are a phylogenetically diverse group of anaerobes encompassing distinct physiologies with a broad ecological distribution. As SRMs have important roles in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and various metals, an understanding of how these organisms respond to environmental stresses is of fundamental and practical importance. In this Review, we highlight recent applications of systems biology tools in studying the stress responses of SRMs, particularly Desulfovibrio spp., at the cell, population, community and ecosystem levels. The syntrophic lifestyle of SRMs is also discussed, with a focus on system-level analyses of adaptive mechanisms. Such information is important for understanding the microbiology of the global sulphur cycle and for developing biotechnological applications of SRMs for environmental remediation, energy production, biocorrosion control, wastewater treatment and mineral recovery.
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Telang AJ, Ebert S, Foght JM, Westlake D, Jenneman GE, Gevertz D, Voordouw G. Effect of nitrate injection on the microbial community in an oil field as monitored by reverse sample genome probing. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 63:1785-93. [PMID: 16535595 PMCID: PMC1389150 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.1785-1793.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The reverse sample genome probe (RSGP) method, developed for monitoring the microbial community in oil fields with a moderate subsurface temperature, has been improved by (i) isolation of a variety of heterotrophic bacteria and inclusion of their genomes on the oil field master filter and (ii) use of phosphorimaging technology for the rapid quantitation of hybridization signals. The new master filter contains the genomes of 30 sulfate-reducing, 1 sulfide-oxidizing, and 16 heterotrophic bacteria. Most have been identified by partial 16S rRNA sequencing. Use of improved RSGP in monitoring the effect of nitrate injection in an oil field indicated that the sulfide-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing isolate CVO (a Campylobacter sp.) becomes the dominant community component immediately after injection. No significant enhancement of other community members, including the sulfate-reducing bacteria, was observed. The elevated level of CVO decayed at most sampling sites within 30 days after nitrate injection was terminated. Chemical analyses indicated a corresponding decrease and subsequent increase in sulfide concentrations. Thus, transient injection of a higher potential electron acceptor into an anaerobic subsurface system can have desirable effects (i.e., reduction of sulfide levels) without a permanent adverse influence on the resident microbial community.
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Plugge CM, Scholten JCM, Culley DE, Nie L, Brockman FJ, Zhang W. Global transcriptomics analysis of the Desulfovibrio vulgaris change from syntrophic growth with Methanosarcina barkeri to sulfidogenic metabolism. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2010; 156:2746-2756. [PMID: 20576691 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.038539-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Desulfovibrio vulgaris is a metabolically flexible micro-organism. It can use sulfate as an electron acceptor to catabolize a variety of substrates, or in the absence of sulfate can utilize organic acids and alcohols by forming a syntrophic association with a hydrogen-scavenging partner to relieve inhibition by hydrogen. These alternative metabolic types increase the chance of survival for D. vulgaris in environments where one of the potential external electron acceptors becomes depleted. In this work, whole-genome D. vulgaris microarrays were used to determine relative transcript levels as D. vulgaris shifted its metabolism from syntrophic in a lactate-oxidizing dual-culture with Methanosarcina barkeri to a sulfidogenic metabolism. Syntrophic dual-cultures were grown in two independent chemostats and perturbation was introduced after six volume changes with the addition of sulfate. The results showed that 132 genes were differentially expressed in D. vulgaris 2 h after addition of sulfate. Functional analyses suggested that genes involved in cell envelope and energy metabolism were the most regulated when comparing syntrophic and sulfidogenic metabolism. Upregulation was observed for genes encoding ATPase and the membrane-integrated energy-conserving hydrogenase (Ech) when cells shifted to a sulfidogenic metabolism. A five-gene cluster encoding several lipoproteins and membrane-bound proteins was downregulated when cells were shifted to a sulfidogenic metabolism. Interestingly, this gene cluster has orthologues found only in another syntrophic bacterium, Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans, and four recently sequenced Desulfovibrio strains. This study also identified several novel c-type cytochrome-encoding genes, which may be involved in the sulfidogenic metabolism.
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- Caroline M Plugge
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Mail Stop J4-18, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Microbiology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Mail Stop J4-18, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Biomathematics, and Bioinformatics, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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- Microbiology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Mail Stop J4-18, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Center for Ecogenomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.,Microbiology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Mail Stop J4-18, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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Suzuki D, Ueki A, Amaishi A, Ueki K. Desulfovibrio portus sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium in the class Deltaproteobacteria isolated from an estuarine sediment. J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 2009; 55:125-33. [PMID: 19436129 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.55.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterial strain (MSL79T) isolated from an estuarine sediment in the Sea of Japan of the Japanese islands was characterized phenotypically and phylogenetically. Cells were Gram-negative, motile with a polar flagellum, non-spore-forming, curved rods. Cells had desulfoviridin and c-type cytochrome. Catalase and oxidase activities were not detected. The optimum NaCl concentration for growth was 2.0% (wt/vol). The optimum temperature was 35 degrees C and the optimum pH was 6.5. Strain MSL79T utilized H2, formate, pyruvate, lactate, fumarate, malate, succinate, ethanol, propanol and butanol as electron donors for sulfate reduction. The organic electron donors were incompletely oxidized to mainly acetate. Sulfite and thiosulfate were used as electron acceptors with lactate as an electron donor. Without electron acceptors, pyruvate, fumarate and malate supported the growth. The genomic DNA G+C content was 62.1 mol%. Menaquinone MK-6(H2) was the major respiratory quinone. Major cellular fatty acids were C16:0, iso-C15:0, anteiso-C15:0, iso-C17:0, anteiso-C17:0 and iso-C17:1omega9. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence as well as the alpha-subunit of dissimilatory sulfite reductase gene sequence assigned the strain to the family Desulfovibrionaceae within the class Deltaproteobacteria. The closest validly described species based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences were Desulfovibrio aespoeensis (sequence similarity; 95.0%) and Desulfovibrio profundus (94.3%). On the basis of the significant differences in the 16S rRNA gene sequences and the phenotypic characteristics between strain MSL79T and each of the most closely related species, Desulfovibrio portus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MSL79T (=JCM 14722T=DSM 19338T).
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- Daisuke Suzuki
- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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A molybdopterin oxidoreductase is involved in H2 oxidation in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20. J Bacteriol 2009; 191:2675-82. [PMID: 19233927 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01814-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Three mutants deficient in hydrogen/formate uptake were obtained through screening of a transposon mutant library containing 5,760 mutants of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20. Mutations were in the genes encoding the type I tetraheme cytochrome c(3) (cycA), Fe hydrogenase (hydB), and molybdopterin oxidoreductase (mopB). Mutations did not decrease the ability of cells to produce H(2) or formate during growth. Complementation of the cycA and mopB mutants with a plasmid carrying the intact cycA and/or mopB gene and the putative promoter from the parental strain allowed the recovery of H(2) uptake ability, showing that these specific genes are involved in H(2) oxidation. The mop operon encodes a periplasm-facing transmembrane protein complex which may shuttle electrons from periplasmic cytochrome c(3) to the menaquinone pool. Electrons can then be used for sulfate reduction in the cytoplasm.
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Liu Y, Nikolausz M, Jin P. Abundance and diversity of sulphate-reducing bacteria within a crude oil gathering and transferring system in China. ANN MICROBIOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03175565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Sasi Jyothsna TS, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Desulfovibrio psychrotolerans sp. nov., a psychrotolerant and moderately alkaliphilic sulfate-reducing deltaproteobacterium from the Himalayas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:821-5. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65402-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Zhang W, Culley DE, Nie L, Scholten JCM. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Desulfovibrio vulgaris grown in planktonic culture and mature biofilm on a steel surface. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 76:447-57. [PMID: 17571259 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2006] [Revised: 04/23/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Biofilm build-up of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on metal surfaces may lead to severe corrosion of iron. To understand the processes at molecular level, in this study, a whole-genome oligonucleotide microarray was used to examine differential expression patterns between planktonic populations and mature biofilm of Desulfovibrio vulgaris on a steel surface. Statistical analysis revealed that 472 genes were differentially expressed (1.5-fold or more with a q value less than 0.025) by comparing the biofilm cells with the planktonic cells. Among the differentially expressed genes were several that corresponded to genes identified in many aerobic bacterial biofilms (i.e., Pseudomonas species and Escherichia coli) such as genes encoding flagellin, a flagellar motor switch protein, chemotaxis proteins involved in cell motility, as well as genes involved in exopolysaccharide biosynthesis. In addition, the biofilm-bound cells of D. vulgaris exhibited decreased transcription of genes involved in protein synthesis, energy metabolism and sulfate reduction, as well as genes involved in general stress responses. These findings were all consistent with early suggestion that the average physiology of the biofilm cells were similar to cells reduced in growth. Most notably, up-regulation of large number of outer membrane proteins was observed in the D. vulgaris biofilm. Although their function is still unknown, the higher expression of these genes in the biofilm could implicate important roles in the formation and maintenance of multi-cellular consortium on a steel surface. The study provided insights into the metabolic networks associated with the formation and maintenance of a D. vulgaris biofilm on a steel surface.
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- Weiwen Zhang
- Microbiology Department, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Mail Stop P7-50, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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Walker CB, Stolyar SS, Pinel N, Yen HCB, He Z, Zhou J, Wall JD, Stahl DA. Recovery of temperate Desulfovibrio vulgaris bacteriophage using a novel host strain. Environ Microbiol 2006; 8:1950-9. [PMID: 17014494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01075.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A novel sulfate-reducing bacterium (strain DePue) closely related to Desulfovibrio vulgaris ssp. vulgaris strain Hildenborough was isolated from the sediment of a heavy-metal impacted lake using established techniques. Although few physiological differences between strains DePue and Hildenborough were observed, pulse-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) revealed a significant genome reduction in strain DePue. Comparative whole-genome microarray and polymerase chain reaction analyses demonstrated that the absence of genes annotated in the Hildenborough genome as phage or phage-related contributed to the significant genome reduction in strain DePue. Two morphotypically distinct temperate bacteriophage from strain Hildenborough were recovered using strain DePue as a host for plaque isolation.
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- Christopher B Walker
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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