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Grigorian E, Groisillier A, Thomas F, Leblanc C, Delage L. Functional Characterization of a L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase From Zobellia galactanivorans Dsij T Suggests a Role in Haloacetic Acid Catabolism and a Wide Distribution in Marine Environments. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:725997. [PMID: 34621253 PMCID: PMC8490876 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.725997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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L-2-halocid dehalogenases (L-2-HADs) have been mainly characterized from terrestrial polluted environments. By contrast, knowledge is still scarce about their role in detoxification of predominant halocarbons in marine environments. Here, phylogenetic analyses showed a wide diversity of homologous L-2-HADs, especially among those belonging to marine bacteria. Previously characterized terrestrial L-2-HADs were part of a monophyletic group (named group A) including proteins of terrestrial and marine origin. Another branch (named group B) contained mostly marine L-2-HADs, with two distinct clades of Bacteroidetes homologs, closely linked to Proteobacteria ones. This study further focused on the characterization of the only L-2-HAD from the flavobacterium Zobellia galactanivorans DsijT (ZgHAD), belonging to one of these Group B clades. The recombinant ZgHAD was shown to dehalogenate bromo- and iodoacetic acids, and gene knockout in Z. galactanivorans revealed a direct role of ZgHAD in tolerance against both haloacetic acids. Analyses of metagenomic and metatranscriptomic datasets confirmed that L-2-HADs from group A were well-represented in terrestrial and marine bacteria, whereas ZgHAD homologs (group B L-2-HADs) were mainly present in marine bacteria, and particularly in host-associated species. Our results suggest that ZgHAD homologs could be key enzymes for marine Bacteroidetes, by conferring selective advantage for the recycling of toxic halogen compounds produced in particular marine habitats, and especially during interactions with macroalgae.
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- Eugénie Grigorian
- CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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Louca S, Pennell MW. A General and Efficient Algorithm for the Likelihood of Diversification and Discrete-Trait Evolutionary Models. Syst Biol 2019; 69:545-556. [DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syz055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As the size of phylogenetic trees and comparative data continue to grow and more complex models are developed to investigate the processes that gave rise to them, macroevolutionary analyses are becoming increasingly limited by computational requirements. Here, we introduce a novel algorithm, based on the “flow” of the differential equations that describe likelihoods along tree edges in backward time, to reduce redundancy in calculations and efficiently compute the likelihood of various macroevolutionary models. Our algorithm applies to several diversification models, including birth–death models and models that account for state- or time-dependent rates, as well as many commonly used models of discrete-trait evolution, and provides an alternative way to describe macroevolutionary model likelihoods. As a demonstration of our algorithm’s utility, we implemented it for a popular class of state-dependent diversification models—BiSSE, MuSSE, and their extensions to hidden-states. Our implementation is available through the R package $\texttt{castor}$. We show that, for these models, our algorithm is one or more orders of magnitude faster than existing implementations when applied to large phylogenies. Our algorithm thus enables the fitting of state-dependent diversification models to modern massive phylogenies with millions of tips and may lead to potentially similar computational improvements for many other macroevolutionary models.
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- Stilianos Louca
- Department of Biology, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, 5289 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver, V6T1Z4 British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, V6T1Z4 British Columbia, Canada
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Dashti N, Ali N, Khanafer M, Al-Awadhi H, Sorkhoh N, Radwan S. Olive-pomace harbors bacteria with the potential for hydrocarbon-biodegradation, nitrogen-fixation and mercury-resistance: promising material for waste-oil-bioremediation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2015; 155:49-57. [PMID: 25770962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Olive-pomace, a waste by-product of olive oil industry, took up >40% of its weight crude oil. Meanwhile, this material harbored a rich and diverse hydrocarbonoclastic bacterial population in the magnitude of 10(6) to 10(7) cells g(-1). Using this material for bioaugmentation of batch cultures in crude oil-containing mineral medium, resulted in the consumption of 12.9, 21.5, 28.3, and 43% oil after 2, 4, 6 and 8 months, respectively. Similar oil-consumption values, namely 11.0, 29.3, 34.7 and 43.9%, respectively, were recorded when a NaNO3-free medium was used instead of the complete medium. Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria involved in those bioremediation processes, as characterized by their 16S rRNA-gene sequences, belonged to the genera Agrococcus, Pseudomonas, Cellulosimicrobium, Streptococcus, Sinorhizobium, Olivibacter, Ochrobactrum, Rhizobium, Pleomorphomonas, Azoarcus, Starkeya and others. Many of the bacterial species belonging to those genera were diazotrophic; they proved to contain the nifH-genes in their genomes. Still other bacterial species could tolerate the heavy metal mercury. The dynamic changes of the proportions of various species during 8 months of incubation were recorded. The culture-independent, phylogenetic analysis of the bacterioflora gave lists different from those recorded by the culture-dependent method. Nevertheless, those lists comprised among others, several genera known for their hydrocarbonoclastic potential, e.g. Pseudomonas, Mycobacterium, Sphingobium, and Citrobacter. It was concluded that olive-pomace could be applied in oil-remediation, not only as a physical sorbent, but also for bioaugmentation purposes as a biological source of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria.
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- Narjes Dashti
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
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Coleman NV. Primers: Functional Genes for Aerobic Chlorinated Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbes. SPRINGER PROTOCOLS HANDBOOKS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/8623_2015_91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Suenaga H, Mizuta S, Miyazaki K, Yaoi K. Diversity of extradiol dioxygenases in aromatic-degrading microbial community explored using both culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2014; 90:367-79. [PMID: 25059259 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches were used for extensive retrieval of the extradiol dioxygenase (EDO) gene from the environment to investigate the relationship between the EDO genes from isolated bacteria and the metagenomic EDO genes from which they were isolated. In our previous study, we identified 91 fosmid clones showing EDO enzyme activity using a metagenomic approach. In the present study, we classified all these metagenome-derived EDOs and newly isolated 88 phenol-utilizing bacteria from the same sample and identified four EDO genes from them. Of these, two EDOs had amino acid sequences similar to those reported previously in aromatic-utilizing strains, and one EDO had a sequence almost identical to that of metagenomic EDOs identified in our previous study. Unexpectedly, one EDO showed no similarity to any class I EDOs and was categorized as class II, which has not been found in past metagenomic approaches. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay indicated that the low-abundance class II EDO gene can be enriched by culturing approaches. We conclude that the combined use of the two approaches can explore the gene community more extensively than their individual use.
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- Hikaru Suenaga
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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Analysis of hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater metagenomes as revealed by high-throughput sequencing. Mol Biotechnol 2013; 54:900-12. [PMID: 23307295 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9639-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The tendency for chlorinated aliphatics and aromatic hydrocarbons to accumulate in environments such as groundwater and sediments poses a serious environmental threat. In this study, the metabolic capacity of hydrocarbon (aromatics and chlorinated aliphatics)-contaminated groundwater in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has been elucidated for the first time by analysis of pyrosequencing data. The taxonomic data revealed that the metagenomes were dominated by the phylum Proteobacteria (mainly Betaproteobacteria). In addition, Flavobacteriales, Sphingobacteria, Burkholderiales, and Rhodocyclales were the predominant orders present in the individual metagenomes. These orders included microorganisms (Flavobacteria, Dechloromonas aromatica RCB, and Azoarcus) involved in the degradation of aromatic compounds and various other hydrocarbons that were present in the groundwater. Although the metabolic reconstruction of the metagenome represented composite cell networks, the information obtained was sufficient to address questions regarding the metabolic potential of the microbial communities and to correlate the data to the contamination profile of the groundwater. Genes involved in the degradation of benzene and benzoate, heavy metal-resistance mechanisms appeared to provide a survival strategy used by the microbial communities. Analysis of the pyrosequencing-derived data revealed that the metagenomes represent complex microbial communities that have adapted to the geochemical conditions of the groundwater as evidenced by the presence of key enzymes/genes conferring resistance to specific contaminants. Thus, pyrosequencing analysis of the metagenomes provided insights into the microbial activities in hydrocarbon-contaminated habitats.
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Huang L, Gan L, Wang N, Quan X, Logan BE, Chen G. Mineralization of pentachlorophenol with enhanced degradation and power generation from air cathode microbial fuel cells. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 109:2211-21. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Grigorescu A, Hozalski R, LaPara T. Haloacetic acid-degrading bacterial communities in drinking water systems as determined by cultivation and by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism of PCR-amplified haloacid dehalogenase gene fragments. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 112:809-22. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05239.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Govender A, Shaik R, Abbai NS, Pillay B. Dehalogenase gene detection and microbial diversity of a chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated site. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0713-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Degradation of 3-chloropropionic acid (3CP) byPseudomonas sp. B6P isolated from a rice paddy field. ANN MICROBIOL 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03175129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Novel genes retrieved from environmental DNA by polymerase chain reaction: current genome-walking techniques for future metagenome applications. J Biotechnol 2009; 144:75-82. [PMID: 19712711 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2009] [Revised: 08/11/2009] [Accepted: 08/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Environmental DNA is an extremely rich source of genes encoding enzymes with novel biocatalytic activities. To tap this source, function-based and sequence-based strategies have been established to isolate, clone, and express these novel metagenome-derived genes. Sequence-based strategies, which rely on PCR with consensus primers and genome walking, represent an efficient and inexpensive alternative to activity-based screening of recombinant strains harbouring fragments of environmental DNA. This review covers the diverse array of genome-walking techniques, which were originally developed for genomic DNA and currently are also used for PCR-based recovery of entire genes from the metagenome. These sequence-based gene mining methods appear to offer a powerful tool for retrieving from the metagenome novel genes encoding biocatalysts with potential applications in biotechnology.
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Ghazanfar S, Azim A. Metagenomics and its Application in Rumen Ecosystem: Potential Biotechnological Prospects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.1309.1315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Leach LH, Zhang P, Lapara TM, Hozalski RM, Camper AK. Detection and enumeration of haloacetic acid-degrading bacteria in drinking water distribution systems using dehalogenase genes. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 107:978-88. [PMID: 19486431 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04277.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To develop a PCR-based tracking method for the detection of a subset of bacteria in drinking water distribution systems capable of degrading haloacetic acids (HAAs). METHODS AND RESULTS Published degenerate PCR primers were used to determine that 54% of tap water samples (7/13) were positive for a deh gene, indicating that drinking water distribution systems may harbour bacteria capable of HAA degradation. As the published primer sets were not sufficiently specific for quantitative PCR, new primers were designed to amplify dehII genes from selected indicator strains. The developed primer sets were effective in directly amplifying dehII genes from enriched consortia samples, and the DNA extracted from tap water provided that an additional nested PCR step for detection of the dehII gene was used. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that drinking water distribution systems harbour microbes capable of degrading HAAs. In addition, a quantitative PCR method was developed to detect and quantify dehII genes in drinking water systems. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The development of a technique to rapidly screen for the presence of dehalogenase genes in drinking water distribution systems could help water utilities determine if HAA biodegradation is occurring in the distribution system.
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- L H Leach
- Montana State University, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Bozeman, MT 59717 , USA
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Roh C, Villatte F, Kim BG, Schmid RD. Screening and purification for novel cytochrome b5 from uncultured environmental micro-organisms. Lett Appl Microbiol 2007; 44:475-80. [PMID: 17451512 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2007.02118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS We describe a sequence-based PCR method suitable for the isolation of a novel soluble heme-binding domain of cytochrome b(5) (cyt b(5)) gene directly from metagenomic DNA is described. METHODS AND RESULTS Using the degenerate primer set, a cyt b(5) gene was isolated directly from metagenomic DNA. Based on the sequence-based PCR method, the similar conserved motif of cyt b(5) from Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain makes the novel target gene. The gene encoding cyt b(5) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) using pET expression system. The expressed recombinant enzyme was purified by Ni-nitrilotriacetic acid affinity chromatography and characterized. CONCLUSIONS Sequence-based strategy is an effective method for application of the novel gene from metagenomic DNA. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Investigation of novel genes from metagenome, most of the micro-organism species are largely untapped, could represent an interesting and useful reservoir for biological processes.
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- C Roh
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Morán AC, Müller A, Manzano M, González B. Simazine treatment history determines a significant herbicide degradation potential in soils that is not improved by bioaugmentation with Pseudomonas sp. ADP. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 101:26-35. [PMID: 16834588 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02990.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To study biological removal of the herbicide simazine in soils with different history of herbicide treatment and to test bioaugmentation with a simazine-degrading bacterial strain. METHODS AND RESULTS Simazine removal was studied in microcosms prepared with soils that had been differentially exposed to this herbicide. Simazine removal was much higher in previously exposed soils than in unexposed ones. Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and multivariate analysis showed that soils previously exposed to simazine contained bacterial communities that were significantly impacted by simazine but also had an increased resilience. The biodegradation potential was also related to the presence of high levels of the atz-like gene sequences involved in simazine degradation. Bioaugmentation with Pseudomonas sp. ADP resulted in an increased initial rate of simazine removal, but this strain scarcely survived. After 28 days, residual simazine removals were the same in bioaugmented and not bioaugmented microcosms. CONCLUSIONS In soils with a history of simazine treatment bacterial communities were able to overcome subsequent impacts with the herbicide. The success of bioaugmentation was limited by the low survival of the introduced strain. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Conclusions from this work provided insights on simazine biodegradation potential of soils and the convenience of bioaugmentation.
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- A C Morán
- Laboratorio de Microbiología, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Kerr LM, Marchesi JR. Isolation of novel bacteria able to degrade alpha-halocarboxylic acids by enrichment from environmental samples. CHEMOSPHERE 2006; 64:848-55. [PMID: 16330082 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2005] [Revised: 10/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/25/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In order to isolate novel bacteria able to degrade alpha-halocarboxylic acids a variety of culturing strategies were implemented. Eight pure cultures were obtained and were found to be associated with the Gram negative Proteobacteria and the Gram positive Bacillus and Enterococcus genera. Furthermore, several strains were obtained which were able to degrade the DL-halocarboxylic acids anaerobically. Molecular analysis of the pure cultures led us to conclude that they may possess novel enzymes involved in the biodegradation of the alpha-halocarboxylic acids. These results are the first for nearly 40 years to describe the isolation of Gram positive isolates on an alpha-halocarboxylic acid as the sole source of carbon and energy, which also show the ability to de-toxify the test substrate by releasing chloride.
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- Linda M Kerr
- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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Steele HL, Streit WR. Metagenomics: advances in ecology and biotechnology. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 247:105-11. [PMID: 15936897 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2005] [Revised: 05/09/2005] [Accepted: 05/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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This review highlights the significant advances which have been made in prokaryotic ecology and biotechnology due to the application of metagenomic techniques. It is now possible to link processes to specific microorganisms in the environment, such as the detection of a new phototrophic process in marine bacteria, and to characterise the metabolic cooperation which takes place in mixed species biofilms. The range of prokaryote derived products available for biotechnology applications is increasing rapidly. The knowledge gained from analysis of biosynthetic pathways provides valuable information about enzymology and allows engineering of biocatalysts for specific processes. The expansion of metagenomic techniques to include alternative heterologous hosts for gene expression and the development of sophisticated assays which enable screening of thousands of clones offers the possibility to find out even more valuable information about the prokaryotic world.
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- Helen L Steele
- Biofilm-Centre--Molecular Enzyme Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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Janssen DB, Dinkla IJT, Poelarends GJ, Terpstra P. Bacterial degradation of xenobiotic compounds: evolution and distribution of novel enzyme activities. Environ Microbiol 2005; 7:1868-82. [PMID: 16309386 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00966.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bacterial dehalogenases catalyse the cleavage of carbon-halogen bonds, which is a key step in aerobic mineralization pathways of many halogenated compounds that occur as environmental pollutants. There is a broad range of dehalogenases, which can be classified in different protein superfamilies and have fundamentally different catalytic mechanisms. Identical dehalogenases have repeatedly been detected in organisms that were isolated at different geographical locations, indicating that only a restricted number of sequences are used for a certain dehalogenation reaction in organohalogen-utilizing organisms. At the same time, massive random sequencing of environmental DNA, and microbial genome sequencing projects have shown that there is a large diversity of dehalogenase sequences that is not employed by known catabolic pathways. The corresponding proteins may have novel functions and selectivities that could be valuable for biotransformations in the future. Apparently, traditional enrichment and metagenome approaches explore different segments of sequence space. This is also observed with alkane hydroxylases, a category of proteins that can be detected on basis of conserved sequence motifs and for which a large number of sequences has been found in isolated bacterial cultures and genomic databases. It is likely that ongoing genetic adaptation, with the recruitment of silent sequences into functional catabolic routes and evolution of substrate range by mutations in structural genes, will further enhance the catabolic potential of bacteria toward synthetic organohalogens and ultimately contribute to cleansing the environment of these toxic and recalcitrant chemicals.
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- Dick B Janssen
- Biochemical Laboratory, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Borodina E, Cox MJ, McDonald IR, Murrell JC. Use of DNA-stable isotope probing and functional gene probes to investigate the diversity of methyl chloride-utilizing bacteria in soil. Environ Microbiol 2005; 7:1318-28. [PMID: 16104855 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00819.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Enrichment and isolation of methyl chloride-utilizing bacteria from various terrestrial environments, including woodland and forest soils, resulted in the identification of seven methyl chloride-utilizing strains belonging to the genus Hyphomicrobium, an Aminobacter strain TW23 and strain WG1, which grouped closely with the genus Mesorhizobium. Methyl chloride enrichment cultures were dominated by Hyphomicrobium species, indicating that these bacteria were most suited to growth under the enrichment and isolation conditions used. However, the application of culture-independent techniques such as DNA-stable isotope probing and the use of a functional gene probe targeting cmuA, which encodes the methyltransferase catalysing the first step in bacterial methyl chloride metabolism, indicated a greater diversity of methyl chloride-utilizing bacteria in the terrestrial environment, compared with the diversity of soil isolates obtained via the enrichment and isolation procedure. It also revealed the presence of as yet uncultured and potentially novel methyl chloride-degrading bacteria in soil.
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- Elena Borodina
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Paul D, Pandey G, Pandey J, Jain RK. Accessing microbial diversity for bioremediation and environmental restoration. Trends Biotechnol 2005; 23:135-42. [PMID: 15734556 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2005.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biological methods for decontamination promise an improved substitute for ineffective and costly physico-chemical remediation methods, although so far only a fraction of the total microbial diversity (i.e. the culturable fraction with metabolic potential) has been harnessed for this purpose. Exploring and exploiting the "overlooked" genetic resource might ameliorate concerns associated with the degradation of recalcitrant and xenobiotic pollutants that are not degraded or only poorly degraded by known culturable bacteria. Recent advances in the molecular genetics of biodegradation and in knowledge-based methods of rational protein modification provide insight into the development of "designer biocatalysts" for environmental restoration. The application of such genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs) in the environment has been limited, however, owing to the risks associated with uncontrolled growth and proliferation of the introduced biocatalyst and horizontal gene transfer. Programming rapid death of the biocatalyst soon after the depletion of the pollutant could minimize the risks in developing these technologies for successful bioremediation.
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- Debarati Paul
- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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Springael D, Top EM. Horizontal gene transfer and microbial adaptation to xenobiotics: new types of mobile genetic elements and lessons from ecological studies. Trends Microbiol 2004; 12:53-8. [PMID: 15040322 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2003.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The characterization of bacteria that degrade organic xenobiotics has revealed that they can adapt to these compounds by expressing 'novel' catabolic pathways. At least some of them appear to have evolved by patchwork assembly of horizontally transmitted genes and subsequent mutations and gene rearrangements. Recent studies have revealed the existence of new types of xenobiotic catabolic mobile genetic elements, such as catabolic genomic islands, which integrate into the chromosome after transfer. The significance of horizontal gene transfer and patchwork assembly for bacterial adaptation to pollutants under real environmental conditions remains uncertain, but recent publications suggest that these processes do occur in a polluted environment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dirk Springael
- Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Applied Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
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