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Wu HJ, Du XY, Wu WJ, Zheng J, Song JY, Xie JC. Metagenomic analysis reveals specific BTEX degrading microorganisms of a bacterial consortium. AMB Express 2023; 13:48. [PMID: 37195357 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-023-01541-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination is of environmental and public health concerns due to its toxic components. Bioremediation utilizes microbial organisms to metabolism and remove these contaminants. The aim of this study was to enrich a microbial community and examine its potential to degrade petroleum hydrocarbon. Through successive enrichment, we obtained a bacterial consortium using crude oil as sole carbon source. The 16 S rRNA gene analysis illustrated the structural characteristics of this community. Metagenomic analysis revealed the specific microbial organisms involved in the degradation of cyclohexane and all the six BTEX components, with a demonstration of the versatile metabolic pathways involved in these reactions. Results showed that our consortium contained the full range of CDSs that could potentially degrade cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, and (o-, m-, p-) xylene completely. Interestingly, a single taxon that possessed all the genes involved in either the activation or the central intermediates degrading pathway was not detected, except for the Novosphingobium which contained all the genes involved in the upper degradation pathway of benzene, indicating the synergistic interactions between different bacterial genera during the hydrocarbon degradation.
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- Hui-Jun Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, National Petroleum Corporation Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, 102206, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, National Petroleum Corporation Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, 102206, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, National Petroleum Corporation Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, 102206, Beijing, China
- College of Life Science, Northwest University, 710000, Xian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, National Petroleum Corporation Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, 102206, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, National Petroleum Corporation Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, 102206, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, National Petroleum Corporation Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, 102206, Beijing, China
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Wojtowicz K, Steliga T, Kapusta P, Brzeszcz J, Skalski T. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Biopreparation in Combination with the Polymer γ-PGA for the Biodegradation of Petroleum Contaminants in Soil. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:400. [PMID: 35057118 PMCID: PMC8778143 DOI: 10.3390/ma15020400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Biodegradation is a method of effectively removing petroleum hydrocarbons from the natural environment. This research focuses on the biodegradation of aliphatic hydrocarbons, monoaromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and all three xylene isomers (BTEX) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a result of soil inoculation with a biopreparation A1 based on autochthonous microorganisms and a biopreparation A1 with the addition of γ-PGA. The research used biopreparation A1 made of the following strains: Dietzia sp. IN133, Gordonia sp. IN138 Mycolicibacterium frederiksbergense IN53, Rhodococcus erythropolis IN119, Rhodococcus sp. IN136 and Pseudomonas sp. IN132. The experiments were carried out in laboratory conditions (microbiological tests, respirometric tests, and in semi-technical conditions (ex-situ prism method). The biodegradation efficiency was assessed on the basis of respirometric tests, chromatographic analyses and toxicological tests. As a result of inoculation of AB soil with the biopreparation A1 within 6 months, a reduction of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) (66.03%), BTEX (80.08%) and PAHs (38.86%) was achieved and its toxicity was reduced. Inoculation of AB soil with the biopreparation A1 with the addition of γ-PGA reduced the concentration of TPH, BTEX and PAHs by 79.21%, 90.19%, and 51.18%, respectively, and reduced its toxicity. The conducted research has shown that the addition of γ-PGA affects the efficiency of the biodegradation process of petroleum pollutants, increasing the degree of TPH biodegradation by 13.18%, BTEX by 10.11% and PAHs by 12.32% compared to pure biopreparation A1.
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- Katarzyna Wojtowicz
- Oil and Gas Institute—National Research Institute, Lubicz 25 A, 31-503 Krakow, Poland; (T.S.); (P.K.); (J.B.)
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- Oil and Gas Institute—National Research Institute, Lubicz 25 A, 31-503 Krakow, Poland; (T.S.); (P.K.); (J.B.)
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- Oil and Gas Institute—National Research Institute, Lubicz 25 A, 31-503 Krakow, Poland; (T.S.); (P.K.); (J.B.)
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- Oil and Gas Institute—National Research Institute, Lubicz 25 A, 31-503 Krakow, Poland; (T.S.); (P.K.); (J.B.)
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- Biotechnology Centre, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 8, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland;
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Zampolli J, Di Canito A, Manconi A, Milanesi L, Di Gennaro P, Orro A. Transcriptomic Analysis of Rhodococcus opacus R7 Grown on o-Xylene by RNA-Seq. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1808. [PMID: 32903390 PMCID: PMC7434839 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Xylenes are considered one of the most common hazardous sources of environmental contamination. The biodegradation of these compounds has been often reported, rarer the ability to oxidize the ortho-isomer. Among few o-xylene-degrading bacteria, Rhodococcus opacus R7 is well known for its capability to degrade diverse aromatic hydrocarbons and toxic compounds, including o-xylene as only carbon and energy source. This work shows for the first time the RNA-seq approach to elucidate the genetic determinants involved in the o-xylene degradation pathway in R. opacus R7. Transcriptomic data showed 542 differentially expressed genes that are associated with the oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons and stress response, osmotic regulation and central metabolism. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis confirmed significant changes in aromatic compound catabolic processes, fatty acid metabolism, beta-oxidation, TCA cycle enzymes, and biosynthesis of metabolites when cells are cultured in the presence of o-xylene. Interestingly, the most up-regulated genes belong to the akb gene cluster encoding for the ethylbenzene (Akb) dioxygenase system. Moreover, the transcriptomic approach allowed identifying candidate enzymes involved in R7 o-xylene degradation for their likely participation in the formation of the metabolites that have been previously identified. Overall, this approach supports the identification of several oxidative systems likely involved in o-xylene metabolism confirming that R. opacus R7 possesses a redundancy of sequences that converge in o-xylene degradation through R7 peculiar degradation pathway. This work advances our understanding of o-xylene metabolism in bacteria belonging to Rhodococcus genus and provides a framework of useful enzymes (molecular tools) that can be fruitfully targeted for optimized o-xylene consumption.
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- Jessica Zampolli
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, CNR, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, CNR, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, CNR, Milan, Italy
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Garrido-Sanz D, Sansegundo-Lobato P, Redondo-Nieto M, Suman J, Cajthaml T, Blanco-Romero E, Martin M, Uhlik O, Rivilla R. Analysis of the biodegradative and adaptive potential of the novel polychlorinated biphenyl degrader Rhodococcus sp. WAY2 revealed by its complete genome sequence. Microb Genom 2020; 6. [PMID: 32238227 PMCID: PMC7276702 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The complete genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. WAY2 (WAY2) consists of a circular chromosome, three linear replicons and a small circular plasmid. The linear replicons contain typical actinobacterial invertron-type telomeres with the central CGTXCGC motif. Comparative phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene along with phylogenomic analysis based on the genome-to-genome blast distance phylogeny (GBDP) algorithm and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) with other Rhodococcus type strains resulted in a clear differentiation of WAY2, which is likely a new species. The genome of WAY2 contains five distinct clusters of bph, etb and nah genes, putatively involved in the degradation of several aromatic compounds. These clusters are distributed throughout the linear plasmids. The high sequence homology of the ring-hydroxylating subunits of these systems with other known enzymes has allowed us to model the range of aromatic substrates they could degrade. Further functional characterization revealed that WAY2 was able to grow with biphenyl, naphthalene and xylene as sole carbon and energy sources, and could oxidize multiple aromatic compounds, including ethylbenzene, phenanthrene, dibenzofuran and toluene. In addition, WAY2 was able to co-metabolize 23 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, consistent with the five different ring-hydroxylating systems encoded by its genome. WAY2 could also use n-alkanes of various chain-lengths as a sole carbon source, probably due to the presence of alkB and ladA gene copies, which are only found in its chromosome. These results show that WAY2 has a potential to be used for the biodegradation of multiple organic compounds.
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- Daniel Garrido-Sanz
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technika 3, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 14200 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technika 3, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Iwaki H, Yamamoto T, Hasegawa Y. Isolation of marine xylene-utilizing bacteria and characterization of Halioxenophilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and its xylene degradation gene cluster. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 365:4867970. [PMID: 29462302 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Seven xylene-utilizing bacterial strains were isolated from seawater collected off the coast of Japan. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that six isolates were most closely related to the marine bacterial genera Alteromonas, Marinobacter or Aestuariibacter. The sequence of the remaining strain, KU68FT, showed low similarity to the 16S rRNA gene sequences of known bacteria with validly published names, the most similar species being Maricurvus nonylphenolicus strain KU41ET (92.6% identity). On the basis of physiological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain KU68FT is suggested to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Cellvibrionaceae of the order Cellvibrionales within the Gammaproteobacteria, for which the name Halioxenophilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Halioxenophilus aromaticivorans is KU68FT (=JCM 19134T = KCTC 32387T). PCR and sequence analysis revealed that strain KU68FT possesses an entire set of genes encoding the enzymes for the upper xylene methyl-monooxygenase pathway, xylCMABN, resembling the gene set of the terrestrial Pseudomonas putida strain mt-2.
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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Kuyukina MS, Ivshina IB. Bioremediation of Contaminated Environments Using Rhodococcus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11461-9_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Di Canito A, Zampolli J, Orro A, D’Ursi P, Milanesi L, Sello G, Steinbüchel A, Di Gennaro P. Genome-based analysis for the identification of genes involved in o-xylene degradation in Rhodococcus opacus R7. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:587. [PMID: 30081830 PMCID: PMC6080516 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4965-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacteria belonging to the Rhodococcus genus play an important role in the degradation of many contaminants, including methylbenzenes. These bacteria, widely distributed in the environment, are known to be a powerhouse of numerous degradation functions, due to their ability to metabolize a wide range of organic molecules including aliphatic, aromatic, polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs), phenols, and nitriles. In accordance with their immense catabolic diversity, Rhodococcus spp. possess large and complex genomes, which contain a multiplicity of catabolic genes, a high genetic redundancy of biosynthetic pathways and a sophisticated regulatory network. The present study aimed to identify genes involved in the o-xylene degradation in R. opacus strain R7 through a genome-based approach. RESULTS Using genome-based analysis we identified all the sequences in the R7 genome annotated as dioxygenases or monooxygenases/hydroxylases and clustered them into two different trees. The akb, phe and prm sequences were selected as genes encoding respectively for dioxygenases, phenol hydroxylases and monooxygenases and their putative involvement in o-xylene oxidation was evaluated. The involvement of the akb genes in o-xylene oxidation was demonstrated by RT-PCR/qPCR experiments after growth on o-xylene and by the selection of the R7-50 leaky mutant. Although the akb genes are specifically activated for o-xylene degradation, metabolic intermediates of the pathway suggested potential alternative oxidation steps, possibly through monooxygenation. This led us to further investigate the role of the prm and the phe genes. Results showed that these genes were transcribed in a constitutive manner, and that the activity of the Prm monooxygenase was able to transform o-xylene slowly in intermediates as 3,4-dimethylphenol and 2-methylbenzylalcohol. Moreover, the expression level of phe genes, homologous to the phe genes of Rhodococcus spp. 1CP and UPV-1 with a 90% identity, could explain their role in the further oxidation of o-xylene and R7 growth on dimethylphenols. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that R7 strain is able to degrade o-xylene by the Akb dioxygenase system leading to the production of the corresponding dihydrodiol. Likewise, the redundancy of sequences encoding for several monooxygenases/phenol hydroxylases, supports the involvement of other oxygenases converging in the o-xylene degradation pathway in R7 strain.
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- Alessandra Di Canito
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- ITB, CNR, via Fratelli Cervi 19, 20133 Segrate, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
- Environmental Sciences Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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Transcriptome analysis of Pseudomonas sp. from subarctic tundra soil: pathway description and gene discovery for humic acids degradation. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2017; 63:315-323. [PMID: 29196950 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-017-0573-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Although humic acids (HA) are involved in many biological processes in soils and thus their ecological importance has received much attention, the degradative pathways and corresponding catalytic genes underlying the HA degradation by bacteria remain unclear. To unveil those uncertainties, we analyzed transcriptomes extracted from Pseudomonas sp. PAMC 26793 cells time-dependently induced in the presence of HA in a lab flask. Out of 6288 genes, 299 (microarray) and 585 (RNA-seq) were up-regulated by > 2.0-fold in HA-induced cells, compared with controls. A significant portion (9.7% in microarray and 24.1% in RNA-seq) of these genes are predicted to function in the transport and metabolism of small molecule compounds, which could result from microbial HA degradation. To further identify lignin (a surrogate for HA)-degradative genes, 6288 protein sequences were analyzed against carbohydrate-active enzyme database and a self-curated list of putative lignin degradative genes. Out of 19 genes predicted to function in lignin degradation, several genes encoding laccase, dye-decolorizing peroxidase, vanillate O-demethylase oxygenase and reductase, and biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase were up-regulated > 2.0-fold in RNA-seq. This induction was further confirmed by qRT-PCR, validating the likely involvement of these genes in the degradation of HA.
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Morlett Chávez JA, Ascacio Martínez JÁ, Haskins WE, Acuña Askar K. Gene Expression during BTEX Biodegradation by a Microbial Consortium Acclimatized to Unleaded Gasoline and a Pseudomonas putida Strain (HM346961) Isolated from It. Pol J Microbiol 2017; 66:189-199. [DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.7836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida strain (HM346961) was isolated from a consortium of bacteria acclimatized to unleaded gasoline-contaminated water. The consortium can efficiently remove benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) isomers, and a similar capability was observed with the P. putida strain. Proteome of this strain showed certain similarities with that of other strains exposed to the hydrocarbon compounds. Furthermore, the toluene di-oxygenase (tod) gene was up-regulated in P. putida strain when exposed to toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and BTEX. In contrast, the tod gene of P. putida F1 (ATCC 700007) was up-regulated only in the presence of toluene and BTEX. Several differences in the nucleotide and protein sequences of these two tod genes were observed. This suggests that tod up-regulation in P. putida strain may partially explain their great capacity to remove aromatic compounds, relative to P. putida F1. Therefore, new tod and P. putida strain are promising for various environmental applications.
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- Jesús A. Morlett Chávez
- Laboratory of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico; Laboratory of Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; RCMI Proteomics, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; Protein Biomarkers Cores, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioremediation, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
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Khatoon N, Jamal A, Ali MI. Polymeric pollutant biodegradation through microbial oxidoreductase: A better strategy to safe environment. Int J Biol Macromol 2017. [PMID: 28648638 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The detoxification of xenobiotic organic compounds by various microorganisms through oxidative coupling is facilitated with oxidoreductases. With the help of energy yielding biochemical reactions, these microbes extract energy for their metabolic pathway. They promote the transfer of electrons from a reduced organic substrate to another chemical compound. During such oxidation-reduction reactions, the toxic polymeric substance is finally oxidized into harmless compounds. Enzymatic bioremediation of toxic organic pollutant is a very effective strategy in complex environmental conditions. Oxidoreductases enzymes have a significant potential for the bioremediation of the xenobiotic compounds. Various electron donor complex polymeric substrates containing Phenol and aromatic amines are oxidized by peroxidase in the presence of H2O2 while O2 in the case of dioxygenase. This review attempts to present relevant information on the peroxidases and dioxygenase from various microbial isolates involved in the biodegradation of a wide range of pollutants.
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- Nazia Khatoon
- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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Musat F, Vogt C, Richnow HH. Carbon and Hydrogen Stable Isotope Fractionation Associated with the Aerobic and Anaerobic Degradation of Saturated and Alkylated Aromatic Hydrocarbons. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 26:211-26. [DOI: 10.1159/000442161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Saturated hydrocarbons (alkanes) and alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons are abundant environmental compounds. Hydrocarbons are primarily removed from the environment by biodegradation, a process usually associated with moderate carbon and significant hydrogen isotope fractionation allowing monitoring of biodegradation processes in the environment. Here, we review the carbon and hydrogen stable isotope fractionation associated with the cleavage of C-H bonds at alkyl chains of hydrocarbons. Propane, <i>n</i>-butane and ethylbenzene were used as model components for alkyl moieties of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons with emphasis on the cleavage of the C-H bond without the involvement of molecular oxygen. The carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation factors were further used to explore the diagnostic potential for characterizing the mode of bond cleavage under oxic and anoxic conditions. Λ factors, calculated to correlate carbon and hydrogen fractionation, allowed to distinguish between aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation processes in the environment.
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Mukherjee S, Sipilä T, Pulkkinen P, Yrjälä K. Secondary successional trajectories of structural and catabolic bacterial communities in oil-polluted soil planted with hybrid poplar. Mol Ecol 2015; 24:628-42. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shinjini Mukherjee
- Department of Biosciences; MEM-Group; University of Helsinki; PO Box 56 FI-00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Biosciences; University of Helsinki; PO Box 65 FI-00014 Helsinki Finland
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- The Finnish Forest Research Institute; Haapastensyrjäntie 34 FI-12600 Läyliäinen Finland
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- Department of Biosciences; MEM-Group; University of Helsinki; PO Box 56 FI-00014 Helsinki Finland
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D'Argenio V, Notomista E, Petrillo M, Cantiello P, Cafaro V, Izzo V, Naso B, Cozzuto L, Durante L, Troncone L, Paolella G, Salvatore F, Di Donato A. Complete sequencing of Novosphingobium sp. PP1Y reveals a biotechnologically meaningful metabolic pattern. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:384. [PMID: 24884518 PMCID: PMC4059872 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Novosphingobium sp. strain PP1Y is a marine α-proteobacterium adapted to grow at the water/fuel oil interface. It exploits the aromatic fraction of fuel oils as a carbon and energy source. PP1Y is able to grow on a wide range of mono-, poly- and heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Here, we report the complete functional annotation of the whole Novosphingobium genome. Results PP1Y genome analysis and its comparison with other Sphingomonadal genomes has yielded novel insights into the molecular basis of PP1Y’s phenotypic traits, such as its peculiar ability to encapsulate and degrade the aromatic fraction of fuel oils. In particular, we have identified and dissected several highly specialized metabolic pathways involved in: (i) aromatic hydrocarbon degradation; (ii) resistance to toxic compounds; and (iii) the quorum sensing mechanism. Conclusions In summary, the unraveling of the entire PP1Y genome sequence has provided important insight into PP1Y metabolism and, most importantly, has opened new perspectives about the possibility of its manipulation for bioremediation purposes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-384) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Draft Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis DN1, a Crude Oil Biodegrader. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2013; 1:1/5/e00846-13. [PMID: 24136850 PMCID: PMC3798456 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00846-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report the 6,548-Mb genome sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis strain DN1, isolated from the oil-contaminated soil in the Karagandy region of Kazakhstan. The draft genome sequence of strain DN1 might provide new insights into the genetic mechanisms of crude oil biodegradation.
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Kim D, Yoo M, Choi KY, Kang BS, Kim E. Characterization and engineering of an o-xylene dioxygenase for biocatalytic applications. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 145:123-127. [PMID: 23562567 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2012] [Revised: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Depending on the size and position of the substituent groups on the aromatic ring, the o-xylene dioxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 possesses the unique ability to perform distinct regioselective hydroxylations via differential positioning of substrates within the active site. The substrate-binding pocket of the DK17 o-xylene dioxygenase is large enough to accommodate bicyclics and can be divided into three regions (distal, central, and proximal), and hydrophobic interactions in the distal position are important for substrate binding. Current molecular and functional knowledge contribute insights into how to engineer this enzyme to create tailor-made properties for chemoenzymatic syntheses.
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- Dockyu Kim
- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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Zhang L, Zhang C, Cheng Z, Yao Y, Chen J. Biodegradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene by the bacterium Mycobacterium cosmeticum byf-4. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 90:1340-1347. [PMID: 22960059 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new strain Mycobacterium cosmeticum byf-4 able to simultaneously degrade benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene (BTE(o-)X) compounds has been isolated and identified previously in our laboratory. We further report here the extent of degradation of every BTE(o-)X component, and unravel the initial mechanism involved in BTE(o-)X degradation. This organism efficiently degrades all the BTE(o-)X components when these compounds are added either individually or as a composite mixture, and has a preference for toluene followed by benzene, ethylbenzene and then o-xylene. The significantly high carbon recovery indicated that the predominant fate for BTE(o-)X compounds was mineralization and incorporation into cell materials. The presence of BTE compounds in binary or ternary mixtures consistently had a negative effect on o-xylene degradation. The initial steps involved in the degradation of BTE(o-)X were investigated by isolation of metabolites and assay of reverse transcription RT-PCR. Isolation of metabolites suggested that the BTE(o-)X compounds were initially converted by a dioxygenase to their respective catechols. The gene sequence of the PCR amplicons revealed that this isolate contained a 454-bp toluene dioxygenase (TOD) fragment. The BTE(o-)X-specific induction of the genes encoding TOD was confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. These results indicated that TOD was possibly responsible for the initial steps of BTE(o-)X catabolism in M. cosmeticum byf-4.
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- Lili Zhang
- School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhaohui, Hangzhou 310032, China
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Draft genome sequence and comparative analysis of the superb aromatic-hydrocarbon degrader Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. J Bacteriol 2012; 194:4440. [PMID: 22843580 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00844-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 is capable of utilizing various derivatives of benzene and bicyclics containing both aromatic and alicyclic moieties as sole carbon and energy sources. Here, we present the 9,107,362-bp draft genome sequence of DK17 and its genomic analysis in comparison with other members of the genus Rhodococcus.
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Bertini L, Cafaro V, Proietti S, Caporale C, Capasso P, Caruso C, Di Donato A. Deepening TOL and TOU catabolic pathways of Pseudomonas sp. OX1: cloning, sequencing and characterization of the lower pathways. Biochimie 2012; 95:241-50. [PMID: 23009925 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Pseudomonas sp. OX1 is able to metabolize toluene and o-xylene through the TOU catabolic pathway, whereas its mutant M1 strain was found to be able to use m- and p-xylene as carbon and energy source, using the TOL catabolic pathway. Here we report the complete nucleotide sequence of the phe lower operon of the TOU catabolic pathway, and the sequence of the last four genes of the xyl-like lower operon of the TOL catabolic pathway. DNA sequence analysis shows the gene order within the operons to be pheCDEFGHI (phe operon) and xyl-likeQKIH (xyl-like operon), identical to the order found for the isofunctional genes of meta operons in the toluene/xylene pathway of TOL plasmid pWW0 from Pseudomonas putida mt-2 and the phenol/methylphenol pathway of pVIl50 from Pseudomonas sp. CF600. The nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequences are homologous to the equivalent gene and enzyme sequences from other Pseudomonas meta pathways. Recombinant 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (HMSD) and 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde hydrolase (HMSH), coded by pheCD genes, respectively, and ADA and HOA enzymes from both phe and xyl operons were expressed in E. coli and steady-state kinetic analysis was carried out. The analysis of the kinetic parameters of HMSD and HMSH showed that the enzymes from Pseudomonas sp. OX1 are more specialized to channel metabolites into the two branches of the lower pathway than homologous enzymes from other pseudomonads. The kinetics parameters of recombinant ADA from phe and xyl-like operon were found to be similar to those of homologous enzymes from other Pseudomonas strains. In addition, the enzyme from xyl-like operon showed a substrate affinity three times higher than the enzyme from phe operon.
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- Laura Bertini
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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Differential degradation of bicyclics with aromatic and alicyclic rings by Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:8280-7. [PMID: 21965391 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06359-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The metabolically versatile Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 is able to grow on tetralin and indan but cannot use their respective desaturated counterparts, 1,2-dihydronaphthalene and indene, as sole carbon and energy sources. Metabolite analyses by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry clearly show that (i) the meta-cleavage dioxygenase mutant strain DK180 accumulates 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,2-naphthalene diol, 1,2-indene diol, and 3,4-dihydro-naphthalene-1,2-diol from tetralin, indene, and 1,2-dihydronaphthalene, respectively, and (ii) when expressed in Escherichia coli, the DK17 o-xylene dioxygenase transforms tetralin, indene, and 1,2-dihydronaphthalene into tetralin cis-dihydrodiol, indan-1,2-diol, and cis-1,2-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, respectively. Tetralin, which is activated by aromatic hydroxylation, is degraded successfully via the ring cleavage pathway to support growth of DK17. Indene and 1,2-dihydronaphthalene do not serve as growth substrates because DK17 hydroxylates them on the alicyclic ring and further metabolism results in a dead-end metabolite. This study reveals that aromatic hydroxylation is a prerequisite for proper degradation of bicyclics with aromatic and alicyclic rings by DK17 and confirms the unique ability of the DK17 o-xylene dioxygenase to perform distinct regioselective hydroxylations.
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Yoo M, Kim D, Zylstra GJ, Kang BS, Kim E. Biphenyl hydroxylation enhanced by an engineered o-xylene dioxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Res Microbiol 2011; 162:724-8. [PMID: 21575716 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2010] [Accepted: 04/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hydroxylation of the non-growth substrate biphenyl by recombinant o-xylene dioxygenases from Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 was studied through bioconversion experiments. The metabolites from the biphenyl hydroxylation by each enzyme were identified and quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The L266F mutant enzyme produced much more 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2.43 vs. 0.1 μg/L) and 3-hydroxybiphenyl (1.97 vs. 0.03 μg/L) than the wild-type. Site-directed mutagenesis combined with structural and functional analyses indicated that hydrophobic interactions and shielding effects against water are important factors in the hydroxylation of biphenyl by the o-xylene dioxygenase. The residue at position 266 plays a key role in coordinating the reaction.
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- Miyoun Yoo
- Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea
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Cho HJ, Kim K, Sohn SY, Cho HY, Kim KJ, Kim MH, Kim D, Kim E, Kang BS. Substrate binding mechanism of a type I extradiol dioxygenase. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:34643-52. [PMID: 20810655 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.130310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A meta-cleavage pathway for the aerobic degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons is catalyzed by extradiol dioxygenases via a two-step mechanism: catechol substrate binding and dioxygen incorporation. The binding of substrate triggers the release of water, thereby opening a coordination site for molecular oxygen. The crystal structures of AkbC, a type I extradiol dioxygenase, and the enzyme substrate (3-methylcatechol) complex revealed the substrate binding process of extradiol dioxygenase. AkbC is composed of an N-domain and an active C-domain, which contains iron coordinated by a 2-His-1-carboxylate facial triad motif. The C-domain includes a β-hairpin structure and a C-terminal tail. In substrate-bound AkbC, 3-methylcatechol interacts with the iron via a single hydroxyl group, which represents an intermediate stage in the substrate binding process. Structure-based mutagenesis revealed that the C-terminal tail and β-hairpin form part of the substrate binding pocket that is responsible for substrate specificity by blocking substrate entry. Once a substrate enters the active site, these structural elements also play a role in the correct positioning of the substrate. Based on the results presented here, a putative substrate binding mechanism is proposed.
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- Hyo Je Cho
- From the School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
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Identification and characterization of genes involved in naphthalene degradation in Rhodococcus opacus R7. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:297-308. [PMID: 20195856 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2497-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Rhodococcus opacus R7 is a naphthalene-degrading microorganism which is also able to grow on o-xylene. This work describes the isolation and analysis of two new genomic regions in which genes involved in naphthalene (nar gene cluster) and salicylate (gen gene cluster) degradation are located. In the nar gene cluster we found: two genes encoding the large (narAa) and the small (narAb) components of the naphthalene dioxygenase, three genes (rub1, rub2, rub1bis) encoding three rubredoxins, an orf (orf7) associated to the complex encoding a protein of unknown function, two regulatory genes (narR1, narR2), a gene (narB) encoding the naphthalene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase and six orfs (orf1, orf2, orf3, orf4, orf5, orf6) encoding proteins of unknown function. In the gen gene cluster, we found the following genes: two genes encoding the salicylate CoA ligase and the salicylate CoA synthetase (genA and genB), respectively, a gene (genC) encoding a salicylate hydroxylase, a gene (genH) encoding a gentisate 1,2-dioxygenase, a gene (genI) encoding a 3-maleylpyruvate isomerase, and a gene (genL) encoding a protein of unknown function. The transcription of some genes of R. opacus R7 strain grown on different substrates was also investigated to evaluate the expression of the two gene clusters after cDNA preparations.
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Kim D, Choi KY, Yoo M, Choi JN, Lee CH, Zylstra GJ, Kang BS, Kim E. Benzylic and aryl hydroxylations of m-xylene by o-xylene dioxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 86:1841-7. [PMID: 20082074 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2418-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Revised: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Escherichia coli cells expressing Rhodococcus DK17 o-xylene dioxygenase genes were used for bioconversion of m-xylene. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the oxidation products detected 3-methylbenzylalcohol and 2,4-dimethylphenol in the ratio 9:1. Molecular modeling suggests that o-xylene dioxygenase can hold xylene isomers at a kink region between alpha6 and alpha7 helices of the active site and alpha9 helix covers the substrates. m-Xylene is unlikely to locate at the active site with a methyl group facing the kink region because this configuration would not fit within the substrate-binding pocket. The m-xylene molecule can flip horizontally to expose the meta-position methyl group to the catalytic motif. In this configuration, 3-methylbenzylalcohol could be formed, presumably due to the meta effect. Alternatively, the m-xylene molecule can rotate counterclockwise, allowing the catalytic motif to hydroxylate at C-4 yielding 2,4-dimethylphenol. Site-directed mutagenesis combined with structural and functional analyses suggests that the alanine-218 and the aspartic acid-262 in the alpha7 and the alpha9 helices play an important role in positioning m-xylene, respectively.
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- Dockyu Kim
- Polar BioCenter, Korea Polar Research Institute, KORDI, Incheon, 406-840, South Korea
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Application of Rhodococcus in Bioremediation of Contaminated Environments. BIOLOGY OF RHODOCOCCUS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12937-7_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yam KC, van der Geize R, Eltis LD. Catabolism of Aromatic Compounds and Steroids by Rhodococcus. BIOLOGY OF RHODOCOCCUS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12937-7_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Auffret M, Labbé D, Thouand G, Greer CW, Fayolle-Guichard F. Degradation of a mixture of hydrocarbons, gasoline, and diesel oil additives by Rhodococcus aetherivorans and Rhodococcus wratislaviensis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:7774-82. [PMID: 19837842 PMCID: PMC2794095 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01117-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 10/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two strains, identified as Rhodococcus wratislaviensis IFP 2016 and Rhodococcus aetherivorans IFP 2017, were isolated from a microbial consortium that degraded 15 petroleum compounds or additives when provided in a mixture containing 16 compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m-xylene, p-xylene, o-xylene, octane, hexadecane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane [isooctane], cyclohexane, cyclohexanol, naphthalene, methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE], ethyl tert-butyl ether [ETBE], tert-butyl alcohol [TBA], and 2-ethylhexyl nitrate [2-EHN]). The strains had broad degradation capacities toward the compounds, including the more recalcitrant ones, MTBE, ETBE, isooctane, cyclohexane, and 2-EHN. R. wratislaviensis IFP 2016 degraded and mineralized to different extents 11 of the compounds when provided individually, sometimes requiring 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane (HMN) as a cosolvent. R. aetherivorans IFP 2017 degraded a reduced spectrum of substrates. The coculture of the two strains degraded completely 13 compounds, isooctane and 2-EHN were partially degraded (30% and 73%, respectively), and only TBA was not degraded. Significant MTBE and ETBE degradation rates, 14.3 and 116.1 mumol of ether degraded h(-1) g(-1) (dry weight), respectively, were measured for R. aetherivorans IFP 2017. The presence of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEXs) had a detrimental effect on ETBE and MTBE biodegradation, whereas octane had a positive effect on the MTBE biodegradation by R. wratislaviensis IFP 2016. BTEXs had either beneficial or detrimental effects on their own degradation by R. wratislaviensis IFP 2016. Potential genes involved in hydrocarbon degradation in the two strains were identified and partially sequenced.
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- Marc Auffret
- Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), 1-4 Avenue de Bois-Préau, F-92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France, National Research Council, Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI), 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montréal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada, Université de Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA, IUT 18, Boulevard Gaston Deferre, F-85035 La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), 1-4 Avenue de Bois-Préau, F-92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France, National Research Council, Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI), 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montréal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada, Université de Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA, IUT 18, Boulevard Gaston Deferre, F-85035 La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), 1-4 Avenue de Bois-Préau, F-92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France, National Research Council, Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI), 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montréal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada, Université de Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA, IUT 18, Boulevard Gaston Deferre, F-85035 La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), 1-4 Avenue de Bois-Préau, F-92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France, National Research Council, Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI), 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montréal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada, Université de Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA, IUT 18, Boulevard Gaston Deferre, F-85035 La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), 1-4 Avenue de Bois-Préau, F-92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France, National Research Council, Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI), 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montréal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada, Université de Nantes, UMR CNRS GEPEA, IUT 18, Boulevard Gaston Deferre, F-85035 La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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Aromatic hydroxylation of indan by o-xylene-degrading Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 76:375-7. [PMID: 19880642 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01745-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The metabolically versatile Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 utilizes indan as a growth substrate via the o-xylene pathway. Metabolite and reverse transcription-PCR analyses indicate that o-xylene dioxygenase hydroxylates indan at the 4,5 position of the aromatic moiety to form cis-indan-4,5-dihydrodiol, which is dehydrogenated to 4,5-indandiol by a dehydrogenase. 4,5-indandiol undergoes ring cleavage by a meta-cleavage dioxygenase.
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Martínková L, Uhnáková B, Pátek M, Nesvera J, Kren V. Biodegradation potential of the genus Rhodococcus. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2009; 35:162-77. [PMID: 18789530 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2008] [Revised: 07/02/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A large number of aromatic compounds and organic nitriles, the two groups of compounds covered in this review, are intermediates, products, by-products or waste products of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, agriculture and the processing of fossil fuels. The majority of these synthetic substances (xenobiotics) are toxic and their release and accumulation in the environment pose a serious threat to living organisms. Bioremediation using various bacterial strains of the genus Rhodococcus has proved to be a promising option for the clean-up of polluted sites. The large genomes of rhodococci, their redundant and versatile catabolic pathways, their ability to uptake and metabolize hydrophobic compounds, to form biofilms, to persist in adverse conditions and the availability of recently developed tools for genetic engineering in rhodococci make them suitable industrial microorganisms for biotransformations and the biodegradation of many organic compounds. The peripheral and central catabolic pathways in rhodococci are characterized for each type of aromatics (hydrocarbons, phenols, halogenated, nitroaromatic, and heterocyclic compounds) in this review. Pathways involved in the hydrolysis of nitrile pollutants (aliphatic nitriles, benzonitrile analogues) and the corresponding enzymes (nitrilase, nitrile hydratase) are described in detail. Examples of regulatory mechanisms for the expression of the catabolic genes are given. The strains that efficiently degrade the compounds in question are highlighted and examples of their use in biodegradation processes are presented.
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- Ludmila Martínková
- Centre of Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídenská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Roles of ring-hydroxylating dioxygenases in styrene and benzene catabolism in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1. J Bacteriol 2007; 190:37-47. [PMID: 17965160 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01122-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Proteomics and targeted gene disruption were used to investigate the catabolism of benzene, styrene, biphenyl, and ethylbenzene in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1, a well-studied soil bacterium whose potent polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-transforming properties are partly due to the presence of the related Bph and Etb pathways. Of 151 identified proteins, 22 Bph/Etb proteins were among the most abundant in biphenyl-, ethylbenzene-, benzene-, and styrene-grown cells. Cells grown on biphenyl, ethylbenzene, or benzene contained both Bph and Etb enzymes and at least two sets of lower Bph pathway enzymes. By contrast, styrene-grown cells contained no Etb enzymes and only one set of lower Bph pathway enzymes. Gene disruption established that biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO) was essential for growth of RHA1 on benzene or styrene but that ethylbenzene dioxygenase (EBDO) was not required for growth on any of the tested substrates. Moreover, whole-cell assays of the delta bphAa and etbAa1::cmrA etbAa2::aphII mutants demonstrated that while both dioxygenases preferentially transformed biphenyl, only BPDO transformed styrene. Deletion of pcaL of the beta-ketoadipate pathway disrupted growth on benzene but not other substrates. Thus, styrene and benzene are degraded via meta- and ortho-cleavage, respectively. Finally, catalases were more abundant during growth on nonpolar aromatic compounds than on aromatic acids. This suggests that the relaxed specificities of BPDO and EBDO that enable RHA1 to grow on a range of compounds come at the cost of increased uncoupling during the latter's initial transformation. The stress response may augment RHA1's ability to degrade PCBs and other pollutants that induce similar uncoupling.
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Effect of functional groups on the regioselectivity of a novel o-xylene dioxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Enzyme Microb Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2007.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Choi KY, Kim D, Chae JC, Zylstra GJ, Kim E. Requirement of duplicated operons for maximal metabolism of phthalate by Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 357:766-71. [PMID: 17449009 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2007] [Accepted: 04/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The operons encoding the transformation of phthalate to protocatechuate are duplicated and present on two different megaplasmids [pDK2 (330 kb) and pDK3 (750 kb)] in Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. RT-PCR experiments using gene-specific primers showed that both the pDK2- and the pDK3-encoded dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase genes are simultaneously expressed during growth on phthalate. The doubling time of the pDK2-cured mutant strain DK176 in minimal liquid medium with 5mM phthalate is 52.5% of that of the wild-type strain DK17. The data indicate that both copies of the phthalate operon are equally functional in DK17, and gene dosage is the main reason for slower growth of DK176 on phthalate.
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- Ki Young Choi
- Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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Boyd DR, Sharma ND, Llamas NM, O'Dowd CR, Allen CCR. syn-Benzene dioxides: chemoenzymatic synthesis from 2,3-cis-dihydrodiol derivatives of monosubstituted benzenes and their application in the synthesis of regioisomeric 1,2- and 3,4-cis-dihydrodiols and 1,4-dioxocins. Org Biomol Chem 2007; 5:2267-73. [PMID: 17609758 DOI: 10.1039/b704584k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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cis-2,3-Dihydrodiol metabolites of monosubstituted halobenzenes and toluene have been used as synthetic precursors of the corresponding 3,4-cis-dihydrodiols. Enantiopure syn-benzene dioxide intermediates were reduced to the 3,4-cis-dihydrodiols and thermally racemised via the corresponding 1,4-dioxocins. The syn-benzene dioxide-1,4-dioxocin valence tautomeric equilibrium ratio was found to be dependent on the substituent position. The methodology has also been applied to the synthesis of both enantiomers of the 1,2-(ipso)- and 3,4-cis-dihydrodiols of toluene. This chemoenzymatic approach thus makes available, for the first time, all three possible cis-dihydrodiol regioisomers of a monosubstituted benzene.
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- Derek R Boyd
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK BT9 5AG.
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Choi KY, Zylstra GJ, Kim E. Benzoate catabolite repression of the phthalate degradation pathway in Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 73:1370-4. [PMID: 17158614 PMCID: PMC1828674 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02379-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 exhibits a catabolite repression-like response when provided simultaneously with benzoate and phthalate as carbon and energy sources. Benzoate in the medium is depleted to detection limits before the utilization of phthalate begins. The transcription of the genes encoding benzoate and phthalate dioxygenase paralleled the substrate utilization profile. Two mutant strains with defective benzoate dioxygenases were unable to utilize phthalate in the presence of benzoate, although they grew normally on phthalate in the absence of benzoate.
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- Ki Young Choi
- Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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Ní Chadhain SM, Norman RS, Pesce KV, Kukor JJ, Zylstra GJ. Microbial dioxygenase gene population shifts during polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:4078-87. [PMID: 16751518 PMCID: PMC1489606 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02969-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by bacteria has been widely studied. While many pure cultures have been isolated and characterized for their ability to grow on PAHs, limited information is available on the diversity of microbes involved in PAH degradation in the environment. We have designed generic PCR primers targeting the gene fragment encoding the Rieske iron sulfur center common to all PAH dioxygenase enzymes. These Rieske primers were employed to track dioxygenase gene population shifts in soil enrichment cultures following exposure to naphthalene, phenanthrene, or pyrene. PAH degradation was monitored by gas chromatograph with flame ionization detection. DNA was extracted from the enrichment cultures following PAH degradation. 16S rRNA and Rieske gene fragments were PCR amplified from DNA extracted from each enrichment culture and an unamended treatment. The PCR products were cloned and sequenced. Molecular monitoring of the enrichment cultures before and after PAH degradation using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene libraries suggests that specific phylotypes of bacteria were associated with the degradation of each PAH. Sequencing of the cloned Rieske gene fragments showed that different suites of genes were present in soil microbe populations under each enrichment culture condition. Many of the Rieske gene fragment sequences fell into clades which are distinct from the reference dioxygenase gene sequences used to design the PCR primers. The ability to profile not only the bacterial community but also the dioxygenases which they encode provides a powerful tool for both assessing bioremediation potential in the environment and for the discovery of novel dioxygenase genes.
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- Sinéad M Ní Chadhain
- Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Rd., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520, USA
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Urlacher VB, Schmid RD. Recent advances in oxygenase-catalyzed biotransformations. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2006; 10:156-61. [PMID: 16488653 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2005] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Oxygenases continue to be widely studied for selective biooxidation of organic compounds. Protein engineering has resulted in heme and flavin monooxygenases with widely altered substrate specificities, and attempts have been reported to scale-up reactions catalyzed by these enzymes. Cofactor regeneration is still a key issue in these developments. Protein engineering contributed to understanding of structure versus function in dioxygenases.
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- Vlada B Urlacher
- Institute for Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Taki H, Syutsubo K, Mattison RG, Harayama S. Identification and characterization of o-xylene-degrading Rhodococcus spp. which were dominant species in the remediation of o-xylene-contaminated soils. Biodegradation 2006; 18:17-26. [PMID: 16485082 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-005-9030-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2005] [Accepted: 11/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Soils contaminated with o-xylene were more difficult to bioremediate than those contaminated with other BTEX hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m-xylene and p-xylene). In order to identify microorganisms responsible for o-xylene degradation in soil, microbial community structure analyses were carried out with two soil samples in the presence of o-xylene and mineral nutrients. In two different soil samples, Rhodococcus opacus became abundant. We were also able to isolate o-xylene degrading Rhodococcus species from these soil samples. A primer set was developed to specifically detect a cluster of this Rhodococcus group including isolated Rhodococcus strains, Rhodococcus opacus and Rhodococcus koreensis. The growth of this bacterial group in an o-xylene-contaminated soil was followed by competitive PCR (cPCR). The decrease in o-xylene clearly paralleled the growth of the Rhodococcus group.
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- Hironori Taki
- Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
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Choi KY, Kim D, Sul WJ, Chae JC, Zylstra GJ, Kim YM, Kim E. Molecular and biochemical analysis of phthalate and terephthalate degradation byRhodococcussp. strain DK17. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006; 252:207-13. [PMID: 16181748 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2005] [Revised: 08/29/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Alkylbenzene-degrading Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 is able to utilize phthalate and terephthalate as growth substrates. The genes encoding the transformation of phthalate and terephthalate to protocatechuate are organized as two separate operons, located 6.7kb away from each other. Interestingly, both the phthalate and terephthalate operons are induced in response to terephthalate while expression of the terephthalate genes is undetectable in phthalate-grown cells. In addition to two known plasmids (380-kb pDK1 and 330-kb pDK2), a third megaplasmid (750-kb pDK3) was newly identified in DK17. The phthalate and terephthalate operons are duplicated and are present on both pDK2 and pDK3. RT-PCR experiments, coupled with sequence analysis, suggest that phthalate and terephthalate degradation in DK17 proceeds through oxygenation at carbons 3 and 4 and at carbons 1 and 2 to form 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxyphthalate and 1,2-dihydro-1,2-dihydroxyterephthalate, respectively. The 3,4-dihydroxyphthalate pathway was further corroborated through colorometric tests. Apparently, the two dihydrodiol metabolites are subsequently dehydrogenated and decarboxylated to form protocatechuate, which is further degraded by a protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase as confirmed by a ring-cleavage enzyme assay.
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- Ki Young Choi
- Department of Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Maruyama T, Ishikura M, Taki H, Shindo K, Kasai H, Haga M, Inomata Y, Misawa N. Isolation and characterization of o-xylene oxygenase genes from Rhodococcus opacus TKN14. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:7705-15. [PMID: 16332743 PMCID: PMC1317363 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.12.7705-7715.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2005] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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o-Xylene is one of the most difficult-to-degrade environmental pollutants. We report here Rhodococcus genes mediating oxygenation in the first step of o-xylene degradation. Rhodococcus opacus TKN14, isolated from soil contaminated with o-xylene, was able to utilize o-xylene as the sole carbon source and to metabolize it to o-methylbenzoic acid. A cosmid library from the genome of this strain was constructed in Escherichia coli. A bioconversion analysis revealed that a cosmid clone incorporating a 15-kb NotI fragment had the ability to convert o-xylene into o-methylbenzyl alcohol. The sequence analysis of this 15-kb region indicated the presence of a gene cluster significantly homologous to the naphthalene-inducible dioxygenase gene clusters (nidABCD) that had been isolated from Rhodococcus sp. strain I24. Complementation studies, using E. coli expressing various combinations of individual open reading frames, revealed that a gene (named nidE) for rubredoxin (Rd) and a novel gene (named nidF) encoding an auxiliary protein, which had no overall homology with any other proteins, were indispensable for the methyl oxidation reaction of o-xylene, in addition to the dioxygenase iron-sulfur protein genes (nidAB). Regardless of the presence of NidF, the enzyme composed of NidABE was found to function as a typical naphthalene dioxygenase for converting naphthalene and various (di)methylnaphthalenes into their corresponding cis-dihydrodiols. All the nidABEF genes were transcriptionally induced in R. opacus TKN14 by the addition of o-xylene to a mineral salt medium. It is very likely that these genes are involved in the degradation pathways of a wide range of aromatic hydrocarbons by Rhodococcus species as the first key enzyme.
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- Takahiro Maruyama
- Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan
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Peng X, Taki H, Komukai S, Sekine M, Kanoh K, Kasai H, Choi SK, Omata S, Tanikawa S, Harayama S, Misawa N. Characterization of four Rhodococcus alcohol dehydrogenase genes responsible for the oxidation of aromatic alcohols. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 71:824-32. [PMID: 16292529 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0204-6] [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] [Received: 08/14/2005] [Revised: 09/21/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Four genes were isolated and characterized for alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) catalyzing the oxidation of aromatic alcohols such as benzyl alcohol to their corresponding aldehydes, one from o-xylene-degrading Rhodococcus opacus TKN14 and the other three from n-alkane-degrading Rhodococcus erythropolis PR4. Various aromatic alcohols were bioconverted to their corresponding carboxylic acids using Escherichia coli cells expressing each of the four ADH genes together with an aromatic aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (phnN) from Sphingomonas sp. strain 14DN61. The ADH gene (designated adhA) from strain TKN14 had the ability to biotransform a wide variety of aromatic alcohols, i.e., 2-hydroxymethyl-6-methylnaphthalene, 2-hydroxymethylnaphthalene, xylene-alpha,alpha'-diol, 3-chlorobenzyl alcohol, and vanillyl alcohol, in addition to benzyl alcohol with or without a hydroxyl, methyl, or methoxy substitution. In contrast, the three ADH genes of strain PR4 (designated adhA, adhB, and adhC) exhibited lower ability to degrade these alcohols: these genes stimulated the conversion of the alcohol substrates by only threefold or less of the control value. One exception was the conversion of 3-methoxybenzyl alcohol, which was stimulated sevenfold by adhB. A phylogenetic analysis of the amino acid sequences of these four enzymes indicated that they differed from other Zn-dependent ADHs.
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- Xue Peng
- Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi-shi, 026-0001, Iwate, Japan
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