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Skinner JP, Palar S, Allen C, Raderstorf A, Blake P, Morán Reyes A, Berg RN, Muse C, Robles A, Hamdan N, Chu MY, Delgado AG. Acetylene Tunes Microbial Growth During Aerobic Cometabolism of Trichloroethene. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:6274-6283. [PMID: 38531380 PMCID: PMC11008246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Microbial aerobic cometabolism is a possible treatment approach for large, dilute trichloroethene (TCE) plumes at groundwater contaminated sites. Rapid microbial growth and bioclogging pose a persistent problem in bioremediation schemes. Bioclogging reduces soil porosity and permeability, which negatively affects substrate distribution and contaminant treatment efficacy while also increasing the operation and maintenance costs of bioremediation. In this study, we evaluated the ability of acetylene, an oxygenase enzyme-specific inhibitor, to decrease biomass production while maintaining aerobic TCE cometabolism capacity upon removal of acetylene. We first exposed propane-metabolizing cultures (pure and mixed) to 5% acetylene (v v-1) for 1, 2, 4, and 8 d and we then verified TCE aerobic cometabolic activity. Exposure to acetylene overall decreased biomass production and TCE degradation rates while retaining the TCE degradation capacity. In the mixed culture, exposure to acetylene for 1-8 d showed minimal effects on the composition and relative abundance of TCE cometabolizing bacterial taxa. TCE aerobic cometabolism and incubation conditions exerted more notable effects on microbial ecology than did acetylene. Acetylene appears to be a viable approach to control biomass production that may lessen the likelihood of bioclogging during TCE cometabolism. The findings from this study may lead to advancements in aerobic cometabolism remediation technologies for dilute plumes.
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- Justin P. Skinner
- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Instituto
de Energías Renovables, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, Xochicalco s/n, Azteca, Temixco, Morelos 62588, Mexico
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Haley
& Aldrich, Inc., 400 E Van Buren St., Suite 545, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, United States
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- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Haley
& Aldrich, Inc., 400 E Van Buren St., Suite 545, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, United States
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- Biodesign
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- School
of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
- Engineering
Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), Arizona State University, 650 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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Chen Y, Ren H, Kong X, Wu H, Lu Z. A multicomponent propane monooxygenase catalyzes the initial degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether in Mycobacterium vaccae JOB5. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0118723. [PMID: 37823642 PMCID: PMC10617536 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01187-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) has been recognized as a groundwater contaminant due to its widespread distribution and potential threat to human health. The limited understanding of the enzymes catalyzing MTBE degradation restricts their application in MTBE bioremediation. In this study, an MTBE-degrading soluble di-iron monooxygenase that clusters phylogenetically with a known propane monooxygenase (PRM) encoded by the prmABCD gene cluster was identified and functionally characterized, revealing their role in MTBE metabolism by Mycobacterium vaccae JOB5. Transcriptome analysis demonstrated that the expression of prmABCD was upregulated when JOB5 was induced by MTBE. Escherichia coli Rosetta heterologously expressing prmABCD from JOB5 could transform MTBE, indicating that the PRM of JOB5 is capable of the initial degradation of MTBE. The loss of the gene encoding the oxygenase α-subunit or β-subunit, the coupling protein, or the reductase disrupted MTBE transformation by the recombinant E. coli Rosetta. In addition, the catalytic capacity of PRM is likely affected by residue G95 in the active site pocket and residues I84, P165, A269, and V270 in the substrate tunnel structure. Mutation of amino acids in the active site and substrate tunnel resulted in inefficiency or inactivation of MTBE degradation, and the activity in 1,4-dioxane (1,4-D) degradation was diminished less than that in MTBE degradation.IMPORTANCEMulticomponent monooxygenases catalyzing the initial hydroxylation of MTBE are important in MTBE biodegradation. Previous studies of MTBE degradation enzymes have focused on P450s, alkane monooxygenase and MTBE monooxygenase, but the vital role of soluble di-iron monooxygenases has rarely been reported. In this study, we deciphered the essential catalytic role of a PRM and revealed the key residues of the PRM in MTBE metabolism. Our findings provide new insight into the MTBE-degrading gene cluster and enzymes in bacteria. This characterization of the PRM associated with MTBE degradation expands our understanding of MTBE-degrading gene diversity and provides a novel candidate enzyme for the bioremediation of MTBE-contaminated sites.
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- Yiyang Chen
- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Moratti CF, Scott C, Coleman NV. Synthetic Biology Approaches to Hydrocarbon Biosensors: A Review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 9:804234. [PMID: 35083206 PMCID: PMC8784404 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.804234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Monooxygenases are a class of enzymes that facilitate the bacterial degradation of alkanes and alkenes. The regulatory components associated with monooxygenases are nature's own hydrocarbon sensors, and once functionally characterised, these components can be used to create rapid, inexpensive and sensitive biosensors for use in applications such as bioremediation and metabolic engineering. Many bacterial monooxygenases have been identified, yet the regulation of only a few of these have been investigated in detail. A wealth of genetic and functional diversity of regulatory enzymes and promoter elements still remains unexplored and unexploited, both in published genome sequences and in yet-to-be-cultured bacteria. In this review we examine in detail the current state of research on monooxygenase gene regulation, and on the development of transcription-factor-based microbial biosensors for detection of alkanes and alkenes. A new framework for the systematic characterisation of the underlying genetic components and for further development of biosensors is presented, and we identify focus areas that should be targeted to enable progression of more biosensor candidates to commercialisation and deployment in industry and in the environment.
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- Claudia F. Moratti
- School of Life and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Murnane RA, Chen W, Hyman M, Semprini L. Long-term cometabolic transformation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,4-dioxane by Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 21198 grown on alcohols slowly produced by orthosilicates. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2021; 240:103796. [PMID: 33765462 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2021.103796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Long-term cometabolic transformation of 1,1,1-trichlorethane (1,1,1-TCA) and 1,4-dioxane (1,4-D) was achieved using slow release compounds (SRCs) as growth substrates for pure cultures of Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 21198 (ATCC strain 21198). Resting cell transformation tests showed 1,4-D transformation occurred without a lag phase for cells grown on 2-butanol, while an induction period of several hours was required for 1-butanol grown cells. These observations were consistent with activity-based labeling patterns for monooxygenase hydroxylase components and specific rates of tetrahydrofuran (THF) degradation. 1,1,1-TCA and 1,4-D degradation rates for alcohol-grown cells were slower than those for cells grown on gaseous alkanes such as isobutane. Batch metabolism and degradation tests were performed, in the presence of 1,1,1-TCA and 1,4-D, with the growth of ATCC strain 21198 on alcohols produced by the hydrolysis of orthosilicates. Three orthosilicates were tested: tetrabutylorthosilicate (TBOS), tetra-s-butylorthosilicate (T2BOS), and tetraisopropoxysilane (T2POS). The measured rates of alcohol release in poisoned controls depended on the orthosilicate structure with TBOS, which produced a 1° alcohol (1-butanol), hydrolyzing more rapidly than T2POS and T2BOS, that produced the 2° alcohols 2-butanol and 2-propanol, respectively. The orthosilicates were added as light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) with ATCC strain 21198 and formed dispersed droplets when continuously mixed. Continuous rates of oxygen (O2) consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) production confirmed alcohol metabolism by ATCC strain 21198 was occurring. The rates of metabolism (TBOS > T2POS > T2BOS) were consistent with the rates of alcohol release via abiotic hydrolysis. 1,4-D and 1,1,1-TCA were continuously transformed in successive additions by ATCC strain 21198 over 125 days, with the rates highly correlated with the rates of metabolism. The metabolism of the alcohols was not inhibited by acetylene, while transformation of 1,4-D and 1,1,1-TCA was inhibited by this gas. As acetylene is a potent inactivator of diverse bacterial monooxygenases, these results suggest that monooxygenase activity was required for the observed cometabolic transformations but not for alcohol utilization. Alcohol concentrations in the biologically active reactors were maintained below the levels of detection, indicating they were metabolized rapidly after being produced. Much lower rates of O2 consumption were observed in the reactors containing T2BOS, which has benefits for in-situ bioremediation. The results illustrate the importance of the structure of the SRC when developing passive aerobic cometabolic treatment systems.
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- Riley A Murnane
- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Pacífico C, Fernandes P, de Carvalho CCCR. Mycobacterial Response to Organic Solvents and Possible Implications on Cross-Resistance With Antimicrobial Agents. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:961. [PMID: 29867865 PMCID: PMC5962743 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium vaccae, a bacterium found in soil, has been receiving attention as adjuvant to antituberculosis treatment, vaccines and immunotherapies and even as antidepressant. This bacterium is also able to degrade several pollutants, including aromatic compounds. The increasing presence of organic solvents in the environment may lead to M. vaccae adapted populations. A possible relationship between solvent tolerance and decreased susceptibility to other types of chemicals, including antibiotics, may pose a problem during opportunistic infections. The present study thus aimed at assessing if solvent adapted cells presented higher tolerance to antibiotics and efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs). M. vaccae cells were able to thrive and grow in the presence of up 20% (v/v) glycerol, 5% (v/v) ethanol, 1% (v/v) methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and 0.1% (v/v) toluene. During adaptation to increasing concentration of ethanol and MTBE, the cells changed their fatty acid profile, zeta potential and morphology. Adapted cells acquired an improved tolerance toward the EPIs thioridazine and omeprazole, but became more susceptible to the antibiotics levofloxacin and teicoplanin when compared with non-adapted cells.
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- Cátia Pacífico
- Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculty of Engineering, Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Li S, Li D, Yan W. Cometabolism of methyl tert-butyl ether by a new microbial consortium ERS. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:10196-10205. [PMID: 25697553 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4211-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The release of methyl tert-butyl-ether (MTBE) into the environment has increased the worldwide concern about the pollution of MTBE. In this paper, a microbial consortium was isolated from the soil sample near an oil station, which can degrade MTBE directly with a low biomass yield and MTBE degrading efficiency. Further research has indicated that this consortium can degrade MTBE efficiently when grown on n-octane as the cometabolic substrate. The results of 16S rDNA based on phylogenetic analysis of the selected operating taxonomic units (OTUs) involved in the consortium revealed that one OTU was related to Pseudomonas putida GPo1, which could cometabolically degrade MTBE on the growth of n-octane. This may help explain why n-octane could be the optimal cometabolic substrate of the consortium for MTBE degradation. Furthermore, the degradation of MTBE was observed along with the consumption of n-octane. Different K s values for MTBE were observed for cells grown with or without n-octane, suggesting that different enzymes are responsible for the oxidation of MTBE in cells grown on n-octane or MTBE. The results are discussed in terms of their impacts on our understanding of MTBE biodegradation and cometabolism.
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- Shanshan Li
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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Cong LTN, Ngoc Mai CT, Morikawa M, Ngoc Minh N. Transformation of iso-pentylbenzene by a biofilm-forming strain of Candida viswanathii TH1 isolated from oil-polluted sediments collected in coastal zones in Vietnam. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2014; 49:777-786. [PMID: 24679085 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.882202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This work is aimed to assess the aerobic biotransformation of a branched side chain alkylbenzene, iso-pentylbenzene, by Candida viswanathii TH1. The yeast Candida viswanathii TH1 isolated from oil-polluted sediments collected in coastal zones in Vietnam exhibited as a strain that could better transform branched aromatic hydrocarbons in biofilm (pellicle) than in planktonic form. During incubation of TH1 as biofilm with iso-pentylbenzene, the seven intermediates produced were benzoic acid, phenylacetic acid, 2-methyl-4-phenyl-butan-1-ol, 2-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid, 2-methyl-4-phenylbutyric acid, succinic acid and iso-valerophenone as revealed by gas chromatography/mass spectra and high-performance liquid chromatography analyses. The occurrence of these intermediates showed that iso-pentylbenzene could be oxidized not only via mono- but also by a sub-terminal oxidation pathway. This is the first study on iso-pentylbenzene transformation by a biofilm-forming Candida viswanathii strain. The catabolic versatility of the biofilm-forming strain TH1 and its use for mono and sub-terminal oxidation during the transformation of iso-pentylbenzene enhance our understanding of the degradation of branched side chain phenylalkanes and give new insight into the potential role of such species in the transformation of other recalcitrant aromatic compounds.
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- Le Thi Nhi Cong
- a Institute of Biotechnology , Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology , Cau Giay , Hanoi , Vietnam
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Lan RS, Smith CA, Hyman MR. Oxidation of Cyclic Ethers by Alkane-Grown Mycobacterium vaccae
JOB5. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/rem.21364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rosell M, Gonzalez-Olmos R, Rohwerder T, Rusevova K, Georgi A, Kopinke FD, Richnow HH. Critical evaluation of the 2D-CSIA scheme for distinguishing fuel oxygenate degradation reaction mechanisms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:4757-4766. [PMID: 22455373 DOI: 10.1021/es2036543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Although the uniform initial hydroxylation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and other oxygenates during aerobic biodegradation has already been proven by molecular tools, variations in carbon and hydrogen enrichment factors (ε(C) and ε(H)) have still been associated with different reaction mechanisms (McKelvie et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43, 2793-2799). Here, we present new laboratory-derived ε(C) and ε(H) data on the initial degradation mechanisms of MTBE, ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), and tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) by chemical oxidation (permanganate, Fenton reagents), acid hydrolysis, and aerobic bacteria cultures (species of Aquincola, Methylibium, Gordonia, Mycobacterium, Pseudomonas, and Rhodococcus). Plotting of Δδ(2)H/ Δδ(13)C data from chemical oxidation and hydrolysis of ethers resulted in slopes (Λ values) of 22 ± 4 and between 6 and 12, respectively. With A. tertiaricarbonis L108, R. zopfii IFP 2005, and Gordonia sp. IFP 2009, ε(C) was low (<|-1|‰) and ε(H) was insignificant. Fractionation obtained with P. putida GPo1 was similar to acid hydrolysis and M. austroafricanum JOB5 and R. ruber DSM 7511 displayed Λ values previously only ascribed to anaerobic attack. The fractionation patterns rather correlate with the employment of different P450, AlkB, and other monooxygenases, likely catalyzing ether hydroxylation via different transition states. Our data questions the value of 2D-CSIA for a simple distinguishing of oxygenate biotransformation mechanisms, therefore caution and complementary tools are needed for proper interpretation of groundwater plumes at field sites.
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- Mònica Rosell
- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
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Zhong W, Li Y, Sun K, Jin J, Li X, Zhang F, Chen J. Aerobic degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether in a closed symbiotic system containing a mixed culture of Chlorella ellipsoidea and Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 185:1249-1255. [PMID: 21112690 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2010] [Revised: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The contamination of groundwater by methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is one of the most serious environmental problems around the world. MTBE degradation in a closed algal-bacterial symbiotic system, containing a mixed culture of Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1 and Chlorella ellipsoidea, was investigated. The algal-bacterial symbiotic system showed increased MTBE degradation. The MTBE-degradation rate in the mixed culture (8.808 ± 0.007 mg l(-1) d(-1)) was higher than that in the pure bacterial culture (5.664 ± 0.017 mg l(-1) d(-1)). The level of dissolved oxygen was also higher in the mixed culture than that in the pure bacterial culture. However, the improved efficiency of MTBE degradation was not in proportional to the biomass of the alga. The optimal ratio of initial cell population of bacteria to algae was 100:1. An immobilized culture of mixed bacteria and algae also showed higher MTBE degradation rate than the immobilized pure bacterial culture. A mixed culture with algae and PM1 immobilized separately in different gel beads showed higher degradation rate (8.496 ± 0.636 mg l(-1) d(-1)) than that obtained with algae and PM1 immobilized in the same gel beads (5.424 ± 0.010 mg l(-1) d(-1)).
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- Weihong Zhong
- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310032, China.
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House AJ, Hyman MR. Effects of gasoline components on MTBE and TBA cometabolism by Mycobacterium austroafricanum JOB5. Biodegradation 2009; 21:525-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-009-9321-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2009] [Accepted: 11/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pimentel-González D, Revah S, Campos-Montiel R, Monroy-Hermosillo O, Vernon-Carter E. A laboratory study of the biodegradation of MTBE solubilised in water by a microbial consortium entrapped in a water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion. Process Biochem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Involvement of a novel enzyme, MdpA, in methyl tert-butyl ether degradation in Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:6631-8. [PMID: 18791002 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01192-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1 is a well-characterized environmental strain capable of complete metabolism of the fuel oxygenate methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). Using a molecular genetic system which we established to study MTBE metabolism by PM1, we demonstrated that the enzyme MdpA is involved in MTBE removal, based on insertional inactivation and complementation studies. MdpA is constitutively expressed at low levels but is strongly induced by MTBE. MdpA is also involved in the regulation of tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) removal under certain conditions but is not directly responsible for TBA degradation. Phylogenetic comparison of MdpA to related enzymes indicates close homology to the short-chain hydrolyzing alkane hydroxylases (AH1), a group that appears to be a distinct subfamily of the AHs. The unique, substrate-size-determining residue Thr(59) distinguishes MdpA from the AH1 subfamily as well as from AlkB enzymes linked to MTBE degradation in Mycobacterium austroafricanum.
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Biodegradability of 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (2-EHN), a cetane improver of diesel oil. Biodegradation 2008; 20:85-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-008-9202-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Skinner KM, Martinez-Prado A, Hyman MR, Williamson KJ, Ciuffetti LM. Pathway, inhibition and regulation of methyl tertiary butyl ether oxidation in a filamentous fungus, Graphium sp. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 77:1359-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1268-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2007] [Revised: 10/29/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen J, Chen D, Zhong W, Zhang J, Chen X. Biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1 in poor nutrition solution. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2007; 42:2123-2129. [PMID: 18074284 DOI: 10.1080/10934520701629492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In this study, degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) by resting cells of Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1 was performed in poor nutrition solution, major component of which was MTBE. It was found that the biomass was hard to increase in poor nutrition, and the MTBE degradation activity was enhanced by 4.65-fold when 1 mM of Ba(2+) was added into deionized water. It was also found that the MTBE degradation could be significantly improved by the dissolved oxygen level. All of 50 mg L(-1) MTBE could be degraded under aerobic condition, while only 5% was degraded under anaerobic condition by resting cells in poor nutrition solution after 12 h. In the above solution, the degradation of tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) was found to be faster than that of MTBE, which suggested that TBA degradation might not be the limiting step in MTBE metabolism. While in the poor nutrition solution with the mixture of MTBE and TBA, the addition of TBA did not affect MTBE degradation while MTBE inhibited TBA degradation weakly, which suggested that different and independent enzymes were responsible for degrading such compounds. The success of MTBE degradation by PM1 cells in real contaminated groundwater demonstrated its feasibility to biodegrade MTBE under poor environment, and it also indicated the great potential of MTBE bioremediation by entrapped cells in future application.
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- Jianmeng Chen
- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.
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Hristova KR, Schmidt R, Chakicherla AY, Legler TC, Wu J, Chain PS, Scow KM, Kane SR. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1 exposed to the fuel oxygenates methyl tert-butyl ether and ethanol. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:7347-57. [PMID: 17890343 PMCID: PMC2168209 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01604-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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High-density whole-genome cDNA microarrays were used to investigate substrate-dependent gene expression of Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1, one of the best-characterized aerobic methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)-degrading bacteria. Differential gene expression profiling was conducted with PM1 grown on MTBE and ethanol as sole carbon sources. Based on microarray high scores and protein similarity analysis, an MTBE regulon located on the megaplasmid was identified for further investigation. Putative functions for enzymes encoded in this regulon are described with relevance to the predicted MTBE degradation pathway. A new unique dioxygenase enzyme system that carries out the hydroxylation of tert-butyl alcohol to 2-methyl-2-hydroxy-1-propanol in M. petroleiphilum PM1 was discovered. Hypotheses regarding the acquisition and evolution of MTBE genes as well as the involvement of IS elements in these complex processes were formulated. The pathways for toluene, phenol, and alkane oxidation via toluene monooxygenase, phenol hydroxylase, and propane monooxygenase, respectively, were upregulated in MTBE-grown cells compared to ethanol-grown cells. Four out of nine putative cyclohexanone monooxygenases were also upregulated in MTBE-grown cells. The expression data allowed prediction of several hitherto-unknown enzymes of the upper MTBE degradation pathway in M. petroleiphilum PM1 and aided our understanding of the regulation of metabolic processes that may occur in response to pollutant mixtures and perturbations in the environment.
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- Krassimira R Hristova
- Department of Land Air and Water Resources, Plant and Environmental Sciences Building, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616.
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Lopes Ferreira N, Mathis H, Labbé D, Monot F, Greer CW, Fayolle-Guichard F. n-Alkane assimilation and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) oxidation capacity in Mycobacterium austroafricanum strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 75:909-19. [PMID: 17347817 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0892-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2006] [Revised: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 02/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mycobacterium austroafricanum IFP 2012, which grows on methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and on tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), the main intermediate of MTBE degradation, also grows on a broad range of n-alkanes (C2 to C16). A single alkB gene copy, encoding a non-heme alkane monooxygenase, was partially amplified from the genome of this bacterium. Its expression was induced after growth on n-propane, n-hexane, n-hexadecane and on TBA but not after growth on LB. The capacity of other fast-growing mycobacteria to grow on n-alkanes (C1 to C16) and to degrade TBA after growth on n-alkanes was compared to that of M. austroafricanum IFP 2012. We studied M. austroafricanum IFP 2012 and IFP 2015 able to grow on MTBE, M. austroafricanum IFP 2173 able to grow on isooctane, Mycobacterium sp. IFP 2009 able to grow on ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), M. vaccae JOB5 (M. austroaafricanum ATCC 29678) able to degrade MTBE and TBA and M. smegmatis mc2 155 with no known degradation capacity towards fuel oxygenates. The M. austroafricanum strains grew on a broad range of n-alkanes and three were able to degrade TBA after growth on propane, hexane and hexadecane. An alkB gene was partially amplified from the genome of all mycobacteria and a sequence comparison demonstrated a close relationship among the M. austroafricanum strains. This is the first report suggesting the involvement of an alkane hydroxylase in TBA oxidation, a key step during MTBE metabolism.
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van Beilen JB, Funhoff EG. Alkane hydroxylases involved in microbial alkane degradation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 74:13-21. [PMID: 17216462 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0748-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 11/03/2006] [Accepted: 11/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This review focuses on the role and distribution in the environment of alkane hydroxylases and their (potential) applications in bioremediation and biocatalysis. Alkane hydroxylases play an important role in the microbial degradation of oil, chlorinated hydrocarbons, fuel additives, and many other compounds. Environmental studies demonstrate the abundance of alkane degraders and have lead to the identification of many new species, including some that are (near)-obligate alkanotrophs. The availability of a growing collection of alkane hydroxylase gene sequences now allows estimations of the relative abundance of the different enzyme systems and the distribution of the host organisms.
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- Jan B van Beilen
- Département de Biologie Moléculaire Végétale, Le Biophore, Quartier Sorge, Université de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Müller RH, Rohwerder T, Harms H. Carbon conversion efficiency and limits of productive bacterial degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether and related compounds. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:1783-91. [PMID: 17220260 PMCID: PMC1828808 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01899-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The utilization of the fuel oxygenate methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and related compounds by microorganisms was investigated in a mainly theoretical study based on the Y(ATP) concept. Experiments were conducted to derive realistic maintenance coefficients and K(s) values needed to calculate substrate fluxes available for biomass production. Aerobic substrate conversion and biomass synthesis were calculated for different putative pathways. The results suggest that MTBE is an effective heterotrophic substrate that can sustain growth yields of up to 0.87 g g(-1), which contradicts previous calculation results (N. Fortin et al., Environ. Microbiol. 3:407-416, 2001). Sufficient energy equivalents were generated in several of the potential assimilatory routes to incorporate carbon into biomass without the necessity to dissimilate additional substrate, efficient energy transduction provided. However, when a growth-related kinetic model was included, the limits of productive degradation became obvious. Depending on the maintenance coefficient m(s) and its associated biomass decay term b, growth-associated carbon conversion became strongly dependent on substrate fluxes. Due to slow degradation kinetics, the calculations predicted relatively high threshold concentrations, S(min), below which growth would not further be supported. S(min) strongly depended on the maximum growth rate mu(ma)(x), and b and was directly correlated with the half maximum rate-associated substrate concentration K(s), meaning that any effect impacting this parameter would also change S(min). The primary metabolic step, catalyzing the cleavage of the ether bond in MTBE, is likely to control the substrate flux in various strains. In addition, deficits in oxygen as an external factor and in reduction equivalents as a cellular variable in this reaction should further increase K(s) and S(min) for MTBE.
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- Roland H Müller
- UFZ, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Permoserstr. 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany.
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Zhong WH, Chen JM, Lu Z, Chen DZ, Chen X. Aerobic degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a Proteobacteria strain in a closed culture system. J Environ Sci (China) 2007; 19:18-22. [PMID: 17913148 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(07)60003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The contamination of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in underground waters has become a widely concerned problem all over the world. In this study, a novel closed culture system with oxygen supplied by H2O2 was introduced for MTBE aerobic biodegradation. After 7 d, almost all MTBE was degraded by a pure culture, a member of beta-Proteobacteria named as PM1, in a closed system with oxygen supply, while only 40% MTBE was degraded in one without oxygen supply. Dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of the broth in closed systems respectively with and without H2O2 were about 5-6 and 4 mg/L. Higher DO may improve the activity of monooxygemase, which is the key enzyme of metabolic pathway from MTBE to tert-butyl alcohol and finally to CO2, and may result in the increase of the degrading activity of PM1 cell. The purge and trap GC-MS result of the broth in closed systems showed that tert-butyl alcohol, isopronol and acetone were the main intermediate products.
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- Wei-hong Zhong
- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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Kotani T, Kawashima Y, Yurimoto H, Kato N, Sakai Y. Gene structure and regulation of alkane monooxygenases in propane-utilizing Mycobacterium sp. TY-6 and Pseudonocardia sp. TY-7. J Biosci Bioeng 2006; 102:184-92. [PMID: 17046531 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.102.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2006] [Accepted: 05/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mycobacterium sp. TY-6 and Pseudonocardia sp. TY-7 were isolated from soil samples as propane-utilizing bacteria and were found to be able to utilize various gaseous and liquid n-alkanes as carbon and energy sources. One gene cluster, M-prmABCD, and two gene clusters, P-prm1ABCD and P-prm2ABCD, were cloned from the genomes of Mycobacterium sp. TY-6 and Pseudonocardia sp. TY-7, respectively. These gene clusters are homologous to the gene cluster encoding the multicomponent propane monooxygenase (prmABCD) of Gordonia sp. TY-5. The expression of prm gene clusters in Mycobacterium sp. TY-6 and Pseudonocardia sp. TY-7 was shown to be induced by gaseous n-alkanes (C2-C4) except methane, suggesting that the products of these genes are involved in gaseous n-alkane oxidation. Homologous genes for an alkane hydroxylase system (alk system) involved in liquid n-alkane oxidation were also cloned from the genomic DNA of Mycobacterium sp. TY-6. The alk gene cluster was transcribed in response to liquid n-alkanes (C11-C15). These results indicate that Mycobacterium sp. TY-6 has two distinct gene clusters for multicomponent monooxygenases involved in alkane oxidation. Whole-cell reactions revealed that propane is oxidized to 1-propanol through terminal oxidation in Mycobacterium sp. TY-6 and that propane is oxidized to 1-propanol and 2-propanol through both terminal and subterminal oxidations in Pseudonocardia sp. TY-7. This study reveals the diversity of propane metabolism present in microorganisms.
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- Tetsuya Kotani
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Kyoto, Japan
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Vainberg S, McClay K, Masuda H, Root D, Condee C, Zylstra GJ, Steffan RJ. Biodegradation of ether pollutants by Pseudonocardia sp. strain ENV478. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:5218-24. [PMID: 16885268 PMCID: PMC1538739 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00160-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A bacterium designated Pseudonocardia sp. strain ENV478 was isolated by enrichment culturing on tetrahydrofuran (THF) and was screened to determine its ability to degrade a range of ether pollutants. After growth on THF, strain ENV478 degraded THF (63 mg/h/g total suspended solids [TSS]), 1,4-dioxane (21 mg/h/g TSS), 1,3-dioxolane (19 mg/h/g TSS), bis-2-chloroethylether (BCEE) (12 mg/h/g TSS), and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) (9.1 mg/h/g TSS). Although the highest rates of 1,4-dioxane degradation occurred after growth on THF, strain ENV478 also degraded 1,4-dioxane after growth on sucrose, lactate, yeast extract, 2-propanol, and propane, indicating that there was some level of constitutive degradative activity. The BCEE degradation rates were about threefold higher after growth on propane (32 mg/h/g TSS) than after growth on THF, and MTBE degradation resulted in accumulation of tert-butyl alcohol. Degradation of 1,4-dioxane resulted in accumulation of 2-hydroxyethoxyacetic acid (2HEAA). Despite its inability to grow on 1,4-dioxane, strain ENV478 degraded this compound for > 80 days in aquifer microcosms. Our results suggest that the inability of strain ENV478 and possibly other THF-degrading bacteria to grow on 1,4-dioxane is related to their inability to efficiently metabolize the 1,4-dioxane degradation product 2HEAA but that strain ENV478 may nonetheless be useful as a biocatalyst for remediating 1,4-dioxane-contaminated aquifers.
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Lopes Ferreira N, Malandain C, Fayolle-Guichard F. Enzymes and genes involved in the aerobic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 72:252-62. [PMID: 16804692 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0494-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2006] [Revised: 05/04/2006] [Accepted: 05/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Fuel oxygenates, mainly methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) but also ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), are added to gasoline in replacement of lead tetraethyl to enhance its octane index. Their addition also improves the combustion efficiency and therefore decreases the emission of pollutants (CO and hydrocarbons). On the other hand, MTBE, being highly soluble in water and recalcitrant to biodegradation, is a major pollutant of water in aquifers contaminated by MTBE-supplemented gasoline during accidental release. MTBE was shown to be degraded through cometabolic oxidation or to be used as a carbon and energy source by a few microorganisms. We have summarized the present state of knowledge about the microorganisms involved in MTBE degradation and the MTBE catabolic pathways. The role of the different enzymes is discussed as well as the rare and recent data concerning the genes encoding the enzymes involved in the MTBE pathway. The phylogeny of the microorganisms isolated for their capacity to grow on MTBE is also described.
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- Nicolas Lopes Ferreira
- Biotechnology and Biomass Chemistry Department, Institut Français du Pétrole, 1-4 avenue de Bois-Préau, 92852, Rueil-Malmaison, France
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Muñoz-Castellanos L, Torres-Muñoz J, Keer-Rendón A, Manzanares-Papayanopoulos L, Nevárez-Moorillón G. Aerobic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) by pure bacterial cultures isolated from contaminated soil. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-9114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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