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Mukherjee K, Rahman A, Chakraborty J, Pakrashi S. Isolation and characterization of mercury and multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii strains from tannery effluents in Kolkata, India. Arch Microbiol 2024; 206:362. [PMID: 39066800 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-024-04090-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 07/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Mercury (Hg) is one of the most potent toxic heavy metals that distresses livestock, humans, and ecological health. Owing to uncontrolled exposure to untreated tannery industrial effluents, metals such as Hg are increasing in nature and are, therefore, becoming a global concern. As a result, understanding the thriving microflora in that severe condition and their characteristics becomes immensely important. During the course of this study, two Hg-resistant bacteria were isolated from tannery wastewater effluents from leather factories in Kolkata, India, which were able to tolerate 2.211 × 10- 3 M (600 µg/ml) Hg. 16 S rDNA analysis revealed strong sequence homology with Citrobacter freundii, were named as BNC22A and BNC22C for this study. In addition they showed high tolerance to nickel (Ni) and Chromium (Cr) at 6.31 × 10- 3 M (1500 µg/ml) and 6.792 × 10- 3 M (2000 µg/ml) respectively. However, both the isolates were sensitive to arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd). Furthermore, their antibiotic sensitivity profiles reveal a concerning trend towards resistance to multiple drugs. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics in healthcare systems and agriculture has been identified as two of the main reasons for the decline in efficacy of antibiotics. Though their ability to produce lipase makes them industrially potent organisms, their competence to resist several antibiotics and metals that are toxic makes this study immensely relevant. In addition, their ability to negate heavy metal toxicity makes them potential candidates for bioremediation. Finally, the green mung bean seed germination test showed a significant favourable effect of BNC22A and BNC22C against Hg-stimulated toxicity.
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- Kushal Mukherjee
- Department of Microbiology, Bidhannagar College, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700064, India
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- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, NH 12, Haringhata, 741249, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Bidhannagar College, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700064, India.
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Saha BK, Roy V, Saha J, Chatterjee A, Pal A. Study of mercury resistance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-based metabolic profiling of a potent Bacillus tropicus strain from forest soil. J Basic Microbiol 2024; 64:e2300351. [PMID: 37847888 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202300351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic heavy metal and Hg-resistant indigenous bacterial isolates may offer a green and cost-effective bioremediation strategy to counter Hg contamination. In this study, a potent Hg-resistant bacterium was isolated from the forest soil of a bird sanctuary. Identification using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry depicted the isolate as a strain of Bacillus tropicus, validated by morphological, biochemical, and molecular studies. The isolate demonstrated biological Hg removal efficiency and capacity of 50.67% and 19.76 mg g-1 , respectively. The plasmid borne resistance determinant, merA, encoding mercuric reductase, was detected in the bacterium endowing it with effective Hg volatilization and resistance capability. A Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic comparative metabolic profiling revealed the involvement of various functional groups like -COOH, -CH2 , -OH, PO4 - and so on, resulting in differential spectral patterns of the bacterium both in control and Hg-exposed situations. A temporal variance in metabolic signature was also observed during the early and mid-log phase of growth in the presence of Hg. The bacterium described in this study is the first indigenous Hg-resistant strain isolated from the Uttar Dinajpur region, which could be further explored and exploited as a potent bioresource for Hg remediation.
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- Barnan K Saha
- Microbiology and Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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- Microbiology and Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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- Microbiology and Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
- Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, Himachal Bihar, Matigara, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
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- Design, Synthesis & Simulation Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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- Microbiology and Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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González-Reguero D, Robas-Mora M, Probanza Lobo A, Jiménez Gómez PA. Bioremediation of environments contaminated with mercury. Present and perspectives. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:249. [PMID: 37438584 PMCID: PMC10338569 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03686-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Mercury is a highly toxic heavy metal whose emission sources can be both natural and the result of anthropic activity. Its polluting action on soils, and its ability to spread through the atmosphere and aquatic environments, constitutes a threat to human and environmental health; both for its bioaccumulation capacity and for biomagnification through the trophic chain. For this reason, there is a growing scientific and social interest in the reduction of this heavy metal in ecosystems. Bioremediation based on the use of microorganisms and/or plants is postulated as a sustainable alternative to traditional physicochemical methods. The main strategies used for this purpose (individually or in combination) are the volatilization of the contaminant, biosorption, phytoextraction and phytoremediation. All these tools are based on taking advantage of the natural and evolutionary capacity that different organisms have developed to adapt to the presence of various pollutants in the environment. Based on the consulted bibliography, these bioremediation methodologies focus on the use of microorganisms (freely or associated with plants) have been successfully applied in different ecosystems, postulating themselves as a respectful alternative for the future for the recovery of degraded environments. For these reasons there is a growing interest in the scientific community to design and use new techniques in a "One Health" context, which allow interpreting the positive impact of bioremediation. In this sense, the universalization of Omics techniques has allowed to abound in the knowledge of new bacterial taxa, and their biotechnological application. This study pretends to cover the present knowledge about mercury bioremediation techniques. In the same way, some new techniques and perspectives are presented in order to expand the frontiers of future research.
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- Daniel González-Reguero
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Health, CEU San Pablo University, Montepríncipe Campus, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte Km 5.300, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Health, CEU San Pablo University, Montepríncipe Campus, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte Km 5.300, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Health, CEU San Pablo University, Montepríncipe Campus, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte Km 5.300, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Health, CEU San Pablo University, Montepríncipe Campus, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte Km 5.300, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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Yao H, Wang H, Ji J, Tan A, Song Y, Chen Z. Isolation and Identification of Mercury-Tolerant Bacteria LBA119 from Molybdenum-Lead Mining Soils and Their Removal of Hg 2. TOXICS 2023; 11:261. [PMID: 36977027 PMCID: PMC10057450 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11030261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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AIMS To screen heavy metal-tolerant strains from heavy metal-contaminated soil in mining areas and determine the tolerance of the strains to different heavy metals and their removal rates through experiments. METHODS Mercury-resistant strain LBA119 was isolated from mercury-contaminated soil samples in Luanchuan County, Henan Province, China. The strain was identified by Gram staining, physiological and biochemical tests, and 16S rDNA sequences. The LBA119 strain showed good resistance and removal rates to heavy metals such as Pb2+, Hg2+, Mn2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+ using tolerance tests under optimal growth conditions. The mercury-resistant strain LBA119 was applied to mercury-contaminated soil to determine the ability of the strain to remove mercury from the soil compared to mercury-contaminated soil without bacterial biomass. RESULTS Mercury-resistant strain LBA119 is a Gram-positive bacterium that appears as a short rod under scanning electron microscopy, with a single bacterium measuring approximately 0.8 × 1.3 μm. The strain was identified as a Bacillus by Gram staining, physiological and biochemical tests, and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The strain was highly resistant to mercury, with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 32 mg/L for mercury. Under a 10 mg/L mercury environment, the optimal inoculation amount, pH, temperature, and salt concentration of the LBA119 strain were 2%, 7, 30 °C, and 20 g/L, respectively. In the 10 mg/L Hg2+ LB medium, the total removal rate, volatilization rate, and adsorption rate at 36 h were 97.32%, 89.08%, and 8.24%, respectively. According to tolerance tests, the strain showed good resistance to Pb2+, Mn2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, and other heavy metals. When the initial mercury concentration was 50 mg/L and 100 mg/L, compared with the mercury-contaminated soil that contained an LB medium without bacterial biomass, LBA119 inoculation increased 15.54-37.67% after 30 days of culture. CONCLUSION This strain shows high bioremediation potential for mercury-contaminated soil.
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- Hanyue Yao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 1M8, Canada
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Zhang S, Yang G, Jiang Y. Antibiotic and metal resistance of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from Eboling permafrost of the Tibetan Plateau. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:11798-11810. [PMID: 36097311 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22888-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Whole-genome sequencing of pathogenic bacteria Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from a less polluted environment of permafrost can help understand the intrinsic resistome of both antibiotics and metals. This study aimed to examine the maximum minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of both antibiotics and metals, as well as antibiotic resistance genes and metal resistance genes annotated from whole-genome sequences. The permafrost S. maltophilia was sensitive to ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, streptomycin, and bacitracin, and resistant to chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin, Zn2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Cr6+, with a lower maximum MIC, compared with clinical S. maltophilia. The former strain belonged to the lower antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) and metal resistance gene (MRG) clusters compared with the latter ones. The permafrost strain contained no or only one kind of ARG or MRG on a single genomic island, which explained the aforementioned lower maximum MIC and less diversity of ARGs or MRGs. The result indicated that the co-occurrence of antibiotic and metal resistance was due to a certain innate ability of S. maltophilia. The continuous human use of antibiotics or metals induced selective pressure, resulting in higher MIC and more diverse ARGs and MRGs in human-impacted environments.
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- Shuhong Zhang
- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China.
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China
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Epididymo-Orchitis Caused by POM-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas otitidis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Molecular Characterization. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11121475. [PMID: 36558809 PMCID: PMC9783037 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11121475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas otitidis is a rare and unique species among the Pseudomonas genus that has not been previously reported as a cause of male genitourinary tract infection. In this report, we describe a case of a 20-year-old immunocompetent male who presented with recurrent epididymo-orchitis, which was initially misidentified as Vibrio vulnificus and treated successfully. The causative agent could not be identified appropriately using the available routine methods, but a final identification was established using 16S rRNA targeted sequencing followed by whole-genome sequencing.
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Al-Ansari MM. Biodetoxification mercury by using a marine bacterium Marinomonas sp. RS3 and its merA gene expression under mercury stress. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 205:112452. [PMID: 34856165 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) pollution in water has been a problem for the ecosystem and human health, thus eco-friendly remediation methods are gaining traction around the world. In this study, a bacterial strain designated as RS3 isolated from the Red Sea (Saudi Arabia) has shown tolerance to more than 250 mg/L of Hg2+ on minimum inhibitory studies. The isolate RS3 was identified as Marinomonas sp., (Accession No: OK271312) using 16s rRNA sequencing. Tracing the growth curve for the RS3 showed that maximum growth attained at 72 h and only 10% reduction than the control medium for 50 mg/L HgCl2 supplemented seawater medium, which continued to reduce as 21% to 60 with the increment of HgCl2 from 100 to 350 mg/L. The Hg2+ removal potential of RS3 is observed to be 78% at 50 mg/L HgCl2/72 h, which is significantly altered with the addition of carbon source such as glucose (84.5%) > fructose (79.8%) > control (78%) > citrate (73.4%) > acetate (60.2%) > maltose (54.7%). Box-Behnken design (BBD) well proposed a model with R2 value of 0.8922, which predict a utmost Hg2+ removal of 89.5% by RS2 at favorable conditions (pH-7; NaC 1% and glucose 5%) at 72 h. Mercuric reductase enzyme encoded merA gene expression was found to be high in RS3 isolates cultivated in 100 mg/L of HgCl2 in comparison with other variables. Thus the seawater isolate Marinomonas sp. RS3 expressed a significant tolerance and removal potential towards the Hg2+, which would make it is a noteworthy applicant for effective mercury remediation practices.
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- Mysoon M Al-Ansari
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Evidence of Resistance of Heavy Metals from Bacteria Isolated from Natural Waters of a Mining Area in Mexico. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13192766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This study focuses on identifying relationships between the content of heavy metals in water and the resistance patterns of different bacteria. Samples from watercourses in one of the most important mining areas in Mexico were collected. Seventy-one bacteria were isolated, and their resistance to Cr, Zn, Cu, Ag, Hg, and Co was studied. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration range was determined, and a Multiple Metal Resistant index was calculated. After that, 11 isolated bacteria were chosen to estimate kinetic parameters. The obtained results show differences in the behavior of the studied bacteria concerning the presence of heavy metals in the media: (1) without effect, (2) inhibited growth; and (3) considerable inhibited growth. Finally, a Performance Index was proposed to select adequate bacteria for heavy metals removal; five bacteria were selected. Among them, Pseudomonas koreensis was identified as a good candidate for a future biosorption system since these bacteria can stimulate growth in the presence of all the metals tested.
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Kassem MA, Saafan AE, Bayomy F, El-Gendy AO. Exploring clinically isolated Staphylococcus sp. bacteriocins revealed the production of amonabactin, micrococcin, and α-circulocin. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 2021; 13:212-224. [PMID: 34540157 PMCID: PMC8408034 DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v13i2.5983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Bacteriocins are considered alternative non-conventional antimicrobials produced by certain bacteria with activity against closely related species. The present study focuses on screening, characterization, and partial purification of bacteriocins produced by Staphylococcus sp. isolated from different clinical sources such as pus and blood. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 Staphylococcus isolates were screened for bacteriocin production using spot on lawn assay and agar diffusion method against five indicator bacteria. Bacteriocins from five selected highly active isolates were subjected to proteinase-K enzyme, different pH, and heating at different temperatures, and investigated the stabilities of their antimicrobials. Two selected isolates, MK65 and MK88, were molecularly identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, explored for the presence of 18 bacteriocin genes, and liquid chromatography-high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-HRESIMS) was used to identify their different metabolites. Results: Twenty isolates exhibited inhibitory effect against at least one indicator bacteria. Micrococcus luteus ATCC 4698 showed the highest sensitivity to such bacteriocins. Proteinase K, acidic pH, and heating at 100°C triggered marked activity inhibition. However, amylase enzyme, alkaline pH, and heating at 80°C caused trivial effects. Four out of eighteen bacteriocin genes were detected using PCR. Fermentation, partial purification, and LC-HRESIMS of total protein extracts of two selected isolates, MK65 and MK88, revealed the production of different antimicrobial peptides. Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the production of micrococcin and α-circulocin from Staphylococcus aureus MK65 and the production of amonabactin from Staphylococcus epidermidis MK88.
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- Mohamed Ali Kassem
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufeia University, Shebin El Kom, Egypt
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- Department of Immunogenetics, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Selection of Mercury-Resistant PGPR Strains Using the BMRSI for Bioremediation Purposes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18189867. [PMID: 34574787 PMCID: PMC8472749 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Heavy metal pollution of soil, particularly by mercury (Hg), is a problem that can seriously affect the environment and human health. For this reason, it is necessary to take steps to remediate these environments, prevent potential adverse effects, and restore these areas for subsequent use in agriculture, industry, ranching, and forestry. The present study has selected 40 bacterial strains from rhizosphere and bulk soil that grow naturally in high Hg-contaminated soils from the Almadén mining district in Ciudad Real, Spain. With the objective of evaluating the potential use of these strains in phyto-rhizoremediation, an evaluation and statistical analysis of their PGPR (Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria) activity at different levels of Hg was carried out as the first condition of selection for their potential use in bioremediation. In addition, a Hg MBC (Maximum Bactericidal Concentration) was performed with the aim of selecting the strains with high Hg tolerance. Finally, strains with potential biotechnological use have been proposed according to the Bio-Mercury Remediation Suitability Index (BMRSI) criteria, which consider indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production, acid 1- aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic deaminase (ACCd) activity, phosphates solubilization, and siderophore production measured in the presence of Hg, as well as its MBC to Hg. The strains selected for further in vivo and in situ processes must reach at least an MBC (Hg) > 100 μg/mL and BMRSI ≥ 6.5.
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Farooqi A, Din G, Hayat R, Badshah M, Khan S, Shah AA. Characterization of Bacillus nealsonii strain KBH10 capable of reducing aqueous mercury in laboratory-scale reactor. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 83:2287-2295. [PMID: 33989193 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The environmental release of mercury is continuously increasing with high degree of mobility, transformation and amplified toxicity. Improving remediation strategies is becoming increasingly important to achieve more stringent environmental safety standards. This study develops a laboratory-scale reactor for bioremediation of aqueous mercury using a biofilm-producing bacterial strain, KBH10, isolated from mercury-polluted soil. The strain was found resistant to 80 mg/L of HgCl2 and identified as Bacillus nealsonii via 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The strain KBH10 was characterized for optimum growth parameters and its mercury biotransformation potential was validated through mercuric reductase assay. A packed-bed column bioreactor was designed for biofilm-mediated mercury removal from artificially contaminated water and residual mercury was estimated. Strain KBH10 could grow at a range of temperature (20-50 °C) and pH (6.0-9.0) with optimum temperature established at 30 °C and pH 7.0. The optimum mercuric reductase activity (77.8 ± 1.7 U/mg) was reported at 30 °C and was stable at a temperature range of 20-50 °C. The residual mercury analysis of artificially contaminated water indicated 60.6 ± 1.5% reduction in mercury content within 5 h of exposure. This regenerative process of biofilm-mediated mercury removal in a packed-bed column bioreactor can provide new insight into its potential use in mercury bioremediation.
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- Asifa Farooqi
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan E-mail: ; † First and second author have equal contribution in this manuscript
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan E-mail: ; † First and second author have equal contribution in this manuscript
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan E-mail:
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan E-mail:
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan E-mail:
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan E-mail:
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Robas M, Jiménez PA, González D, Probanza A. Bio-Mercury Remediation Suitability Index: A Novel Proposal That Compiles the PGPR Features of Bacterial Strains and Its Potential Use in Phytoremediation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:4213. [PMID: 33923384 PMCID: PMC8071564 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Soil pollution from heavy metals, especially mercury, is an environmental problem for human health. Biological approaches offer interesting tools, which necessarily involve the selection of organisms capable of transforming the environment via bioremediation. To evaluate the potential use of microorganisms in phytorhizoremediation, bacterial strains were isolated from rhizospheric and bulk soil under conditions of chronic natural mercury, which were identified and characterized by studying the following: (i) their plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) activities; and (ii) their maximum bactericide concentration of mercury. Information regarding auxin production, phosphate solubilization, siderophore synthesis and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase (ACCd) capacity of the isolates was compiled in order to select the strains that fit potential biotechnological use. To achieve this objective, the present work proposes the Bio-Mercury Remediation Suitability Index (BMR-SI), which reflects the integral behavior of the strains for heavy metal polluted soil bioremediation. Only those strains that rigorously fulfilled all of the established criteria were selected for further assays.
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- Marina Robas
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Health, Montepríncipe Campus, CEU San Pablo University, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte Km 5.300, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Spain; (P.A.J.); (D.G.); (A.P.)
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Overview on the role of heavy metals tolerance on developing antibiotic resistance in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2761-2770. [PMID: 33811263 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02275-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Environmental health is a critical concern, continuously contaminated by physical and biological components (viz., anthropogenic activity), which adversely affect on biodiversity, ecosystems and human health. Nonetheless, environmental pollution has great impact on microbial communities, especially bacteria, which try to evolve in changing environment. For instance, during the course of adaptation, bacteria easily become resistance to antibiotics and heavy metals. Antibiotic resistance genes are now one of the most vital pollutants, provided as a source of frequent horizontal gene transfer. In this review, the environmental cause of multidrug resistance (MDR) that was supposed to be driven by either heavy metals or combination of environmental factors was essentially reviewed, especially focussed on the correlation between accumulation of heavy metals and development of MDR by bacteria. This kind of correlation was seemed to be non-significant, i.e. paradoxical. Gram-positive bacteria accumulating much of toxic heavy metal (i.e. highly stress tolerance) were unlikely to become MDR, whereas Gram-negative bacteria that often avoid accumulation of toxic heavy metal by efflux pump systems were come out to be more prone to MDR. So far, other than antibiotic contaminant, no such available data strongly support the direct influence of heavy metals in bacterial evolution of MDR; combinations of factors may drive the evolution of antibiotic resistance. Therefore, Gram-positive bacteria are most likely to be an efficient member in treatment of industrial waste water, especially in the removal of heavy metals, perhaps inducing the less chance of antibiotic resistance pollution in the environment.
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Effects of Land Use and Pollution Loadings on Ecotoxicological Assays and Bacterial Taxonomical Diversity in Constructed Wetlands. DIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/d13040149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Freshwater ecosystems are affected by anthropogenic alterations. Different studies have extensively studied the concentrations of metals, nutrients, and water quality as measurements of pollution in freshwater ecosystems. However, few studies have been able to link these pollutants to bioindicators as a risk assessment tool. This study aimed to examine the potential of two bioindicators, plant ecotoxicological assays and sediment bacterial taxonomic diversity, in ecological risk assessment for six freshwater constructed wetlands in a rapidly urbanizing watershed with diverse land uses. Sediment samples were collected summer, 2015 and 2017, and late summer and early fall in 2016 to conduct plant ecotoxicological assays based on plant (Lepidium, Sinapis and Sorghum) growth inhibition and identify bacterial taxonomical diversity by the 16S rRNA gene sequences. Concentrations of metals such as lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) (using XRF), and nutrients such as nitrate and phosphate (using HACH DR 2800TM spectrophotometer) were measured in sediment and water samples respectively. Analyses of response patterns revealed that plant and bacterial bioindicators were highly responsive to variation in the concentrations of these pollutants. Hence, this opens up the scope of using these bioindicators for ecological risk assessment in constructed freshwater wetland ecosystems within urbanizing watersheds.
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Bravo G, Vega-Celedón P, Gentina JC, Seeger M. Bioremediation by Cupriavidus metallidurans Strain MSR33 of Mercury-Polluted Agricultural Soil in a Rotary Drum Bioreactor and Its Effects on Nitrogen Cycle Microorganisms. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1952. [PMID: 33316980 PMCID: PMC7763483 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nitrogen cycle microorganisms are essential in agricultural soils and may be affected by mercury pollution. The aims of this study are to evaluate the bioremediation of mercury-polluted agricultural soil using Cupriavidus metallidurans MSR33 in a rotary drum bioreactor (RDB) and to characterize the effects of mercury pollution and bioremediation on nitrogen cycle microorganisms. An agricultural soil was contaminated with mercury (II) (20-30 ppm) and subjected to bioremediation using strain MSR33 in a custom-made RDB. The effects of mercury and bioremediation on nitrogen cycle microorganisms were studied by qPCR. Bioremediation in the RDB removed 82% mercury. MSR33 cell concentrations, thioglycolate, and mercury concentrations influence mercury removal. Mercury pollution strongly decreased nitrogen-fixing and nitrifying bacterial communities in agricultural soils. Notably, after soil bioremediation process nitrogen-fixing and nitrifying bacteria significantly increased. Diverse mercury-tolerant strains were isolated from the bioremediated soil. The isolates Glutamicibacter sp. SB1a, Brevundimonas sp. SB3b, and Ochrobactrum sp. SB4b possessed the merG gene associated with the plasmid pTP6, suggesting the horizontal transfer of this plasmid to native gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Bioremediation by strain MSR33 in an RDB is an attractive and innovative technology for the clean-up of mercury-polluted agricultural soils and the recovery of nitrogen cycle microbial communities.
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- Guillermo Bravo
- Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry & Center of Biotechnology Daniel Alkalay Lowitt, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile;
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- Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry & Center of Biotechnology Daniel Alkalay Lowitt, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile;
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Brasil 2085, Valparaíso 2362803, Chile;
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- Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry & Center of Biotechnology Daniel Alkalay Lowitt, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile;
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Mello IS, Targanski S, Pietro-Souza W, Frutuoso Stachack FF, Terezo AJ, Soares MA. Endophytic bacteria stimulate mercury phytoremediation by modulating its bioaccumulation and volatilization. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 202:110818. [PMID: 32590206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The quantification, efficiency, and possible mechanisms of mercury phytoremediation by endophytic bacteria are poorly understood. Here we selected 8 out of 34 previously isolated endophytic bacterial strains with a broad resistance profile to metals and 11 antibiotics: Acinetobacter baumannii BacI43, Bacillus sp. BacI34, Enterobacter sp. BacI14, Klebsiella pneumoniae BacI20, Pantoea sp. BacI23, Pseudomonas sp. BacI7, Pseudomonas sp. BacI38, and Serratia marcescens BacI56. Except for Klebsiella pneumoniae BacI20, the other seven bacterial strains promoted maize growth on a mercury-contaminated substrate. Acinetobacter baumannii BacI43 and Bacillus sp. BacI34 increased total dry biomass by approximately 47%. The bacteria assisted mercury remediation by decreasing the metal amount in the substrate, possibly by promoting its volatilization. The plants inoculated with Serratia marcescens BacI56 and Pseudomonas sp. BacI38 increased mercury volatilization to 47.16% and 62.42%, respectively. Except for Bacillus sp. BacI34 and Pantoea sp. BacI23, the other six bacterial strains favored mercury bioaccumulation in plant tissues. Endophytic bacteria-assisted phytoremediation contributed to reduce the substrate toxicity assessed in different model organisms. The endophytic bacterial strains selected herein are potential candidates for assisted phytoremediation that shall help reduce environmental toxicity of mercury-contaminated soils.
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- Ivani Souza Mello
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia e Ecologia Microbiana, Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia e Ecologia Microbiana, Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Central Analítica de Combustíveis, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia e Ecologia Microbiana, Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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Complete Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas otitidis Strain MrB4, Isolated from Lake Biwa in Japan. Microbiol Resour Announc 2020; 9:9/16/e00148-20. [PMID: 32299875 PMCID: PMC7163013 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00148-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We isolated Pseudomonas otitidis strain MrB4 from the near-shore area of Lake Biwa in Japan and generated its complete genome sequence. MrB4 possesses a single circular chromosome of 6,089,454 bp, with ∼97% average nucleotide identity to the P. otitidis type strain MCC10330 (draft genome). We isolated Pseudomonas otitidis strain MrB4 from the near-shore area of Lake Biwa in Japan and generated its complete genome sequence. MrB4 possesses a single circular chromosome of 6,089,454 bp, with ∼97% average nucleotide identity to the P. otitidis type strain MCC10330 (draft genome).
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