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Grąz M. Role of oxalic acid in fungal and bacterial metabolism and its biotechnological potential. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 40:178. [PMID: 38662173 PMCID: PMC11045627 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-024-03973-5] [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: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Oxalic acid and oxalates are secondary metabolites secreted to the surrounding environment by fungi, bacteria, and plants. Oxalates are linked to a variety of processes in soil, e.g. nutrient availability, weathering of minerals, or precipitation of metal oxalates. Oxalates are also mentioned among low-molecular weight compounds involved indirectly in the degradation of the lignocellulose complex by fungi, which are considered to be the most effective degraders of wood. The active regulation of the oxalic acid concentration is linked with enzymatic activities; hence, the biochemistry of microbial biosynthesis and degradation of oxalic acid has also been presented. The potential of microorganisms for oxalotrophy and the ability of microbial enzymes to degrade oxalates are important factors that can be used in the prevention of kidney stone, as a diagnostic tool for determination of oxalic acid content, as an antifungal factor against plant pathogenic fungi, or even in efforts to improve the quality of edible plants. The potential role of fungi and their interaction with bacteria in the oxalate-carbonate pathway are regarded as an effective way for the transfer of atmospheric carbon dioxide into calcium carbonate as a carbon reservoir.
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- Marcin Grąz
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033, Lublin, Poland.
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Karačić S, Palmer B, Gee CT, Bierbaum G. Oxygen-dependent biofilm dynamics in leaf decay: an in vitro analysis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6728. [PMID: 38509138 PMCID: PMC10955112 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57223-7] [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: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Biofilms are important in the natural process of plant tissue degradation. However, fundamental knowledge of biofilm community structure and succession on decaying leaves under different oxygen conditions is limited. Here, we used 16S rRNA and ITS gene amplicon sequencing to investigate the composition, temporal dynamics, and community assembly processes of bacterial and fungal biofilms on decaying leaves in vitro. Leaves harvested from three plant species were immersed in lake water under aerobic and anaerobic conditions in vitro for three weeks. Biofilm-covered leaf samples were collected weekly and investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that community composition differed significantly between biofilm samples under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, though not among plant species. Over three weeks, a clear compositional shift of the bacterial and fungal biofilm communities was observed. The alpha diversity of prokaryotes increased over time in aerobic assays and decreased under anaerobic conditions. Oxygen availability and incubation time were found to be primary factors influencing the microbial diversity of biofilms on different decaying plant species in vitro. Null models suggest that stochastic processes governed the assembly of biofilm communities of decaying leaves in vitro in the early stages of biofilm formation and were further shaped by niche-associated factors.
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- Sabina Karačić
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
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- Bonn Institute of Organismic Biology, Division of Paleontology, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Bonn Institute of Organismic Biology, Division of Paleontology, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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Földi C, Merényi Z, Balázs B, Csernetics Á, Miklovics N, Wu H, Hegedüs B, Virágh M, Hou Z, Liu XB, Galgóczy L, Nagy LG. Snowball: a novel gene family required for developmental patterning of fruiting bodies of mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes). mSystems 2024; 9:e0120823. [PMID: 38334416 PMCID: PMC10949477 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01208-23] [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: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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The morphogenesis of sexual fruiting bodies of fungi is a complex process determined by a genetically encoded program. Fruiting bodies reached the highest complexity levels in the Agaricomycetes; yet, the underlying genetics is currently poorly known. In this work, we functionally characterized a highly conserved gene termed snb1, whose expression level increases rapidly during fruiting body initiation. According to phylogenetic analyses, orthologs of snb1 are present in almost all agaricomycetes and may represent a novel conserved gene family that plays a substantial role in fruiting body development. We disrupted snb1 using CRISPR/Cas9 in the agaricomycete model organism Coprinopsis cinerea. snb1 deletion mutants formed unique, snowball-shaped, rudimentary fruiting bodies that could not differentiate caps, stipes, and lamellae. We took advantage of this phenotype to study fruiting body differentiation using RNA-Seq analyses. This revealed differentially regulated genes and gene families that, based on wild-type RNA-Seq data, were upregulated early during development and showed tissue-specific expression, suggesting a potential role in differentiation. Taken together, the novel gene family of snb1 and the differentially expressed genes in the snb1 mutants provide valuable insights into the complex mechanisms underlying developmental patterning in the Agaricomycetes. IMPORTANCE Fruiting bodies of mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes) are complex multicellular structures, with a spatially and temporally integrated developmental program that is, however, currently poorly known. In this study, we present a novel, conserved gene family, Snowball (snb), termed after the unique, differentiation-less fruiting body morphology of snb1 knockout strains in the model mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea. snb is a gene of unknown function that is highly conserved among agaricomycetes and encodes a protein of unknown function. A comparative transcriptomic analysis of the early developmental stages of differentiated wild-type and non-differentiated mutant fruiting bodies revealed conserved differentially expressed genes which may be related to tissue differentiation and developmental patterning fruiting body development.
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- Csenge Földi
- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Center, Szeged, Hungary
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Grąz M, Ruminowicz-Stefaniuk M, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A. Oxalic acid degradation in wood-rotting fungi. Searching for a new source of oxalate oxidase. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:13. [PMID: 36380124 PMCID: PMC9666339 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03449-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oxalate oxidase (EC 1.2.3.4) is an oxalate-decomposing enzyme predominantly found in plants but also described in basidiomycete fungi. In this study, we investigated 23 fungi to determine their capability of oxalic acid degradation. After analyzing their secretomes for the products of the oxalic acid-degrading enzyme activity, three groups were distinguished among the fungi studied. The first group comprised nine fungi classified as oxalate oxidase producers, as their secretome pattern revealed an increase in the hydrogen peroxide concentration, no formic acid, and a reduction in the oxalic acid content. The second group of fungi comprised eight fungi described as oxalate decarboxylase producers characterized by an increase in the formic acid level associated with a decrease in the oxalate content in their secretomes. In the secretomes of the third group of six fungi, no increase in formic acid or hydrogen peroxide contents was observed but a decline in the oxalate level was found. The intracellular activity of OXO in the mycelia of Schizophyllum commune, Trametes hirsuta, Gloeophyllum trabeum, Abortiporus biennis, Cerrena unicolor, Ceriosporopsis mediosetigera, Trametes sanguinea, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, and Laetiporus sulphureus was confirmed by a spectrophotometric assay.
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- Marcin Grąz
- grid.29328.320000 0004 1937 1303Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.29328.320000 0004 1937 1303Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.29328.320000 0004 1937 1303Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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Ohno KM, Bishell AB, Stanosz GR. Gene Expression Analysis of Three Putative Copper-Transporting ATPases in Copper-Tolerant Fibroporia radiculosa. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:586940. [PMID: 33343526 PMCID: PMC7746681 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.586940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Copper tolerance of brown-rot basidiomycete decay fungi can lessen the efficacy of copper-containing wood preservatives for wood products in-service. The purpose of this study was to evaluate wood mass loss and differential expression of three genes that have putative annotations for copper-transporting ATPase pumps (FIBRA_00974, FIBRA_04716, and FIBRA_01430). Untreated southern pine (SP) and SP treated with three concentrations of ammoniacal copper citrate (CC, 0.6, 1.2, and 2.4%) were exposed to two copper-tolerant Fibroporia radiculosa isolates (FP-90848-T and L-9414-SP) and copper-sensitive Gloeophyllum trabeum isolate (MAD 617) in a 4-week-long standard decay test (AWPA E10-19). Decay of copper-treated wood was inhibited by G. trabeum (p = 0.001); however, there was no inhibition of decay with increasing copper concentrations by both F. radiculosa isolates. Initially, G. trabeum and one F. radiculosa isolate (L-9414-SP) highly upregulated FIBRA_00974 and FIBRA_04716 on copper-treated wood at week 1 (p = 0.005), but subsequent expression was either not detected or was similar to expression on untreated wood (p = 0.471). The other F. radiculosa isolate (FP-90848-T) downregulated FIBRA_00974 (p = 0.301) and FIBRA_04716 (p = 0.004) on copper-treated wood. FIBRA_01430 expression by G. trabeum was not detected, but was upregulated by both F. radiculosa FP-90848-T (p = 0.481) and L-9414-SP (p = 0.392). Results from this study suggest that all three test fungi utilized different mechanisms when decaying copper-treated wood. Additionally, results from this study do not provide support for the involvement of these putative gene annotations for copper-transporting ATPase pumps in the mechanism of copper-tolerance.
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- Katie M Ohno
- USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, United States
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- USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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Simultaneous Determination of 13 Organic Acids in Liquid Culture Media of Edible Fungi Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:2817979. [PMID: 32802838 PMCID: PMC7415114 DOI: 10.1155/2020/2817979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The study aimed at detecting 13 organic acids (oxalic acid, maleic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, quinic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, isobutyric acid, and butyric acid) by establishing a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The analysis was performed using two sugar columns, i.e., SH1011 column and KC-811 column. The optimal conditions were as follows: 4 mmol/L HClO4 solution as the eluent with UV-visible detector (210 nm), a flow rate of 1 mL/min at the temperature of 60°C, and the injection volume at 10 μL. The results showed that all the calibration curves had excellent linearity (R 2 > 0.9991) within the test ranges. The RSD values of the thirteen analytes were lower than 2.94% at three levels, the recoveries were 91.9%-102.0%, the limit of detection (LOD) was between 0.05 and 10.63 μg/mL, and the quantification (LOQ) was between 0.10 and 19.53 μg/mL. Finally, the proposed methodology was successfully applied for the analysis of organic acids in the culture medium of edible fungi. In conclusion, the study findings proved that the method was sensitive, accurate, reproducible, and could be readily applied to analyze the organic acids in the samples.
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Suzuki D, Sato Y, Kamasaka H, Kuriki T. Effects of Phosphoryl Oligosaccharides of Calcium (POs-Ca) on Mycelial Growth and Fruiting Body Development of the Edible Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2020; 67:67-72. [PMID: 34354531 PMCID: PMC8155663 DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2020_0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Phosphoryl oligosaccharides of calcium (POs-Ca) is a calcium salt of phosphoryl maltooligosaccharides made from potato starch. POs-Ca is highly water-soluble and can supply both the calcium ion and acidic oligosaccharides in an aqueous solution. In this study, we investigated the effects of POs-Ca on the mycelial growth and fruiting body yield of Pleurotus ostreatus , which is one of the most widely cultivated edible mushrooms in the world. We cultivated the mushroom using both potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium and sawdust-based medium, with added calcium salts. The addition of POs-Ca into the PDA medium with a calcium concentration of 10 mg increased mycelial growth significantly ( p < 0.05, vs . control). POs-Ca addition to the sawdust-based medium at concentrations of 1.0 to 3.0 g/100 g medium increased the amount of calcium in the fruiting bodies but did not affect the length of the cultivation period or the weight of the fruiting body. The calcium content in the fruiting body increased 12-fold when compared to the control. On the other hand, neither the CaHPO 4 ・2H 2 O group nor the CaHPO 4 ・2H 2 O with oligosaccharides group showed changes in the calcium content of the fruiting bodies. Our results indicate that the use of POs-Ca in mushroom cultivation allows for the possibility of developing new functional foods like calcium-enriched edible mushrooms. This is the first report describing the effects of POs-Ca on mushroom cultivation.
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
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Grąz M, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A, Pawlikowska-Pawlęga B, Janusz G, Kapral-Piotrowska J, Ruminowicz-Stefaniuk M, Skrzypek T, Zięba E. Oxalate oxidase from Abortiporus biennis - protein localisation and gene sequence analysis. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 148:1307-1315. [PMID: 31739051 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We have described for the first time the localisation of oxalate oxidase (OXO, EC 1.2.3.4) in Abortiporus biennis cells, using histochemical and immunochemical methods coupled with transmission electron microscopy. Rabbit anti-oxalate oxidase immunoglobulins with anti-rabbit secondary antibody conjugated with 10-nm gold particles were used. Moreover, the formation of electron dense precipitation of reaction of diaminobenzidine (DAB) with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) for histochemical localisation of the enzyme was found. OXO was localised close to the membranous structures of the cell membranes, in membranous vesicles located close to the outer cell membrane, and vacuolar membranes surrounding vacuoles. The positive immunoreaction to OXO was also intense in cell wall areas. Moreover, we proved that gene coding for OXO was expressed in the same cultures. Corresponding mRNA was isolated, full length cDNA was synthesized, cloned and sequenced. Two copies of cupin domains were found in the sequence of amino-acids conserved domain coding for the cupin enzyme. Comparison of the genomic DNA and cDNA sequences has revealed the presence of seventeen introns in the gene. The isoelectric point of the protein was estimated at pH 4.5 and several possible N-glycosylation sites were predicted.
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- Marcin Grąz
- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, Lublin 20-033, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, Lublin 20-033, Poland
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- Department of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, Lublin 20-033, Poland; Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, Lublin 20-033, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, Lublin 20-033, Poland
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- Department of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, Lublin 20-033, Poland; Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, Lublin 20-033, Poland
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Confocal and Electron Microscopy Laboratory, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1J, Lublin, Poland
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Confocal and Electron Microscopy Laboratory, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1J, Lublin, Poland
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Antagonism against soil nematodes and plant pathogens and test of oxide solubilization in a subtropical wood-decay mushroom. Trop Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42965-020-00071-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Xu YH, Brandl H, Osterwalder S, Elzinga EJ, Huang JH. Vanadium-basidiomycete fungi interaction and its impact on vanadium biogeochemistry. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 130:104891. [PMID: 31234005 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Fungi are well known to strongly interact with metals, thereby influencing metal biogeochemistry in the terrestrial environment. To assess and quantify potential fungi-vanadium (V) interactions, Amanita muscaria, Armillaria cepistipes, Xerocomus badius and Bjerkandera adusta were cultured in media containing soluble V (VOSO4 or NaVO3) or solid-phase V of different chemical forms and oxidation state (V2O3, VO2, V2O5, or V-Ti magnetite slag). All fungi underwent physiological and structural changes, as revealed by alterations in FT-IR peak positions and intensities relative to the control, and morphological changes of mycelia, as observed by scanning electron microscopy. The diametric growth size generally decreased with decreasing oxidation state of V and with increasing concentrations of VOSO4 and NaVO3, implying that V toxicity is dependent on V speciation. The tolerance index, the ratio of treated and control mycelium (dry weight), shows different tendencies, suggesting additional factors influencing fungi weight, such as the formation of extrahyphal crystals. Vanadium accumulation from VOSO4 and NaVO3 medium in all fungi (up to 51.3 mg g-1) shows the potential of fungi to immobilise soluble V, thereby reducing its impacts on environmental and human health. Uptake and accumulation of V in slag was insignificant, reflecting the association of slag V with insoluble crystalline materials. The fungal accumulation of V in medium amended with V-oxides demonstrates the ability of fungi to solubilise solid-phase V compounds, thereby introducing previously immobile V into the V biogeochemical cycle and into the food chain where it may impact ecological and human health. A.muscaria lowered the pH of the medium substantially during cultivation, indicating acidolysis and complexolysis via excretion of organic acids (e.g. oxalic acid). Oxidation of VOSO4 was observed by a colour change of the medium to yellow during B. adusta cultivation, revealing the role of fungally-mediated redox transformation in V (im)mobilisation. The calculated removal efficiencies of soluble V were 40-90% for A. cepistipes and X. badius, but a much lower recovery (0-20%) was observed from V oxides and slag (0-20%) by all fungi. This suggests the probable application of fungi for bio-remediation of mobile/soluble V in contaminated soils but not of V incorporated in the lattice of soil minerals.
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- Yu-Hui Xu
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Soil Institute, Sichuan Academy of Environmental Sciences, 610041 Chengdu, China
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Huang D, Li T, Xu P, Zeng G, Chen M, Lai C, Cheng M, Guo X, Chen S, Li Z. Deciphering the Fenton-reaction-aid lignocellulose degradation pattern by Phanerochaete chrysosporium with ferroferric oxide nanomaterials: Enzyme secretion, straw humification and structural alteration. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 276:335-342. [PMID: 30641332 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nowadays, Nano-biotechnology is emerging to be one of the most promising tools in environmental remediation. In this study, the degradation efficiency of lignocellulose by white-rot fungi was improved by addition of Fe3O4 nanomaterials (NMs) in solid-state fermentation. The highly-ordered cellulose crystalline was demonstrated to be broken down through infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and crystallinity index analysis. The decay of fluorescence intensity presented a lower degree of aromatic polycondensation and less conjugated chromophores in lignocellulose. Mechanistic analysis showed that NMs participated in the Fenton reaction and affected lignocellulose biodegradation process by regulating enzyme secretion. Specifically, the time variation curves of hydroxyl radicals and Fe2+ were discussed to illustrate the degradation pattern. The NMs remained stable after the fermentation and were possible to be recycled for the next cycle. All the results support that the synergism of Fe3O4 NMs and white-rot fungi would be a promising research direction in lignocellulose treatment.
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- Danlian Huang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Tláskal V, Zrustová P, Vrška T, Baldrian P. Bacteria associated with decomposing dead wood in a natural temperate forest. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 93:4604780. [PMID: 29126113 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Dead wood represents an important pool of organic matter in forests and is one of the sources of soil formation. It has been shown to harbour diverse communities of bacteria, but their roles in this habitat are still poorly understood. Here, we describe the bacterial communities in the dead wood of Abies alba, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica in a temperate natural forest in Central Europe. An analysis of environmental factors showed that decomposing time along with pH and water content was the strongest drivers of community composition. Bacterial biomass positively correlated with N content and increased with decomposition along with the concurrent decrease in the fungal/bacterial biomass ratio. Rhizobiales and Acidobacteriales were abundant bacterial orders throughout the whole decay process, but many bacterial taxa were specific either for young (<15 years) or old dead wood. During early decomposition, bacterial genera able to fix N2 and to use simple C1 compounds (e.g. Yersinia and Methylomonas) were frequent, while wood in advanced decay was rich in taxa typical of forest soils (e.g. Bradyrhizobium and Rhodoplanes). Although the bacterial contribution to dead wood turnover remains unclear, the community composition appears to reflect the changing conditions of the substrate and suggests broad metabolic capacities of its members.
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- Vojtech Tláskal
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Vídenská 1083, 14220 Praha 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Vídenská 1083, 14220 Praha 4, Czech Republic
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- Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Lidická 25/27, Brno 60200, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Vídenská 1083, 14220 Praha 4, Czech Republic
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Grąz M, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A, Janusz G, Mazur A, Wielbo J, Koper P, Żebracki K, Kubik-Komar A. Transcriptome-based analysis of the saprophytic fungus Abortiporus biennis – response to oxalic acid. Microbiol Res 2017; 199:79-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Grąz M, Pawlikowska-Pawlęga B, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A. Intracellular distribution of cadmium during the growth of Abortiporus biennis on cadmium-amended media. Can J Microbiol 2015; 61:545-54. [PMID: 26114405 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Heavy metals are difficult to remediate and traditional remedial processes are expensive, so bioremediation technology using bacteria, fungi, or plants is of interest. Many studies have demonstrated that basidiomycetes fungi are able to growth under heavy metals stress. In this study the distribution of cadmium (Cd) in Abortiporus biennis cells was studied. Cd accumulated especially within cytoplasm and its presence caused changes in the cytoplasm appearance, which became denser in comparison to the cytoplasm of control cells. Vacuolization of cytoplasm and periplasmic region in A. biennis cells was also observed. The growth rate of A. biennis was inhibited up to 75% during the growth on medium amended with 1 mmol/L cadmium oxide. The presence of Cd in growing media inhibited oxalic acid secretion by A. biennis, but oxalate concentration increased together with elevated Cd concentration in growing medium. The influence of initial pH of growing media on the accumulation of Cd by A. biennis was also observed. The highest accumulation of Cd in mycelium was detected during A. biennis growth on media with a pH of 6. Studies addressing metals uptake by fungi and metal distribution in fungal cells may allow these organisms to be applied in bioremediation processes more effectively or to be used as bioindicators of contaminated environmental pollutions.
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- Marcin Grąz
- a Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- b Department of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.,c Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- a Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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Osińska-Jaroszuk M, Wlizło K, Szałapata K, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A. Correlation between the production of exopolysaccharides and oxalic acid secretion by Ganoderma applanatum and Tyromyces palustris. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 30:3065-74. [PMID: 25178492 PMCID: PMC4210633 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1733-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The secretion of exopolysaccharides and oxalic acid in cultures of a white rot Ganoderma applanatum strain and a brown rot Tyromyces palustris strain were tested in terms of culture time, pH range, and temperature. The high yield of exopolysaccharides (EPS) required a moderate temperature of 28 °C for G. applanatum and 20 °C for T. palustris. G. applanatum and T. palustris accumulated more EPS when the concentration of the carbon source (maltose for G. applanatum and fructose for T. palustris) was 30 g/L. The results indicate that the production of oxalic acid by G. applanatum is correlated with the initial pH value of the culture medium and the concentration of oxalic acid increased to 1.66 ± 0.2 mM at the initial pH of 6.5 during the fungal growth. During the growth of T. palustris, the reduction of the initial pH value of the growing medium lowered the oxalic acid concentration from 7.7 ± 0.6 mM at pH 6.0 to 1.99 ± 0.2 mM at pH 3.5. T. palustris accumulated considerably more oxalic acid than G. applanatum and its presence did not affect significantly the production of exopolysaccharides. We also observed that the maximum amounts of exopolysaccharides secreted during cultivation of G. applanatum and T. palustris were 45.8 ± 1.2 and 19.1 ± 1.2 g/L, respectively.
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- Monika Osińska-Jaroszuk
- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka Street 19, 20-033, Lublin, Poland,
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Oxalate production by fungi: significance in geomycology, biodeterioration and bioremediation. FUNGAL BIOL REV 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Jaszek M, Kos K, Matuszewska A, Grąz M, Stefaniuk D, Osińska-Jaroszuk M, Prendecka M, Jóźwik E, Grzywnowicz K. Effective stimulation of the biotechnological potential of the medicinal white rot fungus: Phellinus pini by menadione-mediated oxidative stress. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 174:644-56. [PMID: 25086919 PMCID: PMC4149882 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The effect of menadione (MQ; 2-methyl-1,4-naphtoquinone), a superoxide-generating agent, on the natural biodegradation system in the medicinal white rot fungus Phellinus pini was determined. While measuring the activities of extracellular manganese-dependent peroxidase (MnP) and intracellular chitinase, it was found that the application of MQ (0.75 mM) distinctly stimulated the activities of these enzymes in comparison to the control values (without MQ). Using the capillary electrophoresis (CE) method, an increase in the extracellular oxalic acid (OXA) concentration was detected during the first days after the addition of MQ. It was observed that the rate of intracellular proteolysis at pH 3.5 evidently decreased under oxidative stress conditions. Contrary to these results, the activities of serine proteases at pH 9.5 measured against fluorogenic peptide substrates distinctly increased in stressed cultures. The MQ treatment also caused an evident increase in the catalase (CAT) activity, as well as the levels of superoxide anion radicals (SORs), formaldehyde (FA), and phenolic compounds (PHC) in the experimental cultures. The results obtained confirm that prooxidants may find application as an effective way to stimulate biotechnological production of MnP and chitinase by white rot fungi.
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- Magdalena Jaszek
- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Human Physiology, Medical University, 11 Radziwiłłowska Street, 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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Cadmium induced oxalic acid secretion and its role in metal uptake and detoxification mechanisms in Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:435-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5986-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gene expression analysis of copper tolerance and wood decay in the brown rot fungus Fibroporia radiculosa. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 79:1523-33. [PMID: 23263965 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02916-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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High-throughput transcriptomics was used to identify Fibroporia radiculosa genes that were differentially regulated during colonization of wood treated with a copper-based preservative. The transcriptome was profiled at two time points while the fungus was growing on wood treated with micronized copper quat (MCQ). A total of 917 transcripts were differentially expressed. Fifty-eight of these genes were more highly expressed when the MCQ was protecting the wood from strength loss and had putative functions related to oxalate production/degradation, laccase activity, quinone biosynthesis, pectin degradation, ATP production, cytochrome P450 activity, signal transduction, and transcriptional regulation. Sixty-one genes were more highly expressed when the MCQ lost its effectiveness (>50% strength loss) and had functions related to oxalate degradation; cytochrome P450 activity; H(2)O(2) production and degradation; degradation of cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin; hexose transport; membrane glycerophospholipid metabolism; and cell wall chemistry. Ten of these differentially regulated genes were quantified by reverse transcriptase PCR for a more in-depth study (4 time points on wood with or without MCQ treatment). Our results showed that MCQ induced higher than normal levels of expression for four genes (putative annotations for isocitrate lyase, glyoxylate dehydrogenase, laccase, and oxalate decarboxylase 1), while four other genes (putative annotations for oxalate decarboxylase 2, aryl alcohol oxidase, glycoside hydrolase 5, and glycoside hydrolase 10) were repressed. The significance of these results is that we have identified several genes that appear to be coregulated, with putative functions related to copper tolerance and/or wood decay.
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Yadav S, Srivastava AK, Singh DP, Arora DK. Isolation of oxalic acid tolerating fungi and decipherization of its potential to control Sclerotinia sclerotiorum through oxalate oxidase like protein. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 28:3197-206. [PMID: 22864600 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1130-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oxalic acid plays major role in the pathogenesis by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; it lowers the pH of nearby environment and creates the favorable condition for the infection. In this study we examined the degradation of oxalic acid through oxalate oxidase and biocontrol of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. A survey was conducted to collect the rhizospheric soil samples from Indo-Gangetic Plains of India to isolate the efficient fungal strains able to tolerate oxalic acid. A total of 120 fungal strains were isolated from root adhering soils of different vegetable crops. Out of 120 strains a total of 80 isolates were able to grow at 10 mM of oxalic acid whereas only 15 isolates were grow at 50 mM of oxalic acid concentration. Then we examined the antagonistic activity of the 15 isolates against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. These strains potentially inhibit the growth of the test pathogen. A total of three potential strains and two standard cultures of fungi were tested for the oxalate oxidase activity. Strains S7 showed the maximum degradation of oxalic acid (23 %) after 60 min of incubation with fungal extract having oxalate oxidase activity. Microscopic observation and ITS (internally transcribed spacers) sequencing categorized the potential fungal strains into the Aspergillus, Fusarium and Trichoderma. Trichoderma sp. are well studied biocontrol agent and interestingly we also found the oxalate oxidase type activity in these strains which further strengthens the potentiality of these biocontrol agents.
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- Shivani Yadav
- National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh 275101, India.
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Grąz M, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A. Oxalic acid, versatile peroxidase secretion and chelating ability of Bjerkandera fumosa in rich and limited culture conditions. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 27:1885-1891. [PMID: 21892253 PMCID: PMC3140919 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0647-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Efficient ligninolytic systems of wood-degrading fungi include not only oxidizing enzymes, but also low-molecular-weight effectors. The ability of Bjerkandera fumosa to secrete oxalic acid and versatile peroxidase (VP) in nitrogen-rich and nitrogen-limited media was studied. Higher activity of VP was determined in the nitrogen-limited media but greater concentration of oxalic acid was observed in the cultures of B. fumosa without nitrogen limitation. Ferric ions chelating ability of Bjerkandera fumosa studied in ferric ions limited media was correlated with the increased level of oxalic acid. The presence of hydroxamate-type siderophores in B. fumosa media were also detected. Oxalate decarboxylase was found to be responsible for regulation of oxalic acid concentration in the tested B. fumosa cultures.
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- Marcin Grąz
- Department of Biochemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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Mäkelä MR, Hildén K, Lundell TK. Oxalate decarboxylase: biotechnological update and prevalence of the enzyme in filamentous fungi. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:801-14. [PMID: 20464388 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2650-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Revised: 04/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Oxalate decarboxylase (ODC) is a manganese-containing, multimeric enzyme of the cupin protein superfamily. ODC is one of the three enzymes identified to decompose oxalic acid and oxalate, and within ODC catalysis, oxalate is split into formate and CO(2). This primarily intracellular enzyme is found in fungi and bacteria, and currently the best characterized enzyme is the Bacillus subtilis OxdC. Although the physiological role of ODC is yet unidentified, the feasibility of this enzyme in diverse biotechnological applications has been recognized for a long time. ODC could be exploited, e.g., in diagnostics, therapeutics, process industry, and agriculture. So far, the sources of ODC enzyme have been limited including only a few fungal and bacterial species. Thus, there is potential for identification and cloning of new ODC variants with diverse biochemical properties allowing e.g. more enzyme fitness to process applications. This review gives an insight to current knowledge on the biochemical characteristics of ODC, and the relevance of oxalate-converting enzymes in biotechnological applications. Particular emphasis is given to fungal enzymes and the inter-connection of ODC to fungal metabolism of oxalic acid.
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- Miia R Mäkelä
- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology, Viikki Biocenter 1, P.O.B. 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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Grąz M, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A, Pawlikowska-Pawlęga B. Abortiporus biennis tolerance to insoluble metal oxides: oxalate secretion, oxalate oxidase activity, and mycelial morphology. Biometals 2008; 22:401-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-008-9176-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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