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Herzig M, Hyötyläinen T, Vettese GF, Law GTW, Vierinen T, Bomberg M. Altering environmental conditions induce shifts in simulated deep terrestrial subsurface bacterial communities-Secretion of primary and secondary metabolites. Environ Microbiol 2024; 26:e16552. [PMID: 38098179 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The deep terrestrial subsurface (DTS) harbours a striking diversity of microorganisms. However, systematic research on microbial metabolism, and how varying groundwater composition affects the bacterial communities and metabolites in these environments is lacking. In this study, DTS groundwater bacterial consortia from two Fennoscandian Shield sites were enriched and studied. We found that the enriched communities from the two sites consisted of distinct bacterial taxa, and alterations in the growth medium composition induced changes in cell counts. The lack of an exogenous organic carbon source (ECS) caused a notable increase in lipid metabolism in one community, while in the other, carbon starvation resulted in low overall metabolism, suggesting a dormant state. ECS supplementation increased CO2 production and SO4 2- utilisation, suggesting activation of a dissimilatory sulphate reduction pathway and sulphate-reducer-dominated total metabolism. However, both communities shared common universal metabolic features, most probably involving pathways needed for the maintenance of cell homeostasis (e.g., mevalonic acid pathway). Collectively, our findings indicate that the most important metabolites related to microbial reactions under varying growth conditions in enriched DTS communities include, but are not limited to, those linked to cell homeostasis, osmoregulation, lipid biosynthesis and degradation, dissimilatory sulphate reduction and isoprenoid production.
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- Merja Herzig
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
- Radiochemistry Unit, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Science and Technology, EnForce, Environment and Health and Systems Medicine, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Radiochemistry Unit, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Radiochemistry Unit, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Radiochemistry Unit, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
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Shen ZQ, Jiang JH, Li CT, Li Y, Zhou LW. Genome Re-Annotation and Transcriptome Analyses of Sanghuangporus sanghuang. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9050505. [PMID: 37233216 DOI: 10.3390/jof9050505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Sanghuangporus sanghuang, the generic type of Sanghuangporus belonging to Hymenochaetaceae, is a precious medicinal wood-inhabiting macrofungus with high commercial potential. To facilitate the medicinal utilization of this fungal resource, transcriptome sequences are newly generated from S. sanghuang strain MS2. In association with the previously generated genome sequences from the same strain by our lab and all available fungal homologous protein sequences in the UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Protein Sequence Database, a new methodology was employed for genome assembly and annotation. A total of 13,531 protein-coding genes were identified from the new version of the genome of S. sanghuang strain MS2 with a complete BUSCOs of 92.8%, which indicates a remarkable improvement in the accuracy and completeness of the genome assembly. In general, more genes involved in medicinal functions were annotated compared with the original version of the genome annotation, and most of these genes were also found in the transcriptome data of the currently sampled growth period. Given the above, the current genomic and transcriptomic data provides valuable insights into the evolution and metabolites analysis of S. sanghuang.
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- Zi-Qi Shen
- Internationally Cooperative Research Center of China for New Germplasm Breading of Edible Mushroom, Ministry of Science and Technology, Changchun 130118, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Internationally Cooperative Research Center of China for New Germplasm Breading of Edible Mushroom, Ministry of Science and Technology, Changchun 130118, China
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- Internationally Cooperative Research Center of China for New Germplasm Breading of Edible Mushroom, Ministry of Science and Technology, Changchun 130118, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Hassan S, Ganai BA. Deciphering the recent trends in pesticide bioremediation using genome editing and multi-omics approaches: a review. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:151. [PMID: 37029313 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03603-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Pesticide pollution in recent times has emerged as a grave environmental problem contaminating both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems owing to their widespread use. Bioremediation using gene editing and system biology could be developed as an eco-friendly and proficient tool to remediate pesticide-contaminated sites due to its advantages and greater public acceptance over the physical and chemical methods. However, it is indispensable to understand the different aspects associated with microbial metabolism and their physiology for efficient pesticide remediation. Therefore, this review paper analyses the different gene editing tools and multi-omics methods in microbes to produce relevant evidence regarding genes, proteins and metabolites associated with pesticide remediation and the approaches to contend against pesticide-induced stress. We systematically discussed and analyzed the recent reports (2015-2022) on multi-omics methods for pesticide degradation to elucidate the mechanisms and the recent advances associated with the behaviour of microbes under diverse environmental conditions. This study envisages that CRISPR-Cas, ZFN and TALEN as gene editing tools utilizing Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli and Achromobacter sp. can be employed for remediation of chlorpyrifos, parathion-methyl, carbaryl, triphenyltin and triazophos by creating gRNA for expressing specific genes for the bioremediation. Similarly, systems biology accompanying multi-omics tactics revealed that microbial strains from Paenibacillus, Pseudomonas putida, Burkholderia cenocepacia, Rhodococcus sp. and Pencillium oxalicum are capable of degrading deltamethrin, p-nitrophenol, chlorimuron-ethyl and nicosulfuron. This review lends notable insights into the research gaps and provides potential solutions for pesticide remediation by using different microbe-assisted technologies. The inferences drawn from the current study will help researchers, ecologists, and decision-makers gain comprehensive knowledge of value and application of systems biology and gene editing in bioremediation assessments.
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- Shahnawaz Hassan
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India.
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- Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, India.
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Millar-Wilson A, Ward Ó, Duffy E, Hardiman G. Multiscale modeling in the framework of biological systems and its potential for spaceflight biology studies. iScience 2022; 25:105421. [DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Loss of the Rhodobacter capsulatus Serine Acetyl Transferase Gene, cysE1, Impairs Gene Transfer by Gene Transfer Agents and Biofilm Phenotypes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0094422. [PMID: 36098534 PMCID: PMC9552610 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00944-22] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Biofilms are widespread in the environment, where they allow bacterial species to survive adverse conditions. Cells in biofilms are densely packed, and this proximity is likely to increase the frequency of horizontal gene transfer. Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are domesticated viruses with the potential to spread any gene between bacteria. GTA production is normally restricted to a small subpopulation of bacteria, and regulation of GTA loci is highly coordinated, but the environmental conditions that favor GTA production are poorly understood. Here, we identified a serine acetyltransferase gene, cysE1, in Rhodobacter capsulatus that is required for optimal receipt of GTA DNA, accumulation of extracellular polysaccharide, and biofilm formation. The cysE1 gene is directly downstream of the core Rhodobacter-like GTA (RcGTA) structural gene cluster and upregulated in an RcGTA overproducer strain, although it is expressed on a separate transcript. The data we present suggest that GTA production and biofilm are coregulated, which could have important implications for the study of rapid bacterial evolution and understanding the full impact of GTAs in the environment. IMPORTANCE Direct exchange of genes between bacteria leads to rapid evolution and is the major factor underlying the spread of antibiotic resistance. Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are an unusual but understudied mechanism for genetic exchange that are capable of transferring any gene from one bacterium to another, and therefore, GTAs are likely to be important factors in genome plasticity in the environment. Despite the potential impact of GTAs, our knowledge of their regulation is incomplete. In this paper, we present evidence that elements of the cysteine biosynthesis pathway are involved in coregulation of various phenotypes required for optimal biofilm formation by Rhodobacter capsulatus and successful infection by the archetypal RcGTA. Establishing the regulatory mechanisms controlling GTA-mediated gene transfer is a key stepping stone to allow a full understanding of their role in the environment and wider impact.
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Góngora E, Chen YJ, Ellis M, Okshevsky M, Whyte L. Hydrocarbon bioremediation on Arctic shorelines: Historic perspective and roadway to the future. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119247. [PMID: 35390417 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Climate change has become one of the greatest concerns of the past few decades. In particular, global warming is a growing threat to the Canadian high Arctic and other polar regions. By the middle of this century, an increase in the annual mean temperature of 1.8 °C-2.7 °C for the Canadian North is predicted. Rising temperatures lead to a significant decrease of the sea ice area covered in the Northwest Passage. As a consequence, a surge of maritime activity in that region increases the risk of hydrocarbon pollution due to accidental fuel spills. In this review, we focus on bioremediation approaches on Arctic shorelines. We summarize historical experimental spill studies conducted at Svalbard, Baffin Island, and the Kerguelen Archipelago, and review contemporary studies that used modern omics techniques in various environments. We discuss how omics approaches can facilitate our understanding of Arctic shoreline bioremediation and identify promising research areas that should be further explored. We conclude that specific environmental conditions strongly alter bioremediation outcomes in Arctic environments and future studies must therefore focus on correlating these diverse parameters with the efficacy of hydrocarbon biodegradation.
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- Esteban Góngora
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada.
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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A Review on Biotechnological Approaches Applied for Marine Hydrocarbon Spills Remediation. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10071289. [PMID: 35889007 PMCID: PMC9324126 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10071289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The increasing demand for petroleum products generates needs for innovative and reliable methods for cleaning up crude oil spills. Annually, several oil spills occur around the world, which brings numerous ecological and environmental disasters on the surface of deep seawaters like oceans. Biological and physico-chemical remediation technologies can be efficient in terms of spill cleanup and microorganisms—mainly bacteria—are the main ones responsible for petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) degradation such as crude oil. Currently, biodegradation is considered as one of the most sustainable and efficient techniques for the removal of PHCs. However, environmental factors associated with the functioning and performance of microorganisms involved in hydrocarbon-degradation have remained relatively unclear. This has limited our understanding on how to select and inoculate microorganisms within technologies of cleaning and to optimize physico-chemical remediation and degradation methods. This review article presents the latest discoveries in bioremediation techniques such as biostimulation, bioaugmentation, and biosurfactants as well as immobilization strategies for increasing the efficiency. Besides, environmental affecting factors and microbial strains engaged in bioremediation and biodegradation of PHCs in marines are discussed.
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Emulating Deep-Sea Bioremediation: Oil Plume Degradation by Undisturbed Deep-Sea Microbial Communities Using a High-Pressure Sampling and Experimentation System. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15134525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Hydrocarbon biodegradation rates in the deep-sea have been largely determined under atmospheric pressure, which may lead to non-representative results. In this work, we aim to study the response of deep-sea microbial communities of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMS) to oil contamination at in situ environmental conditions and provide representative biodegradation rates. Seawater from a 600 to 1000 m depth was collected using a high-pressure (HP) sampling device equipped with a unidirectional check-valve, without depressurization upon retrieval. The sample was then passed into a HP-reactor via a piston pump without pressure disruption and used for a time-series oil biodegradation experiment at plume concentrations, with and without dispersant application, at 10 MPa and 14 °C. The experimental results demonstrated a high capacity of indigenous microbial communities in the deep EMS for alkane degradation regardless of dispersant application (>70%), while PAHs were highly degraded when oil was dispersed (>90%) and presented very low half-lives (19.4 to 2.2 days), compared to published data. To our knowledge, this is the first emulation study of deep-sea bioremediation using undisturbed deep-sea microbial communities.
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Iquebal MA, Jagannadham J, Jaiswal S, Prabha R, Rai A, Kumar D. Potential Use of Microbial Community Genomes in Various Dimensions of Agriculture Productivity and Its Management: A Review. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:708335. [PMID: 35655999 PMCID: PMC9152772 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.708335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Agricultural productivity is highly influenced by its associated microbial community. With advancements in omics technology, metagenomics is known to play a vital role in microbial world studies by unlocking the uncultured microbial populations present in the environment. Metagenomics is a diagnostic tool to target unique signature loci of plant and animal pathogens as well as beneficial microorganisms from samples. Here, we reviewed various aspects of metagenomics from experimental methods to techniques used for sequencing, as well as diversified computational resources, including databases and software tools. Exhaustive focus and study are conducted on the application of metagenomics in agriculture, deciphering various areas, including pathogen and plant disease identification, disease resistance breeding, plant pest control, weed management, abiotic stress management, post-harvest management, discoveries in agriculture, source of novel molecules/compounds, biosurfactants and natural product, identification of biosynthetic molecules, use in genetically modified crops, and antibiotic-resistant genes. Metagenomics-wide association studies study in agriculture on crop productivity rates, intercropping analysis, and agronomic field is analyzed. This article is the first of its comprehensive study and prospects from an agriculture perspective, focusing on a wider range of applications of metagenomics and its association studies.
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- Mir Asif Iquebal
- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India
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From Surface Water to the Deep Sea: A Review on Factors Affecting the Biodegradation of Spilled Oil in Marine Environment. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse10030426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Over the past century, the demand for petroleum products has increased rapidly, leading to higher oil extraction, processing and transportation, which result in numerous oil spills in coastal-marine environments. As the spilled oil can negatively affect the coastal-marine ecosystems, its transport and fates captured a significant interest of the scientific community and regulatory agencies. Typically, the environment has natural mechanisms (e.g., photooxidation, biodegradation, evaporation) to weather/degrade and remove the spilled oil from the environment. Among various oil weathering mechanisms, biodegradation by naturally occurring bacterial populations removes a majority of spilled oil, thus the focus on bioremediation has increased significantly. Helping in the marginal recognition of this promising technique for oil-spill degradation, this paper reviews recently published articles that will help broaden the understanding of the factors affecting biodegradation of spilled oil in coastal-marine environments. The goal of this review is to examine the effects of various environmental variables that contribute to oil degradation in the coastal-marine environments, as well as the factors that influence these processes. Physico-chemical parameters such as temperature, oxygen level, pressure, shoreline energy, salinity, and pH are taken into account. In general, increase in temperature, exposure to sunlight (photooxidation), dissolved oxygen (DO), nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium), shoreline energy (physical advection—waves) and diverse hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms consortium were found to increase spilled oil degradation in marine environments. In contrast, higher initial oil concentration and seawater pressure can lower oil degradation rates. There is limited information on the influences of seawater pH and salinity on oil degradation, thus warranting additional research. This comprehensive review can be used as a guide for bioremediation modeling and mitigating future oil spill pollution in the marine environment by utilizing the bacteria adapted to certain conditions.
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Current Insight into Traditional and Modern Methods in Fungal Diversity Estimates. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8030226. [PMID: 35330228 PMCID: PMC8955040 DOI: 10.3390/jof8030226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of fungal identification, which rely mainly on morphological characteristics and modern use of DNA based molecular techniques, have proven to be very helpful to explore their taxonomic identity. In the present compilation, we provide detailed information on estimates of fungi provided by different mycologistsover time. Along with this, a comprehensive analysis of the importance of classical and molecular methods is also presented. In orderto understand the utility of genus and species specific markers in fungal identification, a polyphasic approach to investigate various fungi is also presented in this paper. An account of the study of various fungi based on culture-based and cultureindependent methods is also provided here to understand the development and significance of both approaches. The available information on classical and modern methods compiled in this study revealed that the DNA based molecular studies are still scant, and more studies are required to achieve the accurate estimation of fungi present on earth.
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Govindarajan A, Crum M, Adolacion J, Kiaghadi A, Acuña-Gonzalez E, Rifai HS, Willson RC. Sediment and their bacterial communities in an industrialized estuary after Hurricane Harvey. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 175:113359. [PMID: 35124375 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Estuaries experience variable physicochemical conditions, especially after hurricanes and due to anthropogenic sources of pollution. Their microbial communities are not as well understood in terms of community structure and diversity, particularly in response to stresses from pollution and severe events. This study presents a 16S rRNA-based description of sediment microbial communities in the Houston Ship Channel-Galveston Bay estuary after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. A total of 11 sites were sampled, and microbial genomic DNA was isolated from sediment. The presence and abundance of specific bacterial and archaeal taxa in the sediment indicated pollutant inputs from identified legacy sources. The abundance of certain microbial groups was explained by the mobilization of contaminated sediment and sediment transport due to Harvey. Several microorganisms involved in the biodegradation of xenobiotics were observed. The spatial occurrence of Dehalococcoidia, a degrader of persistent polychlorinated compounds, was explained in relation to sediment properties and contaminant concentrations.
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Engineering and Science, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Chen X, Feng L, Zheng W, Chen S, Yang Y, Xie S. Shifts in structure and function of bacterial community in river and fish pond sediments after a phenol spill. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:14987-14998. [PMID: 34622407 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16514-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phenol is widely used in industrial processes and has microbial toxicity. However, the effects of a phenol spill on the microbial community are not clear. The present study explored the changes of bacterial communities in river and fish pond sediments after a phenol spill. The bacterial richness and diversity in river sediments were lower on day 30 (36 days after the spill) than on day 0, while they increased in fish pond sediments. The structures and functions of bacterial communities in both river and fish pond sediments were changed, and a more dramatical variation was detected in fish pond sediments. In river sediments, Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Acidobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Nitrospirae were the major bacterial phyla, and Chloroflexi was enriched. In fish pond sediments, genera Brevibacillus dominated bacterial communities initially, and bacterial composition showed a dramatic change on day 30. Most predicted metabolism functions, as well as genetic information processing functions of translation, replication, and repair, were enhanced in both river and fish pond sediments, while they showed an opposite change trend for xenobiotic degradation function. This work could strengthen our understanding of the effects of phenol spills on sediment bacterial communities in both lotic and lentic ecosystems.
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- Xiuli Chen
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Guangzhou, 510655, China.
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Torres-Beltrán M, Vargas-Gastélum L, Magdaleno-Moncayo D, Riquelme M, Herguera-García JC, Prieto-Davó A, Lago-Lestón A. The metabolic core of the prokaryotic community from deep-sea sediments of the southern Gulf of Mexico shows different functional signatures between the continental slope and abyssal plain. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12474. [PMID: 34993013 PMCID: PMC8679910 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marine sediments harbor an outstanding level of microbial diversity supporting diverse metabolic activities. Sediments in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) are subjected to anthropic stressors including oil pollution with potential effects on microbial community structure and function that impact biogeochemical cycling. We used metagenomic analyses to provide significant insight into the potential metabolic capacity of the microbial community in Southern GoM deep sediments. We identified genes for hydrocarbon, nitrogen and sulfur metabolism mostly affiliated with Alpha and Betaproteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi and Firmicutes, in relation to the use of alternative carbon and energy sources to thrive under limiting growth conditions, and metabolic strategies to cope with environmental stressors. In addition, results show amino acids metabolism could be associated with sulfur metabolism carried out by Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi and Firmicutes, and may play a crucial role as a central carbon source to favor bacterial growth. We identified the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and aspartate, glutamate, glyoxylate and leucine degradation pathways, as part of the core carbon metabolism across samples. Further, microbial communities from the continental slope and abyssal plain show differential metabolic capacities to cope with environmental stressors such as oxidative stress and carbon limiting growth conditions, respectively. This research combined taxonomic and functional information of the microbial community from Southern GoM sediments to provide fundamental knowledge that links the prokaryotic structure to its potential function and which can be used as a baseline for future studies to model microbial community responses to environmental perturbations, as well as to develop more accurate mitigation and conservation strategies.
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- Mónica Torres-Beltrán
- Departamento de Innovación Biomédica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ecología Marina, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Departamento de Innovación Biomédica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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Chemical Diversity and Antimicrobial Potential of Cultivable Fungi from Deep-Sea Sediments of the Gulf of Mexico. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237328. [PMID: 34885908 PMCID: PMC8659086 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237328] [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: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A collection of 29 cultivable fungal strains isolated from deep-sea sediments of the Gulf of Mexico were cultivated under the “one strain, many compounds” approach to explore their chemical diversity and antimicrobial potential. From the 87 extracts tested, over 50% showed antimicrobial activity, and the most active ones were those from cultures grown at 4 °C in darkness for 60 days (resembling deep-sea temperature). PCA analysis of the LC-MS data of all the extracts confirmed that culture temperature is the primary factor in the variation of the 4462 metabolite features, accounting for 21.3% of the variation. The bioactivity-guided and conventional chemical studies of selected fungal strains allowed the identification of several active and specialized metabolites. Finally, metabolomics analysis by GNPS molecular networking and manual dereplication revealed the biosynthetic potential of these species to produce interesting chemistry. This work uncovers the chemical and biological study of marine-derived fungal strains from deep-sea sediments of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Tomasino MP, Aparício M, Ribeiro I, Santos F, Caetano M, Almeida CMR, de Fátima Carvalho M, Mucha AP. Diversity and Hydrocarbon-Degrading Potential of Deep-Sea Microbial Community from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, South of the Azores (North Atlantic Ocean). Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9112389. [PMID: 34835516 PMCID: PMC8620031 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9112389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Deep-sea sediments (DSS) are one of the largest biotopes on Earth and host a surprisingly diverse microbial community. The harsh conditions of this cold environment lower the rate of natural attenuation, allowing the petroleum pollutants to persist for a long time in deep marine sediments raising problematic environmental concerns. The present work aims to contribute to the study of DSS microbial resources as biotechnological tools for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon polluted environments. Four deep-sea sediment samples were collected in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, south of the Azores (North Atlantic Ocean). Their autochthonous microbial diversity was investigated by 16S rRNA metabarcoding analysis. In addition, a total of 26 deep-sea bacteria strains with the ability to utilize crude oil as their sole carbon and energy source were isolated from the DSS samples. Eight of them were selected for a novel hydrocarbonoclastic-bacterial consortium and their potential to degrade petroleum hydrocarbons was tested in a bioremediation experiment. Bioaugmentation treatments (with inoculum pre-grown either in sodium acetate or petroleum) showed an increase in degradation of the hydrocarbons comparatively to natural attenuation. Our results provide new insights into deep-ocean oil spill bioremediation by applying DSS hydrocarbon-degrading consortium in lab-scale microcosm to simulate an oil spill in natural seawater.
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- Maria Paola Tomasino
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
- Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P. Avenida de Brasília, 1449-006 Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
- School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (M.A.); (I.R.); (F.S.); (M.C.); (C.M.R.A.); (M.d.F.C.); (A.P.M.)
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 790, 4150-171 Porto, Portugal
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Nanjappa D, Liang Y, Bretherton L, Brown C, Quigg A, Irwin AJ, Finkel ZV. Contrasting transcriptomic responses of a microbial eukaryotic community to oil and dispersant. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 288:117774. [PMID: 34274645 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Dispersants can aid dispersion and biodegradation of oil in seawater, but the wider ecotoxicological effects of oil and dispersant to the base of marine food webs is unclear. Here we apply a metatranscriptomic approach to identify molecular responses of a natural marine microbial eukaryotic community to oil and chemically dispersed oil. Oil exposure stimulated the upregulation of ketogenesis in the eukaryotic community, which may alleviate carbon- and energy-limitation and reduce oxidative stress. In contrast, a chemically dispersed oil treatment stimulated eukaryotic genes and pathways consistent with nitrogen and oxygen depletion. These results suggest that the addition of dispersant may elevate bacterial biodegradation of crude oil, indirectly increasing competition for nitrogen between prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities as oxygen consumption induces bacterial anaerobic respiration and denitrification. Eukaryotic microbial communities may mitigate some of the negative effects of oil exposure such as reduced photosynthesis and elevated oxidative stress, through ketosis, but the addition of dispersant to the oil fundamentally alters the environmental and ecological conditions and therefore the biochemical response of the eukaryotic community.
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- Deepak Nanjappa
- Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
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- Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Environmental Science Program, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada
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- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Kamalanathan M, Schwehr KA, Labonté JM, Taylor C, Bergen C, Patterson N, Claflin N, Santschi PH, Quigg A. The Interplay of Phototrophic and Heterotrophic Microbes Under Oil Exposure: A Microcosm Study. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:675328. [PMID: 34408728 PMCID: PMC8366316 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.675328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microbial interactions influence nearly one-half of the global biogeochemical flux of major elements of the marine ecosystem. Despite their ecological importance, microbial interactions remain poorly understood and even less is known regarding the effects of anthropogenic perturbations on these microbial interactions. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposed the Gulf of Mexico to ∼4.9 million barrels of crude oil over 87 days. We determined the effects of oil exposure on microbial interactions using short- and long-term microcosm experiments with and without Macondo surrogate oil. Microbial activity determined using radiotracers revealed that oil exposure negatively affected substrate uptake by prokaryotes within 8 h and by eukaryotes over 72 h. Eukaryotic uptake of heterotrophic exopolymeric substances (EPS) was more severely affected than prokaryotic uptake of phototrophic EPS. In addition, our long-term exposure study showed severe effects on photosynthetic activity. Lastly, changes in microbial relative abundances and fewer co-occurrences among microbial species were mostly driven by photosynthetic activity, treatment (control vs. oil), and prokaryotic heterotrophic metabolism. Overall, oil exposure affected microbial co-occurrence and/or interactions possibly by direct reduction in abundance of one of the interacting community members and/or indirect by reduction in metabolism (substrate uptake or photosynthesis) of interacting members.
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- Manoj Kamalanathan
- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States.,Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States.,Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Shah RM, Hillyer KE, Stephenson S, Crosswell J, Karpe AV, Palombo EA, Jones OAH, Gorman D, Bodrossy L, van de Kamp J, Bissett A, Whiteley AS, Steven ADL, Beale DJ. Functional analysis of pristine estuarine marine sediments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 781:146526. [PMID: 33798899 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Traditional environmental monitoring techniques are well suited to resolving acute exposure effects but lack resolution in determining subtle shifts in ecosystem functions resulting from chronic exposure(s). Surveillance with sensitive omics-based technologies could bridge this gap but, to date, most omics-based environmental studies have focused on previously degraded environments, identifying key metabolic differences resulting from anthropogenic perturbations. Here, we apply omics-based approaches to pristine environments to establish blueprints of microbial functionality within healthy estuarine sediment communities. We collected surface sediments (n = 50) from four pristine estuaries along the Western Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia. Sediment microbiomes were analyzed for 16S rRNA amplicon sequences, central carbon metabolism metabolites and associated secondary metabolites via targeted and untargeted metabolic profiling methods. Multivariate statistical analyses indicated heterogeneity among all the sampled estuaries, however, taxa-function relationships could be established that predicted community metabolism potential. Twenty-four correlated gene-metabolite pathways were identified and used to establish sediment microbial blueprints of essential carbon metabolism and amino acid biosynthesis that were positively correlated with community metabolic function outputs (2-oxisocapraote, tryptophan, histidine citrulline and succinic acid). In addition, an increase in the 125 KEGG genes related to metal homeostasis and metal resistance was observed, although, none of the detected metabolites related to these specific genes upon integration. However, there was a correlation between metal abundance and functional genes related to Fe and Zn metabolism. Our results establish a baseline microbial blueprint for the pristine sediment microbiome, one that drives important ecosystem services and to which future ecosurveillance monitoring can be compared.
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- Rohan M Shah
- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia; Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, PO Box 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Battery Point, TAS 7004, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Battery Point, TAS 7004, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Battery Point, TAS 7004, Australia
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Floreat, WA 6014, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia.
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Mamet SD, Jimmo A, Conway A, Teymurazyan A, Talebitaher A, Papandreou Z, Chang YF, Shannon W, Peak D, Siciliano SD. Soil Buffering Capacity Can Be Used To Optimize Biostimulation of Psychrotrophic Hydrocarbon Remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:9864-9875. [PMID: 34170682 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Effective bioremediation of hydrocarbons requires innovative approaches to minimize phosphate precipitation in soils of different buffering capacities. Understanding the mechanisms underlying sustained stimulation of bacterial activity remains a key challenge for optimizing bioremediation-particularly in northern regions. Positron emission tomography (PET) can trace microbial activity within the naturally occurring soil structure of intact soils. Here, we use PET to test two hypotheses: (1) optimizing phosphate bioavailability in soil will outperform a generic biostimulatory solution in promoting hydrocarbon remediation and (2) oligotrophic biostimulation will be more effective than eutrophic approaches. In so doing, we highlight the key bacterial taxa that underlie aerobic and anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation in subarctic soils. In particular, we showed that (i) optimized phosphate bioavailability outperformed generic biostimulatory solutions in promoting hydrocarbon degradation, (ii) oligotrophic biostimulation is more effective than eutrophic approaches, and (iii) optimized biostimulatory solutions stimulated specific soil regions and bacterial consortia. The knowledge gleaned from this study will be crucial in developing field-scale biodegradation treatments for sustained stimulation of bacterial activity in northern regions.
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- Steven D Mamet
- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
- Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen 5063, Norway
- Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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Vaksmaa A, Knittel K, Abdala Asbun A, Goudriaan M, Ellrott A, Witte HJ, Vollmer I, Meirer F, Lott C, Weber M, Engelmann JC, Niemann H. Microbial Communities on Plastic Polymers in the Mediterranean Sea. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:673553. [PMID: 34220756 PMCID: PMC8243005 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.673553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Plastic particles in the ocean are typically covered with microbial biofilms, but it remains unclear whether distinct microbial communities colonize different polymer types. In this study, we analyzed microbial communities forming biofilms on floating microplastics in a bay of the island of Elba in the Mediterranean Sea. Raman spectroscopy revealed that the plastic particles mainly comprised polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) of which polyethylene and polypropylene particles were typically brittle and featured cracks. Fluorescence in situ hybridization and imaging by high-resolution microscopy revealed dense microbial biofilms on the polymer surfaces. Amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene showed that the bacterial communities on all plastic types consisted mainly of the orders Flavobacteriales, Rhodobacterales, Cytophagales, Rickettsiales, Alteromonadales, Chitinophagales, and Oceanospirillales. We found significant differences in the biofilm community composition on PE compared with PP and PS (on OTU and order level), which shows that different microbial communities colonize specific polymer types. Furthermore, the sequencing data also revealed a higher relative abundance of archaeal sequences on PS in comparison with PE or PP. We furthermore found a high occurrence, up to 17% of all sequences, of different hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria on all investigated plastic types. However, their functioning in the plastic-associated biofilm and potential role in plastic degradation needs further assessment.
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- Annika Vaksmaa
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands.,Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Reid T, Bergsveinson J. How Do the Players Play? A Post-Genomic Analysis Paradigm to Understand Aquatic Ecosystem Processes. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:662888. [PMID: 34026835 PMCID: PMC8138469 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.662888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Culture-independent and meta-omics sequencing methods have shed considerable light on the so-called “microbial dark matter” of Earth’s environmental microbiome, improving our understanding of phylogeny, the tree of life, and the vast functional diversity of microorganisms. This influx of sequence data has led to refined and reimagined hypotheses about the role and importance of microbial biomass, that paradoxically, sequencing approaches alone are unable to effectively test. Post-genomic approaches such as metabolomics are providing more sensitive and insightful data to unravel the fundamental operations and intricacies of microbial communities within aquatic systems. We assert that the implementation of integrated post-genomic approaches, specifically metabolomics and metatranscriptomics, is the new frontier of environmental microbiology and ecology, expanding conventional assessments toward a holistic systems biology understanding. Progressing beyond siloed phylogenetic assessments and cataloging of metabolites, toward integrated analysis of expression (metatranscriptomics) and activity (metabolomics) is the most effective approach to provide true insight into microbial contributions toward local and global ecosystem functions. This data in turn creates opportunity for improved regulatory guidelines, biomarker discovery and better integration of modeling frameworks. To that end, critical aquatic environmental issues related to climate change, such as ocean warming and acidification, contamination mitigation, and macro-organism health have reasonable opportunity of being addressed through such an integrative approach. Lastly, we argue that the “post-genomics” paradigm is well served to proactively address the systemic technical issues experienced throughout the genomics revolution and focus on collaborative assessment of field-wide experimental standards of sampling, bioinformatics and statistical treatments.
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- Thomas Reid
- Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- National Hydrology Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Dou R, Sun J, Lu J, Deng F, Yang C, Lu G, Dang Z. Bacterial communities and functional genes stimulated during phenanthrene degradation in soil by bio-microcapsules. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 212:111970. [PMID: 33517034 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.111970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In this study, a taxonomic and functional metagenomic method was used to investigate the difference produced between degrading bacteria immobilized in layer-by-layer assembly (LBL) microcapsules or not during the bioremediation of a soil polluted with phenanthrene (PHE). Bioaugmentation with LBL microcapsule immobilized degrading bacteria could result in different changes of native microbial communities, shifting the functional gene constructions of polluted soils. The LBL treatment enhanced PHE degradation (initial concentration of 100 mg kg-1 dry soil) by 60% after 25 d compared to the free bacteria (FB). The enhancing effect of PHE degradation produced by the LBL treatment was found to be significantly associated with some crucial phyla (e.g., Bacteroides, Gemmatimonadetes and Acidobacteria) and genera including Streptomyces, Ramlibacter, Mycobacterium, Phycicoccus, Gemmatirosa, Flavisolibacter, Micromonospora, Acid_Candidatus_Koribacter and Gemmatimonas. The main differences of functional metagenomics between LBL and FB treatments were observed in higher levels in metabolism of aromatic hydrocarbons and its related functions or enzymes in the former, e.g., membrane transport systems, binding, substrate transporter, cleavage enzymes, dehydrogenation, oxidase, esterase and glycosidase, greatly favoring PHE mineralization. Therefore, our results provide useful findings on understanding of how immobilization strategies can influence the taxonomic and functional gene composition in soils, as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) degradation.
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- Rongni Dou
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Process and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Process and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Process and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Curiel-Maciel NF, Martínez-Morales F, Licea-Navarro AF, Bertrand B, Aguilar-Guadarrama AB, Rosas-Galván NS, Morales-Guzmán D, Rivera-Gómez N, Gutiérrez-Ríos RM, Trejo-Hernández MR. Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae BAGM01 Producing a Thermostable and Alkaline-Tolerant Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant from the Gulf of Mexico. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 23:106-126. [PMID: 33215353 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-020-10006-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The search for novel biosurfactants (Bs) requires the isolation of microorganisms from different environments. The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is a geographical area active in the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons. Recent metagenomic and microbiologic studies in this area suggested a potential richness for novel Bs microbial producers. In this work, nineteen bacterial consortia from the GoM were isolated at different depths of the water column and marine sediments. Bs production from four bacterial consortia was detected by the CTAB test and their capacity to reduce surface tension (ST), emulsion index (EI24), and hemolytic activity. These bacterial consortia produced Bs in media supplemented with kerosene, diesel, or sucrose. Cultivable bacteria from these consortia were isolated and identified by bacterial polyphasic characterization. In some consortia, Enterobacter cloacae was the predominant specie. E. cloacae BAGM01 presented Bs activity in minimal medium and was selected to improve its Bs production using a Taguchi and Box-Behnken experimental design; this strain was able to grow and presented Bs activity at 35 g L-1 of NaCl. This Bs decreased ST to around 34.5 ± 0.56 mNm-1 and presented an EI24 of 71 ± 1.27%. Other properties of this Bs were thermal stability, stability in alkaline conditions, and stability at high salinity, conferring important and desirable characteristics in multiple industries. The analysis of the genome of E. cloacae BAGM01 showed the presence of rhlAB genes that have been reported in the synthesis of rhamnolipids, and alkAB genes that are related to the degradation of alkanes. The bioactive molecule was identified as a rhamnolipid after HPLC derivatization, 1H NMR, and UPLC-QTOF-MS analysis.
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- Nidya Fabiola Curiel-Maciel
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Unidad de Desarrollo e Investigación Biomédica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana 3918, Zona Playitas, 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Laboratorio de Física de Membranas Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad s/n, Col. Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Catedras-CONACYT, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Av. Universidad 655 Col. Santa María Ahuacatitlán, 6100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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Garayburu-Caruso VA, Danczak RE, Stegen JC, Renteria L, Mccall M, Goldman AE, Chu RK, Toyoda J, Resch CT, Torgeson JM, Wells J, Fansler S, Kumar S, Graham EB. Using Community Science to Reveal the Global Chemogeography of River Metabolomes. Metabolites 2020; 10:518. [PMID: 33419380 PMCID: PMC7767024 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10120518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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River corridor metabolomes reflect organic matter (OM) processing that drives aquatic biogeochemical cycles. Recent work highlights the power of ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry for understanding metabolome composition and river corridor metabolism. However, there have been no studies on the global chemogeography of surface water and sediment metabolomes using ultrahigh-resolution techniques. Here, we describe a community science effort from the Worldwide Hydrobiogeochemistry Observation Network for Dynamic River Systems (WHONDRS) consortium to characterize global metabolomes in surface water and sediment that span multiple stream orders and biomes. We describe the distribution of key aspects of metabolomes including elemental groups, chemical classes, indices, and inferred biochemical transformations. We show that metabolomes significantly differ across surface water and sediment and that surface water metabolomes are more rich and variable. We also use inferred biochemical transformations to identify core metabolic processes shared among surface water and sediment. Finally, we observe significant spatial variation in sediment metabolites between rivers in the eastern and western portions of the contiguous United States. Our work not only provides a basis for understanding global patterns in river corridor biogeochemical cycles but also demonstrates that community science endeavors can enable global research projects that are unfeasible with traditional research models.
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- Vanessa A. Garayburu-Caruso
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (R.K.C.); (J.T.)
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (R.K.C.); (J.T.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA; (V.A.G.-C.); (R.E.D.); (J.C.S.); (L.R.); (M.M.); (A.E.G.); (C.T.R.); (J.M.T.); (S.F.); (S.K.)
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Freitas L, Appolinario L, Calegario G, Campeão M, Tschoeke D, Garcia G, Venancio IM, Cosenza CAN, Leomil L, Bernardes M, Albuquerque AL, Thompson C, Thompson F. Glacial-interglacial transitions in microbiomes recorded in deep-sea sediments from the western equatorial Atlantic. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 746:140904. [PMID: 32763595 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In the late Quaternary, glacial-interglacial transitions are marked by major environmental changes. Glacial periods in the western equatorial Atlantic (WEA) are characterized by high continental terrigenous input, which increases the proportion of terrestrial organic matter (e.g. lignin, alkanes), nutrients (e.g. iron and sulphur), and lower primary productivity. On the other hand, interglacials are characterized by lower continental contribution and maxima in primary productivity. Microbes can serve as biosensors of past conditions, but scarce information is available on deep-sea sediments in the WEA. The hypothesis put forward in this study is that past changes in climate conditions modulated the taxonomic/functional composition of microbes from deep sediment layers. To address this hypothesis, we collected samples from a marine sediment core located in the WEA, which covered the last 130 kyr. This region is influenced by the presence of the Amazon River plume, which outputs dissolved and particulate nutrients in vast oceanic regions, as well as the Parnaiba river plume. Core GL-1248 was analysed by shotgun metagenomics and geochemical analyses (alkane, lignin, perylene, sulphur). Two clusters (glacial and interglacial-deglacial) were found based on taxonomic and functional profiles of metagenomes. The interglacial period had a higher abundance of genes belonging to several sub-systems (e.g. DNA, RNA metabolism, cell division, chemotaxis, and respiration) that are consistent with a past environment with enhanced primary productivity. On the other hand, the abundance of Alcanivorax, Marinobacter, Kangiella and aromatic compounds that may serve as energy sources for these bacteria were higher in the glacial. The glacial period was enriched in genes for the metabolism of aromatic compounds, lipids, isoprenoids, iron, and Sulphur, consistent with enhanced fluvial input during the last glacial period. In contrast, interglacials have increased contents of more labile materials originating from phytoplankton (e.g. Prochlorococcus). This study provides new insights into the microbiome as climatic archives at geological timescales.
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- Lucas Freitas
- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (CPTEC), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; Gradutate Program on Geoscience (Geochemistry), Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Brazil
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- Gradutate Program on Geoscience (Geochemistry), Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Brazil
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- Gradutate Program on Geoscience (Geochemistry), Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SAGE-COPPE, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Vargas-Gastélum L, Riquelme M. The Mycobiota of the Deep Sea: What Omics Can Offer. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:E292. [PMID: 33228036 PMCID: PMC7699357 DOI: 10.3390/life10110292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The deep sea (>1000 m below sea level) represents one of the most extreme environments of the ocean. Despite exhibiting harsh abiotic conditions such as low temperatures, high hydrostatic pressure, high salinity concentrations, a low input of organic matter, and absence of light, the deep sea encompasses a great fungal diversity. For decades, most knowledge on the fungal diversity of the deep sea was obtained through culture-dependent techniques. More recently, with the latest advances of high-throughput next generation sequencing platforms, there has been a rapid increment in the number of studies using culture-independent techniques. This review brings into the spotlight the progress of the techniques used to assess the diversity and ecological role of the deep-sea mycobiota and provides an overview on how the omics technologies have contributed to gaining knowledge about fungi and their activity in poorly explored marine environments. Finally, current challenges and suggested coordinated efforts to overcome them are discussed.
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- Department of Microbiology, Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ctra.Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, Mexico;
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Chemical Profiling Provides Insights into the Metabolic Machinery of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Deep-Sea Microbes. mSystems 2020; 5:5/6/e00824-20. [PMID: 33172970 PMCID: PMC7657597 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00824-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marine microbes are known to degrade hydrocarbons; however, microbes inhabiting deep-sea sediments remain largely unexplored. Previous studies into the classical pathways of marine microbial metabolism reveal diverse chemistries; however, metabolic profiling of marine microbes cultured with hydrocarbons is limited. In this study, taxonomic (amplicon sequencing) profiles of two environmental deep-sea sediments (>1,200 m deep) were obtained, along with taxonomic and metabolomic (mass spectrometry-based metabolomics) profiles of microbes harbored in deep-sea sediments cultured with hydrocarbons as the sole energy source. Samples were collected from the Gulf of México (GM) and cultured for 28 days using simple (toluene, benzene, hexadecane, and naphthalene) and complex (petroleum API 40) hydrocarbon mixtures as the sole energy sources. The sediment samples harbored diverse microbial communities predominantly classified into Woeseiaceae and Kiloniellaceae families, whereas Pseudomonadaceae and Enterobacteriaceae families prevailed after sediments were cultured with hydrocarbons. Chemical profiling of microbial metabolomes revealed diverse chemical groups belonging primarily to the lipids and lipid-like molecules superclass, as well as the organoheterocyclic compound superclass (ClassyFire annotation). Metabolomic data and prediction of functional profiles indicated an increase in aromatic and alkane degradation in samples cultured with hydrocarbons. Previously unreported metabolites, identified as intermediates in the degradation of hydrocarbons, were annotated as hydroxylated polyunsaturated fatty acids and carboxylated benzene derivatives. In summary, this study used mass spectrometry-based metabolomics coupled to chemoinformatics to demonstrate how microbes from deep-sea sediments could be cultured in the presence of hydrocarbons. This study also highlights how this experimental approach can be used to increase the understanding of hydrocarbon degradation by deep-sea sediment microbes.IMPORTANCE High-throughput technologies and emerging informatics tools have significantly advanced knowledge of hydrocarbon metabolism by marine microbes. However, research into microbes inhabiting deep-sea sediments (>1,000 m) is limited compared to those found in shallow waters. In this study, a nontargeted and nonclassical approach was used to examine the diversity of bacterial taxa and the metabolic profiles of hydrocarbon-degrading deep-sea microbes. In conclusion, this study used metabolomics and chemoinformatics to demonstrate that microbes from deep-sea sediment origin thrive in the presence of toxic and difficult-to-metabolize hydrocarbons. Notably, this study provides evidence of previously unreported metabolites and the global chemical repertoire associated with the metabolism of hydrocarbons by deep-sea microbes.
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Kotoky R, Pandey P. Difference in the rhizosphere microbiome of Melia azedarach during removal of benzo(a)pyrene from cadmium co-contaminated soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 258:127175. [PMID: 32535435 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is a highly persistent biohazard polyaromatic hydrocarbon and often reported to be present in soils co-contaminated with heavy metals. The present study explains the rhizodegradation of BaP using bacterial consortium in the rhizosphere of Melia azedarach, along with a change in taxonomical and functional properties of the rhizosphere microbiome. The relative abundance of most dominant phylum Proteobacteria was 2% higher with BaP, while in the presence of both BaP and Cd, its abundance was 2.2% lower. Functional metagenome analysis also revealed the shifting of microbial community and functional gene abundance in the favor of xenobiotic compound degradation upon augmentation of bacterial consortium. Interestingly, upon the addition of BaP the range of functional abundance for genes of PAH degradation (0.165-0.19%), was found to be decreasing. However, augmentation of a bacterial consortium led to an increase in its abundance including genes for degradation of benzoate (0.55-0.64%), toluene (0.2-0.22%), naphthalene (0.25-0.295%) irrespective of the addition of BaP and Cd. Moreover, under greenhouse condition, the application of M. azedarach-bacterial consortium enhanced the degradation of BaP in the rhizosphere (88%) after 60 days, significantly higher than degradation in bulk soil (68.22%). The analysis also showed an increase in degradation of BaP by 15% with plant-native microbe association than in bulk soil. Therefore, the association of M. azedarach-bacterial consortium enhanced the degradation of BaP in soil along with the taxonomical and functional attributes of the rhizosphere microbiome.
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- Rhitu Kotoky
- Department of Microbiology, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, 788011, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, 788011, India.
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Chernikova TN, Bargiela R, Toshchakov SV, Shivaraman V, Lunev EA, Yakimov MM, Thomas DN, Golyshin PN. Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria Alcanivorax and Marinobacter Associated With Microalgae Pavlova lutheri and Nannochloropsis oculata. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:572931. [PMID: 33193176 PMCID: PMC7655873 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.572931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Marine hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria play an important role in natural petroleum biodegradation processes and were initially associated with man-made oil spills or natural seeps. There is no full clarity though on what, in the absence of petroleum, their natural niches are. Few studies pointed at some marine microalgae that produce oleophilic compounds (alkanes, long-chain fatty acids, and alcohols) as potential natural hosts of these bacteria. We established Dansk crude oil-based enrichment cultures with photobioreactor-grown marine microalgae cultures Pavlova lutheri and Nannochloropsis oculata and analyzed the microbial succession using cultivation and SSU (16S) rRNA amplicon sequencing. We found that petroleum enforced a strong selection for members of Alpha- and Gamma-proteobacteria in both enrichment cultures with the prevalence of Alcanivorax and Marinobacter spp., well-known hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria. In total, 48 non-redundant bacterial strains were isolated and identified to represent genera Alcanivorax, Marinobacter, Thalassospira, Hyphomonas, Halomonas, Marinovum, Roseovarius, and Oleibacter, which were abundant in sequencing reads in both crude oil enrichments. Our assessment of public databases demonstrated some overlaps of geographical sites of isolation of Nannochloropsis and Pavlova with places of molecular detection and isolation of Alcanivorax and Marinobacter spp. Our study suggests that these globally important hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria are associated with P. lutheri and N. oculata.
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- Tatyana N Chernikova
- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.,CEB-Centre for Environmental Biotechnology, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology of the National Research Council, IRBIM-CNR, Messina, Italy
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- School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.,CEB-Centre for Environmental Biotechnology, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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Kharey G, Scheffer G, Gieg LM. Combined Use of Diagnostic Fumarate Addition Metabolites and Genes Provides Evidence for Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Contaminated Groundwater. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8101532. [PMID: 33036175 PMCID: PMC7599786 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8101532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The widespread use of hydrocarbon-based fuels has led to the contamination of many natural environments due to accidental spills or leaks. While anaerobic microorganisms indigenous to many fuel-contaminated groundwater sites can play a role in site remediation (e.g., monitored natural attenuation, MNA) via hydrocarbon biodegradation, multiple lines of evidence in support of such bioremediation are required. In this study, we investigated two fuel-contaminated groundwater sites for their potential to be managed by MNA. Microbial community composition, biogeochemical indicators, fumarate addition metabolites, and genes diagnostic of both alkane and alkyl-monoaromatic hydrocarbon activation were assessed. Fumarate addition metabolites and catabolic genes were detected for both classes of hydrocarbon biodegradation at both sites, providing strong evidence for in situ anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation. However, relevant metabolites and genes did not consistently co-occur within all groundwater samples. Using newly designed mixtures of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) primers to target diverse assA and bssA genes, we measured assA gene abundances ranging from 105–108 copies/L, and bssA gene abundances ranging from 105–1010 copies/L at the sites. Overall, this study demonstrates the value of investigating fuel-contaminated sites using both metabolites and genes diagnostic of anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation for different classes of hydrocarbons to help assess field sites for management by MNA.
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Morales-Guzmán D, Martínez-Morales F, Bertrand B, Rosas-Galván NS, Curiel-Maciel NF, Teymennet-Ramírez KV, Mazón-Román LE, Licea-Navarro AF, Trejo-Hernández MR. Microbial prospection of communities that produce biosurfactants from the water column and sediments of the Gulf of Mexico. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 68:1202-1215. [PMID: 32969539 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2042] [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: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Microbial communities capable of hydrocarbon degradation linked to biosurfactant (BS) and bioemulsifier (BE) production are basically unexplored in the Gulf of México (GOM). In this work, the BS and BE production of culturable marine bacterial hydrocarbonoclasts consortia isolated from two sites (the Perdido Fold Belt and Coatzacoalcos area) was investigated. The prospection at different locations and depths led to the screening and isolation of a wide variety of bacterial consortia with BS and BE activities, after culture enrichment with crude oil and glycerol as the carbon sources. At least 55 isolated consortia presented reduction in surface tension (ST) and emulsifying activity (EI24 ). After colony purification, bacteria were submitted to polyphasic analysis assays that resulted in the identification of different strains of cultivable Gammaproteobacteria Gram (-) Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Erwinia, Pseudomonas, Vibrio, Shewanella, Thalassospira, Idiomarina, Pseudoalteromonas, Photobacterium, and Gram (+) Staphylococcus, Bacillus, and Microbacterium. Overall, the best results for ST reduction and EI24 were obtained with consortia. Individually, Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Enterobacter strains showed the best results for the reduction of ST after 6 days, while Thalassospira and Idiomarina strains showed the best results for EI24 (above 68% after 9 days). Consortia isolates from the GOM had the ability to degrade crude oil by up to 40-80% after 24 and 36 months, respectively. In all cases, biodegradation of crude oil was related to the reduction in ST and bioemulsifying activity and was independent from the depth in the water column.
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- Daniel Morales-Guzmán
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ICF-UNAM). Avenida Universidad 2001, Chamilpa, Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Marina, Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, BC, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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Hidalgo KJ, Sierra-Garcia IN, Dellagnezze BM, de Oliveira VM. Metagenomic Insights Into the Mechanisms for Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Oil Supply Chain. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:561506. [PMID: 33072021 PMCID: PMC7530279 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.561506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Petroleum is a very complex and diverse organic mixture. Its composition depends on reservoir location and in situ conditions and changes once crude oil is spilled into the environment, making the characteristics associated with every spill unique. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are common components of the crude oil and constitute a group of persistent organic pollutants. Due to their highly hydrophobic, and their low solubility tend to accumulate in soil and sediment. The process by which oil is sourced and made available for use is referred to as the oil supply chain and involves three parts: (1) upstream, (2) midstream and (3) downstream activities. As consequence from oil supply chain activities, crude oils are subjected to biodeterioration, acidification and souring, and oil spills are frequently reported affecting not only the environment, but also the economy and human resources. Different bioremediation techniques based on microbial metabolism, such as natural attenuation, bioaugmentation, biostimulation are promising approaches to minimize the environmental impact of oil spills. The rate and efficiency of this process depend on multiple factors, like pH, oxygen content, temperature, availability and concentration of the pollutants and diversity and structure of the microbial community present in the affected (contaminated) area. Emerging approaches, such as (meta-)taxonomics and (meta-)genomics bring new insights into the molecular mechanisms of PAH microbial degradation at both single species and community levels in oil reservoirs and groundwater/seawater spills. We have scrutinized the microbiological aspects of biodegradation of PAHs naturally occurring in oil upstream activities (exploration and production), and crude oil and/or by-products spills in midstream (transport and storage) and downstream (refining and distribution) activities. This work addresses PAH biodegradation in different stages of oil supply chain affecting diverse environments (groundwater, seawater, oil reservoir) focusing on genes and pathways as well as key players involved in this process. In depth understanding of the biodegradation process will provide/improve knowledge for optimizing and monitoring bioremediation in oil spills cases and/or to impair the degradation in reservoirs avoiding deterioration of crude oil quality.
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- Kelly J. Hidalgo
- Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Paulínia, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Paulínia, Brazil
- Biology Department & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Paulínia, Brazil
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- Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Paulínia, Brazil
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Miller JI, Techtmann S, Joyner D, Mahmoudi N, Fortney J, Fordyce JA, GaraJayeva N, Askerov FS, Cravid C, Kuijper M, Pelz O, Hazen TC. Microbial Communities across Global Marine Basins Show Important Compositional Similarities by Depth. mBio 2020; 11:e01448-20. [PMID: 32817104 PMCID: PMC7439485 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01448-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The environmental surveys following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) spill identified a variety of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms, and laboratory studies with field-collected water samples then demonstrated faster-than-expected hydrocarbon biodegradation rates at 5°C. Knowledge about microbial community composition, diversity, and functional metabolic capabilities aids in understanding and predicting petroleum biodegradation by microbial communities in situ and is therefore an important component of the petroleum spill response decision-making process. This study investigates the taxonomic composition of microbial communities in six different global basins where petroleum and gas activities occur. Shallow-water communities were strikingly similar across basins, while deep-water communities tended to show subclusters by basin, with communities from the epipelagic, mesopelagic, and bathypelagic zones sometimes appearing within the same cluster. Microbial taxa that were enriched in the water column in the Gulf of Mexico following the DWH spill were found across marine basins. Several hydrocarbon-degrading genera (e.g., Actinobacteria, Pseudomonas, and Rhodobacteriacea) were common across all basins. Other genera such as Pseudoalteromonas and Oleibacter were highly enriched in specific basins.IMPORTANCE Marine microbial communities are a vital component of global carbon cycling, and numerous studies have shown that populations of petroleum-degrading bacteria are ubiquitous in the oceans. Few studies have attempted to distinguish all of the taxa that might contribute to petroleum biodegradation (including, e.g., heterotrophic and nondesignated microbes that respond positively to petroleum and microbes that grow on petroleum as the sole carbon source). This study quantifies the subpopulations of microorganisms that are expected to be involved in petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation, which is important information during the decision-making process in the event of a petroleum spill accident.
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- John I Miller
- Bredesen Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- BP International, Sunbury on Thames, United Kingdom
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Lelchat F, Dussauze M, Lemaire P, Theron M, Toffin L, Le Floch S. Measuring the biological impact of drilling waste on the deep seafloor: An experimental challenge. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 389:122132. [PMID: 32062395 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The depletion of traditional oil fields is driving the oil & gas industry to explore new exploitation sites previously considered as unprofitable. Deep-sea oil fields represent one of these new areas of exploitation. Well drilling during exploration and production operations generate large quantities of drilling waste whose biological impact on the deep-sea floor remains largely unknown. Because of the harsh abiotic factors characterizing this environment, the evaluation of this impact remains challenging. High hydrostatic pressure is the prominent factor which will affect in-situ biological processes. This review will examine the feedback on the various strategies used to evaluate the biological impact of deep-sea drilling waste deposition as well as the current technological limitations. Given the complexity of this issue, a good perspective strategy would be to trend towards the research and development of more relevant bioassays, especially considering the crucial factor of hydrostatic pressure.
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- F Lelchat
- Cedre, 715 rue Alain Colas - CS 41836, 29218 Brest Cedex 2, France; Leo viridis, 140 Avenue Graham Bell, 29280 Plouzané, France.
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- EA 4324 ORPHY, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Université de Brest, 6 avenue LE GORGEU, CS 93837, 29238 Brest Cedex 3, France
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- TOTAL FLUIDES SAS, 24 cours Michelet - 92800 Puteaux, 342 241 908 RCS Nanterre, France
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- EA 4324 ORPHY, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Université de Brest, 6 avenue LE GORGEU, CS 93837, 29238 Brest Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extrêmes, UMR6197, Ifremer Centre de Bretagne, ZI de la pointe du diable, CS 10070, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Cedre, 715 rue Alain Colas - CS 41836, 29218 Brest Cedex 2, France
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Noirungsee N, Hackbusch S, Viamonte J, Bubenheim P, Liese A, Müller R. Influence of oil, dispersant, and pressure on microbial communities from the Gulf of Mexico. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7079. [PMID: 32341378 PMCID: PMC7184722 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63190-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 released an unprecedented amount of petroleum hydrocarbons 1500 meters below the sea surface. Few studies have considered the influence of hydrostatic pressure on bacterial community development and activity during such spills. The goal of this study was to investigate the response of indigenous sediment microbial communities to the combination of increased pressure, hydrocarbons and dispersant. Deep-sea sediment samples collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico were incubated at atmospheric pressure (0.1 MPa) and at elevated pressure (10 MPa), with and without the addition of crude oil and dispersant. After incubations at 4 °C for 7 days, Colwellia and Psychrobium were highly abundant in all samples. Pressure differentially impacted members of the Alteromonadales. The influences of pressure on the composition of bacterial communities were most pronounced when dispersant was added to the incubations. Moritella and Thalassotalea were greatly stimulated by the addition of dispersant, suggesting their roles in dispersant biodegradation. However, Moritella was negatively impacted by increasing pressure. The presence of dispersant was shown to decrease the relative abundance of a known hydrocarbon degrader, Cycloclasticus, while increasing pressure increased its relative abundance. This study highlights the significant influence of pressure on the development of microbial communities in the presence of oil and dispersant during oil spills and related response strategies in the deep sea.
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- Nuttapol Noirungsee
- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg, 21073, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg, 21073, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg, 21073, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg, 21073, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg, 21073, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg, 21073, Germany.
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Karthikeyan S, Rodriguez-R LM, Heritier-Robbins P, Hatt JK, Huettel M, Kostka JE, Konstantinidis KT. Genome repository of oil systems: An interactive and searchable database that expands the catalogued diversity of crude oil-associated microbes. Environ Microbiol 2020; 22:2094-2106. [PMID: 32114693 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Microbial communities ultimately control the fate of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) that enter the natural environment, but the interactions of microbes with PHCs and the environment are highly complex and poorly understood. Genome-resolved metagenomics can help unravel these complex interactions. However, the lack of a comprehensive database that integrates existing genomic/metagenomic data from oil environments with physicochemical parameters known to regulate the fate of PHCs currently limits data analysis and interpretations. Here, we curated a comprehensive, searchable database that documents microbial populations in natural oil ecosystems and oil spills, along with available underlying physicochemical data, geocoded via geographic information system to reveal their geographic distribution patterns. Analysis of the ~2000 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) available in the database revealed strong ecological niche specialization within habitats. Over 95% of the recovered MAGs represented novel taxa underscoring the limited representation of cultured organisms from oil-contaminated and oil reservoir ecosystems. The majority of MAGs linked to oil-contaminated ecosystems were detectable in non-oiled samples from the Gulf of Mexico but not in comparable samples from elsewhere, indicating that the Gulf is primed for oil biodegradation. The repository should facilitate future work toward a predictive understanding of the microbial taxa and their activities that control the fate of oil spills.
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- Smruthi Karthikeyan
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Building, Room 3321, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Building, Room 3321, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Building, Room 3321, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Building, Room 3321, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.,School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Building, Room 3321, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.,School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Domingues PM, Oliveira V, Serafim LS, Gomes NCM, Cunha Â. Biosurfactant Production in Sub-Oxic Conditions Detected in Hydrocarbon-Degrading Isolates from Marine and Estuarine Sediments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17051746. [PMID: 32156011 PMCID: PMC7084516 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17051746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hydrocarbon bioremediation in anoxic sediment layers is still challenging not only because it involves metabolic pathways with lower energy yields but also because the production of biosurfactants that contribute to the dispersion of the pollutant is limited by oxygen availability. This work aims at screening populations of culturable hydrocarbonoclastic and biosurfactant (BSF) producing bacteria from deep sub-seafloor sediments (mud volcanos from Gulf of Cadiz) and estuarine sub-surface sediments (Ria de Aveiro) for strains with potential to operate in sub-oxic conditions. Isolates were retrieved from anaerobic selective cultures in which crude oil was provided as sole carbon source and different supplements were provided as electron acceptors. Twelve representative isolates were obtained from selective cultures with deep-sea and estuary sediments, six from each. These were identified by sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments belonging to Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Ochrobactrum, Brevundimonas, Psychrobacter, Staphylococcus, Marinobacter and Curtobacterium genera. BSF production by the isolates was tested by atomized oil assay, surface tension measurement and determination of the emulsification index. All isolates were able to produce BSFs under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, except for isolate DS27 which only produced BSF under aerobic conditions. These isolates presented potential to be applied in bioremediation or microbial enhanced oil recovery strategies under conditions of oxygen limitation. For the first time, members of Ochrobactrum, Brevundimonas, Psychrobacter, Staphylococcus, Marinobacter and Curtobacterium genera are described as anaerobic producers of BSFs.
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- Patrícia M. Domingues
- Department of Chemistry and CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-234-370-784
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Ramírez D, Vega-Alvarado L, Taboada B, Estradas-Romero A, Soto L, Juárez K. Bacterial diversity in surface sediments from the continental shelf and slope of the North West gulf of Mexico and the presence of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 150:110590. [PMID: 31718861 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bacteria play an important role in ecological processes in oil contaminated marine sediments. In this work, bacterial diversity studies with surface sediment samples from the NW Gulf of Mexico were performed, two from continental shelf and two from upper slope. The bacterial communities seem significantly influenced by depth, distance from the shoreline, temperature, dissolved oxygen and aluminum. The most abundant Phylum was Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria. However, Class Deltaproteobacteria, Order Desulfuromonadales predominated in continental shelf and Order Alteromonadales (Gammaproteobacteria) prevailed in the upper slope sediments. Many potential hydrocarbon degrading bacterial genera were identified, 71 of the assigned genera were associated to hydrocarbon degradation processes. The genera Desulfobulbus and Haliea were confined to continental inner-shelf, while Shewanella and Fusibacter were mostly detected in deeper sediments. The occurrence and abundance of putative hydrocarbon degrading bacteria in this area, could be indicative of an impacted zone caused by the presence hydrocarbons in the environment.
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- Diana Ramírez
- Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM, Circuito, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F, C.P. 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, UNAM, Circuito exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F, C.P. 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Campus Morelos, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca Morelos, C.P. 62210, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM. Circuito Exterior s/n, Coyoacán, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, C. P. 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM, Circuito, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, D.F, C.P. 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Campus Morelos, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca Morelos, C.P. 62210, Mexico.
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Marine Metabolomics: a Method for Nontargeted Measurement of Metabolites in Seawater by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. mSystems 2019; 4:4/6/e00638-19. [PMID: 31822601 PMCID: PMC6906741 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00638-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nontargeted approaches using metabolomics to analyze metabolites that occur in the oceans is less developed than those for terrestrial and limnic ecosystems. One of the challenges in marine metabolomics is that salt limits metabolite analysis in seawater to methods requiring salt removal. Building on previous sample preparation methods for metabolomics, we developed SeaMet, which overcomes the limitations of salt on metabolite detection. Considering that the oceans contain the largest dissolved organic matter pool on Earth, describing the marine metabolome using nontargeted approaches is critical for understanding the drivers behind element cycles, biotic interactions, ecosystem function, and atmospheric CO2 storage. Our method complements both targeted marine metabolomic investigations as well as other “omics” (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics) approaches by providing an avenue for studying the chemical interaction between marine microbes and their habitats. Microbial communities exchange molecules with their environment, which plays a major role in regulating global biogeochemical cycles and climate. While extracellular metabolites are commonly measured in terrestrial and limnic ecosystems, the presence of salt in marine habitats limits the nontargeted analyses of the ocean exometabolome using mass spectrometry (MS). Current methods require salt removal prior to sample measurements, which can alter the molecular composition of the metabolome and limit the types of compounds detected by MS. To overcome these limitations, we developed a gas chromatography MS (GC-MS) method that avoids sample altering during salt removal and that detects metabolites down to nanomolar concentrations from less than 1 ml of seawater. We applied our method (SeaMet) to explore marine metabolomes in vitro and in vivo. First, we measured the production and consumption of metabolites during the culture of a heterotrophic bacterium, Marinobacter adhaerens. Our approach revealed successional uptake of amino acids, while sugars were not consumed. These results show that exocellular metabolomics provides insights into nutrient uptake and energy conservation in marine microorganisms. We also applied SeaMet to explore the in situ metabolome of coral reef and mangrove sediment porewaters. Despite the fact that these ecosystems occur in nutrient-poor waters, we uncovered high concentrations of sugars and fatty acids, compounds predicted to play a key role for the abundant and diverse microbial communities in coral reef and mangrove sediments. Our data demonstrate that SeaMet advances marine metabolomics by enabling a nontargeted and quantitative analysis of marine metabolites, thus providing new insights into nutrient cycles in the oceans. IMPORTANCE Nontargeted approaches using metabolomics to analyze metabolites that occur in the oceans is less developed than those for terrestrial and limnic ecosystems. One of the challenges in marine metabolomics is that salt limits metabolite analysis in seawater to methods requiring salt removal. Building on previous sample preparation methods for metabolomics, we developed SeaMet, which overcomes the limitations of salt on metabolite detection. Considering that the oceans contain the largest dissolved organic matter pool on Earth, describing the marine metabolome using nontargeted approaches is critical for understanding the drivers behind element cycles, biotic interactions, ecosystem function, and atmospheric CO2 storage. Our method complements both targeted marine metabolomic investigations as well as other “omics” (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics) approaches by providing an avenue for studying the chemical interaction between marine microbes and their habitats.
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Valencia-Agami SS, Cerqueda-García D, Putzeys S, Uribe-Flores MM, García-Cruz NU, Pech D, Herrera-Silveira J, Aguirre-Macedo ML, García-Maldonado JQ. Changes in the Bacterioplankton Community Structure from Southern Gulf of Mexico During a Simulated Crude Oil Spill at Mesocosm Scale. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7100441. [PMID: 31614583 PMCID: PMC6843455 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7100441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The southern Gulf of Mexico (sGoM) is highly susceptible to receiving environmental impacts due to the recent increase in oil-related activities. In this study, we assessed the changes in the bacterioplankton community structure caused by a simulated oil spill at mesocosms scale. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis indicated that the initial bacterial community was mainly represented by Gamma-proteobacteria, Alpha-proteobacteria, Flavobacteriia, and Cyanobacteria. The hydrocarbon degradation activity, measured as the number of culturable hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (CHB) and by the copy number of the alkB gene, was relatively low at the beginning of the experiment. However, after four days, the hydrocarbonoclastic activity reached its maximum values and was accompanied by increases in the relative abundance of the well-known hydrocarbonoclastic Alteromonas. At the end of the experiment, the diversity was restored to similar values as those observed in the initial time, although the community structure and composition were clearly different, where Marivita, Pseudohongiella, and Oleibacter were detected to have differential abundances on days eight–14. These changes were related with total nitrogen (p value = 0.030 and r2 = 0.22) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (p value = 0.048 and r2 = 0.25), according to PERMANOVA. The results of this study contribute to the understanding of the potential response of the bacterioplankton from sGoM to crude oil spills.
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- Sonia S Valencia-Agami
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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- Consorcio de Investigación del Golfo de México (CIGoM)-Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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- Consorcio de Investigación del Golfo de México (CIGoM)-Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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- Consorcio de Investigación del Golfo de México (CIGoM)-Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Biodiversidad Marina y Cambio Climático, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Lerma Campeche, Campeche 24500, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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- CONACYT - Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatán 97310, Mexico.
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Overholt WA, Schwing P, Raz KM, Hastings D, Hollander DJ, Kostka JE. The core seafloor microbiome in the Gulf of Mexico is remarkably consistent and shows evidence of recovery from disturbance caused by major oil spills. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:4316-4329. [PMID: 31469487 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The microbial ecology of oligotrophic deep ocean sediments is understudied relative to their shallow counterparts, and this lack of understanding hampers our ability to predict responses to current and future perturbations. The Gulf of Mexico has experienced two of the largest accidental marine oil spills, the 1979 Ixtoc-1 blowout and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) discharge. Here, microbial communities were characterized for 29 sites across multiple years in > 700 samples. The composition of the seafloor microbiome was broadly consistent across the region and was well approximated by the overlying water depth and depth within the sediment column, while geographic distance played a limited role. Biogeographical distributions were employed to generate predictive models for over 4000 OTU that leverage easy-to-obtain geospatial variables which are linked to measured sedimentary oxygen profiles. Depth stratification and putative niche diversification are evidenced by the distribution of taxa that mediate the microbial nitrogen cycle. Furthermore, these results demonstrate that sediments impacted by the DWH spill had returned to near baseline conditions after 2 years. The distributions of benthic microorganisms in the Gulf can be constrained, and moreover, deviations from these predictions may pinpoint impacted sites and aid in future response efforts or long-term stability studies.
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- Will A Overholt
- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Marine Science, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.,School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Shah RM, Crosswell J, Metcalfe SS, Carlin G, Morrison PD, Karpe AV, Palombo EA, Steven ADL, Beale DJ. Influence of Human Activities on Broad-Scale Estuarine-Marine Habitats Using Omics-Based Approaches Applied to Marine Sediments. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7100419. [PMID: 31590307 PMCID: PMC6843362 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7100419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Rapid urban expansion and increased human activities have led to the progressive deterioration of many marine ecosystems. The diverse microbial communities that inhabit these ecosystems are believed to influence large-scale geochemical processes and, as such, analyzing their composition and functional metabolism can be a means to assessing an ecosystem’s resilience to physical and chemical perturbations, or at the very least provide baseline information and insight into future research needs. Here we show the utilization of organic and inorganic contaminant screening coupled with metabolomics and bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequencing to assess the microbial community structure of marine sediments and their functional metabolic output. The sediments collected from Moreton Bay (Queensland, Australia) contained low levels of organic and inorganic contaminants, typically below guideline levels. The sequencing dataset suggest that sulfur and nitrite reduction, dehalogenation, ammonia oxidation, and xylan degradation were the major metabolic functions. The community metabolites suggest a level of functional homogeneity down the 40-cm core depth sampled, with sediment habitat identified as a significant driver for metabolic differences. The communities present in river and sandy channel samples were found to be the most active, with the river habitats likely to be dominated by photoheterotrophs that utilized carbohydrates, fatty acids and alcohols as well as reduce nitrates to release atmospheric nitrogen and oxidize sulfur. Bioturbated mud habitats showed overlapping faunal activity between riverine and sandy ecosystems. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and lignin-degrading bacteria were most abundant in the sandy channel and bioturbated mud, respectively. The use of omics-based approaches provide greater insight into the functional metabolism of these impacted habitats, extending beyond discrete monitoring to encompassing whole community profiling that represents true phenotypical outputs. Ongoing omics-based monitoring that focuses on more targeted pathway analyses is recommended in order to quantify the flux changes within these systems and establish variations from these baseline measurements.
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- Rohan M Shah
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, P. O. Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, P. O. Box 2583, Dutton Park, QLD 4001, Australia.
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, P. O. Box 2583, Dutton Park, QLD 4001, Australia.
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, P. O. Box 2583, Dutton Park, QLD 4001, Australia.
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, P. O. Box 2583, Dutton Park, QLD 4001, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, P. O. Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, P. O. Box 2583, Dutton Park, QLD 4001, Australia.
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, P. O. Box 2583, Dutton Park, QLD 4001, Australia.
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Song B, Tang J, Zhen M, Liu X. Effect of rhamnolipids on enhanced anaerobic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in nitrate and sulfate sediments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 678:438-447. [PMID: 31077922 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anaerobic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons (PH) is an important process in contaminated environment. The application of rhamnolipids in anaerobic degradation of PH was not extensively studied and inconclusive. This study explored the combined effect of rhamnolipids and electron acceptors on the anaerobic degradation process of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in sediment from an oil field. The results indicated that rhamnolipids decreased the surface tension of the medium and increased the desorption of TPH from the sediment. After 10-wk culture, the maximum degradation rate of TPH in nitrate and sulfate condition was found to be 32.2% and 24.0%, respectively, with rhamnolipids concentration of 150 mg/L. The addition of 45 and 150 mg/L rhamnolipids increased the degradation rate of TPH but the promotion effect was weakened in the treatment with 450 mg/L rhamnolipids. The copy number of two degradation genes (1-methylalkyl) succinate synthase gene (masD) and 6-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA hydrolase gene (bamA) increased with incubation time and showed higher copy numbers in treatments with 45 and 150 mg/L rhamnolipids. In the first week, with the increase of rhamnolipids concentration, the copy number of 16S rDNA increased rapidly and the concentration of electron receptors decreased correspondingly. Moreover, no nitrate was detected in treatments of nitrate with 450 mg/L rhamnolipids after the first week. Microbial community structure analysis result showed that Thiobacillus was the dominant bacteria in all treatments with nitrate as electron acceptor and its proportion gradually decreased with the increase of rhamnolipids concentration. The addition of rhamnolipids changed the subdominant bacteria in the treatments with nitrate as electron acceptor. Methanothrix was the dominant archaea in all treatments with rhamnolipids content of lower than 45 mg/L. When the rhamnolipids concentration increased, the dominant archaea changed to Methanogenium or Methanobacterium. In conclusion, suitable concentrations of rhamnolipids could promote the anaerobic degradation of PH in the sediment.
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- Benru Song
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Influence of graphene oxide and biochar on anaerobic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons. J Biosci Bioeng 2019; 128:72-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Potts LD, Perez Calderon LJ, Gontikaki E, Keith L, Gubry-Rangin C, Anderson JA, Witte U. Effect of spatial origin and hydrocarbon composition on bacterial consortia community structure and hydrocarbon biodegradation rates. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2019; 94:5047303. [PMID: 29982504 PMCID: PMC6166136 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Oil reserves in deep-sea sediments are currently subject to intense exploration, with associated risks of oil spills. Previous research suggests that microbial communities from deep-sea sediment (>1000m) can degrade hydrocarbons (HCs), but have a lower degradation ability than shallow (<200m) communities, probably due to in situ temperature. This study aimed to assess the effect of marine origin on microbial HC degradation potential while separating the influence of temperature, and to characterise associated HC-degrading bacterial communities. Microbial communities from 135 and 1000 m deep sediments were selectively enriched on crude oil at in situ temperatures and both consortia were subsequently incubated for 42 days at 20°C with two HC mixtures: diesel fuel or model oil. Significant HC biodegradation occurred rapidly in the presence of both consortia, especially of low molecular weight HCs and was concomitant with microbial community changes. Further, oil degradation was higher with the shallow consortium than with the deep one. Dominant HC-degrading bacteria differed based on both spatial origin of the consortia and supplemented HC types. This study provides evidence for influence of sediment spatial origin and HC composition on the selection and activity of marine HC-degrading bacterial communities and is relevant for future bioremediationdevelopments.
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- Lloyd D Potts
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UL, United Kingdom.,Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Fraser Noble Building, Elphinstone Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UL, United Kingdom.,Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Fraser Noble Building, Elphinstone Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UL, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UL, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UL, United Kingdom
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- Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Fraser Noble Building, Elphinstone Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UL, United Kingdom
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Sookhak Lari K, Davis GB, Rayner JL, Bastow TP, Puzon GJ. Natural source zone depletion of LNAPL: A critical review supporting modelling approaches. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 157:630-646. [PMID: 31004979 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Natural source zone depletion (NSZD) of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) includes partitioning, transport and degradation of LNAPL components. NSZD is being considered as a site closure option during later stages of active remediation of LNAPL contaminated sites, and where LNAPL mass removal is limiting. To ensure NSZD meets compliance criteria and to design enhanced NSZD actions if required, residual risks posed by LNAPL and its long term behaviour require estimation. Prediction of long-term NSZD trends requires linking physicochemical partitioning and transport processes with bioprocesses at multiple scales within a modelling framework. Here we expand and build on the knowledge base of a recent review of NSZD, to establish the key processes and understanding required to model NSZD long term. We describe key challenges to our understanding, inclusive of the dominance of methanogenic or aerobic biodegradation processes, the potentially changeability of rates due to the weathering profile of LNAPL product types and ages, and linkages to underlying bioprocesses. We critically discuss different scales in subsurface simulation and modelling of NSZD. Focusing on processes at Darcy scale, 36 models addressing processes of importance to NSZD are investigated. We investigate the capabilities of models to accommodate more than 20 subsurface transport and transformation phenomena and present comparisons in several tables. We discuss the applicability of each group of models for specific site conditions.
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- Kaveh Sookhak Lari
- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia; School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia.
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia; School of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia
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Pinu FR, Beale DJ, Paten AM, Kouremenos K, Swarup S, Schirra HJ, Wishart D. Systems Biology and Multi-Omics Integration: Viewpoints from the Metabolomics Research Community. Metabolites 2019; 9:E76. [PMID: 31003499 PMCID: PMC6523452 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9040076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The use of multiple omics techniques (i.e., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) is becoming increasingly popular in all facets of life science. Omics techniques provide a more holistic molecular perspective of studied biological systems compared to traditional approaches. However, due to their inherent data differences, integrating multiple omics platforms remains an ongoing challenge for many researchers. As metabolites represent the downstream products of multiple interactions between genes, transcripts, and proteins, metabolomics, the tools and approaches routinely used in this field could assist with the integration of these complex multi-omics data sets. The question is, how? Here we provide some answers (in terms of methods, software tools and databases) along with a variety of recommendations and a list of continuing challenges as identified during a peer session on multi-omics integration that was held at the recent 'Australian and New Zealand Metabolomics Conference' (ANZMET 2018) in Auckland, New Zealand (Sept. 2018). We envisage that this document will serve as a guide to metabolomics researchers and other members of the community wishing to perform multi-omics studies. We also believe that these ideas may allow the full promise of integrated multi-omics research and, ultimately, of systems biology to be realized.
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- Farhana R Pinu
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Research and Innovation Park, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia.
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- Trajan Scientific and Medical, Ringwood, VIC 3134, Australia.
- Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore.
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8, Canada.
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8, Canada.
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van de Kamp J, Hook SE, Williams A, Tanner JE, Bodrossy L. Baseline characterization of aerobic hydrocarbon degrading microbial communities in deep-sea sediments of the Great Australian Bight, Australia. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:1782-1797. [PMID: 30761716 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Exploratory drilling for deep-sea oil and gas resources is planned for the Great Australian Bight (GAB). There is scant knowledge of the region's benthic ecosystems and no baseline information of the region's indigenous oil degrading bacteria. To address this knowledge gap, we used next generation sequencing (NGS) of three marker genes (alkB, c23o and pmoA) to detect and characterize the microbial communities capable of aerobic hydrocarbon degradation. Unique, highly novel microbial communities capable of degrading hydrocarbons occur in surface sediments at depths between 200 and 2800 m. Clustering at 97% demonstrated differences in community structure with depth, changing most markedly between 400 and 1000 m depth on the continental slope, and identified putative functional 'ecotypes' related to depth. Observed differences in community structure showed strong correlations with temperature, other physicochemical properties of the overlying water column and are further modulated by differences in sediment grain size. This study provides important baseline data on hydrocarbon degrading microbial communities prior to the start of petroleum resource extraction. Our data will inform future ecological monitoring of the GAB deep-sea ecosystem.
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- Jodie van de Kamp
- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Lucas Heights, New South Wales, 2234, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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- Aquatic Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, West Beach, South Australia, 5024, Australia
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- Oceans and Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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Comparative metagenomics and functional profiling of crude oil-polluted soils in Bodo West Community, Ogoni, with other sites of varying pollution history. ANN MICROBIOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-019-1438-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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