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Chen J, Zhuang J, Dai T, Zhang R, Zeng Y, Jiang B, Guo H, Guo X, Yang Y. Enhancing soil petrochemical contaminant remediation through nutrient addition and exogenous bacterial introduction. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 476:135078. [PMID: 38964043 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
Abstract
Biostimulation (providing favorable environmental conditions for microbial growth) and bioaugmentation (introducing exogenous microorganisms) are effective approaches in the bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated soil. However, uncertainty remains in the effectiveness of these two approaches in practical application. In this study, we constructed mesocosms using petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. We compared the effects of adding nutrients, introducing exogenous bacterial degraders, and their combination on remediating petroleum contamination in the soil. Adding nutrients more effectively accelerated total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) degradation than other treatments in the initial 60 days' incubation. Despite both approaches stimulating bacterial richness, the community turnover caused by nutrient addition was gentler than bacterial degrader introduction. As TPH concentrations decreased, we observed a succession in microbial communities characterized by a decline in copiotrophic, fast-growing bacterial r-strategists with high rRNA operon (rrn) copy numbers. Ecological network analysis indicated that both nutrient addition and bacterial degrader introduction enhanced the complexity and stability of bacterial networks. Compared to the other treatment, the bacterial network with nutrient addition had more keystone species and a higher proportion of negative associations, factors that may enhance microbial community stability. Our study demonstrated that nutrient addition effectively regulates community succession and ecological interaction to accelerate the soil TPH degradation.
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- Jiayu Chen
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Gaid M, Jentzsch W, Beermann H, Reinhard A, Meister M, Berzhanova R, Mukasheva T, Urich T, Mikolasch A. Comparative Bioremediation of Tetradecane, Cyclohexanone and Cyclohexane by Filamentous Fungi from Polluted Habitats in Kazakhstan. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:436. [PMID: 38921423 PMCID: PMC11204954 DOI: 10.3390/jof10060436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Studying the fates of oil components and their interactions with ecological systems is essential for developing comprehensive management strategies and enhancing restoration following oil spill incidents. The potential expansion of Kazakhstan's role in the global oil market necessitates the existence of land-specific studies that contribute to the field of bioremediation. In this study, a set of experiments was designed to assess the growth and biodegradation capacities of eight fungal strains sourced from Kazakhstan soil when exposed to the hydrocarbon substrates from which they were initially isolated. The strains were identified as Aspergillus sp. SBUG-M1743, Penicillium javanicum SBUG-M1744, SBUG-M1770, Trichoderma harzianum SBUG-M1750 and Fusarium oxysporum SBUG-1746, SBUG-M1748, SBUG-M1768 and SBUG-M1769 using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. Furthermore, microscopic and macroscopic evaluations agreed with the sequence-based identification. Aspergillus sp. SBUG-M1743 and P. javanicum SBUG-M1744 displayed remarkable biodegradation capabilities in the presence of tetradecane with up to a 9-fold biomass increase in the static cultures. T. harzianum SBUG-M1750 exhibited poor growth, which was a consequence of its low efficiency of tetradecane degradation. Monocarboxylic acids were the main degradation products by SBUG-M1743, SBUG-M1744, SBUG-M1750, and SBUG-M1770 indicating the monoterminal degradation pathway through β-oxidation, while the additional detection of dicarboxylic acid in SBUG-M1768 and SBUG-M1769 cultures was indicative of the fungus' ability to undertake both monoterminal and diterminal degradation pathways. F. oxysporum SBUG-M1746 and SBUG-M1748 in the presence of cyclohexanone showed a doubling of the biomass with the ability to degrade the substrate almost completely in shake cultures. F. oxysporum SBUG-M1746 was also able to degrade cyclohexane completely and excreted all possible metabolites of the degradation pathway. Understanding the degradation potential of these fungal isolates to different hydrocarbon substrates will help in developing effective bioremediation strategies tailored to local conditions.
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- Mariam Gaid
- Institute of Microbiology, University Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Ave 71, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Ave 71, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 8, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Ni S, Teng Y, Zhang G, Xia W, Shu Y, Ren W. Exploring bacterial community assembly in vadose and saturated zone soil for tailored bioremediation of a long-term hydrocarbon-contaminated site. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 360:121114. [PMID: 38754192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121114] [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: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Indigenous soil microbial communities play a pivotal role in the in situ bioremediation of contaminated sites. However, research on the distribution characteristics of microbial communities at various soil depths remains limited. In particular, there is little information on the assembly of microbial communities, especially those with degradation potential, in the vadose and saturated zones of hydrocarbon-contaminated sites. In this study, 18 soil samples were collected from the vadose zone and saturated zone at a long-term hydrocarbon-contaminated site. The diversity, composition, and driving factors of assembly of the soil bacterial community were determined by high-throughput sequencing analysis. Species richness and diversity were significantly higher in the vadose zone soils than in the saturated zone soils. Significant differences in abundance at both the phylum and genus levels were observed between the two zones. Soil bacterial community assembly was driven by the combination of pollution stress and nutrients in the vadose zone but by nutrient limitations in the saturated zone. The abundance of dechlorinating bacteria was greater in the saturated zone soils than in the vadose zone soils. Compared with contaminant concentrations, nutrient levels had a more pronounced impact on the abundance of dechlorinating bacteria. In addition, the interactions among dechlorinating bacterial populations were stronger in the saturated zone soils than in the vadose zone soils. These findings underscore the importance of comprehensively understanding indigenous microbial communities, especially those with degradation potential, across different soil layers to devise specific, effective in situ bioremediation strategies for contaminated sites.
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- Sha Ni
- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 211135, China
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- Jiangsu Province Ecology and Environment Protection Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Prevention and Control, Jiangsu Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210036, China
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- Jiangsu Province Ecology and Environment Protection Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Prevention and Control, Jiangsu Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210036, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 211135, China.
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Ren H, Deng Y, Zhao D, Jin W, Xie G, Peng B, Dai H, Wang B. Structures and diversities of bacterial communities in oil-contaminated soil at shale gas well site assessed by high-throughput sequencing. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:10766-10784. [PMID: 38200199 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31344-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Currently, there is limited understanding of the structures and variabilities of bacterial communities in oil-contaminated soil within shale gas development. The Changning shale gas well site in Sichuan province was focused, and high-throughput sequencing was used to investigate the structures of bacterial communities and functions of bacteria in soil with different degrees of oil pollution. Furthermore, the influences of the environmental factors including pH, moisture content, organic matter, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, oil, and the biological toxicity of the soil on the structures of bacterial communities were analyzed. The results revealed that Proteobacteria and Firmicutes predominated in the oil-contaminated soil. α-Proteobacteria and γ-Proteobacteria were the main classes under the Proteobacteria phylum. Bacilli was the main class in the Firmicutes phylum. Notably, more bacteria were only found in CN-5 which was the soil near the storage pond for abandoned drilling mud, including Marinobacter, Balneola, Novispirillum, Castellaniella, and Alishewanella. These bacteria exhibited resilience to higher toxicity and demonstrated proficiency in oil degradation. The functions including carbohydrate transport and metabolism, energy metabolism, replication, recombination and repair replication, signal transduction mechanisms, and amino acid transport and metabolism responded differently to varying concentrations of oil. The disparities in bacterial genus composition across samples stemmed from a complex play of pH, moisture content, organic matter, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, oil concentration, and biological toxicity. Notably, bacterial richness correlated positively with moisture content, while bacterial diversity showed a significant positive correlation with pH. Acidobacteria exhibited a significant positive correlation with moisture content. Litorivivens and Luteimonas displayed a significant negative correlation with pH, while Rhizobium exhibited a significant negative correlation with moisture content. Pseudomonas, Proteiniphilum, and Halomonas exhibited positive correlations not only with organic matter but also with oil concentration. Total nitrogen exhibited a significant positive correlation with Taonella and Sideroxydans. On the other hand, total phosphorus showed a significant negative correlation with Sphingomonas. Furthermore, Sphingomonas, Gp6, and Ramlibacter displayed significant negative correlations with biological toxicity. The differential functions exhibited no significant correlation with environmental factors but displayed a significant positive correlation with the Proteobacteria phylum. Aridibacter demonstrated a significant positive correlation with cell motility and cellular processes and signaling. Conversely, Pseudomonas, Proteiniphilum, and Halomonas were negatively correlated with differential functions, particularly in amino acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and membrane transport. Compared with previous research, more factors were considered in this research when studying structural changes in bacterial communities, such as physicochemical properties and biological toxicity of soil. In addition, the correlations of differential functions of communities with environmental factors, bacterial phyla, and genera were investigated.
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- Hongyang Ren
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
- Oil & Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- Exploration Division, China National Petroleum Tarim Oilfield Branch, Korla, People's Republic of China
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- Sichuan Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Sichuan Changning Natural Gas Development Co., Ltd, Yibin, 644005, People's Republic of China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China.
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