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Jiménez-Volkerink SN, Jordán M, Smidt H, Minguillón C, Vila J, Grifoll M. Metagenomic insights into the microbial cooperative networks of a benz(a)anthracene-7,12-dione degrading community from a creosote-contaminated soil. Sci Total Environ 2024; 907:167832. [PMID: 37863223 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
Abstract
Genotoxicity of PAH-contaminated soils can eventually increase after bioremediation due to the formation and accumulation of polar transformation products, mainly oxygenated PAHs (oxy-PAHs). Biodegradation of oxy-PAHs has been described in soils, but information on the microorganisms and mechanisms involved is still scarce. Benz(a)anthracene-7,12-dione (BaAQ), a transformation product from benz(a)anthracene frequently detected in soils, presents higher genotoxic potential than its parent PAH. Here, using sand-in-liquid microcosms we identified a specialized BaAQ-degrading subpopulation in a PAH-contaminated soil. A BaAQ-degrading microbial consortium was obtained by enrichment in sand-in-liquid cultures with BaAQ as sole carbon source, and its metagenomic analysis identified members of Sphingobium, Stenotrophomonas, Pusillimonas, Olivibacter, Pseudomonas, Achromobacter, and Hyphomicrobiales as major components. The integration of data from metabolomic and metagenomic functional gene analyses of the consortium revealed that the BaAQ metabolic pathway was initiated by Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases (BVMOs). The presence of plasmid pANTQ-1 in the metagenomic sequences, identified in a previous multi-omic characterization of a 9,10-anthraquinone-degrading isolate recovered from the same soil, suggested the occurrence of a horizontal gene transfer event. Further metagenomic analysis of the BaAQ-degrading consortium also provided insights into the potential roles and interactions within the consortium members. Several potential auxotrophies were detected, indicating that relevant nutritional interdependencies and syntrophic associations were taking place within the community members, not only to provide suitable carbon and energy sources, but also to supply essential nutrients and cofactors. Our work confirms the essential role that BVMO may play as a detoxification mechanism to mitigate the risk posed by oxy-PAH formation during bioremediation of contaminated soils.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sara N Jiménez-Volkerink
- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708, WE, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, University of Barcelona, Avda. Prat de la Riba, 171, 08921 Sta. Coloma de Gramanet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Silva ALP, da Silva Caridade TN, Magalhães RR, de Sousa KT, de Sousa CC, Vale JA. Biocatalytic production of Ɛ-caprolactone using Geotrichum candidum cells immobilized on functionalized silica. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:8887-8895. [PMID: 32902680 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10875-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Immobilization of the Geotrichum candidum (CCT 1205) cell with functionalized silica creates promising biocatalysts for production of ɛ-caprolactone. The results obtained by immobilization of the whole cell on SiO2-NH2 and SiO2-SH supports indicate that the presence of reactive functional groups on the support may promote effective chemical bonds with the cell walls resulting the decreased dehydrogenases enzyme activity (5% yield in less than 2h) and consequently, increased Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases enzyme activity with redacting of 25% of time reaction when is used SiO2-NH2 as support and 50% through use of SiO2-SH as support relative to free cells when cyclohexanone is used as a substrate. The catalysts SiO2-NH2-Geotrichum candidum and SiO2-SH-Geotrichum candidum were recycling and reused in the ɛ-caprolactone synthesis from cyclohexanone, and the biocatalysts promoted a quantitative conversion up to the eighth reaction cycle. KEY POINTS: • Immobilized microorganism is more efficient than free cell in the caprolactone synthesis. • The reaction times for amino and thiol groups in support were 3 h and 2 h, respectively. • These catalysts showed higher ɛ-caprolactone conversion at higher concentrations.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, 58051-970, Brazil.
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Pyrroloxyls have been reported to exhibit very narrow EPR spectral lines, essential for in vivo imaging. En route to pyrroloxyls, we observed an unexpected Baeyer-Villiger rearrangement, leading to loss of aromaticity and formation of a 4,5-dihydro-1H-ketopyrrole.
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- Joseph P Y Kao
- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; Center for Low Frequency EPR Imaging for In Vivo Physiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; Center for Low Frequency EPR Imaging for In Vivo Physiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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