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Liu C, Wang H, Usman M, Ji M, Sha J, Liang Z, Zhu L, Zhou L, Yan B. Nonmonotonic effect of CuO nanoparticles on medium-chain carboxylates production from waste activated sludge. Water Res 2023; 230:119545. [PMID: 36623384 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119545] [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: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The growing applications of CuO nanoparticles (NPs) in industrial and agriculture has increased their concentrations in wastewater and subsequently accumulated in waste activated sludge (WAS), raising concerns about their impact on reutilization of WAS, especially on the medium-chain carboxylates (MCCs) production from anaerobic fermentation of WAS. Here we showed that CuO NPs at 10-50 mg/g-TS can significantly inhibit MCCs production, and reactive oxygen species generation was revealed to be the key factor linked to the phenomena. At lower CuO NPs concentrations (0.5-2.5 mg/g-TS), however, MCCs production was enhanced, with a maximum level of 37% compared to the control. The combination of molecular approaches and metaproteomic analysis revealed that although low dosage CuO NPs (2.5 mg/g-TS) weakly inhibited chain elongation process, they displayed contributive characteristics both in WAS solubilization and transport/metabolism of carbohydrate. These results demonstrated that the complex microbial processes for MCCs production in the anaerobic fermentation of WAS can be affected by CuO NPs in a dosage-dependent manner via regulating microbial protein expression level. Our findings can provide new insights into the influence of CuO NPs on anaerobic fermentation process and shed light on the treatment option for the resource utilization of CuO NPs polluted WAS.
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- Chao Liu
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P R China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Bioproducts Science & Engineering Laboratory (BSEL), Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University (WSU), Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via U. Bassi 58/b, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P R China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P R China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P R China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P R China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P R China.
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Tucci M, Viggi CC, Crognale S, Matturro B, Rossetti S, Capriotti AL, Cavaliere C, Cerrato A, Montone CM, Harnisch F, Aulenta F. Insights into the syntrophic microbial electrochemical oxidation of toluene: a combined chemical, electrochemical, taxonomical, functional gene-based, and metaproteomic approach. Sci Total Environ 2022; 850:157919. [PMID: 35964739 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157919] [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: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in anoxic contaminated environments is typically limited by the lack of bioavailable electron acceptors. Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) are able to provide a virtually inexhaustible electron acceptor in the form of a solid electrode. Recently, we provided first experimental evidence for the syntrophic degradation of toluene in a continuous-flow bioelectrochemical reactor known as the "bioelectric well". Herein, we further analyzed the structure and function of the electroactive toluene-degrading microbiome using a suite of chemical, electrochemical, phylogenetic, proteomic, and functional gene-based analyses. The bioelectric well removed 83 ± 7 % of the toluene from the influent with a coulombic efficiency of 84 %. Cyclic voltammetry allowed to identify the formal potentials of four putative electron transfer sites, which ranged from -0.2 V to +0.1 V vs. SHE, consistent with outer membrane c-type cytochromes and pili of electroactive Geobacter species. The biofilm colonizing the surface of the anode was indeed highly enriched in Geobacter species. On the other hand, the planktonic communities thriving in the bulk of the reactor harbored aromatic hydrocarbons degraders and fermentative propionate-producing microorganisms, as revealed by phylogenetic and proteomic analyses. Most likely, propionate, acetate or other VFAs produced in the bulk liquid from the degradation of toluene were utilized as substrates by the electroactive biofilm. Interestingly, key-functional genes related to the degradation of toluene were found both in the biofilm and in the planktonic communities. Taken as a whole, the herein reported results highlight the importance of applying a comprehensive suite of techniques to unravel the complex cooperative metabolisms occurring in METs.
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- Matteo Tucci
- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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Yuan H, Guan R, Cao C, Ji M, Gu J, Zhou L, Zuo X, Liu C, Li X, Yan B, Li J. Combined modifications of CaO and liquid fraction of digestate for augmenting volatile fatty acids production from rice straw: Microbial and proteomics insights. Bioresour Technol 2022; 364:128089. [PMID: 36229012 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The modification sequence of chemical (CaO) and biological (liquid fraction of digestate, LFD) for augmenting volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production from rice straw was investigated in this study. The coupling order of the modifiers influenced acidification performance, and simultaneous modification (CaO-LFD) was superior to other modes. The highest VFAs production was obtained in CaO-LFD, 51% higher than that in the LFD-first additional modification. The CaO-LFD demonstrated the highest selectivity of acetate production, accounting for 79% of the total VFAs. In addition, CaO-LFD modification changed the direction of the domestication of fermentative bacteria and increased populations of the key anaerobes (Atopostipes sp.) responsible for acidification. The synergistic effect of CaO and LFD was revealed, namely, the effective function of CaO in degrading recalcitrant rice straw, the promotion of transport/metabolism of carbohydrates and acetogenesis by LFD.
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- Hairong Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via U. Bassi 58/b, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, PR China
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Delacuvellerie A, Géron A, Gobert S, Wattiez R. New insights into the functioning and structure of the PE and PP plastispheres from the Mediterranean Sea. Environ Pollut 2022; 295:118678. [PMID: 34915097 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plastic debris are accumulating in the marine environment and aggregate microorganisms that form a new ecosystem called the plastisphere. Better understanding the plastisphere is crucial as it has self-sufficient organization and carries pathogens or organisms that may be involved in the pollutant adsorption and/or plastic degradation. To date, the plastisphere is mainly described at the taxonomic level and the functioning of its microbial communities still remains poorly documented. In this work, metagenomic and metaproteomic analyzes were performed on the plastisphere of polypropylene and polyethylene plastic debris sampled on a pebble beach from the Mediterranean Sea. Our results confirmed that the plastisphere was organized as self-sufficient ecosystems containing highly active primary producers, heterotrophs and predators such as nematode. Interestingly, the chemical composition of the polymer did not impact the structure of the microbial communities but rather influenced the functions expressed. Despite the fact that the presence of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria was observed in the metagenomes, polymer degradation metabolisms were not detected at the protein level. Finally, hydrocarbon degrader (i.e., Alcanivorax) and pathogenic bacteria (i.e., Vibrionaceae) were observed in the plastispheres but were not very active as no proteins involved in polymer degradation or pathogeny were detected. This work brings new insights into the functioning of the microbial plastisphere developed on plastic marine debris.
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- A Delacuvellerie
- Proteomics and Microbiology Department, University of Mons, 20 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Proteomics and Microbiology Department, University of Mons, 20 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium; University of Stirling, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, FK9 4LA, Stirling, UK
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- Oceanology Department, University of Liège, 11 Allée du 6 Août, 4000, Liège, Belgium; STAtion de REcherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques (STARESO), Punta Revellata, BP33, 20260, Calvi, France
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- Proteomics and Microbiology Department, University of Mons, 20 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium.
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Jia X, Xi B, Li M, Liu D, Hou J, Hao Y, Meng F. Metaproteomic analysis of the relationship between microbial community phylogeny, function and metabolic activity during biohydrogen-methane coproduction under short-term hydrothermal pretreatment from food waste. Bioresour Technol 2017; 245:1030-1039. [PMID: 28946205 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Short-term hydrothermal pretreatment (SHP) is an attractive method for food waste anaerobic digestion, which facilitates the solubilisation of recalcitrant particles. This study employed metaproteomic method to evaluate the relationships among microbial community phylogeny, function, and metabolic activity during two-stage anaerobic digestion under SHP (SHPT) from food waste. The presence of 651 bacterial proteins and 477 archaeal protein has been detected by liquid chromatography online linked to mass spectrometry, revealing a high metabolic heterogeneity during SHPT. The different stages of SHPT highlighted important roles for the bacterial proteins from Gammaproteobacteria, Bacilli, and Clostridia and the archaeal proteins from Methanosarcinales. The identified proteins related to biohydrogen production come from pyruvic acid decarboxylase and formic acid decomposition pathway in carbohydrate metabolism and methanogenesis from acetate, CO2 and a methylotrophic pathway during energy metabolism. This could provide functional evidence of the metabolic activities and biogas production during SHPT.
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- Xuan Jia
- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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