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Ramnarine SDBJ, Jayaraman J, Ramsubhag A. Crucifer Lesion-Associated Xanthomonas Strains Show Multi-Resistance to Heavy Metals and Antibiotics. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:136. [PMID: 38598029 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-024-03646-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Copper resistance in phytopathogens is a major challenge to crop production globally and is known to be driven by excessive use of copper-based pesticides. However, recent studies have shown co-selection of multiple heavy metal and antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria exposed to heavy metal and xenobiotics, which may impact the epidemiology of plant, animal, and human diseases. In this study, multi-resistance to heavy metals and antibiotics were evaluated in local Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) and co-isolated Xanthomonas melonis (Xmel) strains from infected crucifer plants in Trinidad. Resistance to cobalt, cadmium, zinc, copper, and arsenic (V) was observed in both Xanthomonas species up to 25 mM. Heavy metal resistance (HMR) genes were found on a small plasmid-derived locus with ~ 90% similarity to a Stenotrophomonas spp. chromosomal locus and a X. perforans pLH3.1 plasmid. The co-occurrence of mobile elements in these regions implies their organization on a composite transposon-like structure. HMR genes in Xcc strains showed the lowest similarity to references, and the cus and ars operons appear to be unique among Xanthomonads. Overall, the similarity of HMR genes to Stenotrophomonas sp. chromosomal genomes suggest their origin in this genus or a related organism and subsequent spread through lateral gene transfer events. Further resistome characterization revealed the presence of small multidrug resistance (SMR), multidrug resistance (MDR) efflux pumps, and bla (Xcc) genes for broad biocide resistance in both species. Concurrently, resistance to antibiotics (streptomycin, kanamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and ampicillin) up to 1000 µg/mL was confirmed.
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- Stephen D B Jr Ramnarine
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Yadav V, Manjhi A, Vadakedath N. Mercury remediation potential of mercury-resistant strain Rheinheimera metallidurans sp. nov. isolated from a municipal waste dumping site. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 257:114888. [PMID: 37075645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A novel mercury-resistant bacterium, designated strain DCL_24T, was isolated from the legacy waste at the Daddu Majra dumping site in Chandigarh, India. It showed resistance up to 300 µM of inorganic mercury (mercuric chloride). The isolate was found to be a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, motile, and rod-shaped bacterium that can grow at 4 - 30 °C (optimum 25 °C), pH 6.0 - 12.0 (optimum 7.0), and 0 - 4.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 0.5 - 2.0 %). The 16 S rRNA gene-based phylogenetic analysis showed that DCL_ 24 T shared a 97.53 % similarity with itsºlosest type strain Rheinheimera muenzenbergensis E-49T. Insilico DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values were found to be 18.60 % and 73.77 %, respectively, between the genomes of DCL_24T and R. muenzenbergensis E-49T. The strain DCL_24T has 44.33 DNA G+C content (mol %). Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, and genotypic data, the strain DCL_24T represents a novel species within the genus Rheinheimera, for which the name Rheinheimera metallidurans sp. nov is proposed. The type strain is DCL_24T (MTCC13203T = NBRC115780T = JCM 35551 T). The isolate was found to volatilize and remove mercury efficiently, as demonstrated by X-ray film and dithizone-based colorimetric methods. Around 92 % of mercury removal was observed within 48 h. The mercury-resistant determinant mer operon consisting of merA, encoding the mercuric reductase enzyme, and transport and regulatory genes (merT, merP, merD, and merR) were found in the isolate. Relative expression analysis of merA at increasing concentrations of HgCl2 was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR. These data indicate the merA-mediated reduction of toxic Hg2+ into a non-toxic volatile Hg0. The phytotoxicity assay performed using Arabidopsis thaliana seeds further demonstrated the mercury toxicity reduction potential of DCL_24T. The study shows that this novel isolate, DCL_24T, is an interesting candidate for mercury bioremediation. However, further studies are required to assess the bioremediation efficacy of the strain under the harsh environmental conditions prevailing in polluted sites.
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- Vinay Yadav
- CSIR, Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh 160036, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- CSIR, Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh 160036, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- CSIR, Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh 160036, India.
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Balíková K, Farkas B, Matúš P, Urík M. Prospects of Biogenic Xanthan and Gellan in Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Waters. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14235326. [PMID: 36501719 PMCID: PMC9737242 DOI: 10.3390/polym14235326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Biosorption is considered an effective technique for the treatment of heavy-metal-bearing wastewaters. In recent years, various biogenic products, including native and functionalized biopolymers, have been successfully employed in technologies aiming for the environmentally sustainable immobilization and removal of heavy metals at contaminated sites, including two commercially available heteropolysaccharides-xanthan and gellan. As biodegradable and non-toxic fermentation products, xanthan and gellan have been successfully tested in various remediation techniques. Here, to highlight their prospects as green adsorbents for water decontamination, we have reviewed their biosynthesis machinery and chemical properties that are linked to their sorptive interactions, as well as their actual performance in the remediation of heavy metal contaminated waters. Their sorptive performance in native and modified forms is promising; thus, both xanthan and gellan are emerging as new green-based materials for the cost-effective and efficient remediation of heavy metal-contaminated waters.
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Sanz-Sáez I, Pereira-García C, Bravo AG, Trujillo L, Pla i Ferriol M, Capilla M, Sánchez P, Rodríguez Martín-Doimeadios RC, Acinas SG, Sánchez O. Prevalence of Heterotrophic Methylmercury Detoxifying Bacteria across Oceanic Regions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:3452-3461. [PMID: 35245029 PMCID: PMC8928480 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Microbial reduction of inorganic divalent mercury (Hg2+) and methylmercury (MeHg) demethylation is performed by the mer operon, specifically by merA and merB genes, respectively, but little is known about the mercury tolerance capacity of marine microorganisms and its prevalence in the ocean. Here, combining culture-dependent analyses with metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data, we show that marine bacteria that encode mer genes are widespread and active in the global ocean. We explored the distribution of these genes in 290 marine heterotrophic bacteria (Alteromonas and Marinobacter spp.) isolated from different oceanographic regions and depths, and assessed their tolerance to diverse concentrations of Hg2+ and MeHg. In particular, the Alteromonas sp. ISS312 strain presented the highest tolerance capacity and a degradation efficiency for MeHg of 98.2% in 24 h. Fragment recruitment analyses of Alteromonas sp. genomes (ISS312 strain and its associated reconstructed metagenome assembled genome MAG-0289) against microbial bathypelagic metagenomes confirm their prevalence in the deep ocean. Moreover, we retrieved 54 merA and 6 merB genes variants related to the Alteromonas sp. ISS312 strain from global metagenomes and metatranscriptomes from Tara Oceans. Our findings highlight the biological reductive MeHg degradation as a relevant pathway of the ocean Hg biogeochemical cycle.
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- Isabel Sanz-Sáez
- Departament
de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut
de Ciències del Mar, ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Departament
de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut
de Ciències del Mar, ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Departament
de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut
de Ciències del Mar, ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Departament
de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut
de Ciències del Mar, ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Departament
de Genètica i Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Research
Group in Environmental Engineering (GI2AM), Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Valencia, Av. De la Universitat S/N, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- Departament
de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut
de Ciències del Mar, ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Environmental
Sciences Institute (ICAM), Department of Analytical Chemistry and
Food Technology, University of Castilla-La
Mancha, Avda. Carlos
III s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Departament
de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut
de Ciències del Mar, ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Departament
de Genètica i Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Jiang B, Chen Y, Xing Y, Lian L, Shen Y, Zhang B, Zhang H, Sun G, Li J, Wang X, Zhang D. Negative correlations between cultivable and active-yet-uncultivable pyrene degraders explain the postponed bioaugmentation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:127189. [PMID: 34555764 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bioaugmentation is an effective approach to remediate soils contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), but suffers from unsatisfactory performance in engineering practices, which is hypothetically explained by the complicated interactions between indigenous microbes and introduced degraders. This study isolated a cultivable pyrene degrader (Sphingomonas sp. YT1005) and an active pyrene degrading consortium (Gp16, Streptomyces, Pseudonocardia, Panacagrimonas, Methylotenera and Nitrospira) by magnetic-nanoparticle mediated isolation (MMI) from soils. Pyrene biodegradation was postponed in bioaugmentation with Sphingomonas sp. YT1005, whilst increased by 30.17% by the active pyrene degrading consortium. Pyrene dioxygenase encoding genes (nidA, nidA3 and PAH-RHDα-GP) were enriched in MMI isolates and positively correlated with pyrene degradation efficiency. Pyrene degradation by Sphingomonas sp. YT1005 only followed the phthalate pathway, whereas both phthalate and salicylate pathways were observed in the active pyrene degrading consortium. The results indicated that the uncultivable pyrene degraders were suitable for bioaugmentation, rather than cultivable Sphingomonas sp. YT1005. The negative correlations between Sphingomonas sp. YT1005 and the active-yet-uncultivable pyrene degraders were the underlying mechanisms of bioaugmentation postpone in engineering practices.
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- Bo Jiang
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Site Remediation Technologies, Beijing 100015, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Lab Groundwater Circulation and Environment Evolution, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Lab Groundwater Circulation and Environment Evolution, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Department of Research and Development, Yiqing (Suzhou) Environmental Technology Co. Ltd, Suzhou 215163, PR China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China.
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Li R, Qi L, Ibeanusi V, Badisa V, Brooks S, Chen G. Reduction and bacterial adsorption of dissolved mercuric ion by indigenous bacteria at the Oak Ridge Reservation site. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 280:130629. [PMID: 33940452 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130629] [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: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mercury exists in various forms in the environment and the indigenous bacteria mediated processes have the potential to be used for mercury remediation. In this study, two mixed cultures of indigenous bacteria at the Oak Ridge Reservation site (i.e., ORR soil culture and ORR sediment culture) were selected to study the microbial mediated mercuric reduction under an aerobic condition as well as mercury adsorption onto bacterial surfaces. PCR analysis was performed to provide insights into the microbial community. The mercuric volatilizing experiment demonstrated the mercuric reducing capacity for both ORR cultures, in which the Pseudomonas genus was the dominating Hg0 producer. The investigation of the impact of the sole carbon source revealed the energy-dependent characteristics of the mercuric reduction in this study. Namely, the mercuric reduction was nearly not impacted by the type of carbon source but positively related to the energy that a unit amount of substrate could provide. The study also indicated that the mercury adsorption competed with the reduction. According to the fitting of the Langmuir isotherm, the ORR soil culture was found to have a higher mercury adsorption capacity (i.e., 67.5 mg Hg/g dry biomass) than the ORR sediment culture (i.e., 53.1 mg Hg/g dry biomass). The negative correlation between the reduced mercury mass and adsorbed mercury mass was identified for both ORR cultures.
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- Runwei Li
- School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, USA.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, USA
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- School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, USA
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- School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, USA
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, USA
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Fulke AB, Kotian A, Giripunje MD. Marine Microbial Response to Heavy Metals: Mechanism, Implications and Future Prospect. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 105:182-197. [PMID: 32596744 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02923-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Growing levels of pollution in marine environment has been a matter of serious concern in recent years. Increased levels of heavy metals due to improper waste disposal has led to serious repercussions. This has increased occurrences of heavy metals in marine fauna. Marine microbes are large influencers of nutrient cycling and productivity in oceans. Marine bacteria show altered metabolism as a strategy against metal induced stress. Understanding these strategies used to avoid toxic effects of heavy metals can help in devising novel biotechnological applications for ocean clean-up. Using biological tools for remediation has advantages as it does not involve harmful chemicals and it shows greater flexibility to environmental fluctuations. This review provides a comprehensive insight on marine microbial response to heavy metals and sheds light on existing knowledge about and paves for new avenues in research for bioremediation strategies.
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- Abhay B Fulke
- Microbiology Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Regional Centre, Lokhandwala Road, Four Bungalows, Andheri (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400053, India.
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- Microbiology Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Regional Centre, Lokhandwala Road, Four Bungalows, Andheri (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400053, India
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Imron MF, Kurniawan SB, Soegianto A. Characterization of mercury-reducing potential bacteria isolated from Keputih non-active sanitary landfill leachate, Surabaya, Indonesia under different saline conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 241:113-122. [PMID: 30986663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The objectives of this research were to identify the capability of bacteria isolated from a non-active sanitary landfill to remove mercury under different saline conditions and to understand the removal kinetics. The mercury concentrations used in the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test were 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mg/L. The capability of one selected bacterium from the MIC test to remove mercury under different saline conditions (0, 10, 20, and 30‰) was also tested. Five indigenous bacteria were isolated from the Keputih non-active sanitary landfill, Surabaya, Indonesia. The MICs of mercury for FA-1, FA-2, FA-3, FA-4, and FA-5 were 5, 10, 5, 5, and 5 mg/L, respectively. Based on biochemical characterization, FA-2 was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The isolate of P. aeruginosa was capable of removing Hg under different saline conditions. The optimum saline condition for P. aeruginosa to remove Hg was 10‰, with a removal percentage of 99.7 ± 0.18% following pseudo-second-order kinetics (R2 = 0.9939) with k2 = 2.0059 mg substrate/g adsorbent/hr. Hence, isolated P. aeruginosa showed potential for the bioremediation of mercury-contaminated areas.
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- Muhammad Fauzul Imron
- Study Program of Environmental Engineering, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Kampus C UNAIR, Jalan Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia.
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- Study Program of Waste Treatment Engineering, Department of Marine Engineering, Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya, Jalan Teknik Kimia, Kampus ITS Keputih, Sukolilo, Surabaya 60111, Indonesia.
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- Study Program of Environmental Engineering, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Kampus C UNAIR, Jalan Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia.
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Abu-Dieyeh MH, Alduroobi HM, Al-Ghouti MA. Potential of mercury-tolerant bacteria for bio-uptake of mercury leached from discarded fluorescent lamps. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 237:217-227. [PMID: 30798040 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, ten bacterial strains were found to be mercury resistant after their isolation from Qatari coastal sediments. Tolerance was found to be up to 100-150 ppm for five strains. Those strains had optimum growth conditions at salinity level of 10 ppm NaCl and pH 7-8. Starting from a concentration 7.9 ppm of mercury extracted from fluorescent lamps and after 6 days of incubation at 37 °C, two isolated strains HA6 (Bacillus spp.) and HA9 (Acinetobacter sp.) showed 96.7% and 98.9% of mercury bio-uptake efficiency, respectively. Other strains were capable of removing more than 60% of extracted mercury.
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- Mohammed H Abu-Dieyeh
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar.
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Naguib MM, Khairalla AS, El-Gendy AO, Elkhatib WF. Isolation and characterization of mercury-resistant bacteria from wastewater sources in Egypt. Can J Microbiol 2019; 65:308-321. [PMID: 30633555 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2018-0379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An important mechanism for microbial resistance to mercury is its reduction into elemental mercury (facilitated by the merA gene). Thirty-eight microbial isolates from a variety of wastewater sources in Egypt were collected. Approximately 14 of the 38 isolates exhibited not only a high degree of tolerance to mercury (up to 160 ppm) but also a high degree of resistance to other tested heavy metals (Cu, Co, Ni, and Zn). From these 14, the 10 most resistant isolates were selected for further study and were found to include 9 Gram-negative and 1 Gram-positive bacterial strains. Multi-antibiotic-resistance profiles were detected for 6 out of the 10 selected isolates. All the tested Gram-negative isolates (n = 9) harbored a plasmid-encoded merA gene. The mercury removal effectiveness for the 10 selected isolates ranged between 50% and 99.9%, among which Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ADW10 recorded the highest rate (99.9%; at an initial mercury concentration of 20 ppm). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to (i) demonstrate the presence of a multimetal-resistant S. maltophilia bacterium with a high mercury tolerance capacity that would make it a suitable candidate for future bioremediation efforts in heavy-metal-polluted areas in Egypt and (ii) report Pseudomonas otitidis as one of the mercury-resistant bacteria.
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- Martha M Naguib
- a Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Faculty of Post Graduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- b Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- b Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- c Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, African Union Organization St., Abbassia 11566, Cairo, Egypt.,d Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Industries, Badr University in Cairo, Entertainment Area, Badr City, Cairo, Egypt
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Ahmad M. Mercuric resistant bacteria Aeromonas exhibits neurologic toxic effects on the developmental motor reflexes, and brain oxidative stress in mice offspring. Microb Pathog 2017; 114:169-175. [PMID: 29197524 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.11.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mercury and its derivatives even in small concentration may cause a major human health problem. Though not reported in detail, there are various aquatic bacterial species that produce small quantities of methyl mercury (MM) growing under aerobic conditions. Consumption of food derived from sources contaminated with such bacteria within therapeutic doses and exposure to different forms of MM compounds through such sources may induce substantial toxic effects. In the present study, the perinatal oral exposure of pregnant mice to two strains of mercury resistant bacteria (MRB), Aeromonas KSU5 MRB and KSU6 MRB resulted in a significant reduction in postnatal body weight gain, delays in the opening of the eyes and appearance in the body hair fuzz, and deficits in the developing sensory motor reflexes in the mice pups during their weaning period on post-natal day (PD)7, PD14 and PD21. A significant and MM producing concentration-dependent disturbance in the levels of neurotransmitters like dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT); non-enzymatic oxidative stress (OS) indices like thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and total reduced glutathione (GSH); and enzymatic OS indices like glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were observed in the forebrain region of the offspring at weaning period (PD7, PD14, and PD21), at adolescent age (PD30), and at adult age (PD36). Thus, perinatal exposure to MRB can affect developing fetus, raising the concerns for it's potential neurotoxic hazards. A reduced exposure to mercury during pregnancy is of crucial importance in preventing mercury-induced neurotoxicity in the offspring.
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- Mohammad Ahmad
- College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Dash HR, Sahu M, Mallick B, Das S. Functional efficiency of MerA protein among diverse mercury resistant bacteria for efficient use in bioremediation of inorganic mercury. Biochimie 2017; 142:207-215. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Abdulaziz A, Sageer S, Chekidhenkuzhiyil J, Vijayan V, Pavanan P, Athiyanathil S, Nair S. Unicellular cyanobacteriaSynechocystisaccommodate heterotrophic bacteria with varied enzymatic and metal resistance properties. J Basic Microbiol 2016; 56:845-56. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201500693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Anas Abdulaziz
- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography; Regional Centre; Kochi Kerala India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography; Regional Centre; Kochi Kerala India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography; Regional Centre; Kochi Kerala India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography; Regional Centre; Kochi Kerala India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Calicut Kerala India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography; Regional Centre; Kochi Kerala India
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Bhagat J, Ingole BS. Genotoxic potency of mercuric chloride in gill cells of marine gastropod Planaxis sulcatus using comet assay. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:10758-10768. [PMID: 25758417 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4263-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In vivo and in vitro exposures were used to investigate the genotoxicity of mercuric chloride (HgCl2) to the marine snail, Planaxis sulcatus. The comet assay protocol was validated on gill cells exposed in vitro to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 0-50 μM). Snails were exposed in vivo for 96 h to HgCl2 (10, 20, 50, and 100 μg/l). Our results showed significant concentration-dependent increase in the tail DNA (TDNA) and olive tail moment (OTM) in exposed snails for all doses compared with controls. In vitro exposure to HgCl2 (10-100 μg/l) resulted in significantly higher values for TDNA at all concentrations. Our results showed that DNA damage increased in the gill cell with increasing exposure time. This study demonstrates the usefulness of comet assay for detection of DNA damage after exposure to HgCl2 and the sensitivity of marine snail P. sulcatus as a good candidate species for metal pollution.
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- J Bhagat
- Biological Oceanographic Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, 403004, India,
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Shirokikh IG, Solovyeva ES, Ashihmina TJ. Functional and structural features of streptomycete complexes isolated from soils with varying degrees of heavy-metal contamination. CONTEMP PROBL ECOL+ 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s1995425515010138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Santos-Gandelman JF, Giambiagi-deMarval M, Muricy G, Barkay T, Laport MS. Mercury and methylmercury detoxification potential by sponge-associated bacteria. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:585-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-014-0224-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Potential Application in Mercury Bioremediation of a Marine Sponge-Isolated Bacillus cereus strain Pj1. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:374-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-014-0597-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pérez-Valdespino A, Celestino-Mancera M, Villegas-Rodríguez VL, Curiel-Quesada E. Characterization of mercury-resistant clinical Aeromonas species. Braz J Microbiol 2014; 44:1279-83. [PMID: 24688523 PMCID: PMC3958199 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822013000400036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Mercury-resistant Aeromonas strains isolated from diarrhea were studied. Resistance occurs via mercuric ion reduction but merA and merR genes were only detected in some strains using PCR and dot hybridization. Results indicate a high variability in mer operons in Aeromonas. To our knowledge, this is the first report of mercury-resistant clinical Aeromonas strains.
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- Abigail Pérez-Valdespino
- Department of Biochemistry, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Dash HR, Mangwani N, Das S. Characterization and potential application in mercury bioremediation of highly mercury-resistant marine bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis PW-05. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:2642-2653. [PMID: 24114385 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2206-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bacillus thuringiensis PW-05 was isolated from the Odisha coast and was found to resist 50 ppm of Hg as HgCl2 as well as higher concentrations of CdCl2, ZnSO4, PbNO3 and Na2HAsO4. Resistance towards several antibiotics, viz amoxycillin, ampicillin, methicillin, azithromycin and cephradine (CV) was also observed. The mer operon possessed by most of the mercury-resistant bacteria was also found in this isolate. Atomic absorption spectroscopy revealed that the isolate can volatilize >90 % of inorganic mercury. It showed biofilm formation in the presence of 50 ppm HgCl2 and can produce exopolysaccharide under same conditions. The isolate was found to volatilize mercury efficiently under a wide range of environmental parameters, i.e. pH (7 to 8), temperature (25 °C to 40 °C) and salinity (5 to 25 ppt). merA gene expression has been confirmed by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR study. Fourier transform infrared study revealed that -SH and -COOH groups play a major role in the process of adaptation to Hg. Hence, this isolate B. thuringiensis PW-05 shows an interesting potential for bioremediation of mercury.
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- Hirak R Dash
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769 008, Odisha, India
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IRAWATI WAHYU, PATRICIA, SORAYA YENNY, BASKORO ABYATARHUGO. A Study on Mercury-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Gold Mine in Pongkor Village, Bogor, Indonesia. HAYATI JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES 2012. [DOI: 10.4308/hjb.19.4.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Analysis of the multicopper oxidase gene regulatory network of Aeromonas hydrophila. SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 2012; 6:51-9. [PMID: 24294339 DOI: 10.1007/s11693-012-9096-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Multicopper oxidase (MCO) is an enzyme which involves in reducing the oxygen in a four electron reduction to water with concomitant one electron oxidation of reducing the substrate. We have generated the 3-D structure of MCO by homology modeling and validated on the basis of free energy while 90.4 % amino acid residues present in allowed regions of Ramachandran plot. The screening of potential hazardous aromatic compounds for MCO was performed using molecular docking. We obtained Sulfonaphthal, Thymolphthalein, Bromocresol green and Phloretin derivatives of phenol and aromatic hydrocarbon were efficient substrates for MCO. The phylogeny of MCO reveals that other bacteria restrain the homologous gene of MCO may play an important role in biodegradation of aromatic compounds. We have demonstrated the gene regulatory network of MCO with other cellular proteins which play a key role in gene regulation. These findings provide a new insight for oxidization of phenolic and aromatic compounds using biodegradation process for controlling environmental pollution.
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Adelaja O, Keenan H. Tolerance of TBT-resistant Bacteria Isolates to Methylmercury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.3923/rjes.2012.1.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jose J, Giridhar R, Anas A, Loka Bharathi PA, Nair S. Heavy metal pollution exerts reduction/adaptation in the diversity and enzyme expression profile of heterotrophic bacteria in Cochin estuary, India. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2011; 159:2775-2780. [PMID: 21665339 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Over the past three decades heavy metal pollution has increased substantially in Cochin estuary, south west coast of India. Here we studied the distribution, diversity and enzyme expression profile of culturable microbial population along a pollution gradient. The distribution of resistance against 5 mM concentration of Zn, Co, Ni and Cu was observed among 90-100% of bacterial isolates retrieved from highly polluted Eloor, whereas it was less than 40% in Vypin and Munambam. Similarly, there was a difference in the distribution and diversity of bacterial phyla with predominance of Proteobacteria in Eloor and Firmicutes in Munambam and Vypin. We observed that 75-100% of the organisms retrieved from Eloor had low levels of expression for hydrolytic enzyme. In conclusion, the heavy metal pollution in Cochin estuary brought in reduction/adaptation in the distribution, diversity and enzyme expression profile of bacteria, which may impart adverse impacts on ecosystem functioning.
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- Jiya Jose
- National Institute of Oceanography, CSIR, Regional Centre, PB 1913, Cochin, Kerala 682018, India
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Zhang W, Chen L, Liu D. Characterization of a marine-isolated mercury-resistant Pseudomonas putida strain SP1 and its potential application in marine mercury reduction. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 93:1305-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3454-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Revised: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Osman O, Tanguichi H, Ikeda K, Park P, Tanabe-Hosoi S, Nagata S. Copper-resistant halophilic bacterium isolated from the polluted Maruit Lake, Egypt. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 108:1459-70. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04574.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Johnson DR, Czechowska K, Chèvre N, van der Meer JR. Toxicity of triclosan, penconazole and metalaxyl on Caulobacter crescentus and a freshwater microbial community as assessed by flow cytometry. Environ Microbiol 2009; 11:1682-91. [PMID: 19239485 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biocides are widely used for domestic hygiene, agricultural and industrial applications. Their widespread use has resulted in their introduction into the environment and raised concerns about potential deleterious effects on aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the toxicity of the biocides triclosan, penconazole and metalaxyl were evaluated with the freshwater bacterium Caulobacter crescentus and with a freshwater microbial community using a combination of single- and double-stain flow cytometric assays. Growth of C. crescentus and the freshwater community were repressed by triclosan but not by penconazole or metalaxyl at concentrations up to 250 μM. The repressive effect of triclosan was dependent on culture conditions. Caulobacter crescentus was more sensitive to triclosan when grown with high glucose at high cell density than when grown directly in sterilized lake water at low cell density. This suggests that the use of conventional growth conditions may overestimate biocide toxicity. Additional experiments showed that the freshwater community was more sensitive to triclosan than C. crescentus, with 10 nM of triclosan being sufficient to repress growth and change the phylogenetic composition of the community. These results demonstrate that isolate-based assays may underestimate biocide toxicity and highlight the importance of assessing toxicity directly on natural microbial communities. Because 10 nM of triclosan is within the range of concentrations observed in freshwater systems, these results also raise concerns about the risk of introducing triclosan into the environment.
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- David R Johnson
- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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De J, Ramaiah N, Vardanyan L. Detoxification of toxic heavy metals by marine bacteria highly resistant to mercury. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2008; 10:471-7. [PMID: 18288535 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-008-9083-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Pollution in industrial areas is a serious environmental concern, and interest in bacterial resistance to heavy metals is of practical significance. Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) are known to cause damage to living organisms, including human beings. Several marine bacteria highly resistant to mercury (BHRM) capable of growing at 25 ppm (mg L(-1)) or higher concentrations of mercury were tested during this study to evaluate their potential to detoxify Cd and Pb. Results indicate their potential of detoxification not only of Hg, but also Cd and Pb. Through biochemical and 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses, these bacteria were identified to belong to Alcaligenes faecalis (seven isolates), Bacillus pumilus (three isolates), Bacillus sp. (one isolate), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (one isolate), and Brevibacterium iodinium (one isolate). The mechanisms of heavy metal detoxification were through volatilization (for Hg), putative entrapment in the extracellular polymeric substance (for Hg, Cd and Pb) as revealed by the scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and/or precipitation as sulfide (for Pb). These bacteria removed more than 70% of Cd and 98% of Pb within 72 and 96 h, respectively, from growth medium that had initial metal concentrations of 100 ppm. Their detoxification efficiency for Hg, Cd and Pb indicates good potential for application in bioremediation of toxic heavy metals.
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- Jaysankar De
- National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India.
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Cruz A, Caetano T, Suzuki S, Mendo S. Aeromonas veronii, a tributyltin (TBT)-degrading bacterium isolated from an estuarine environment, Ria de Aveiro in Portugal. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2007; 64:639-50. [PMID: 17719084 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2007] [Revised: 06/21/2007] [Accepted: 06/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Organotin compounds are used in a variety of industrial processes therefore their subsequent discharge into the environment is widespread. Bacteria play an important role in biogeochemical transformations acting as natural decontamination agents. Therefore, screening for tributyltin (TBT)-resistant and -degrading bacteria is relevant for the selection of isolates with decontamination ability of these polluted areas. With this purpose, 50 strains were isolated from sediment and water from Ria de Aveiro and their tolerance to TBT, up to 3mM, was evaluated. Generally, occurrence of highly TBT-resistant bacteria was observed, and Gram negative bacteria exhibited more tolerance to TBT than Gram positive bacteria. A memory response was observed when bacteria were progressively exposed to increasingly higher TBT concentrations. One isolate, Aeromonas veronii Av27, highly resistant to TBT (3mM) uses this compound as carbon source and degrades it to less toxic compounds.
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- Andreia Cruz
- CESAM and Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Mera N, Iwasaki K. Use of plate-wash samples to monitor the fates of culturable bacteria in mercury- and trichloroethylene-contaminated soils. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 77:437-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1152-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2007] [Revised: 07/31/2007] [Accepted: 08/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jaysankar D, Ramaiah N, Bhosle NB, Garg A, Vardanyan L, Nagle VL, Fukami K. Potential of Mercury-Resistant Marine Bacteria for Detoxification of Chemicals of Environmental Concern. Microbes Environ 2007. [DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.22.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- De Jaysankar
- National Institute of Oceanography
- Graduate School of Kuroshio Science (GRAKUS), Kochi University
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- Graduate School of Kuroshio Science (GRAKUS), Kochi University
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De J, Ramaiah N, Sarkar A. Aerobic degradation of highly chlorinated polychlorobiphenyls by a marine bacterium, Pseudomonas CH07. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9179-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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De J, Sarkar A, Ramaiah N. Bioremediation of toxic substances by mercury resistant marine bacteria. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2006; 15:385-9. [PMID: 16673165 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-006-0066-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Bioremediation of toxic substances includes microbe-mediated enzymatic transformation of toxicants to non-toxic, often assimilable, forms. Mercury-resistant marine bacteria are found to be very promising in dealing with mercury, and a host of other highly toxic heavy metals and xenobiotics. In the present studies we have shown that the Pseudomonas aeruginosa CH07 (NRRL B-30604) has been able to degrade a variety of PCB congeners including a complete degradation of CB-126 and CB-181. The culture was able to remove over 70% Cd from growth medium when supplemented with 100 ppm Cd. The same bacterium rapidly biotransformed/removed toxic mercury from wastewater in a bioreactor system.
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- Jaysankar De
- National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India
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De Souza MJ, Nair S, Loka Bharathi PA, Chandramohan D. Metal and antibiotic-resistance in psychrotrophic bacteria from Antarctic Marine waters. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2006; 15:379-84. [PMID: 16703457 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-006-0068-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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In the wake of the findings that Antarctic krills concentrate heavy metals at ppm level, (Yamamoto et al. 1987), the Antarctic waters from the Indian side were examined for the incidence of metal and antibiotic-resistant bacteria during the austral summer (13th Indian Antarctic expedition) along the cruise track extending from 50 degrees S and 18 degrees E to 65 degrees S and 30 degrees E. The bacterial isolates from these waters showed varying degrees of resistance to antibiotics (Chloramphenicol, ampicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and kanamycin) and metals (K(2)CrO(4), CdCl(2), ZnCl(2) and HgCl(2)) tested. Of the isolates screened, about 29% and 16% were resistant to 100 ppm of cadmium and chromium salt respectively. Tolerance to lower concentration (10 ppm) of mercury (Hg) was observed in 68% of the isolates. Depending on the antibiotics the isolates showed different percentage of resistance. Multiple drug and metal-resistance were observed. High incidence of resistance to both antibiotics and metals were common among the pigmented bacterial isolates. Increased resistance decreased the ability of bacteria to express enzymes. The results reiterate previous findings by other researchers that the waters of southern ocean may not be exempt from the spread of metal and antibiotic-resistance.
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- Maria-Judith De Souza
- Microbiology Laboratory, Biological Oceanography Division, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India.
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