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Sakr EAE, Khater DZ, El-Khatib KM. Electroactive Brevundimonas diminuta consortium mediated selenite bioreduction, biogenesis of selenium nanoparticles and bio-electricity generation. J Nanobiotechnology 2024; 22:352. [PMID: 38902695 PMCID: PMC11188503 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-024-02577-3] [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: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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In this study, highly selenite-resistant strains belonging to Brevundimonas diminuta (OK287021, OK287022) genus were isolated from previously operated single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC). The central composite design showed that the B. diminuta consortium could reduce selenite. Under optimum conditions, 15.38 Log CFU mL-1 microbial growth, 99.08% Se(IV) reduction, and 89.94% chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal were observed. Moreover, the UV-visible spectroscopy (UV) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses confirmed the synthesis of elemental selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs). In addition, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed the formation of SeNPs nano-spheres. Besides, the bioelectrochemical performance of B. diminuta in the SCMFC illustrated that the maximum power density was higher in the case of selenite SCMFCs than those of the sterile control SCMFCs. Additionally, the bioelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry characterization illustrated the production of definite extracellular redox mediators that might be involved in the electron transfer progression during the reduction of selenite. In conclusion, B. diminuta whose electrochemical activity has never previously been reported could be a suitable and robust biocatalyst for selenite bioreduction along with wastewater treatment, bioelectricity generation, and economical synthesis of SeNPs in MFCs.
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- Ebtehag A E Sakr
- Botany Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Chemical Engineering and Pilot Plant Department, Engineering Research and Renewable Energy Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), El Buhouth St, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering and Pilot Plant Department, Engineering Research and Renewable Energy Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), El Buhouth St, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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Liu XY, Ma JY, Wang Y, Duan JL, Feng LJ, Zhu FP, Sun XD, Yan Z, Yuan XZ. Chemical Dynamics of Selenium Nanoparticles in Archaeal Systems. ACS NANO 2024; 18:15661-15670. [PMID: 38841753 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Methanogenic archaea, characterized by their cell membrane lipid molecules consisting of isoprenoid chains linked to glycerol-1-phosphate via ether bonds, exhibit exceptional adaptability to extreme environments. However, this distinct lipid architecture also complicates the interactions between methanogenic archaea and nanoparticles. This study addresses this challenge by exploring the interaction and transformation of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) within archaeal Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A. We demonstrated that the effects of SeNPs are highly concentration-dependent, with chemical stimulation of cellular processes at lower SeNPs concentrations as well as oxidative stress and metabolic disruption at higher concentrations. Notably, we observed the formation of a protein corona on SeNPs, characterized by the selective adsorption of enzymes critical for methylotrophic methanogenesis and those involved in selenium methylation, suggesting potential alterations in protein function and metabolic pathways. Furthermore, the intracellular transformation of SeNPs into both inorganic and organic selenium species highlighted their bioavailability and dynamic transformation within archaea. These findings provide vital insights into the nano-bio interface in archaeal systems, contributing to our understanding of archaeal catalysis and its broader applications.
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- Xiao-Yu Liu
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
- Sino-French Research Institute for Ecology and Environment, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P. R. China
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Sibiya A, Selvaraj C, Singh SK, Baskaralingam V. Toxicological study on ibuprofen and selenium in freshwater mussel Lamellidens marginalis and exploring the microbial cytochrome through modelling and quantum mechanics approaches for its toxicity degradation in contaminated environment. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 257:119331. [PMID: 38851371 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Toxicological stress in aquatic organisms is caused by the discharge of hundreds of toxic pollutants and contaminants among which the current study concentrates on the toxic effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen (IBF) and the trace element selenium (Se). In this study, IBF and Se toxicity on freshwater mussel Lamellidens marginalis was studied for 14 days, and in silico predictions for their degradation were made using Molecular modelling and Quantum Mechanical approaches. The degrading propensity of cytochrome c oxidase proteins from Trametes verticillatus and Thauera selenatis (Turkey tail fungi and Gram-negative bacteria) is examined into atom level. The results of molecular modelling study indicate that ionic interactions occur in the T. selenatis-HEME bound complex by Se interacting directly with HEME, and in the T. versicolor-HEME bound complex by IBF bound to a nearby region of HEME. Experimental and theoretical findings suggest that, the toxicological effects of Se and IBF pollution can be reduced by bioremediation with special emphasis on T. versicolor, and T. selenatis, which can effectively interact with Se and IBF present in the environment and degrade them. Besides, this is the first time in freshwater mussel L. marginalis that ibuprofen and selenium toxicity have been studied utilizing both experimental and computational methodologies for their bioremediation study.
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- Ashokkumar Sibiya
- Nano Biosciences and Nanopharmacology Division, Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Science Campus 6th Floor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- CsrDD LAB, Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, India
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- CADD and Molecular Modeling Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University, Science Block, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630004, India
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- Nano Biosciences and Nanopharmacology Division, Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Science Campus 6th Floor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Morris S, Quispe-Arpasi D, Lens PNL. Effect of Rhodococcus opacus PD630 on selenium phytoremediation by Brassica oleracea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2024; 26:1280-1290. [PMID: 38348969 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2024.2311725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of microbial-enhanced Brassica oleracea for the phytoremediation of seleniferous soils. The effect of selenite (Se(IV)) and selenate (Se(VI)) on B. oleracea (1-100 mg.L-1) was examined through germination (7 d) and pot (30 d) trials. Microbial analysis was conducted to verify the toxic effect of various Se concentrations (1-500 mg.L-1) on Rhodococcus opacus PD360, and to determine if it exhibits plant growth promoter traits. R. opacus PD630 was found to tolerate high concentrations of both Se(IV) and Se(VI), above 100 mg.L-1. R. opacus PD630 reduced Se(IV) and Se(VI) over 7 days, with a Se conversion efficiency between 60 and 80%. Germination results indicated lower concentrations (0-10 mg.L-1) of Se(IV) and Se(VI) gave a higher shoot length (> 4 cm). B. oleracea accumulated 600-1,000 mg.kg-1 dry weight (DW) of Se(IV) and Se(VI), making it a secondary accumulator of Se. Moreover, seeds inoculated with R. opacus PD360 showed increased Se uptake (up to 1,200 mg Se.kg-1 DW). In addition, bioconcentration and translocation factors were greater than one. The results indicate a synergistic effect between R. opacus PD630 and B. oleracea for Se phytoextraction from polluted soils.
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- Sinead Morris
- University of Galway, University Road, H91 TK33, Galway, Ireland
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- University of Galway, University Road, H91 TK33, Galway, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Campus Ate, Carretera Central km 11.6, Ate, Lima, Peru
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- University of Galway, University Road, H91 TK33, Galway, Ireland
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Pi K, Van Cappellen P, Li H, Gan Y, Tong L, Zhong X, Wang Y. Soil respiration induces co-emission of greenhouse gases and methylated selenium from cold-region Mollisols: Significance for selenium deficiency. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 188:108758. [PMID: 38781702 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Mollisols rich in natural organic matter are a significant sink of carbon (C) and selenium (Se). Climate warming and agricultural expansion to the cold Mollisol regions may enhance soil respiration and biogeochemical cycles, posing a growing risk of soil C and Se loss. Through field-mimicking incubation experiments with uncultivated and cultivated soils from the Mollisol regions of northeastern China, this research shows that soil respiration remained significant even during cold seasons and caused co-emission of greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) and methylated Se. Such stimulus effects were generally stronger in the cultivated soils, with maximum emission rates of 7.45 g/m2/d C and 1.42 μg/m2/d Se. For all soil types, the greatest co-emission of CO2 and dimethyl selenide occurred at 25 % soil moisture, whereas measurable CH4 emission was observed at 40 % soil moisture with higher percentages of dimethyl diselenide volatilization. Molecular characterization with three-dimensional fluorescence and ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry suggests that CO2 emission is sensitive to the availability of microbial protein-like substances and free energy from organic carbon biodegradation under variable moisture conditions. Predominant Se binding to biodegradable organic matter resulted in high dependence of Se volatilization on rates of greenhouse gas emissions. These findings together highlight the importance of dynamic organic carbon quality for soil respiration and consequent Mollisol Se loss risk, with implications for science-based management of C and Se resources in agricultural lands to combat with Se deficiency.
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- Kunfu Pi
- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Waterloo, Canada; Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Black Soil and Water Resources Research, 150036 Harbin, China
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- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Waterloo, Canada
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- Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 100037 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Black Soil and Water Resources Research, 150036 Harbin, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China.
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An L, Zhou C, Zhao L, Wei A, Wang Y, Cui H, Zheng S. Selenium-oxidizing Agrobacterium sp. T3F4 decreases arsenic uptake by Brassica rapa L. under a native polluted soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 138:506-515. [PMID: 38135416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Toxic arsenic (As) and trace element selenium (Se) are transformed by microorganisms but their complex interactions in soil-plant systems have not been fully understood. An As- and Se- oxidizing bacterium, Agrobacterium sp. T3F4, was applied to a native seleniferous As-polluted soil to investigate As/Se uptake by the vegetable Brassica rapa L. and As-Se interaction as mediated by strain T3F4. The Se content in the aboveground plants was significantly enhanced by 34.1%, but the As content was significantly decreased by 20.5% in the T3F4-inoculated pot culture compared to the control (P < 0.05). Similar result was shown in treatment with additional 5 mg/kg of Se(IV) in soil. In addition, the As contents in roots were significantly decreased by more than 35% under T3F4 or Se(IV) treatments (P<0.05). Analysis of As-Se-bacterium interaction in a soil simulation experiment showed that the bioavailability of Se significantly increased and As was immobilized with the addition of the T3F4 strain (P < 0.05). Furthermore, an As/Se co-exposure hydroponic experiment demonstrated that As uptake and accumulation in plants was reduced by increasing Se(IV) concentrations. The 50% growth inhibition concentration (IC50) values for As in plants were increased about one-fold and two-fold under co-exposure with 5 and 10 µmol/L Se(IV), respectively. In conclusion, strain T3F4 improves Se uptake but decreases As uptake by plants via oxidation of As and Se, resulting in decrease of soil As bioavailability and As/Se competitive absorption by plants. This provides a potential bioremediation strategy for Se biofortification and As immobilization in As-polluted soil.
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- Lijin An
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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He Z, Shen J, Zhao Y, Ru Y, Zhang D, Pan X. Microbial antagonistic mechanisms of Hg(II) and Se(IV) in efficient wastewater treatment using granular sludge. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:121311. [PMID: 38367382 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121311] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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The antagonistic effects of mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) have been extensively studied in higher animals and plants. In this study, the microbial antagonistic effects of Hg and Se were utilized for wastewater treatment. We developed and optimized a new granular sludge approach to efficiently remove Hg(II) and Se(IV) from wastewater. Under anaerobic-oxic-anaerobic (AOA) conditions, the removal rates of Hg(II) and Se(IV) reached up to 99.91±0.07 % and 97.7 ± 0.8 %, respectively. The wastewater Hg(II) was mostly (97.43±0.01 %) converted to an inert mineral called tiemannite (HgSe) in the sludge, and no methylmercury (MeHg) was detected. The HgSe in sludge is less toxic, with almost no risk of secondary release, and it can be recovered with high purity. An inhibition experiment of mercury reduction and the high expression of the mer operon indicated that most Hg(II) (∼71 %) was first reduced to Hg0, and then Hg0 reacted with Se0 to synthesize HgSe. Metagenomic results showed that the final sludge (day 182) was dominated by two unclassified bacteria in the orders Rhodospirillales (27.7 %) and Xanthomonadales (6.3 %). Their metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were recovered, suggesting that both of them can reduce Hg(II) and Se(IV). Metatranscriptomic analyses indicate that they can independently and cooperatively synthesize HgSe. In summary, granular sludge under AOA conditions is an efficient method for removing and recovering Hg from wastewater. The microbial transformation of Hg2+to Hg0 to HgSe may occur widely in both engineering and natural ecosystems.
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- Zhanfei He
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.
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Roy R, Samanta S, Pandit S, Naaz T, Banerjee S, Rawat JM, Chaubey KK, Saha RP. An Overview of Bacteria-Mediated Heavy Metal Bioremediation Strategies. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:1712-1751. [PMID: 37410353 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04614-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Contamination-free groundwater is considered a good source of potable water. Even in the twenty-first century, over 90 percent of the population is reliant on groundwater resources for their lives. Groundwater influences the economical state, industrial development, ecological system, and agricultural and global health conditions worldwide. However, different natural and artificial processes are gradually polluting groundwater and drinking water systems throughout the world. Toxic metalloids are one of the major sources that pollute the water system. In this review work, we have collected and analyzed information on metal-resistant bacteria along with their genetic information and remediation mechanisms of twenty different metal ions [arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), palladium (Pd), zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), antimony (Sb), gold (Au), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), selenium (Se), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), and uranium (U)]. We have surveyed the scientific information available on bacteria-mediated bioremediation of various metals and presented the data with responsible genes and proteins that contribute to bioremediation, bioaccumulation, and biosorption mechanisms. Knowledge of the genes responsible and self-defense mechanisms of diverse metal-resistance bacteria would help us to engineer processes involving multi-metal-resistant bacteria that may reduce metal toxicity in the environment.
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- Rima Roy
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, Kolkata, 700126, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, Kolkata, 700126, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, Kolkata, 700126, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graphic Era Deemed to Be University, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India
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- Division of Research and Innovation, School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, Kolkata, 700126, India.
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Wang F, Zhang J, Xu L, Ma A, Zhuang G, Huo S, Zou B, Qian J, Cui Y. Selenium volatilization in plants, microalgae, and microorganisms. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26023. [PMID: 38390045 PMCID: PMC10881343 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26023] [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: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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The augmented prevalence of Se (Se) pollution can be attributed to various human activities, such as mining, coal combustion, oil extraction and refining, and agricultural irrigation. Although Se is vital for animals, humans, and microorganisms, excessive concentrations of this element can give rise to potential hazards. Consequently, numerous approaches have been devised to mitigate Se pollution, encompassing physicochemical techniques and bioremediation. The recognition of Se volatilization as a potential strategy for mitigating Se pollution in contaminated environments is underscored in this review. This study delves into the volatilization mechanisms in various organisms, including plants, microalgae, and microorganisms. By assessing the efficacy of Se removal and identifying the rate-limiting steps associated with volatilization, this paper provides insightful recommendations for Se mitigation. Constructed wetlands are a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative in the treatment of Se volatilization. The fate, behavior, bioavailability, and toxicity of Se within complex environmental systems are comprehensively reviewed. This knowledge forms the basis for developing management plans that aimed at mitigating Se contamination in wetlands and protecting the associated ecosystems.
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- Feng Wang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
- Institute of Agricultural Products Processing Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
- Institute of Agricultural Products Processing Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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Ruiz-Fresneda MA, Morales-Hidalgo M, Povedano-Priego C, Jroundi F, Hidalgo-Iruela J, Cano-Cano M, Pérez-Muelas E, Merroun ML, Martín-Sanchez I. Unlocking the key role of bentonite fungal isolates in tellurium and selenium bioremediation and biorecovery: Implications in the safety of radioactive waste disposal. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169242. [PMID: 38072256 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169242] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Research on eco-friendly bioremediation strategies for mitigating the environmental impact of toxic metals has gained attention in the last years. Among all promising solutions, bentonite clays, to be used as artificial barriers to isolate radioactive wastes within the deep geological repository (DGR) concept, have emerged as effective reservoir of microorganisms with remarkable bioremediation potential. The present study aims to investigate the impact of bentonite fungi in the speciation and mobility of selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te), as natural analogues 79Se and 132Te present in radioactive waste, to screen for those strains with bioremediation potential within the context of DGR. For this purpose, a multidisciplinary approach combining microbiology, biochemistry, and microscopy was performed. Notably, Aspergillus sp. 3A demonstrated a high tolerance to Te(IV) and Se(IV), as evidenced by minimal inhibitory concentrations of >16 and >32 mM, respectively, along with high tolerance indexes. The high metalloid tolerance of Aspergillus sp. 3A is mediated by its capability to reduce these mobile and toxic elements to their elemental less soluble forms [Te(0) and Se(0)], forming nanostructures of various morphologies. Advanced electron microscopy techniques revealed intracellular Te(0) manifesting as amorphous needle-like nanoparticles and extracellular Te(0) forming substantial microspheres and irregular accumulations, characterized by a trigonal crystalline phase. Similarly, Se(0) exhibited a diverse array of morphologies, including hexagonal, irregular, and needle-shaped structures, accompanied by a monoclinic crystalline phase. The formation of less mobile Te(0) and Se(0) nanostructures through novel and environmentally friendly processes by Aspergillus sp. 3A suggests it would be an excellent candidate for bioremediation in contaminated environments, such as the vicinity of deep geological repositories. It moreover holds immense potential for the recovery and synthesis of Te and Se nanostructures for use in numerous biotechnological and biomedical applications.
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Mohammadi E, Baldwin SA. Developing a versatile tool for studying kinetics of Selenate-Se removal from aqueous solution using a chemostat bioreactor. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24914. [PMID: 38317929 PMCID: PMC10839987 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Understanding the impact of various parameters on the kinetics of dissolved selenium (Se) removal in bioreactors can be a challenging task, primarily due to the mass transfer limitations inherent in bioreactors employing attached growth configurations. This study successfully established a proof-of-concept for the efficient removal of Se from aqueous solutions using a chemostat bioreactor that relies solely on suspended growth. The research investigated the effect of selenate-Se feed concentrations under two distinct Se concentration conditions. One experiment was conducted at a considerably elevated concentration of 25 mg/L to impose stress on the system and evaluate its response. Another experiment replicated an environmentally relevant concentration of 1 mg/L, mirroring the typical Se concentrations in mine water. The bioreactor, featuring a working volume of 0.35 L, was operated as an anaerobic, fully mixed chemostat with hydraulic retention times (HRTs) ranging from 5 to 0.25 days. The outcomes revealed the chemostat's capacity to remove up to 25 mg/L of dissolved Se from water for all HRTs exceeding 1 day, under otherwise optimal conditions encompassing temperature, pH, and salinity. The research's significance lies in the development of a versatile tool designed to examine Se removal kinetics within a system devoid of mass transfer limitations. Furthermore, this study verified the ability of the bacterial consortium, obtained from a mine-influenced environment and enriched in the laboratory, to grow and sustain Se removal activities within a chemostat operating with HRTs as short as 1 day.
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- Elnaz Mohammadi
- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Ekwonna T, Akindeju O, Amos B, Lin ZQ. Selenium Removal from Wastewater by Microbial Transformation and Volatilization. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38337076 DOI: 10.1007/10_2023_242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Selenium (Se) is a naturally occurring trace element that is nutritionally essential for humans and animals, but becomes toxic at high concentrations. This laboratory study explored the role of microbes in Se removal from contaminated wastewater via biological transformation and volatilization processes. Microbes could immobilize water-soluble selenate (SeO42-) and selenite (SeO32-) to water-insoluble elemental Se (Se0) and transform Se into volatile Se compounds found in the atmosphere. Results of this laboratory study showed that Bacillus cereus, a bacterial strain isolated from wheat straw and biosolid-WTR-sand substrates showed a significant biotransformation ability of reducing selenate and selenite to elemental Se and forming volatile Se organic compounds in wastewater. Overall, microbial Se chemical reduction, methylation, and volatilization are important processes in bioremediation of Se-contaminated wastewater.
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- Tochukwu Ekwonna
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA.
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Dalai S, Sivan M, Husain MA, Alam N, Landrot G, Biswas A. Mechanistic Insight into the Abiotic Interactions of Selenate and Selenite with Natural Organic Matter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:16595-16605. [PMID: 37855829 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Natural organic matter (NOM) decreases the selenium (Se) mobility in soil and sediment. Biotic dissimilatory reduction of selenate and selenite and assimilation of the reduced Se species into biomolecules are thought to be primarily responsible for this decreased Se mobility. However, the possibility of Se immobilization due to the abiotic interaction of Se species with NOM is still poorly understood. Equilibrating selenate and selenite with a model NOM (Pahokee peat soil), followed by X-ray absorption spectroscopic analysis, this study shows that the NOM can abiotically reduce highly mobile selenate into relatively less mobile selenite. NOM can sorb Se species, especially selenite, considerably. Preloading of the NOM with Fe(III) increases the sorption of selenite and selenate by several orders of magnitude. Modeling of the Se and Fe K-edge EXAFS data revealed that Se species are sorbed to NOM due to indirect complexation with the organically complexed Fe(O,OH)6 octahedra through the corner- (2C) and edge-sharing (1E) and direct complexation with the oxygen-containing functional groups of the NOM. This study concludes that the abiotic reduction and complexation of the Se species with NOM can be the additional or alternative route of Se immobilization in the NOM-rich soil and sediment.
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- Subhashree Dalai
- Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex 91192, France
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- Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Yadav P, Pandey S, Dubey SK. Selenite bioreduction with concomitant green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles by a selenite resistant EPS and siderophore producing terrestrial bacterium. Biometals 2023; 36:1027-1045. [PMID: 37119424 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-023-00503-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Environmental bacterial isolates play a very important role in bioremediation of metals and toxic metalloids. A bacterial strain with high selenite (SeO32-) tolerance and reducing capability was isolated from electronic waste dump site in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Based on 16 S rRNA sequencing and BLAST search, this bacterial isolate was identified as Bacillus paramycoides and designated as strain MF-14. It tolerated Sodium selenite up to 110 mM when grown aerobically in LB broth and reduced selenite into elemental selenium (Se0) significantly within 24 h with concomitant biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles as clearly revealed by brick red precipitate and specific surface plasmon resonance peak at 210 nm using UV-Visible spectrophotometer. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of this bacterial strain exposed to 1mM and 5 mM selenite also demonstrated morphological alterations as cell enlargement due to accumulation and bioprecipitation of elemental selenium (Se0). The FTIR analysis clearly demonstrated that functional groups present on the surface of biogenic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) play a significant role in the stabilization and capping of SeNPs. Furthermore, these SeNPs were characterized using spectroscopic analysis involving Dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, XPS, FTIR, XRD and Raman spectroscopy which clearly revealed particle size 10-700 nm, amorphous nature, stability as well as it's oxidation state. The biochemical studies have demonstrated that membrane bound reductase enzyme may be responsible for significant reduction of selenite into elemental selenium. Therefore, we may employ Bacillus paramycoides strain MF-14 successfully for bioremediation of selenite contaminated environmental sites with concomitant green synthesis of SeNPs.
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- Pooja Yadav
- G. E. Fogg Laboratory of Algal Biology, CAS in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, U.P, India
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- G. E. Fogg Laboratory of Algal Biology, CAS in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, U.P, India
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- G. E. Fogg Laboratory of Algal Biology, CAS in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, U.P, India.
- Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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Gullett KL, Ford CL, Garvey IJ, Miller TJ, Leahy CA, Awaitey LN, Hofmann DM, Woods TJ, Fout AR. Formation of Red Elemental Selenium from Seleniferous Oxyanions: Deoxygenation by a Homogeneous Iron Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20868-20873. [PMID: 37712762 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Seleniferous oxyanions are groundwater contaminants from both anthropogenic and natural sources, while pure amorphous selenium nanoparticles have a variety of industrial applications. Biology can achieve the multicomponent 6 e-/8 H+ reduction of selenate to amorphous selenium using multiple metalloenzymes, like selenate and selenite reductase. Inspired by biology, we developed a new homogeneous system that can generate pure elemental selenium with no caustic waste. The stoichiometric reductions of selenate, selenite, and selenium dioxide with an iron(II) complex produced an iron(III)-oxo and red elemental selenium, the latter of which has been characterized by a variety of spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic reduction of SeO42- and SeO32- directly to amorphous Se and isolated as Se=PPh3 is reported with a turnover number of 12 and 7, respectively.
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- Kelly L Gullett
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Hosseini F, Hadian M, Lashani E, Moghimi H. Simultaneous bioreduction of tellurite and selenite by Yarrowia lipolytica, Trichosporon cutaneum, and their co-culture along with characterization of biosynthesized Te-Se nanoparticles. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:193. [PMID: 37749532 PMCID: PMC10519092 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02204-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Natural and anthropogenic activities, such as weathering of rocks and industrial processes, result in the release of toxic oxyanions such as selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te) into the environment. Due to the high toxicity of these compounds, their removal from the environment is vital. RESULTS In this study, two yeast strains, Yarrowia lipolytica and Trichosporon cutaneum, were selected as the superior strains for the bioremediation of tellurium and selenium. The reduction analyses showed that exposure to selenite induced more detrimental effects on the strains compared to tellurite. In addition, co-reduction of pollutants displayed almost the same results in selenite reduction and more than ~ 20% higher tellurite reduction in 50 h, which shows that selenite triggered higher tellurite reduction in both strains. The selenite and tellurite kinetics of removal were consistent with the first-order model because of their inhibitory behavior. The result of several characterization experiments, such as FE-SEM (Field emission scanning electron microscopy), dynamic light scattering (DLS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and dispersive X-ray (EDX) on Te-Se nanoparticles (NPs) revealed that the separated Te-Se NPs were needle-like, spherical, and amorphous, consisted of Te-Se NPs ranging from 25 to 171 nm in size, and their surface was covered with different biomolecules. CONCLUSIONS Remarkably, this work shows, for the first time, the simultaneous bioreduction of tellurite and selenite and the production of Te-Se NPs using yeast strains, indicating their potential in this area, which may be applied to the nanotechnology industry and environmental remediation.
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- Firooz Hosseini
- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Ma Y, Zhou F, Yu D, Zhang N, Qi M, Li Y, Wu F, Liang D. Irrigation leads to new Se-toxicity paddy fields in and around typical Se-toxicity area. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 892:164433. [PMID: 37245815 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Although the issue has been of much concern and has subsequently been controlled for years, the environmental risk of excess selenium (Se) in farmlands still has not been eliminated in Se-toxicity areas. Different types of farmland utilization can change Se behavior in soil. Thus, located field monitoring and surveys of various farmland soils in and around typical Se-toxicity areas spanning eight years were conducted in the tillage layer and deeper soils. The source of new Se contamination in farmlands was traced along the irrigation and natural waterway. This research indicated that 22 % of paddy fields increased to Se-toxicity in surface soil led by irrigation with high-Se river water. Selenate is the dominant Se species in rivers (90 %) originating from geological background areas with high Se. Both soil organic matter (SOM) and amorphous iron content played important roles in the fixation of input Se. Thus, available Se was increased by more than twofold in paddy fields. The release of residual Se and eventual bounding by organic matter is commonly observed, thus suggesting that stable soil Se availability seems sustainable for a long time. This study is the first report in China that shows how new soil Se-toxicity farmland is caused by high-Se water irrigation. This research warns that external attention should be paid to the selection of irrigation water in high-Se geological background areas to avoid new Se contamination.
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- Yuanzhe Ma
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Ahamad Tarmizi AA, Nik Ramli NN, Adam SH, Abdul Mutalib M, Mokhtar MH, Tang SGH. Phytofabrication of Selenium Nanoparticles with Moringa oleifera (MO-SeNPs) and Exploring Its Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Potential. Molecules 2023; 28:5322. [PMID: 37513196 PMCID: PMC10384841 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The advancement in nanotechnology is the trigger for exploring the synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and their use in biomedicine. Therefore, this study aims to synthesize selenium nanoparticles using M. oleifera as a reducing agent and evaluate their antioxidant and antidiabetic potential. Our result demonstrated a change in the color of the mixture from yellow to red, and UV-Vis spectrometry of the suspension solution confirmed the formation of MO-SeNPs with a single absorbance peak in the range of 240-560 nm wavelength. FTIR analysis revealed several bioactive compounds, such as phenols and amines, that could possibly be responsible for the reduction and stabilization of the MO-SeNPs. FESEM + EDX analysis revealed that the amorphous MO-SeNPs are of high purity, have a spherical shape, and have a size of 20-250 nm in diameter, as determined by HRTEM. MO-SeNPs also exhibit the highest DPPH scavenging activity of 84% at 1000 μg/mL with an IC50 of 454.1 μg/mL and noteworthy reducing ability by reducing power assay. Furthermore, MO-SeNPs showed promising antidiabetic properties with dose-dependent inhibition of α-amylase (26.7% to 44.53%) and α-glucosidase enzyme (4.73% to 19.26%). Hence, these results demonstrated that M. oleifera plant extract possesses the potential to reduce selenium ions to SeNPs under optimized conditions with notable antioxidant and antidiabetic activities.
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- School of Graduate Studies (SGS), Management and Science University, Shah Alam 40100, Malaysia
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- Pre-Clinical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- School of Graduate Studies (SGS), Management and Science University, Shah Alam 40100, Malaysia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Center for Toxicology and Health Risk Studies (CORE), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
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Sans-Serramitjana E, Gallardo-Benavente C, Melo F, Pérez-Donoso JM, Rumpel C, Barra PJ, Durán P, Mora MDLL. A Comparative Study of the Synthesis and Characterization of Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles by Two Contrasting Endophytic Selenobacteria. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1600. [PMID: 37375102 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The present study examined the biosynthesis and characterization of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) using two contrasting endophytic selenobacteria, one Gram-positive (Bacillus sp. E5 identified as Bacillus paranthracis) and one Gram-negative (Enterobacter sp. EC5.2 identified as Enterobacter ludwigi), for further use as biofortifying agents and/or for other biotechnological purposes. We demonstrated that, upon regulating culture conditions and selenite exposure time, both strains were suitable "cell factories" for producing SeNPs (B-SeNPs from B. paranthracis and E-SeNPs from E. ludwigii) with different properties. Briefly, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies revealed that intracellular E-SeNPs (56.23 ± 4.85 nm) were smaller in diameter than B-SeNPs (83.44 ± 2.90 nm) and that both formulations were located in the surrounding medium or bound to the cell wall. AFM images indicated the absence of relevant variations in bacterial volume and shape and revealed the existence of layers of peptidoglycan surrounding the bacterial cell wall under the conditions of biosynthesis, particularly in the case of B. paranthracis. Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that SeNPs were surrounded by the proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides of bacterial cells and that the numbers of the functional groups present in B-SeNPs were higher than in E-SeNPs. Thus, considering that these findings support the suitability of these two endophytic stains as potential biocatalysts to produce high-quality Se-based nanoparticles, our future efforts must be focused on the evaluation of their bioactivity, as well as on the determination of how the different features of each SeNP modulate their biological action and their stability.
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- Eulàlia Sans-Serramitjana
- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Biotechnological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, P.O. Box 54-D, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Centro Biotecnológico de Estudios Microbianos (CEBEM), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Center for Soft Matter Research, SMAT-C, Usach, Avenida Ecuador, Estación Central, Santiago 9170124, Chile
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- BioNanotechnology and Microbiology Lab, Center for Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370133, Chile
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, UMR 7618, CNRS-UPMC-UPEC-INRAE-IRD, Sorbonne University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Biotechnological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, P.O. Box 54-D, Temuco 4811230, Chile
- Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Biotechnological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, P.O. Box 54-D, Temuco 4811230, Chile
- Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Biotechnological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, P.O. Box 54-D, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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Lashani E, Moghimi H, J Turner R, Amoozegar MA. Selenite bioreduction by a consortium of halophilic/halotolerant bacteria and/or yeasts in saline media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023:121948. [PMID: 37270053 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Selenium oxyanions are released into environments by natural and anthropogenic activities and are present in agricultural and glass manufacturing wastewater in several locations worldwide. Excessive amounts of this metalloid have adverse effects on the health of living organisms. Halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms were selected for selenium oxyanions remediation due to presence of significant amount of salt in selenium-containing wastewater. Effects of aeration, carbon sources, competitive electron acceptors, and reductase inhibitors were investigated on SeO32- bio-removal. Additionally, NO3--containing wastewater were exploited to investigate SeO32- remediation in synthetic agricultural effluents. The results showed that the SeO32- removal extent is maximum in aerobic conditions with succinate as a carbon source. SO42- and PO43- do not significantly interfere with SeO32- reduction, while WO42- and TeO32- decrease the SeO32- removal percentage (up to 35 and 37%, respectively). Furthermore, NO3- had an adverse effect on SeO32- biotransformation by our consortia. All consortia reduced SeO32- in synthetic agricultural wastewaters with a 45-53% removal within 120 h. This study suggests that consortia of halophilic/halotolerant bacteria and yeasts could be applied to treat SeO32--contaminated drainage water. In addition, sulphates, and phosphates do not interfere with selenite bioreduction by these consortia, which makes them suitable candidates for the bioremediation of selenium-containing wastewater.
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- Elham Lashani
- Extremophiles Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Extremophiles Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Sudharsan G, Sarvajith M, Nancharaiah YV. Selenite reduction and biogenesis of selenium-nanoparticles by different size groups of aerobic granular sludge under aerobic conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 334:117482. [PMID: 36801684 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Microbial transformations play a vital role in Se cycle in the environment and decrease the solubility and toxicity of Se oxyanions by converting to elemental selenium (Se0) nanostructures. Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) has attracted interest due to efficient reduction of selenite to biogenic Se0 (Bio-Se0) and retention in bioreactors. Here, selenite removal, biogenesis of Bio-Se0 and entrapment of Bio-Se0 by different size groups of aerobic granules were investigated to optimize biological treatment process for Se-laden wastewaters. Furthermore, a bacterial strain showing high selenite tolerance and reduction was isolated and characterized. Removal of selenite and conversion to Bio-Se0 were achieved by all the size groups of granules ranging from 0.12 mm to 2 mm and above. However, selenite reduction and Bio-Se0 formation were rapid and more efficient with large aerobic granules (≥0.5 mm). The formed Bio-Se0 was majorly associated with the large granules, due to better entrapment capabilities. In contrast, the Bio-Se0 formed by the small granules (≤0.2 mm) was distributed both in the granules and aqueous phase because of ineffective entrapment. Scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) analysis confirmed formation of Se0 spheres and association with the granules. Efficient selenite reduction and entrapment of Bio-Se0 was related to prevalent anoxic/anaerobic zones in the large granules. A bacterial strain showing efficient SeO32- reduction of up to 15 mM SeO32- under aerobic conditions was identified as Microbacterium azadirachtae. SEM-EDX analysis confirmed the formation and entrapment of Se0 nanospheres (size: 100 ± 5 nm) in the extracellular matrix. The cells immobilized in alginate beads showed effective SeO32- reduction and Bio-Se0 entrapment. Efficient reduction and immobilization of bio-transformed metalloids by large AGS and AGS-borne bacteria implicates prospective use in bioremediation of metal(loid) oxyanions and bio-recovery.
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- G Sudharsan
- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, WSCD, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, 603102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, WSCD, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, 603102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, WSCD, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, 603102, Tamil Nadu, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 094, India.
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Ma S, Zhu G, Parhat R, Jin Y, Wang X, Wu W, Xu W, Wang Y, Chen W. Exogenous Selenium and Biochar Application Modulate the Growth and Selenium Uptake of Medicinal Legume Astragalus Species. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1957. [PMID: 37653874 PMCID: PMC10222297 DOI: 10.3390/plants12101957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Astragalus species have a certain capacity to enrich selenium (Se) and are the strongest Se hyperaccumulator legumes known globally at present. The biochar application to medicinal plants has been reported to affect plant metabolites. In this study, we aimed to employ hyperaccumulating Astragalus species in the plant growth of selenium-lacked soil, while also investigating the impact of varying selenium doses and biochar application on legumes growth, selenium content, and secondary metabolite production. Applying biochar to soil, along with a Se concentration of 6 mg/kg, significantly enhanced the growth, Se content, total polysaccharide content, and calycosin-7-glucoside content of Astragalus species (p < 0.05). Importantly, the Se and biochar application also led to a significant improvement in Se content in ABH roots (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, the content of total flavonoids in ABH roots could be promoted by a Se concentration of 3 mg/kg and biochar application in soil. Additionally, the Se enrichment coefficients of Astragalus species under Se treatments were significantly higher than those under control treatment, with a marked difference observed across all treatments, whether roots or above-ground (p < 0.05). Remarkably, the Se transport coefficients of Astragalus species were observed to be lower than one, except for the transport coefficient of AB in the Se concentration of the control treatment (0 mg/kg). This result showed that a medium concentration treatment of Se and biochar application in soil not only promotes the growth of Astragalus species and the uptake of exogenous Se but also increases the active component content, meanwhile enhancing the Se enrichment and transport capacity. Taken as a whole, the present findings offer a more comprehensive understanding of the interplay between distinct Se levels, as well as the addition of biochar in soil, providing valuable insight for the cultivation of Se-rich Astragalus in Se-deficient soil-plant systems.
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- Shengjun Ma
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Agricultural Water Conservation, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences and Rhizobium Research Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Ullah H, Lun L, Rashid A, Zada N, Chen B, Shahab A, Li P, Ali MU, Lin S, Wong MH. A critical analysis of sources, pollution, and remediation of selenium, an emerging contaminant. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:1359-1389. [PMID: 35972610 PMCID: PMC9379879 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01354-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is an essential metalloid and is categorized as emerging anthropogenic contaminant released to the environment. The rise of Se release into the environment has raised concern about its bioaccumulation, toxicity, and potential to cause serious damages to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem. Therefore, it is extremely important to monitor Se level in environment on a regular basis. Understanding Se release, anthropogenic sources, and environmental behavior is critical for developing an effective Se containment strategy. The ongoing efforts of Se remediation have mostly emphasized monitoring and remediation as an independent topics of research. However, our paper has integrated both by explaining the attributes of monitoring on effective scale followed by a candid review of widespread technological options available with specific focus on Se removal from environmental media. Another novel approach demonstrated in the article is the presentation of an overwhelming evidence of limitations that various researchers are confronted with to overcome achieving effective remediation. Furthermore, we followed a holistic approach to discuss ways to remediate Se for cleaner environment especially related to introducing weak magnetic field for ZVI reactivity enhancement. We linked this phenomenal process to electrokinetics and presented convincing facts in support of Se remediation, which has led to emerge 'membrane technology', as another viable option for remediation. Hence, an interesting, innovative and future oriented review is presented, which will undoubtedly seek attention from global researchers.
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- Habib Ullah
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 Zhejiang China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollutant Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 Zhejiang China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510655 China
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, 50700 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Post Graduate College, Lower Dir, Timergara, 18300 Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 Zhejiang China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollutant Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 Zhejiang China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Guiyang, 550081 China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change in XI’an, Xi’an, 710061 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Guiyang, 550081 China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change in XI’an, Xi’an, 710061 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 999077 China
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- Consortium On Health, Environment, Education, and Research (CHEER), Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Pi K, Van Cappellen P, Tong L, Gan Y, Wang Y. Loss of Selenium from Mollisol Paddy Wetlands of Cold Regions: Insights from Flow-through Reactor Experiments and Process-Based Modeling. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:6228-6237. [PMID: 37026466 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Mollisols are critical agricultural resources for securing global food supply. Due to its health importance, selenium (Se) fate in the Mollisols attracts growing concerns. Land use change from conventional drylands to paddy wetlands impacts Se bioavailability in the vulnerable Mollisol agroecosystems. The underlying processes and mechanisms however remain elusive. Here, results of flow-through reactor experiments with paddy Mollisols from northern cold-region sites indicate that continuous flooding with surface water for 48 d induced redox zonation that facilitated the loss of Mollisol Se by up to 51%. Further process-based biogeochemical modeling suggests largest degradation rates of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in 30 cm deep Mollisols that contained the highest-level labile DOM and organic-bound Se. Electron shunting from degradation of Se-bearing DOM coupled to reductive dissolution of Se-adsorbed Fe oxides accounts mainly for Se(IV) release into the pore water. Consequent changes in DOM molecular composition make the reservoir of organic-bound Se vulnerable to flooding-induced redox zonation and likely enhance Se loss through destruction of thiolated Se and emission of gaseous Se from the Mollisol layer. This study highlights a neglected scenario where the speciation-driven loss of bioavailable Se from the paddy wetlands can be a significant consequence in the cold-region Mollisol agroecosystems.
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- Kunfu Pi
- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Black Soil and Water Resources Research, 150036 Harbin, China
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- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Water Institute, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Black Soil and Water Resources Research, 150036 Harbin, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
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Ruiz-Fresneda MA, Martinez-Moreno MF, Povedano-Priego C, Morales-Hidalgo M, Jroundi F, Merroun ML. Impact of microbial processes on the safety of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1134078. [PMID: 37007474 PMCID: PMC10062484 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1134078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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To date, the increasing production of radioactive waste due to the extensive use of nuclear power is becoming a global environmental concern for society. For this reason, many countries have been considering the use of deep geological repositories (DGRs) for the safe disposal of this waste in the near future. Several DGR designs have been chemically, physically, and geologically well characterized. However, less is known about the influence of microbial processes for the safety of these disposal systems. The existence of microorganisms in many materials selected for their use as barriers for DGRs, including clay, cementitious materials, or crystalline rocks (e.g., granites), has previously been reported. The role that microbial processes could play in the metal corrosion of canisters containing radioactive waste, the transformation of clay minerals, gas production, and the mobility of the radionuclides characteristic of such residues is well known. Among the radionuclides present in radioactive waste, selenium (Se), uranium (U), and curium (Cm) are of great interest. Se and Cm are common components of the spent nuclear fuel residues, mainly as 79Se isotope (half-life 3.27 × 105 years), 247Cm (half-life: 1.6 × 107 years) and 248Cm (half-life: 3.5 × 106 years) isotopes, respectively. This review presents an up-to-date overview about how microbes occurring in the surroundings of a DGR may influence their safety, with a particular focus on the radionuclide-microbial interactions. Consequently, this paper will provide an exhaustive understanding about the influence of microorganisms in the safety of planned radioactive waste repositories, which in turn might improve their implementation and efficiency.
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Nie X, Yang X, He J, Liu P, Shi H, Wang T, Zhang D. Bioconversion of inorganic selenium to less toxic selenium forms by microbes: A review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1167123. [PMID: 36994362 PMCID: PMC10042385 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1167123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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In recent years, microbial conversion of inorganic selenium into an efficient and low-toxic form of selenium has attracted much attention. With the improvement of scientific awareness and the continuous progress of nanotechnology, selenium nanoparticles can not only play the unique functions of organic selenium and inorganic selenium but also have higher safety, absorption and biological activity than other selenium forms. Therefore, the focus of attention has gradually shifted beyond the level of selenium enrichment in yeast to the combination of biosynthetic selenium nanoparticles (BioSeNPs). This paper primarily reviews inorganic selenium and its conversion to less toxic organic selenium and BioSeNPs by microbes. The synthesis method and potential mechanism of organic selenium and BioSeNPs are also introduced, which provide a basis for the production of specific forms of selenium. The methods to characterize selenium in different forms are discussed to understand the morphology, size and other characteristics of selenium. In general, to obtain safer and higher selenium content products, it is necessary to develop yeast resources with higher selenium conversion and accumulation.
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- Xinling Nie
- Faculty of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Conversion and Process Integration, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Conversion and Process Integration, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Conversion and Process Integration, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Conversion and Process Integration, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Conversion and Process Integration, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
- *Correspondence: Hao Shi, , ; Tao Wang, ; Daihui Zhang,
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- Department of Microbiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- *Correspondence: Hao Shi, , ; Tao Wang, ; Daihui Zhang,
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Product, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- *Correspondence: Hao Shi, , ; Tao Wang, ; Daihui Zhang,
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Ma Y, Zhang N, Li Y, Zhao H, Zhou F, Xue M, Lyu L, Yang J, Man YB, Wu F, Liang D. Differences in selenium concentration and bioavailability between paddy and dryland soils of China: A study based on literature collection and field sampling. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 445:130467. [PMID: 36495638 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lack systematic understanding of differences in environmental behavior of selenium between paddy and dryland soils affects Se biofortification and leads to human Se-related health risks. Therefore, this study investigated differences in Se concentration and bioavailability between paddy and dryland soils using data collected from literatures and field sampling. Our analysis showed paddy soil Se concentration in Se-rich area of China was significantly lower than that in dryland soil. Selenium biological concentration factor of rice grain (BCFgrain) in Se-rich area was lower than that in non-Se-rich area attributed to higher percentage of selenite in available Se. Concentration and percentage of available Se were in dryland soil lower than those in paddy soil and this affected BCFgrain of maize, whereas BCFgrain of rice was further influenced by its Se transport capacity. The ranges of Se concentration in Se-rich paddy (0.14-3.63 mg kg-1) and dryland (0.45-1.17 mg kg-1) soils were derived using a linear regression model. The current soil Se concentration evaluation standard was only suitable for dryland but overestimated Se-deficiency and Se-toxicity levels in paddy field. The present study provides theoretical foundations for understanding Se concentrations and bioavailability in soils and selecting efficient and safe approach on cultivated land use.
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- Yuanzhe Ma
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Povedano-Priego C, Jroundi F, Solari PL, Guerra-Tschuschke I, Abad-Ortega MDM, Link A, Vilchez-Vargas R, Merroun ML. Unlocking the bentonite microbial diversity and its implications in selenium bioreduction and biotransformation: Advances in deep geological repositories. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 445:130557. [PMID: 36502723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Selenium, 79Se, is one of the most critical radionuclides in radioactive waste disposed in future deep geological repositories (DGRs). Here, we investigate the impact of bentonite microbial communities on the allotropic transformation of Se(IV) bioreduction products under DGR relevant conditions. In addition, Se amendment-dependent shifts in the bentonite microbial populations are assessed. Microcosms of water-saturated bentonites were spiked with a bacterial consortium, treated with selenite and incubated anaerobically for six months. A combination of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy, and Raman Spectroscopy was used to track the allotropic changes of the Se bioreduction products. Interestingly, the color of bentonite shifted from orange to black in the selenite-treated microcosms. In the orange layers, amorphous or monoclinic Se(0) were identified, whilst black precipitates consisted of stable trigonal Se(0) form. Illumina DNA sequencing indicated the distribution of strains with Se(IV) reducing and Se(0) allotropic biotransformation potential, like Pseudomonas, Stenotrophomonas, Desulfosporosinus, and unclassified-Desulfuromonadaceae. The archaea Methanosarcina decreased its abundance in the presence of Se(IV), probably caused by this oxyanion toxicity. These findings provide an understanding of the bentonite microbial strategies involved in the immobilization of Se(IV) by reduction processes, and prove their implication in the allotropic biotransformation from amorphous to trigonal Se(0) under DGR relevant conditions.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- MARS Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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Pinel-Cabello M, Jauregui R, Jroundi F, Geffers R, Jarek M, Link A, Vilchez-Vargas R, Merroun ML. Genetic mechanisms for Se(VI) reduction and synthesis of trigonal 1-D nanostructures in Stenotrophomonas bentonitica: Perspectives in eco-friendly nanomaterial production and bioremediation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 862:160635. [PMID: 36476772 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Selenate (Se(VI)) is one of the most soluble and toxic species of Se. Microbial Se(VI) reduction is an efficient tool for bioremediation strategies. However, this process is limited to a few microorganisms, and its molecular basis remains unknown. We present detailed Se(VI)-resistance mechanisms under 50 and 200 mM, in Stenotrophomonas bentonitica BII-R7, coupling enzymatic reduction of Se(VI) to formation of less toxic trigonal Se (t-Se). The results reveal a concentration-dependent response. Despite the lack of evidence of Se(VI)-reduction to Se(0) under 50 mM Se(VI), many genes were highly induced, indicating that Se(VI)-resistance could be based on intracellular reduction to Se(IV), mainly through molybdenum-dependent enzymes (e.g. respiratory nitrate reductase), and antioxidant activity by enzymes like glutathione peroxidase. Although exposure to 200 mM provoked a sharp drop in gene expression, a time-dependent process of reduction and formation of amorphous (a), monoclinic (m) and t-Se nanostructures was unravelled: a-Se nanospheres were initially synthesized intracellularly, which would transform into m-Se and finally into t-Se nanostructures during the following phases. This is the first work describing an intracellular Se(VI) reduction and biotransformation process to long-term stable and insoluble t-Se nanomaterials. These results expand the fundamental understanding of Se biogeochemical cycling, and the effectiveness of BII-R7 for bioremediation purposes.
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- AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Genome Analytics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Genome Analytics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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Xu M, Zhu S, Wang Q, Chen L, Li Y, Xu S, Gu Z, Shi G, Ding Z. Pivotal biological processes and proteins for selenite reduction and methylation in Ganoderma lucidum. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 444:130409. [PMID: 36435045 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Microbial transformations, especially the reduction and methylation of Se oxyanion, have gained significance in recent years as effective detoxification methods. Ganoderma lucidum is a typical Se enrichment resource that can reduce selenite to elemental Se and volatile Se metabolites under high selenite conditions. However, the detailed biological processes and reduction mechanisms are unclear. In this study, G. lucidum reduced selenite to elemental Se and further aggregated it into Se nanoparticles with a diameter of < 200 nm, simultaneously accompanied by the production of pungent, odorous, and volatile methyl-selenium metabolites. Tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomic analysis revealed thioredoxin 1, thioredoxin reductase (NADPH), glutathione reductase, 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferase, and cystathionine gamma-lyase as proteins involved in selenite reduction and methylation. Furthermore, the high expression of proteins associated with cell structures that prompted cell lysis may have facilitated Se release. The upregulation of proteins involved in the defense reactions was also detected, reflecting their roles in the self-defense mechanism. This study provides novel insights into the vital role of G. lucidum in mediating Se transformation in the biogeochemical Se cycle and contributes to the application of fungi in Se bioremediation.
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- Mengmeng Xu
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Kao PT, Buss HL, McGrath SP, Darch T, Warren HE, Lee MRF. The uptake of selenium by perennial ryegrass in soils of different organic matter contents receiving sheep excreta. PLANT AND SOIL 2023; 486:639-659. [PMID: 37251257 PMCID: PMC10220126 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-05898-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Background and aims The intake of selenium, an essential element for animals and humans, in ruminants is largely determined by selenium concentration in ingested forages, which take up selenium mainly from soil. Ruminant excreta is a common source of organic fertilizer, which provides both nutrients and organic matter. This study aims to unentangle the unclear effect of applying different types of ruminant excreta in soils of different organic matter contents on selenium uptake by forage. Methods Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) was grown in soils of different organic matter contents. Urine and/or feces collected from sheep fed with organic or inorganic mineral supplements, including selenium, were applied to the soils. The selenium in the collected samples were analyzed using ICP-MS. The associated biogeochemical reactions were scrutinized by wet chemistry. Results The application of urine and/or feces resulted in either the same or lower selenium concentrations in perennial ryegrass. The excreta type did not affect total selenium accumulation in grass grown in low organic matter soil, whereas in high organic matter soil, feces resulted in significantly lower total selenium accumulation than urine, which was attributed to a possible interaction of selenium sorption in soil and microbial reduction of Se. Conclusion This one-time excreta application did not increase, but further decrease in some treatments, selenium concentration and accumulation in the perennial ryegrass. Consequently, to increase ruminant selenium intake, supplementing selenium directly to animals is more recommended than applying animal manure to soil, which might drive selenium reduction and decrease selenium uptake by grass. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11104-023-05898-8.
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- Pei-Tzu Kao
- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX20 2SB Devon UK
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- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX20 2SB Devon UK
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- Alltech Bioscience Centre, Sarney, Summerhill Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath Ireland
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Ferraz AH, Costa LP, Mirlean N, Seus-Arrache ER, Adebayo S. Selenium Content in Freshwater and Marine Fish from Southern Brazil Coastal Plain: a Comparative Analysis on Environmental and Dietary Aspects. Biol Trace Elem Res 2023; 201:946-958. [PMID: 35445937 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-022-03192-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The coastal plain of Rio Grande do Sul is considered to be a Se-deficient region in terms of its population dietary habit, making it the focus of this study. Selenium dietary deficiency is a concern when we consider its potential critical health effects on the local population. Therefore, this study contributes new information on the levels of Se in several species of marine and freshwater fish in the region of the Patos-Mirim Lagoon system, coupled with a comparative analysis of the metalloid contents between both fish groups. The Se contents in the fish species ranged from 88 ± 13 to 688 ± 19 μg.kg-1. The average Se concentration in the muscle tissue of the freshwater species (251 ± 96 μg kg-1) was significantly lower than that of the marine species (412 ± 143 μg kg-1). Likewise, no evidence of Se biomagnification was found among the fish from both the marine and freshwater environments, suggesting the absence of trophic transfer of Se. We note that to ensure that the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance, 55 μg day-1) of Se dietary intake for adults is met, at least 134 g of freshwater or 82 g of marine fish fillet could be incorporated into the diet of the population of Rio Grande do Sul. According to target hazard quotients (THQ) and the permissible safety limits, consumption of the fish species analyzed is safe for human health.
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- Alexandre Henrique Ferraz
- Federal University of Rio Grande, Oceanography Institute, Av. Itália km 08 Campus Carreiros, RS, 96201-900, Rio Grande, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Rio Grande, Oceanography Institute, Av. Itália km 08 Campus Carreiros, RS, 96201-900, Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande, Oceanography Institute, Av. Itália km 08 Campus Carreiros, RS, 96201-900, Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande, Oceanography Institute, Av. Itália km 08 Campus Carreiros, RS, 96201-900, Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
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Ruiz-Fresneda MA, Fernández-Cantos MV, Gómez-Bolívar J, Eswayah AS, Gardiner PHE, Pinel-Cabello M, Solari PL, Merroun ML. Combined bioreduction and volatilization of Se VI by Stenotrophomonas bentonitica: Formation of trigonal selenium nanorods and methylated species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:160030. [PMID: 36356742 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nowadays, metal pollution due to the huge release of toxic elements to the environment has become one of the world's biggest problems. Bioremediation is a promising tool for reducing the mobility and toxicity of these contaminants (e.g. selenium), being an efficient, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive strategy. The present study describes the capacity of Stenotrophomonas bentonitica to biotransform SeVI through enzymatic reduction and volatilization processes. HAADF-STEM analysis showed the bacterium to effectively reduce SeVI (200 mM) into intra- and extracellular crystalline Se0 nanorods, made mainly of two different Se allotropes: monoclinic (m-Se) and trigonal (t-Se). XAS analysis appears to indicate a Se crystallization process based on the biotransformation of amorphous Se0 into stable t-Se nanorods. In addition, results from headspace analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectometry (GC-MS) revealed the formation of methylated volatile Se species such as DMSe (dimethyl selenide), DMDSe (dimethyl diselenide), and DMSeS (dimethyl selenenyl sulphide). The biotransformation pathways and tolerance are remarkably different from those reported with this bacterium in the presence of SeIV. The formation of crystalline Se0 nanorods could have positive environmental implications (e.g. bioremediation) through the production of Se of lower toxicity and higher settleability with potential industrial applications.
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- Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- MARS Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Sun Y, Guo J, Wei F, Chen X, Li M, Li C, Xia S, Zhang G, You W, Cong X, Yu T, Wang S. Microbial functional communities and the antibiotic resistome profile in a high-selenium ecosystem. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:136858. [PMID: 36252903 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Enshi City, in the Hubei Province of China, is known as the world capital of selenium with the most abundant selenium resource. An important selenium hyperaccumulator plant, Cardamine violifolia, was found to naturally grow in this high-selenium ecosystem. However, relatively little is known about the impact of the selenium levels on microbial community and functional shifts in C. violifolia rhizosphere. Here, we tested the hypothesis that underground microbial diversity and function vary along a selenium gradient, including antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Comprehensive metagenomic analyses, such as taxonomic investigation, functional detection, and ARG annotation, showed that selenium, mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, and available phosphorus and potassium were correlated with microbial diversity and function. Thaumarchaeota was exclusively dominant in the highest selenium concentration of mine outcrop, and Rhodanobacter and Nitrospira were predominant in the high-selenium ecosystem. The plant C. violifolia enriched a high concentration of selenium in the rhizosphere compared to those in the bulk soil, and it recruited Variovorax and Polaromonas in its rhizosphere. Microbial abundance showed a trend of increasing first and then decreasing from low to high selenium concentrations. Annotation of ARGs showed that the multidrug resistance genes adeF, mtrA, and poxtA, the aminoglycoside resistance gene rpsL, and the sulfonamide resistant gene sul2 were enriched in the high-selenium system. It was discovered that putative antibiotic resistant bacteria displayed obvious differences in the farmland and the soils with various selenium concentrations, indicating that a high-selenium ecosystem harbors the specific microbes with a higher capacity to enrich or resist selenium, toxic metals, or antibiotics. Taken together, these results reveal the effects of selenium concentration and the selenium hyperaccumulator plant C. violifolia on shaping the microbial functional community and ARGs. Metalloid selenium-inducible antibiotic resistance is worth paying attention to in future.
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- Yanmei Sun
- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China; Key Laboratory of Cosmetic, China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cosmetic, China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- Enshi Se-Run Health Tech Development Co., Ltd., Enshi, 445000, China
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- Enshi Se-Run Health Tech Development Co., Ltd., Enshi, 445000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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Liu J, Shi L, Tuo X, Ma X, Hou X, Jiang S, Lv J, Cheng Y, Guo D, Han B. Preparation, characteristic and anti-inflammatory effect of selenium nanoparticle-enriched probiotic strain Enterococcus durans A8-1. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2022; 74:127056. [PMID: 35939922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.127056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elemental selenium, a new type of selenium supplement, can be biosynthesized via microorganisms. This study is to characterize a patent probiotic bacteria Enterococcus durans A8-1, capable of reducing selenite (Se6+ or Se4+) to elemental selenium (Se0) with the formation of Se nanoparticles (SeNPs). METHODS The selenium nanoparticles synthesized from A8-1 were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray photoelectron energy (XPS). The Caco2 cells were used to investigate the effects of Se-enriched A8-1 on the viability, membrane integrity, and the regulation of cellular inflammation through MTT and ELISA assays. The selenium-enriched metabolic function of A8-1 was analyzed by transcriptome sequencing. RESULTS E. durans A8-1 has the ability to synthesize intracellular SeNPs that are incubated with 60 mg/L sodium selenite for 18 h at 37 °C with 7 % inoculum under aerobic conditions. The selenium-enriched transformation rate increased to 43.46 %. After selenium enrichment, there were no significant morphological changes in E. durans A8-1 cells. The cells also exhibited no cytotoxicity when incubated with Caco-2 cells, and increased cellular proliferation. Furthermore, Se-enriched A8-1 cells antagonize the adhesion of S. typhimurium ATCC14028 onto the surface of Caco-2 cells protecting cell membrane integrity and was assessed by measuring LDH and AKP activities (P <0.001, P <0.001). Moreover, Se-enriched A8-1 could protect Caco-2 cells from inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide and help the cells alleviate the inflammation through the reduced expression of cytokine IL-8 (P = 0.0012, P <0.001) and TNF-α (P <0.001, P <0.001). Based on transcriptome sequencing in Se-enriched E. durans A8-1 cells, there were 485 up-regulated genes and 322 down-regulated genes (Padj < 0.05). There were 19 predicted up-regulated genes that are highly related to the potential selenium metabolism pathway, which focuses on the transportation of Na2SeO3 by membrane proteins, and gradually reduces Na2SeO3 to elemental selenium aggregates that are deposited onto the membrane surface via the intracellular redox response. CONCLUSION E. durans A8-1 could convert extracellular selenite into intracellular biological SeNPs via redox pathway with strong selenium-rich metabolism, and its biological SeNPs have anti-inflammatory properties, which have the potential for the development of composite selenium nanomaterials and can be further studied for the function of SeNPs with potential applications.
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- Jin Liu
- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China.
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Karpov VA, Smirnov VF, Smirnova ON, Anikina NA, Zakharova EA, Shishkin AY, Ivanova AE, Semenova TA. Effect of Biocides on the Activity of Extracellular Enzymes Produced by Degrader Fungi from Technical Objects Used in Tropical Climates (Vietnam). DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2022; 507:394-401. [PMID: 36781535 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496622060060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Activity of extracellular enzymes was assessed in 20 strains of microscopic fungi involved in biodegradation of technical objects exploited under tropical climate conditions (Vietnam). It was found that 19 strains possessed catalase activity, 18 strains had phenol oxidase activity, and eight strains had protease activity. The effect of industrial biocides on the activity of these enzymes was also assessed. The biocides Bior-1, Bioneutral A 10, and Bioneutral A 101 were shown to inhibit the enzymatic activity to various extent. All biocides inhibited extracellular catalase activity in most fungal strains studied. The inhibition of protease and phenol oxidase activity of same test strains was less pronounced. The response to biocides varied at the strain level; its characteristics could differ significantly even between strains of the same species. In several cases, it was observed that exposure to biocides resulted in an increase in enzyme activity.
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- V A Karpov
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Chen H, Wang X, Yue Y, Wang X, Zeng X, Guo Q, Yan X, Du G, Yuan Y, Yue T. Enrichment and Distribution of Selenium in Pediococcus acidilactici MRS-7: Impact on Its Biochemical Composition, Microstructure, and Gastrointestinal Survival. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:14877-14885. [PMID: 36382709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lactic acid bacteria can convert selenium (Se) from inorganic to organic and elemental forms, but the distribution and existence form of organic Se in the bacteria are not clear after Se enrichment, and the effects of selenization on the growth and nutritional value of strains also need to be studied. In this study, Pediococcus acidilactici MRS-7 could absorb up to 67% of inorganic Se and convert most of it into organic Se; about 75% of organic Se was selenoprotein, 2.7% was Se-polysaccharide, and 4.6% was Se-nucleic acid. Additionally, Se-enriched treatment increased the levels of amino acids and essential elements in P. acidilactici MRS-7. Finally, after Se enrichment, Se nanoparticles (SeNPs) were found on the surface of P. acidilactici MRS-7, but they had no harmful effect on its morphology, and its survival during gastrointestinal digestion was not affected, indicating that SeP has potential probiotic value in the food industry.
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- Hong Chen
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- Xi'an Gaoxin No.1 High School, Xi'an710000, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling712100, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling712100, China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an710000, China
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Martin AJ, Kuang C, Wallschläger D. Expansion of the Conceptual Model for the Accumulation of Selenium in Lentic Food Chains to Include Redox-Controlled Generation and Diffusion of Selenite and Dissolved Organo-Selenium Compounds. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2022; 41:2859-2869. [PMID: 35975431 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5465] [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: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The controls governing the availability of reduced selenium (Se) species, namely selenite (Se[IV]) and dissolved organo-Se (DOSe), to primary producers at the sediment-water interface in depositional environments (i.e., lentic systems) were assessed through consideration of theoretical principles and field data. Selenite is generated in suboxic sediment porewater via the microbially mediated reduction of selenate (Se[IV]) and/or reductive dissolution of Se-bearing iron oxides. Field data for lentic environments demonstrate that the production of DOSe in sediment porewaters can also be redox- and depth-dependent. In this manner, the remobilization depths of Se(IV) and DOSe in depositional environments are dependent on the vertical redox gradient (dEh/dz), where deeper depths of remobilization are observed in less reducing sedimentary environments (lower dEh/dz). In turn, remobilization depth has a direct bearing on the concentration of dissolved Se(IV) and DOSe that may be realized at the sediment-water interface because the depth of reaction governs the diffusive path length, concentration gradient, and rate of diffusional transport toward the sediment-water interface. The principles that link sediment redox gradients, depth of remobilization, diffusive transport processes, and concentration of reduced Se species at the sediment-water interface have a direct bearing on the potential for Se uptake by primary producers in lentic food chains (e.g., phytoplankton, biofilms, bacteria). Overall, these processes complement the current conceptual "benthic detrital food chain" model that describes the accumulation of Se in lentic systems. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:2859-2869. © 2022 SETAC.
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- Alan J Martin
- Lorax Environmental Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Lorax Environmental Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Lian S, Qu Y, Dai C, Li S, Jing J, Sun L, Yang Y. Succession of function, assembly, and interaction of microbial community in sequencing biofilm batch reactors under selenite stress. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113605. [PMID: 35660567 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The mechanism of interaction between selenite, a toxic substance, and the microbial community in wastewater is still not well understood. Herein, nine sequencing biofilm batch reactors were used to systematically investigate the response of the microbial community to the continuous selenite stress. The results showed that selenite affected the reactor performance and reduced the biofilm mass. Also, it increased the proportion of the living cells, and changed the protein and polysaccharide composition of the biofilm as well as cellular secretions. Selenite facilitated the removal of NO3-N, according to water-quality and bioinformatics analyses. As such, the selenite was converted into selenium nanoparticles. α-diversity analysis further revealed that 20 μM selenite enhanced the microbial community resilience, while 200 μM selenite had the reverse effect. Community composition analysis showed that Variovorax, Rhizobium, and Simkania had positive correlations with selenite (P < 0.05). Functional prediction suggested that selenite changed the C, N, and S cycle functions. Furthermore, determinism dominated the community assembly process, and the deterministic proportion increased with the increase of selenite concentration. Network analysis showed that selenite improved the stability and positive correlation ratio of the overall microbial network, and accelerated the communication between microorganisms. However, when compared with the 20 μM selenite, the 200 μM selenite boosted the competition and parasitism/predation among microorganisms. Low-abundance genera played a key role in the network of selenite-reducing microbial community. In addition, under selenite stress, biofilm network exhibited better stability and faster information exchange than suspended network, and the positive association between biofilm and suspended microorganisms increased. All in all, this research sheds light on the interaction between selenite and microbial community, as well as provides crucial information on selenium-containing wastewater.
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- Shengyang Lian
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Banerjee M, Chakravarty D, Kalwani P, Ballal A. Voyage of selenium from environment to life: Beneficial or toxic? J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2022; 36:e23195. [PMID: 35976011 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23195] [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: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Selenium (Se), a naturally occurring metalloid, is an essential micronutrient for life as it is incorporated as selenocysteine in proteins. Although beneficial at low doses, Se is hazardous at high concentrations and poses a serious threat to various ecosystems. Due to this contrasting 'dual' nature, Se has garnered the attention of researchers wishing to unravel its puzzling properties. In this review, we describe the impact of selenium's journey from environment to diverse biological systems, with an emphasis on its chemical advantage. We describe the uneven distribution of Se and how this affects the bioavailability of this element, which, in turn, profoundly affects the habitat of a region. Once taken up, the subsequent incorporation of Se into proteins as selenocysteine and its antioxidant functions are detailed here. The causes of improved protein function due to the incorporation of redox-active Se atom (instead of S) are examined. Subsequently, the reasons for the deleterious effects of Se, which depend on its chemical form (organo-selenium or the inorganic forms) in different organisms are elaborated. Although Se is vital for the function of many antioxidant enzymes, how the pro-oxidant nature of Se can be potentially exploited in different therapies is highlighted. Furthermore, we succinctly explain how the presence of Se in biological systems offsets the toxic effects of heavy metal mercury. Finally, the different avenues of research that are fundamental to expand our understanding of selenium biology are suggested.
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- Manisha Banerjee
- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Jyoti D, Sinha R, Faggio C. Advances in biological methods for the sequestration of heavy metals from water bodies: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 94:103927. [PMID: 35809826 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pollution is a major concern of the modern era as it affects all the principal aspects of the environment, especially the hydrosphere. Pollution with heavy metals has unequivocally threatened aquatic bodies and organisms as these metals are persistent, non-biodegradable, and toxic. Heavy metals tend to accumulate in the environment and eventually in humans, which makes their efficient removal a topic of paramount importance. Treatment of metal-contaminated water can be done both via chemical and biological methods. Where remediation through conventional methods is expensive and generates a large amount of sludge, biological methods are favoured over older and prevalent chemical purification processes because they are cheaper and environment friendly. The present review attempts to summarise effective methods for the remediation of water contaminated with heavy metals. We concluded that in biological techniques, bio-sorption is among the most employed and successful mechanisms because of its high efficacy and eco-friendly nature.
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- Divya Jyoti
- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, HP 173 229, India.
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176206, India.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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Enhancing the Activity of Carboxymethyl Cellulase Enzyme Using Highly Stable Selenium Nanoparticles Biosynthesized by Bacillus paralicheniformis Y4. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144585. [PMID: 35889450 PMCID: PMC9324468 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The inorganic selenium is absorbed and utilized inefficiently, and the range between toxicity and demand is narrow, so the application is strictly limited. Selenium nanoparticles have higher bioactivity and biosafety properties, including increased antioxidant and anticancer properties. Thus, producing and applying eco-friendly, non-toxic selenium nanoparticles in feed additives is crucial. Bacillus paralicheniformis Y4 was investigated for its potential ability to produce selenium nanoparticles and the activity of carboxymethyl cellulases. The selenium nanoparticles were characterized using zeta potential analyses, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Additionally, evaluations of the anti-α-glucosidase activity and the antioxidant activity of the selenium nanoparticles and the ethyl acetate extracts of Y4 were conducted. B. paralicheniformis Y4 exhibited high selenite tolerance of 400 mM and the selenium nanoparticles had an average particle size of 80 nm with a zeta potential value of −35.8 mV at a pH of 7.0, suggesting that the particles are relatively stable against aggregation. After 72 h of incubation with 5 mM selenite, B. paralicheniformis Y4 was able to reduce it by 76.4%, yielding red spherical bio-derived selenium nanoparticles and increasing the carboxymethyl cellulase activity by 1.49 times to 8.96 U/mL. For the first time, this study reports that the carboxymethyl cellulase activity of Bacillus paralicheniforis was greatly enhanced by selenite. The results also indicated that B. paralicheniformis Y4 could be capable of ecologically removing selenite from contaminated sites and has great potential for producing selenium nanoparticles as feed additives to enhance the added value of agricultural products.
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Jia H, Huang S, Cheng S, Zhang X, Chen X, Zhang Y, Wang J, Wu L. Novel mechanisms of selenite reduction in Bacillus subtilis 168:Confirmation of multiple-pathway mediated remediation based on transcriptome analysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 433:128834. [PMID: 35398797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Selenite biotransformation by microorganisms is an effective detoxification and assimilation process. Bacillus subtilis is a probiotic bacterium that can reduce Se(IV) to SeNPs under aerobic conditions. However, current knowledge on the molecular mechanisms of selenite reduction by B. subtilis remains limited. Here, the reduction of Se(IV) by probiotic bacterium Bacillus subtilis 168 was systematically analysed, and the molecular mechanisms of selenium nanoparticle (SeNPs) formation were characterised in detail. B. subtilis 168 reduced 5.0 mM selenite by nearly 40% in 24 h, and the produced SeNPs were spherical and localised intracellularly or extracellularly. FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopy suggested the presence of proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates on the surface of the isolated SeNPs. Transcriptome data analysis revealed that the expression of genes associated with the proline metabolism, glutamate metabolism, and sulfite metabolism pathways was significantly up-regulated. Gene mutation and complementation revealed the ability of PutC, GabD, and CysJI to reduce selenite in vivo. In vitro experiments demonstrated that PutC, GabD, and CysJI could catalyse the reduction of Se(IV) under optimal conditions using NADPH as a cofactor. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to demonstrate the involvement of PutC and GabD in selenite reduction. Particularly, our findings demonstrated that the reduction of Se(IV) was mediated by multiple pathways both in vivo and in vitro. Our findings thus provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms of Se(VI) reduction in aerobic bacteria.
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- Huiling Jia
- The Center for Ion Beam Bioengineering & Green Agriculture, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China; School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027 Anhui, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Science, School of Life and Health Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, 233100, PR China.
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- The Center for Ion Beam Bioengineering & Green Agriculture, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China; School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027 Anhui, China
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- The Center for Ion Beam Bioengineering & Green Agriculture, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China; School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027 Anhui, China
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- The Center for Ion Beam Bioengineering & Green Agriculture, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China; School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027 Anhui, China
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- The Center for Ion Beam Bioengineering & Green Agriculture, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China
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- The Center for Ion Beam Bioengineering & Green Agriculture, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China
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- The Center for Ion Beam Bioengineering & Green Agriculture, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China; School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027 Anhui, China; Zhongke Taihe Experimental Station, Taihe 236626, Anhui, China.
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Žižić M, Stanić M, Aquilanti G, Bajuk-Bogdanović D, Branković G, Rodić I, Živić M, Zakrzewska J. Biotransformation of selenium in the mycelium of the fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:6213-6222. [PMID: 35759022 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04191-4] [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: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Biotransformation of toxic selenium ions to non-toxic species has been mainly focused on biofortification of microorganisms and production of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs), while far less attention is paid to the mechanisms of transformation. In this study, we applied a combination of analytical techniques with the aim of characterizing the SeNPs themselves as well as monitoring the course of selenium transformation in the mycelium of the fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus. Red coloration and pungent odor that appeared after only a few hours of incubation with 10 mM Se+4 indicate the formation of SeNPs and volatile methylated selenium compounds. SEM-EDS confirmed pure selenium NPs with an average diameter of 57 nm, which indicates potentially very good medical, optical, and photoelectric characteristics. XANES of mycelium revealed concentration-dependent mechanisms of reduction, where 0.5 mM Se+4 led to the predominant formation of Se-S-containing organic molecules, while 10 mM Se+4 induced production of biomethylated selenide (Se-2) in the form of volatile dimethylselenide (DMSe) and selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs), with the SeNPs/DMSe ratio rising with incubation time. Several structural forms of elemental selenium, predominantly monoclinic Se8 chains, together with trigonal Se polymer chain, Se8 and Se6 ring structures, were detected by Raman spectroscopy.
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- Milan Žižić
- Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of General and Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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Cyanobacteria: miniature factories for green synthesis of metallic nanomaterials: a review. Biometals 2022; 35:653-674. [PMID: 35716270 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-022-00405-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Nanotechnology is one of the most promising and advanced disciplines of science that deals with synthesis, characterization and applications of different types of Nanomaterials (NMs) viz. nanospheres, nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanorods, nanowires, nanocomposites, nanoalloys, carbon dots and quantum dots. These nanosized materials exhibit different physicochemical characteristics and act as a whole unit during its transport. The unique characteristics and vast applications of NMs in diverse fields viz. electronics, agriculture, biology and medicine have created huge demand of different type of NMs. Conventionally physical and chemical methods were adopted to manufacture NMs which are expensive and end up with hazardous by-products. Therefore, green synthesis exploiting biological resources viz. algae, bacteria, fungi and plants emerged as a better and promising alternative due to its cost effective and ecofriendly approach and referred as nanobiotechnology. Among various living organisms, cyanobacteria have proved one of the most favourable bioresources for NMs biosynthesis due to their survival in diverse econiches including metal and metalloid contaminated sites and capability to withstand high levels of metals. Biosynthesis of metallic NMs is accomplished through bioreduction of respective metal salts by various capping agents viz. alkaloids, pigments, polysaccharides, steroids, enzymes and peptides present in the biological systems. Advancement in the field of Nanobiotechnology has produced large number of diverse NMs from cyanobacteria which have been used as antimicrobial agents against Gram positive and negative human pathogens, anticancer agents, luminescent nanoprobes for imaging of cells, antifungal agents against plant pathogens, nanocatalyst and semiconductor quantum dots in industries and in bioremediation in toxic pollutant dyes. In the present communication, we have reviewed cyanobacteria mediated biosynthesis of NMs and their applications in various fields.
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Biogenesis of selenium nanospheres using Halomonas venusta strain GUSDM4 exhibiting potent environmental applications. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:372. [PMID: 35672607 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-02977-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Selenite reducing bacterial strain (GUSDM4) isolated from Mandovi estuary of Goa, India was identified as Halomonas venusta based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Its maximum tolerance level for sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) was 100 mM. The 2, 3-diaminonaphthalene-based spectroscopic analysis demonstrated 96 and 93% reduction of 2 and 4 mM Na2SeO3 respectively to elemental selenium (Se0) during the late stationary growth phase. Biosynthesis of Se nanoparticles (SeNPs) commenced within 4 h during the log phase, which was evident from the brick red color in the growth medium and a characteristic peak at 265 nm revealed by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The intracellular periplasmic synthesis of SeNPs in GUSDM4 was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Characterization of SeNPs by X-ray crystallography, TEM and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) clearly demonstrated spherical SeNPs of 20-80 nm diameter with hexagonal crystal lattice. SeNPs (0.8 and 1 mg/L) primed seeds under arsenate [As(V)] stress showed increase in shoot length, root length and biomass by 1.4-, 1.5- and 1.1-fold respectively, as compared to As(V) primed seeds alone. The proline and phenolic content in seeds primed with SeNPs under arsenate stress showed alleviated levels proving its ameliorative potential. SeNPs also demonstrated anti-biofilm activity at 20 µg/mL against human pathogens which was evident by scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis. SeNPs interestingly revealed mosquito larvicidal activity also. Therefore, these studies have clearly demonstrated amazing potential of the marine bacterium, Halomonas venusta in biosynthesis of SeNPs and their applications as ameliorative, anti-biofilm and mosquito larvicidal agents which is the first report of its kind.
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Ostovar M, Saberi N, Ghiassi R. Selenium contamination in water; analytical and removal methods: a comprehensive review. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2022.2074861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Mojtaba Ostovar
- Faculty of Civil Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Water and Environmental Measurement and Monitoring Labour, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Abejón R. A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Selenium in Drinking Water during the 1990-2021 Period: Treatment Options for Selenium Removal. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:5834. [PMID: 35627373 PMCID: PMC9140891 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19105834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A bibliometric analysis based on the Scopus database was carried out to summarize the global research related to selenium in drinking water from 1990 to 2021 and identify the quantitative characteristics of the research in this period. The results from the analysis revealed that the number of accumulated publications followed a quadratic growth, which confirmed the relevance this research topic is gaining during the last years. High research efforts have been invested to define safe selenium content in drinking water, since the insufficient or excessive intake of selenium and the corresponding effects on human health are only separated by a narrow margin. Some important research features of the four main technologies most frequently used to remove selenium from drinking water (coagulation, flocculation and precipitation followed by filtration; adsorption and ion exchange; membrane-based processes and biological treatments) were compiled in this work. Although the search of technological options to remove selenium from drinking water is less intensive than the search of solutions to reduce and eliminate the presence of other pollutants, adsorption was the alternative that has received the most attention according to the research trends during the studied period, followed by membrane technologies, while biological methods require further research efforts to promote their implementation.
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- Ricardo Abejón
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 3363, Estación Central, Santiago 9170019, Chile
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Faizan A, Takeda M, Yoshitake H. Effective adsorption of perrhenate ions on the filamentous sheath‐forming bacteria,
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Thiothrix fructosivorans. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 133:607-618. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.15590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Arshad Faizan
- Graduate School of Engineering Yokohama National University, 79‐5 Tokiwadai, 240‐8501, Hodogaya‐ku Yokohama
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- Graduate School of Engineering Yokohama National University, 79‐5 Tokiwadai, 240‐8501, Hodogaya‐ku Yokohama
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- Graduate School of Engineering Yokohama National University, 79‐5 Tokiwadai, 240‐8501, Hodogaya‐ku Yokohama
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Li T, Xu H, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Hu X, Sun Y, Gu X, Luo J, Zhou D, Gao B. Treatment technologies for selenium contaminated water: A critical review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 299:118858. [PMID: 35041898 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Selenium is an indispensable trace element for humans and other organisms; however, excessive selenium in water can jeopardize the aquatic environment. Investigations on the biogeochemical cycle of selenium have shown that anthropogenic activities such as mining, refinery, and coal combustion mainly contribute to aquatic selenium pollution, imposing tremendous risks on ecosystems and human beings. Various technologies thus have been developed recently to treat selenium contaminated water to reduce its environmental impacts. This work provides a critical review on the applications, characteristics, and latest developments of current treatment technologies for selenium polluted water. It first outlines the present status of the characteristics, sources, and toxicity of selenium in water. Selenium treatment technologies are then classified into three categories: 1) physicochemical separation including membrane filtration, adsorption, coagulation/precipitation, 2) redox decontamination including chemical reduction and catalysis, and 3) biological transformation including microbial treatment and constructed wetland. Details of these methods including their overall efficiencies, applicability, advantages and drawbacks, and latest developments are systematically analyzed and compared. Although all these methods are promising in treating selenium in water, further studies are still needed to develop sustainable strategies based on existing and new technologies. Perspectives on future research directions are laid out at the end.
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- Tianxiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Center of Material Analysis and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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