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Koroli S, Buss K, Blain JM, Nakka GS, Hong M, McLean RJ, Plugge CM, Yang J. Draft genome sequence of Sphingomonas paucimobilis strain Sph5, isolated from tap water filtration membrane. Microbiol Resour Announc 2024; 13:e0034523. [PMID: 38038463 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00345-23] [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: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Sphingomonadaceae are common membrane colonizers and biofilm formers. As part of our studies on long-term genetic changes in drinking water biofilm species, we report the draft genome sequence of Sphingomonas strain Sph5, isolated from a tap water filtration membrane. The isolate was determined as Sphingomonas paucimobilis through whole genome sequencing and de novo assembly.
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- Sara Koroli
- Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Arizona , Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, Biosciences, Knowledge Enterprise, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Genomics Core Facility, Biosciences, Knowledge Enterprise, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University , San Marcos, Texas, USA
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- Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology , Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Orhan F, Demirci A, Gormez A. Carbonate and silicate dissolving bacteria isolated from home-made yogurt samples. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2021; 93:e20200002. [PMID: 34378758 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202120200002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In the current study, twenty-eight bacterial strains were isolated from home-made yogurt samples from Ağrı Province, Turkey. The bacterial strains were identified by conventional and molecular techniques. Among the twenty- eight isolates, seventeen isolates were identified according to the 16 S rDNA region and determined to belong to five different genus including Sphingomonas (8 isolates), Burkholderia (5 isolates), Lactobacillus (2 isolates), Lactococcus (1 isolate), Staphylococcus (1 isolate). In this study, the presence of Burkholderia in home-made yogurt samples were reported for the first time, whereas Sphingomonas was detected for the second time. We also investigated the carbonate (CaCO3 and MgCO3) and silicate (CaSiO3 and MgSiO3) dissolving potential of seventeen bacterial isolates. Among these seventeen bacterial isolates, fifteen bacterial isolates have CaCO3-dissolving and 10 bacterial isolates have MgCO3-dissolving potential. The silicates dissolution ability was relatively less than that of carbonates dissolving. We observed that six bacterial isolates have CaSiO3 and only two bacterial isolates have MgSiO3 dissolution abilities. In conclusion, this work clearly shows the diversity of bacteria existing in fermented cow milk samples in Ağrı Province, Turkey, which could be considered as valuable sources for lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolation and further probiotic potential.
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- Furkan Orhan
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Science and Art Faculty, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, 04100 Agri, Turkey.,Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Central Research and Application Laboratory, 04100 Agri, Turkey
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- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Central Research and Application Laboratory, 04100 Agri, Turkey
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- Erzurum Technical University, Science Faculty, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, 25050 Erzurum, Turkey
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Luo LW, Wu YH, Yu T, Wang YH, Chen GQ, Tong X, Bai Y, Xu C, Wang HB, Ikuno N, Hu HY. Evaluating method and potential risks of chlorine-resistant bacteria (CRB): A review. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 188:116474. [PMID: 33039832 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Chlorine-resistant bacteria (CRB) are commonly defined as bacteria with high resistance to chlorine disinfection or bacteria which can survive or even regrow in the residual chlorine. Chlorine disinfection cannot completely control the risks of CRB, such as risks of pathogenicity, antibiotic resistance and microbial growth. Currently, researchers pay more attention to CRB with pathogenicity or antibiotic resistance. The microbial growth risks of non-pathogenic CRB in water treatment and reclamation systems have been neglected to some extent. In this review, these three kinds of risks are all analyzed, and the last one is also highlighted. In order to study CRB, various methods are used to evaluate chlorine resistance. This review summarizes the evaluating methods for chlorine resistance reported in the literatures, and collects the important information about the typical isolated CRB strains including their genera, sources and levels of chlorine resistance. To our knowledge, few review papers have provided such systematic information about CRB. Among 44 typical CRB strains from 17 genera isolated by researchers, Mycobacterium, Bacillus, Legionella, Pseudomonas and Sphingomonas were the five genera with the highest frequency of occurrence in literatures. They are all pathogenic or opportunistic pathogenic bacteria. In addition, although there are many studies on CRB, information about chlorine resistance level is still limited to specie level or strain level. The difference in chlorine resistance level among different bacterial genera is less well understood. An inconvenient truth is that there is still no widely-accepted method to evaluate chlorine resistance and to identify CRB. Due to the lack of a unified method, it is difficult to compare the results about chlorine resistance level of bacterial strains in different literatures. A recommended evaluating method using logarithmic removal rate as an index and E. coli as a reference strain is proposed in this review based on the summary of the current evaluating methods. This method can provide common range of chlorine resistance of each genus and it is conducive to analyzing the distribution and abundance of CRB in the environment.
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- Li-Wei Luo
- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001, Japan
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Dong F, Li C, Crittenden J, Zhang T, Lin Q, He G, Zhang W, Luo J. Sulfadiazine destruction by chlorination in a pilot-scale water distribution system: Kinetics, pathway, and bacterial community structure. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 366:88-97. [PMID: 30502576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sulfadiazine (SDZ) has been frequently detected in surface waters in recent years. We evaluated the kinetics, mechanisms, intermediate products and bacterial community structure that result from the reaction of SDZ with free chlorine (HOCl/OCl-). We examined this in a pilot-scale water distribution system. Neutral pH had the fastest rate of destruction of SDZ. A second-order reaction constant for the destruction of SDZ by chlorine increased with increasing concentration of free chlorine (FC). For different pipe materials, the rate of SDZ degradation decreased as follows: stainless steel (SS) pipe > polyethylene (PE) pipe > ductile iron (DI) pipe. Based on the less complex bacterial diversity and more chlorine-resistant by 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene analysis, SS pipe and PE pipe were more suitable in SDZ degradation in water distribution system (WDS) than DI pipe. In addition, the transformation products from SDZ chlorination were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the products included SO2 extrusion products, haloacetic acids and trihalomethanes. Toxicity tests further confirmed that the toxicity of SDZ chlorination was higher both in low FC (0.7 mg/L) and high FC (1.3 mg/L) in WDS.
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- Feilong Dong
- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China; School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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Skibinski B, Müller P, Uhl W. Rejection of submicron sized particles from swimming pool water by a monolithic SiC microfiltration membrane: Relevance of steric and electrostatic interactions. J Memb Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jungfer C, Friedrich F, Varela Villarreal J, Brändle K, Gross HJ, Obst U, Schwartz T. Drinking water biofilms on copper and stainless steel exhibit specific molecular responses towards different disinfection regimes at waterworks. BIOFOULING 2013; 29:891-907. [PMID: 23875760 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2013.813936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Biofilms growing on copper and stainless steel substrata in natural drinking water were investigated. A modular pilot-scale distribution facility was installed at four waterworks using different raw waters and disinfection regimes. Three-month-old biofilms were analysed using molecular biology and microscopy methods. High total cell numbers, low counts of actively respiring cells and low numbers of cultivable bacteria indicated the high abundance of viable but not cultivable bacteria in the biofilms. The expression of the recA SOS responsive gene was detected and underlined the presence of transcriptionally active bacteria within the biofilms. This effect was most evident after UV disinfection, UV oxidation and UV disinfection with increased turbidity at waterworks compared to chemically treated and non-disinfected systems. Furthermore, live/dead staining techniques and environmental scanning electron microscopy imaging revealed the presence of living and intact bacteria in biofilms on copper substrata. Cluster analyses of DGGE profiles demonstrated differences in the composition of biofilms on copper and steel materials.
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- Christina Jungfer
- Microbiology at Natural and Technical Interfaces Department, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, Institute of Functional Interfaces, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Sun W, Liu W, Cui L, Zhang M, Wang B. Characterization and identification of a chlorine-resistant bacterium, Sphingomonas TS001, from a model drinking water distribution system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 458-460:169-175. [PMID: 23648446 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study describes the identification and characterization of a new chlorine resistant bacterium, Sphingomonas TS001, isolated from a model drinking water distribution system. The isolate was identified by 16s rRNA gene analysis and morphological and physiological characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that TS001 belongs to the genus Sphingomonas. The model distribution system HPC results showed that, when the chlorine residual was greater than 0.7 mg L(-1), 100% of detected heterotrophic bacteria (HPC) was TS001. The bench-scale inactivation efficiency testing showed that this strain was very resistant to chlorine, and 4 mg L(-1) of chlorine with 240 min retention time provided only approximately 5% viability reduction of TS001. In contrast, a 3-log inactivation (99.9%) was obtained for UV fluencies of 40 mJ cm(-2). A high chlorine-resistant and UV sensitive bacterium, Sphingomonas TS001, was documented for the first time.
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- Wenjun Sun
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Can Z, Wenjun L, Wen S, Minglu Z, Lingjia Q, Cuiping L, Fang T. Endotoxin contamination and control in surface water sources and a drinking water treatment plant in Beijing, China. WATER RESEARCH 2013; 47:3591-3599. [PMID: 23726695 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Revised: 02/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this paper, endotoxin contamination was determined in treated water following each unit of a drinking water treatment plant (WTP) in Beijing, China and its source water (SW) from a long water diversion channel (Shijiazhuang-Beijing) originating from four reservoirs in Hebei province, China. The total-endotoxin activities in SW ranged from 21 to 41 EU/ml at five selected cross sections of the diversion channel. The total-endotoxin in raw water of the WTP ranged from 11 to 16 EU/ml due to dilution and pretreatment during water transportation from Tuancheng Lake to the WTP, and finished water of the WTP ranged from 4 to 10 EU/ml, showing a 49% decrease following the full-scale treatment process at the WTP. Compared with the 31% removal of free-endotoxin, the WTP removed up to 71% of bound-endotoxin in raw water. The traditional treatment processes (coagulation, sedimentation and filtration) in the WTP removed substantial amounts of total-endotoxin (up to 63%), while endotoxin activities increased after granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption and chlorination. The total-endotoxin in the actual water was composed of free-endotoxin and bound-endotoxin (endotoxin aggregates, bacteria-bound endotoxins and particle-attached endotoxins). The endotoxin aggregates, bacteria-bound endotoxins and particle-attached endotoxins co-exist as suspended particles in water, and only the bacteria-bound endotoxins were correlated with bacterial cells suspended in water. The particle distribution of endotoxin aggregates in ultrapure water was also tested and the results showed that the majority (64-89%) of endotoxin aggregates had diameters <2 μm. The endotoxin contamination and control in treated water following each unit of the WTP processes and its SW from reservoirs are discussed and compared with regard to bacterial cell counts and particle characteristics, which were dependent, to a certain extent, on different flow rates and turbulence of the water environments.
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- Zhang Can
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Zhang M, Liu W, Nie X, Li C, Gu J, Zhang C. Molecular analysis of bacterial communities in biofilms of a drinking water clearwell. Microbes Environ 2012; 27:443-8. [PMID: 23059725 PMCID: PMC4103552 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me12035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microbial community structures in biofilms of a clearwell in a drinking water supply system in Beijing, China were examined by clone library, terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and 454 pyrosequencing of the amplified 16S rRNA gene. Six biofilm samples (designated R1–R6) collected from six locations (upper and lower sites of the inlet, middle and outlet) of the clearwell revealed similar bacterial patterns by T-RFLP analysis. With respect to the dominant groups, the phylotypes detected by clone library and T-RFLP generally matched each other. A total of 9,543 reads were obtained from samples located at the lower inlet and the lower outlet sites by pyrosequencing. The bacterial diversity of the two samples was compared at phylum and genus levels. Alphaproteobacteria dominated the communities in both samples and the genus of Sphingomonas constituted 75.1%–99.6% of this phylum. A high level of Sphingomonas sp. was first observed in the drinking water biofilms with 0.6–1.0 mg L−1 of chlorine residual. Disinfectant-resistant microorganisms deserve special attention in drinking water management. This study provides novel insights into the microbial populations in drinking water systems and highlights the important role of Sphingomonas species in biofilm formation.
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- Minglu Zhang
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China
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Aizenberg-Gershtein Y, Vaizel-Ohayon D, Halpern M. Structure of bacterial communities in diverse freshwater habitats. Can J Microbiol 2012; 58:326-35. [DOI: 10.1139/w11-138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The structures and dynamics of bacterial communities from raw source water, groundwater, and drinking water before and after filtration were studied in four seasons of a year, with culture-independent methods. Genomic DNA from water samples was analyzed by the polymerase chain reaction – denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis system and by cloning of the 16S rRNA gene. Water samples exhibited complex denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis genetic profiles composed of many bands, corresponding to a great variety of bacterial taxa. The bacterial communities of different seasons from the four sampling sites clustered into two major groups: (i) water before and after filtration, and (ii) source water and groundwater. Phylogenetic analyses of the clones from the autumn sampling revealed 13 phyla, 19 classes, and 155 operational taxonomic units. Of the clones, 66% showed less than 97% similarities to known bacterial species. Representatives of the phyla Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria were found at all four sampling sites. Species belonging to the phylum Firmicutes were an important component of the microbial community in filtered water. Representatives of Enterobacteriaceae were not detected, indicating the absence of fecal pollution in the drinking water. Differences were found in the bacterial populations that were sampled from the same sites in different seasons. Each water habitat had a unique bacterial profile. Drinking water harbors diverse and dynamic microbial communities, part of which may be active and resilient to chlorine disinfection. This study provides, for the first time, basic data for uncultivable drinking water bacteria in Israel.
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- Yana Aizenberg-Gershtein
- Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
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- Nesin Central Laboratory, Mekorot National Water Co. Ltd., Jordan District, P.O. Box 610, Nazareth-Illit 17105, Israel
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- Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
- Department of Biology and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Oranim, Tivon 36006, Israel
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Diversity of the heterotrophic microbial populations for distinguishing natural mineral waters. Int J Food Microbiol 2012; 153:38-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Biofilm-forming bacteria with varying tolerance to peracetic acid from a paper machine. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 38:1379-90. [PMID: 21161323 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0921-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Biofilms cause runnability problems in paper machines and are therefore controlled with biocides. Peracetic acid is usually effective in preventing bulky biofilms. This study investigated the microbiological status of a paper machine where low concentrations (≤ 15 ppm active ingredient) of peracetic acid had been used for several years. The paper machine contained a low amount of biofilms. Biofilm-forming bacteria from this environment were isolated and characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, whole-cell fatty acid analysis, biochemical tests, and DNA fingerprinting. Seventy-five percent of the isolates were identified as members of the subclades Sphingomonas trueperi and S. aquatilis, and the others as species of the genera Burkholderia (B. cepacia complex), Methylobacterium, and Rhizobium. Although the isolation media were suitable for the common paper machine biofoulers Deinococcus, Meiothermus, and Pseudoxanthomonas, none of these were found, indicating that peracetic acid had prevented their growth. Spontaneous, irreversible loss of the ability to form biofilm was observed during subculturing of certain isolates of the subclade S. trueperi. The Sphingomonas isolates formed monoculture biofilms that tolerated peracetic acid at concentrations (10 ppm active ingredient) used for antifouling in paper machines. High pH and low conductivity of the process waters favored the peracetic acid tolerance of Sphingomonas sp. biofilms. This appears to be the first report on sphingomonads as biofilm formers in warm water using industries.
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A novel selective growth medium-PCR assay to isolate and detect Sphingomonas in environmental samples. J Microbiol Methods 2010; 82:19-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ryan M, Adley C. Sphingomonas paucimobilis: a persistent Gram-negative nosocomial infectious organism. J Hosp Infect 2010; 75:153-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Marco-Noales E, Bertolini E, Morente C, López MM. Integrated approach for detection of nonculturable cells of Ralstonia solanacearum in asymptomatic Pelargonium spp. cuttings. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2008; 98:949-955. [PMID: 18943214 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-98-8-0949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Ralstonia solanacearum (biovar 2, race 3) is a soil and water-borne pathogen that causes serious diseases in several solanaceous hosts. It can also infect geranium plants, posing an important threat to their culture when latently infected cuttings are imported from countries where the pathogen is endemic. R. solanacearum can be present in very low numbers in asymptomatic geranium cuttings, and/or in a particular stressed physiological state that escapes direct isolation on the solid media usually employed. Consequently, an integrated protocol has been developed to analyze asymptomatic geranium cuttings routinely. The first screening tests include isolation and co-operational-polymerase chain reaction (Co-PCR), based on the simultaneous and co-operational action of three primers from 16S rRNA of R. solanacearum. This method was selected as the most sensitive one, able to detect only 1 cell/ml including nonculturable cells. When isolation is negative but Co-PCR is positive, the bioassay in tomato plants is proposed, since stressed bacterial cells or those present in low numbers that do not grow on solid media can be recovered from inoculated tomato plants and retain pathogenicity. This methodology has been demonstrated to be useful and has allowed us to assess the relevance of the physiological status of bacterial cells and its implications in detection. It also reveals the risk of introducing R. solanacearum through asymptomatic geranium material when relying only on bacterial isolation.
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- E Marco-Noales
- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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Lindsay D, von Holy A. Bacterial biofilms within the clinical setting: what healthcare professionals should know. J Hosp Infect 2006; 64:313-25. [PMID: 17046102 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 06/15/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bacterial biofilm formation is the prevailing microbial lifestyle in natural and manmade environments and occurs on all surface types. Biofilm formation develops in several phases and is influenced by various parameters, both environmental and inherent to the attaching cell. Biofilms also serve as protective niches for particular pathogens when outside a host. Although it is accepted that biofilms are ubiquitous in nature, the significance of biofilms in clinical settings, especially with regard to their role in medical-related infections, is often underestimated. It has been found that several aspects of human pathogenesis within a clinical context are directly related to biofilm development. Various types of surfaces in clinical settings are prone to biofilm development and an increased risk of disease may be a direct consequence of their formation. This review describes the process of biofilm formation, highlights the importance of bacterial associations with surfaces in clinical settings and describes various methods for biofilm visualization and control.
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- D Lindsay
- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Wu Y, Clevenger T, Deng B. Impacts of goethite particles on UV disinfection of drinking water. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:4140-3. [PMID: 16000835 PMCID: PMC1169013 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.7.4140-4143.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A unique association between bacterial cells and small goethite particles (approximately 0.2 by 2 microm) protected Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida from UV inactivation. The protection increased with the particle concentration in the turbidity range of 1 to 50 nephelometric turbidity units and with the bacterium-particle attachment time prior to UV irradiation. The lower degree of bacterial inactivation at longer attachment time was mostly attributed to the particle aggregation surrounding bacteria that provided shielding from UV radiation.
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- Youxian Wu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Lee DG, Lee JH, Kim SJ. Diversity and dynamics of bacterial species in a biofilm at the end of the Seoul water distribution system. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-2890-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ammendolia MG, Bertuccini L, Minelli F, Meschini S, Baldassarri L. A Sphingomonas bacterium interacting with epithelial cells. Res Microbiol 2004; 155:636-46. [PMID: 15380551 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bacteria of the genus Sphingomonas are environmental organisms that have recently been implicated in a variety of community-acquired and nosocomial infections. During studies on bacteria-cell interactions, we incurred a microorganism contaminating our HeLa cell culture, possibly from water utilized for reagent preparation; this bacterium appeared to tightly adhere to cell monolayers and to survive, with only limited growth rate, which did not seem to alter cells as far as shape, growth rate or survival were concerned. The contaminating organism was isolated and partially characterized by morphological, genetic, and biochemical assays. Mechanisms of cell interaction and entry into epithelial cells were investigated by electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and biochemical inhibitors. Morphological and biochemical features indicated that the microorganism belonged to the genus Sphingomonas. Electron microscopy showed that contact between the Sphingomonas bacterium and epithelial cells leads to a dramatic alteration of the cell surface, with formation of numerous microvillar extensions plus membrane ruffling. Confocal microscopy and the use of inhibitors showed that actin microfilaments were involved during attachment and entry into HeLa cells. Macropinosome formation and an inhibitory effect by amiloride indicate that internalization occurs in part via a macropinocytosis mechanism. Moreover, cholesterol distribution at the site of bacterial binding suggests that Sphingomonas bacteria could use the lipid rafts as initial binding sites.
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- Maria Grazia Ammendolia
- Department of Technology and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Butterfield PW, Camper AK, Biederman JA, Bargmeyer AM. Minimizing biofilm in the presence of iron oxides and humic substances. WATER RESEARCH 2002; 36:3898-3910. [PMID: 12369535 DOI: 10.1016/s0043-1354(02)00088-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Based upon circumstantial evidence linking elevated coliform bacteria counts in drinking water distribution systems with unlined cast iron pipe, it was hypothesized that adsorption of humic substances by iron oxide containing corrosion products (CPs) can stimulate and/or support biofilm development. Using porous media consisting of iron-oxide-coated glass beads (IOCBs) or actual iron CPs, experiments were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of different corrosion control and disinfection treatments in reducing biofilm when humic substances were the carbon source. Free chlorine was the most effective treatment in minimizing biofilm. Addition of phosphate alone did not significantly reduce biofilm using the CPs, but there was weak evidence it did using the IOCBs. The combination of free chlorine and phosphate was more effective at minimizing biofilm than free chlorine alone when CPs were the media. The presence of humic substances was a major factor when considering biofilm minimization based on results of experiments using both types of iron oxide media. The combination of humic substances and CPs led to an increase in biofilm biomass when free chlorine was not present, similar to conditions that could occur at distribution system dead-ends. Treatment to raise the pH to 9 did not reduce biofilm in experiments using both media, and actually increased biofilm in the experiment using CPs under the conditions tested.
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- Phillip W Butterfield
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, 366 EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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Besner MC, Gauthier V, Servais P, Camper A. Explaining the occurrence of coliforms in distribution systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2002.tb09529.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Baker KH, Hegarty JP, Redmond B, Reed NA, Herson DS. Effect of oxidizing disinfectants (chlorine, monochloramine, and ozone) on Helicobacter pylori. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:981-4. [PMID: 11823249 PMCID: PMC126689 DOI: 10.1128/aem.68.2.981-984.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori to disinfectants was compared to that of Escherichia coli. H. pylori is more resistant than E. coli to chlorine and ozone but not monochloramine. H. pylori may be able to tolerate disinfectants in distribution systems and, therefore, may be transmitted by a waterborne route.
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- Katherine H Baker
- Environmental Engineering Programs, Penn State Capital College, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, USA.
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Koskinen R, Ali-Vehmas T, Kämpfer P, Laurikkala M, Tsitko I, Kostyal E, Atroshi F, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Characterization of Sphingomonas isolates from Finnish and Swedish drinking water distribution systems. J Appl Microbiol 2000; 89:687-96. [PMID: 11054174 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01167.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sphingomonas species were commonly isolated from biofilms in drinking water distribution systems in Finland (three water meters) and Sweden (five water taps in different buildings). The Sphingomonas isolates (n = 38) were characterized by chemotaxonomic, physiological and phylogenetic methods. Fifteen isolates were designated to species Sphingomonas aromaticivorans, seven isolates to S. subterranea, two isolates to S. xenophaga and one isolate to S. stygia. Thirteen isolates represented one or more new species of Sphingomonas. Thirty-three isolates out of 38 grew at 5 degrees C on trypticase soy broth agar (TSBA) and may therefore proliferate in the Nordic drinking water pipeline where the temperature typically ranges from 2 to 12 degrees C. Thirty-three isolates out of 38 grew at 37 degrees C on TSBA and 15 isolates also grew on blood agar at 37 degrees C. Considering the potentially pathogenic features of sphingomonas, their presence in drinking water distribution systems may not be desirable.
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- R Koskinen
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Saby S, Leroy P, Block JC. Escherichia coli resistance to chlorine and glutathione synthesis in response to oxygenation and starvation. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:5600-3. [PMID: 10584025 PMCID: PMC91765 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5600-5603.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/1999] [Accepted: 09/13/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and resistance to chlorine were measured for two isogenic Escherichia coli strains stressed by oxygenation and/or starvation. The E. coli mutant deficient in GSH was not more sensitive to the oxidant than its parent strain when the bacteria were cultured with a low oxygenation rate. Starvation or oxygenation increased the resistance of the parent strain to chlorine, while the resistance of the deficient strain remained unchanged.
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- S Saby
- LCPE-LSE, UMR Université CNRS 7564, France
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