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Cr(VI) detoxification by Desulfovibrio vulgaris strain Hildenborough: microbe–metal interactions studies 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Toxic heavy metals constitute a worldwide environmental pollution problem. Bioremediation technologies represent efficient alternatives to the classic cleaning-up of contaminated soil and ground water. Most toxic heavy metals such as chromium are less soluble and toxic when reduced than when oxidized. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are able to reduce heavy metals by a chemical reduction via the production of H2S and by a direct enzymatic process involving hydrogenases and c3 cytochromes. We have previously reported the effects of chromate [Cr(VI)] on SRB bioenergetic metabolism and the molecular mechanism of the metal reduction by polyhemic cytochromes. In the current work, we pinpoint the bacteria–metal interactions using Desulfovibrio vulgaris strain Hildenborough as a model. The bacteria were grown in the presence of high Cr(VI) concentration, where they accumulated precipitates of a reduced form of chromium, trivalent chromium [Cr(III)], on their cell surfaces. Moreover, the inner and outer membranes exhibited precipitates that shared the spectroscopic signature of trivalent chromium. This subcellular localization is consistent with enzymatic metal reduction by cytochromes and hydrogenases. Regarding environmental significance, our findings point out the Cr(VI) immobilization mechanisms of SRB; suggesting that SRB are highly important in metal biogeochemistry. 相似文献
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Paju S Goulhen F Asikainen S Grenier D Mayrand D Uitto V 《FEMS microbiology letters》2000,184(2):231-235
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is an important pathogen in periodontitis. In the present study we localized the GroEL- and DnaK-like heat shock proteins (Hsp) in subcellular fractions of 12 A. actinomycetemcomitans strains of various clinical origin and compared their effects on periodontal epithelial cell proliferation and viability. In all strains, GroEL-like protein was found in the membrane, cytoplasm, and periplasm, whereas DnaK-like protein was present in the cytoplasm and periplasm. No correlation was observed between the Hsp expression and the serotype or origin of A. actinomycetemcomitans strains. The bacterial membrane fractions that expressed the GroEL-like protein moderately or strongly induced epithelial cell proliferation more strongly than strains that expressed the protein weakly. The results suggest that GroEL-like Hsp may play a role in the virulence of A. actinomycetemcomitans by increasing epithelial proliferation. 相似文献
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Characterization of nisin-resistant variants of Pediococcus acidilactici UL5, a producer of pediocin
Four spontaneous nisin-resistant variants R1, R1M, T5 and T7 of Pediococcus acidilactici UL5, a pediocin producer, were isolated on a nisin gradient. The minimum inhibitory concentration of Ped. acidilactici UL5 using an agar diffusion test was 0·25 ng, while that of R1, R1M, T5 and T7 were 10, 25 and more than 32·5 μg for the two latter, respectively. Nisin resistance phenotype was stable after 60 generations in MRS nisin-free liquid media and 10 consecutive transfers in solid medium. Pediococcus acidilactici UL5 and its nisin-resistant variants exhibited the same total DNA profile, level of production of pediocin and adsorption of nisin on the cell surface. The specific growth rate (μ) decreased with the level of resistance of the culture. Nisin-resistant variants and parental strain UL5 showed differences in sensitivity to antibiotics in which some act on the cell surfaces. Moreover, the fatty acid composition of the cell wall in nisin-resistant variants, compared with UL5, was different, particularly in C16:1 and C18:1. Results suggest that a change in structure/composition of nisin-resistant variants might be associated with nisin resistance. 相似文献
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Larry L. Barton Florence Goulhen Mireille Bruschi Nicole A. Woodards Richard M. Plunkett Frans J. M. Rietmeijer 《Biometals》2007,20(3-4):291-302
In bacteria, the intracellular metal content or metallome reflects the metabolic requirements of the cell. When comparing
the composition of metals in phytoplankton and bacteria that make up the macronutrients and the trace elements, we have determined
that the content of trace elements in both of these microorganisms is markedly similar. The trace metals consisting of transition
metals plus zinc are present in a stoichometric molar formula that we have calculated to be as follows: Fe1Mn0.3Zn0.26Cu0.03Co0.03Mo0.03. Under conditions of routine cultivation, trace metal homeostasis may be maintained by a series of transporter systems that
are energized by the cell. In specific environments where heavy metals are present at toxic levels, some bacteria have developed
a detoxification strategy where the metallic ion is reduced outside of the cell. The result of this extracellular metabolism
is that the bacterial metallome specific for trace metals is not disrupted. One of the microorganisms that reduces toxic metals
outside of the cell is the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. While D. desulfuricans reduces metals by enzymatic processes involving polyhemic cytochromes c
3 and hydrogenases, which are all present inside the cell; we report the presence of chain B cytochrome c nitrite reductase, NrfA, in the outer membrane fraction of D. desulfuricans ATCC 27774 and discuss its activity as a metal reductase. 相似文献
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Production of a nisin Z/pediocin mixture by pH-controlled mixed-strain batch cultures in supplemented whey permeate 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The conditions for high production of nisin Z and pediocin during pH-controlled, mixed-strain batch cultures in a supplemented whey permeate medium with Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar. diacetylactis UL719, a nisin Z producer strain, and variant T5 of Pediococcus acidilactici UL5, a pediocin-producing strain resistant to high concentrations of nisin, were studied. Mixed cultures were performed at 37 °C and pH 5·5 by first inoculating with variant T5 and then with L. diacetylactis UL719 after 8 h incubation, and were compared with single-strain batch cultures. High productions of both nisin Z and pediocin were obtained after 18 or 16 h incubation during mixed cultures, with titres of 3000 and 730 AU ml−1 , or 1060 and 1360 AU ml−1 , respectively, corresponding to approximately 75 and 55, or 25 and 100 mg l−1 of pure nisin Z and pediocin, respectively. In pure cultures, nisin Z and pediocin productions were higher than in mixed cultures, and maximum activities were obtained after 10 h incubation, with approximately 10 000 AU ml−1 (250 mg l−1 pure nisin Z) and 2500 AU ml−1 (190 mg l−1 pure pediocin). During mixed cultures, significant pediocin degradation was observed in the culture supernatant fluid after 16 h incubation, together with a sharp drop in Ped. acidilactici UL5 cell viability. In the test conditions, the feasibility of producing a nisin/pediocin mixture by mixed-strain fermentation was demonstrated. The bacteriocin mixture produced in a supplemented whey permeate medium could be used as a natural food-grade biopreservative with a broad activity spectrum. 相似文献
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