JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 12.2
Xiaoyu Fu,Jingfeng Gao,Qian Wang,Hao Chen,Ying Liu,Liqin Zeng,Yukun Yuan,Hongxin Xu
The existence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has been a global public environment and health issue. Due to the different cell structures, gram-positive/negative ARB exhibit various inactivation mechanisms in water disinfection. In this study, a gram-negative ARB Escherichia coli DH5α ( E. coli DH5α) was used as a horizontal gene transfer (HGT) donor, while a gram-positive ARB Bacillus as a recipient. To develop an efficient and engineering applicable method in water disinfection, ARB and ARGs removal efficiency of Fe(VI) coupled peroxydisulfate (PDS) or peroxymonosulfate (PMS) was compared, wherein hydroxylamine (HA) was added as a reducing agent. The results indicated that Fe(VI)/PMS/HA showed higher disinfection efficiency than Fe(VI)/PDS/HA. When the concentration of each Fe(VI), PMS, HA was 0.48 mM, 5.15 log E. coli DH5α and 3.57 log Bacillus lost cultivability, while the proportion of recovered cells was 0.0017 % and 0.0566 %, respectively, and HGT was blocked. Intracellular tetA was reduced by 2.49 log. Fe(IV) and/or Fe(V) were proved to be the decisive reactive species. Due to the superiority of low cost as well as high efficiency and practicality, Fe(VI)/PMS/HA has significant application potential in ARB, ARGs removal and HGT inhibition, offering a new insight for wastewater treatment.
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环境科学
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微生物学
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WATER RESEARCH
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2022
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IF 13.4
Chengsong Ye,Mingbao Feng,Yuqi Chen,Yiting Zhang,Qian Chen,Xin Yu
Disinfection is known to greatly alter bacterial characteristics in water, and high horizontal gene transfer (HGT) frequency occurs in eutrophic conditions. Interestingly, these two seemingly irrelevant phenomena were closely linked by a lagging response of the increased conjugation frequency probably via daily water disinfection in this study. Three disinfection methods (UV, chlorine, and UV/chlorine) were selected to investigate the increased frequency of conjugation of ARGs during the stage of continuing culture after disinfection. The results showed that the conjugative transfer frequency was inhibited for all disinfection treatments after 24 h of co-incubation. Unexpectedly, after 3–7 days of co-cultivation, the HGT frequencies were increased by 2.71–5.61-fold and 5.46–13.96-fold in chlorine (30 min) and UV/chlorine (1 min) groups compared to the control, but not in UV-irradiated groups. A neglected lagging response was found for the first time, i.e., oxidative disinfection-induced dormancy promotes conjugative transfer of ARGs. Furthermore, mechanistic insights were gained from (1) membrane permeability, (2) conjugation-regulated system, (3) efflux pump system, and (4) oxidative stress system, suggesting the critical role of enhancing efflux and oxidative stress in the propagation of ARGs. Finally, the known instantaneous effect of oxidation disinfection was compared to address the controversial debate in this research field, proposing that the dormancy level of donor bacteria is the key to evaluating whether it can promote the HGT process. This study has important environmental implications for elucidating the transmission of ARGs after oxidation disinfection.
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环境科学
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微生物学
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水处理
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基因工程
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 12.2
Chao-Jian Hu,Yi-Qing Lv,Wen-Dong Xian,Jian-Yu Jiao,Zheng-Han Lian,Sha Tan,Meng-Meng Li,Zhen-Hao Luo,Ze-Tao Liu,Ai-Ping Lv,Lan Liu,Mukhtiar Ali,Wei-Qiu Liu,Wen-Jun Li
Biodegradation stands as an eco-friendly and effective approach for organic contaminant remediation. However, research on microorganisms degrading sodium benzoate contaminants in extreme environments remains limited. In this study, we report to display the isolation of a novel hot spring enriched cultures with sodium benzoate (400 mg/L) as the sole carbon source. The results revealed that the phylum Pseudomonadota was the potential sodium benzoate degrader and a novel genus within the family Geminicoccaceae of this phylum. The isolated strain was named Benzoatithermus flavus SYSU G07066 T and was isolated from HNT-2 hot spring samples. Genomic analysis revealed that SYSU G07066 T carried benABC genes and physiological experiments indicated the ability to utilize sodium benzoate as a sole carbon source for growth, which was further confirmed by transcriptomic data with expression of benABC . Phylogenetic analysis suggested that Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) plays a significant role in acquiring sodium benzoate degradation capability among prokaryotes, and SYSU G07066 T might have acquired benABC genes through HGT from the family Acetobacteraceae . The discovery of the first microorganism with sodium benzoate degradation function from a hot spring enhances our understanding of the diverse functions within the family Geminicoccaceae . This study unearths the first novel genus capable of efficiently degrading sodium benzoate and its evolution history at high temperatures, holding promising industrial applications, and provides a new perspective for further exploring the application potential of hot spring “microbial dark matter”.
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微生物学
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基因组学
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分子生物学
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