41 research outputs found

    Proteom Analyse einer 4-chlorosalicylat abbauenden bakteriellen Gemeinschaft und Modellierung der Kinetic des 4-Chlorosalicylat Abbaus

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    Complex interactions take place among members of natural microbial communities limiting the study of these important biological systems. In this study, a comparison between pure cultures of Pseudomonas sp. strain MT1 and stable community cultures composed by the former one plus addition of Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain MT3, both members of a real community isolated from a polluted sediment, were used as a model system to study the bacterial interactions that take place under severe environmental states. The analysis of steady and dynamic states, was carried out at the proteome, metabolic profile and population dynamic level. A proteome reference map for Pseudomonas sp. MT1 was created consisting of 118 different proteins from several functional groups, including aromatic degradation pathways and outer membrane proteins, whose differential expression was evaluated at 4CS limiting conditions and under exposure to high concentrations of substrate and toxic intermediates (4-chlorocatechol (4CC) and protoanemonin). Carbon-limiting studies showed a higher metabolic versatility in the community, indicating a possible alternative carbon routing in the upper degradation pathway. A significant change in the outer membrane composition of Pseudomonas sp. MT1 was observed in the presence of A. xylosoxidans MT3 as well as under different culture conditions, demonstrating the importance of the outer membrane as a sensing/response protection barrier with high selective permeability. Remarkably, 4CS shock loads generated a stress response in the pure culture and a 'metabolic response' in the community, where A. xylosoxidans MT3 helped to prevent toxic intermediates accumulation, showing a coordinated metabolic response at the community level. Finally, a kinetic metabolic model was initially developed for pure strain MT1 and community cultures, showing predictive capacity and attributing the robustness of the community to the enhanced biodegradative potential.Die komplexen Interaktionen, die in natĂŒrlichen Systemen zwischen der Vielzahl an Mitgliedern mikrobieller Gemeinschaften stattfinden, beschrĂ€nken die Analyse und das VerstĂ€ndnis dieser Systeme. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Reinkulturen des Stammes Pseudomonas sp. Stamm MT1 und eine stabile Gemeinschaft aus MT1 und Achromobacter xylosoxidans Stamm MT3, verglichen und als Modell zur Analyse bakterieller Interaktionen unter verschiedenen Umweltbedingungen genutzt. Beide Organismen sind Mitglieder einer komplexeren Gemeinschaft, die auf Grund ihrer FĂ€higkeit 4-ChlorsalicylsĂ€re abzubauen, aus einem verunreinigten Sediment gewonnen wurde. Die Analyse stabiler und dynamischer ZustĂ€nde wurde auf der Ebene des Proteoms, des metabolischen Profils und der Population durchgefĂŒhrt. Eine Referenzkarte des Proteoms von Pseudomonas sp. MT1 wurde erstellt, die aus 118 identifizierten Proteinen besteht und sowohl Membranproteine, als auch Proteine, die am Abbau aromatischer Verbindungen beteiligt sind, enthĂ€lt. Unterschiede in der Expression dieser Referenzproteine in Reinkultur als auch Mischkultur wurden unter Kohlenstoff-limitierenden Bedingungen mit 4-ChlorslicylsĂ€ure als einziger Kohlenstoffquelle und nach Zugabe hoher Konzentrationen an Substrat als auch toxischer Zwischenprodukte des Abbaus (4-Chlorbrenzcatechin (4CC), Protoanemonin) untersucht. Studien unter Kohlenstoff-limitierenden Bedingungen zeigten eine im Vergleich zur Reinkultur erhöhte metabolische FlexibilitĂ€t der Gemeinschaft und wiesen auf einen alternativen Abbauweg fĂŒr das Substrat hin. Sowohl die Anwesenheit des Stammes A. xylosoxidans MT3, als auch Unterschiede in den Kulturbedingungen resultierten in signifikanten Änderungen der Zusammensetzung der Ă€ußeren Membran des Stammes MT1 und verdeutlichten die Bedeutung dieser als „sensing/response“ Schutzeinrichtung mit hoher selektiver PermeabilitĂ€t. Bemerkenswerterweise fĂŒhrten Schockbelastungen mit 4-ChlorsalicylsĂ€ure zu einer Stressantwort in Reinkultur, aber zu einer „metabolischen“ Antwort in der Gemeinschaft, in welcher A. xylosoxidans MT3 die Akkumulation toxischer Zwischenprodukte verhinderte. Dieses zeigt eine koordinierte metabolische Antwort auf der Ebene der Gemeinschaft. DarĂŒber hinaus wurde ein kinetisches metabolisches Modell fĂŒr den Stamm MT1 und die Gemeinschaft entwickelt. Dieses Modell zeichnete sich durch seine Vorhersagekraft aus und fĂŒhrte die Robustheit der Gemeinschaft auf das erhöhte Abbaupotential zurĂŒck

    Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans secretome containing a newly described lipoprotein Licanantase enhances chalcopyrite bioleaching rate

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    The nature of the mineral–bacteria interphase where electron and mass transfer processes occur is a key element of the bioleaching processes of sulfide minerals. This interphase is composed of proteins, metabolites, and other compounds embedded in extracellular polymeric substances mainly consisting of sugars and lipids (Gehrke et al., Appl Environ Microbiol 64(7):2743–2747, 1998). On this respect, despite Acidithiobacilli—a ubiquitous bacterial genera in bioleaching processes (Rawlings, Microb Cell Fact 4(1):13, 2005)—has long been recognized as secreting bacteria (Jones and Starkey, J Bacteriol 82:788–789, 1961; Schaeffer and Umbreit, J Bacteriol 85:492–493, 1963), few studies have been carried out in order to clarify the nature and the role of the secreted protein component: the secretome. This work characterizes for the first time the sulfur (meta)secretome of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans strain DSM 17318 in pure and mixed cultures with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans DSM 16786, identifying the major component of these secreted fractions as a single lipoprotein named here as Licanantase. Bioleaching assays with the addition of Licanantase-enriched concentrated secretome fractions show that this newly found lipoprotein as an active protein additive exerts an increasing effect on chalcopyrite bioleaching rate

    Diversity-function relationships in natural, applied, and engineered microbial ecosystems

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    Draft genome sequence of the sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans cutipay strain, an indigenous bacterium isolated from a naturally extreme mining environment in northern Chile

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    Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans strain Cutipay is a mixotrophic, acidophilic, moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from mining environments of the north of Chile, making it an interesting subject for studying the bioleaching of copper. We introduce the draft genome sequence and annotation of this strain, which provide insights into its mechanisms for heavy metal resistance. © 2012, American Society for Microbiology

    Global transcriptional responses of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Wenelen under different sulfide minerals

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    In order to provide new information about the adaptation of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans during the bioleaching process, the current analysis presents the first report of the global transcriptional response of the native copper mine strain Wenelen (DSM 16786) oxidized under different sulfide minerals. Microarrays were used to measure the response of At. ferrooxidans Wenelen to shifts from iron supplemented liquid cultures (reference state) to the addition of solid substrates enriched in pyrite or chalcopyrite. Genes encoding for energy metabolism showed a similar transcriptional profile for the two sulfide minerals. Interestingly, four operons related to sulfur metabolism were over-expressed during growth on a reduced sulfur source. Genes associated with metal tolerance (RND and ATPases type P) were up-regulated in the presence of pyrite or chalcopyrite. These results suggest that At. ferrooxidans Wenelen presents an efficient transcriptional system developed to respond to environmental conditions, namely the ability to withstand high copper concentrations. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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