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Concentrations of microplastics (MPs) were determined in three commonly used zebrafish housing systems to see if their levels could affect the final results of laboratory microplastic-related toxicology tests. MPs have received notable attention in the last few years, and their toxicology tests have also come to the fore. Zebrafish (Danio rerio), kept in fish housing systems, are widely used as models for MPs studies. Most of these systems contain a significant number of parts made of different polymers. As usage and amortization can erode these parts, MPs might appear in the keeping water or the fish body, which may represent a background load and possibly influence the results of microplastic-related toxicological tests. To take representative water samples from systems, two in-situ filtration techniques, a newly developed peristaltic pump-, and a jet pump-driven method were applied. The collected MP particles were analyzed with a Fourier-transform infrared microscope (detection limit 50 µm), and their possible origin was also investigated. The newly developed technique was more sufficient for sampling as it had a higher MPs recovery, especially in the smaller size range. Polyester, polyethylene and polypropylene were the most frequently detected polymers in the examined fish housing systems, the highest detected concentration was 0.31±0.12 particles/liter (0.22±0.16 µg/liter). These values are negligible compared to the literature data reporting enormously high applied MPs concentrations (104 - 2.21 × 108 particles/liter) during toxicology tests. The results also show that some detected MPs did not originate from the systems, their origin was presumed to be external.
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Microplásticos , Testes de Toxicidade , Poluentes Químicos da Água , Peixe-Zebra , Peixe-Zebra/fisiologia , Animais , Microplásticos/toxicidade , Microplásticos/análise , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Poluentes Químicos da Água/toxicidade , Testes de Toxicidade/métodos , Abrigo para Animais , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodosRESUMO
The primary aim of the present study was to reveal the major differences between benzene-degrading bacterial communities evolve under aerobic versus microaerobic conditions and to reveal the diversity of those bacteria, which can relatively quickly degrade benzene even under microaerobic conditions. For this, parallel aerobic and microaerobic microcosms were set up by using groundwater sediment of a BTEX-contaminated site and 13C labelled benzene. The evolved total bacterial communities were first investigated by 16S rRNA gene Illumina amplicon sequencing, followed by a density gradient fractionation of DNA and a separate investigation of "heavy" and "light" DNA fractions. Results shed light on the fact that the availability of oxygen strongly determined the structure of the degrading bacterial communities. While members of the genus Pseudomonas were overwhelmingly dominant under clear aerobic conditions, they were almost completely replaced by members of genera Malikia and Azovibrio in the microaerobic microcosms. Investigation of the density resolved DNA fractions further confirmed the key role of these two latter genera in the microaerobic degradation of benzene. Moreover, analysis of a previously acquired metagenome-assembled Azovibrio genome suggested that benzene was degraded through the meta-cleavage pathway by this bacterium, with the help of a subfamily I.2.I-type catechol 2,3-dioxygenase. Overall, results of the present study implicate that under limited oxygen availability, some potentially microaerophilic bacteria play crucial role in the aerobic degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Xenobiotics never appear as single, isolated substances in the environment but instead as multi-component mixtures. However, our understanding of the ecotoxicology of mixtures is far from sufficient. In this study, three active pharmaceutical ingredients (carbamazepine, diclofenac, and ibuprofen) and three pesticides (S-metolachlor, terbuthylazine, and tebuconazole) from the most frequently detected emerging micropollutants were examined for their acute cytotoxicity, both individually and in combination, by bioluminescence inhibition in Aliivibrio fischeri (NRRL B-11177). Synergy, additive effects, and antagonism on cytotoxicity were determined using the combination index (CI) method. Additionally, PERMANOVA was performed to reveal the roles of these chemicals in binary, ternary, quaternary, quinary, and senary mixtures influencing the joint effects. Statistical analysis revealed a synergistic effect of diclofenac and carbamazepine, both individually and in combination within the mixtures. Diclofenac also exhibited synergy with S-metolachlor and when mixed with ibuprofen and S-metolachlor. S-metolachlor, whether alone or paired with ibuprofen or diclofenac, increased the toxicity at lower effective concentrations in the mixtures. Non-toxic terbuthylazine showed great toxicity-enhancing ability, especially at low concentrations. Several combinations displayed synergistic effects at environmentally relevant concentrations. The application of PERMANOVA was proven to be unique and successful in determining the roles of compounds in synergistic, additive, and antagonistic effects in mixtures at different effective concentrations.
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A Gram-stain-negative strain, designated as D2M1T was isolated from xylene-degrading enrichment culture and characterized using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain D2M1T belongs to the genus Acidovorax, with the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity to Acidovorax delafieldii DSM 64T (99.93â%), followed by Acidovorax radicis DSM 23535T (98.77â%) and Acidovorax kalamii MTCC 12652T (98.76â%). The draft genome sequence of strain D2M1T is 5.49 Mb long, and the G+C content of the genome is 64.2âmol%. Orthologous average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization relatedness values between strain D2M1T and its closest relatives were below the threshold values for species demarcation confirming that strain D2M1T is distinctly separated from its closest relatives. The whole genome analysis of the strain revealed a phenol degradation gene cluster, encoding a multicomponent phenol hydroxylase (mPH) together with a complete meta-cleavage pathway including an I.2.C-type catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) gene. The strain was able to degrade benzene and ethylbenzene as sole sources of carbon and energy under aerobic and microaerobic conditions. Cells were facultatively aerobic rods and motile with a single polar flagellum. The predominant fatty acids (>10â% of the total) of strain D2M1T were summed feature 3 (C16â:â1 ω7c/C16â:â1 ω6c), C16â:â0 and summed feature 8 (C18â:â1 ω7c/C18â:â1 ω6c). The major ubiquinone of strain D2M1T was Q8, while the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. Based on polyphasic data, it is concluded that strain D2M1T represents a novel species of the genus Acidovorax, for which the name of Acidovorax benzenivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain D2M1T (=DSM 115238T=NCAIM B.02679T).
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Hidrocarbonetos Aromáticos , Xilenos , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Composição de Bases , Ácidos Graxos/química , Filogenia , Análise de Sequência de DNA , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , BactériasRESUMO
In this study, the disrupting effects of glyphosate (GLY), aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), and three glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) on vitellogenesis in a non-concentration-dependent manner are reported for the first time in 120 h of acute exposure of zebrafish at environmentally relevant concentrations. GBHs are commonly used worldwide in weed control management. Due to their extensive application, they frequently occur in aquatic ecosystems and may affect various organisms. The active substance GLY and its major by-product, AMPA, are the most thoroughly studied chemicals; however, the adverse effects of the complex formulas of GBHs with diverse and unknown content of co-formulants are still not sufficiently researched. This study focused on the embryotoxicity, sublethal malformations, and estrogenic potency of GLY, AMPA, and four commonly used GBHs on zebrafish embryos using a wild type and an estrogen-sensitive, transgenic zebrafish line (Tg(vtg1:mCherry)). After 120 h of exposition, AMPA did not cause acute toxicity, while the LC50 of GLY was 160 mg/L. The GBHs were more toxic with LC50 values ranging from 31 to 111 GLY active equivalent (a.e.) mg/L. Exposure to 0.35-2.8 mg/L GBHs led to sublethal abnormalities: typical symptoms were structural deformation of the lower jaw and anomalies in the olfactory region. Deformity rates were 10-30% in the treated groups. In vivo, fluorescently expressed vtg1 mCherry protein in embryonic liver was detected by a non-invasive microscopic method indicating estrogenic action through vitellogenin production by GLY, AMPA, and GBHs. To confirm the in vivo findings, RT-qPCR method was performed to determine the levels of the estrogenicity-related vtg1 mRNA. After 120 h of exposure to GLY, AMPA, and three GBHs at a concentration of 0.35 mg/L, the expression of vtg1 gene was significantly up-regulated. Our results highlight the risk that short-term GLY and GBH exposure can cause developmental malformations and disrupt the hormonal balance in zebrafish embryos.
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Glifosato , Herbicidas , Organofosfonatos , Animais , Peixe-Zebra , Ácido alfa-Amino-3-hidroxi-5-metil-4-isoxazol Propiônico , Glicina/toxicidade , Ecossistema , Herbicidas/toxicidade , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , EstronaRESUMO
(1) Background: Microinjection of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos offers a promising model for studying the virulence and potential environmental risks associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (2) Methods: This work aimed to develop a P. aeruginosa infection model using two parallel exposition pathways on zebrafish larvae with microinjection into the yolk and the perivitelline space to simultaneously detect the invasive and cytotoxic features of the examined strains. The microinjection infection model was validated with 15 environmental and clinical strains of P. aeruginosa of various origins, antibiotic resistance profiles, genotypes and phenotypes: both exposition pathways were optimized with a series of bacterial dilutions, different drop sizes (injection volumes) and incubation periods. Besides mortality, sublethal symptoms of the treated embryos were detected and analyzed. (3) Results: According to the statistical evaluation of our results, the optimal parameters (dilution, drop size and incubation period) were determined. (4) Conclusions: The tested zebrafish embryo microinjection infection model is now ready for use to determine the in vivo virulence and ecological risk of environmental P. aeruginosa.
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Among monoaromatic hydrocarbons, xylenes, especially the ortho and para isomers, are the least biodegradable compounds in oxygen-limited subsurface environments. Although much knowledge has been gained regarding the anaerobic degradation of xylene isomers in the past 2 decades, the diversity of those bacteria which are able to degrade them under microaerobic conditions is still unknown. To overcome this limitation, aerobic and microaerobic xylene-degrading enrichment cultures were established using groundwater taken from a xylene-contaminated site, and the associated bacterial communities were investigated using a polyphasic approach. Our results show that the xylene-degrading bacterial communities were distinctly different between aerobic and microaerobic enrichment conditions. Although members of the genus Pseudomonas were the most dominant in both types of enrichments, the Rhodoferax and Azovibrio lineages were only abundant under microaerobic conditions, while Sphingobium entirely replaced them under aerobic conditions. Analysis of a metagenome-assembled genome of a Rhodoferax-related bacterium revealed aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading ability by identifying two catechol 2,3-dioxygenases in the genome. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis indicated that both enzymes belonged to a newly defined subfamily of type I.2 extradiol dioxygenases (EDOs). Aerobic and microaerobic xylene-degradation experiments were conducted on strains Sphingobium sp. AS12 and Pseudomonas sp. MAP12, isolated from the aerobic and microaerobic enrichments, respectively. The obtained results, together with the whole-genome sequence data of the strains, confirmed the observation that members of the genus Sphingobium are excellent aromatic hydrocarbon degraders but effective only under clear aerobic conditions. Overall, it was concluded that the observed differences between the bacterial communities of aerobic and microaerobic xylene-degrading enrichments were driven primarily by (i) the method of aromatic ring activation (monooxygenation vs dioxygenation), (ii) the type of EDO enzymes, and (iii) the ability of degraders to respire utilizing nitrate.
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Dioxigenases , Hidrocarbonetos Aromáticos , Xilenos/análise , Xilenos/metabolismo , Filogenia , Hidrocarbonetos Aromáticos/metabolismo , Bactérias/genética , Dioxigenases/genética , Dioxigenases/metabolismo , Biodegradação AmbientalRESUMO
Diclofenac, ibuprofen, and carbamazepine are three of the most widely detected and most concerning pharmaceutical residues in aquatic ecosystems. The aim of this study was to identify bacteria that may be involved in their degradation from a bacterial biofilm. Selective enrichment cultures in mineral salt solution containing pharmaceutical compounds as sole source of carbon and energy were set up, and population dynamics were monitored using shotgun metagenome sequencing. Bacterial genomes were reconstructed using genome-resolved metagenomics. Thirty bacterial isolates were obtained, identified at species level, and tested regarding pharmaceutical biodegradation at an initial concentration of 1.5 mg l-1. The results indicated that most probably diclofenac biodegrading cultures consisted of members of genera Ferrovibrio, Hydrocarboniphaga, Zavarzinia, and Sphingopyxis, while in ibuprofen biodegradation Nocardioides and Starkeya, and in carbamazepine biodegradation Nocardioides, Pseudonocardia, and Sphingopyxis might be involved. During the enrichments, compared to the initial state the percentage relative abundance of these genera increased up to three orders of magnitude. Except Starkeya, the genomes of these bacteria were reconstructed and annotated. Metabolic analyses of the annotated genomes indicated that these bacteria harbored genes associated with pharmaceutical biodegradation. Stenotrophomonas humi DIC_5 and Rhizobium daejeonense IBU_18 isolates eliminated diclofenac and ibuprofen during the tests in the presence of either glucose (3 g l-1) or in R2A broth. Higher than 90% concentration reduction was observed in the case of both compounds.
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Água Subterrânea , Ibuprofeno , Ibuprofeno/análise , Diclofenaco/química , Ecossistema , Carbamazepina/análise , Bactérias/metabolismo , Biodegradação Ambiental , Biofilmes , Preparações FarmacêuticasRESUMO
GBHs are the most widely used herbicides for weed control worldwide that potentially affect microorganisms, but the role of their sublethal exposure in the development of antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is still not fully investigated. Here, the effects of glyphosate acid (GLY), five glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), and POE(15), a formerly used co-formulant, on susceptibility to imipenem, a potent carbapenem-type antibiotic, in one clinical and four non-clinical environmental P. aeruginosa isolates were studied. Both pre-exposure in broth culture and co-exposure in solid media of the examined P. aeruginosa strains with 0.5% GBHs resulted in a decreased susceptibility to imipenem, while other carbapenems (doripenem and meropenem) retained their effectiveness. Additionally, the microdilution chequerboard method was used to examine additive/antagonistic/synergistic effects between GLY/POE(15)/GBHs and imipenem by determining the fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) indexes. Based on the FIC index values, glyphosate acid and Total demonstrated a potent antagonistic effect in all P. aeruginosa strains. Dominator Extra 608 SL and Fozat 480 reduced the activity of imipenem in only one strain (ATCC10145), while POE(15) and three other GBHs did not have any effect on susceptibility to imipenem. Considering the simultaneous presence of GBHs and imipenem in various environmental niches, the detected interactions between these chemicals may affect microbial communities. The mechanisms of the glyphosate and GBH-induced imipenem resistance in P. aeruginosa are yet to be investigated.
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Herbicidas , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Imipenem/farmacologia , Herbicidas/farmacologia , Glicina/farmacologia , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , GlifosatoRESUMO
Members of the genus Pseudomonas are known to be widespread in hydrocarbon contaminated environments because of their remarkable ability to degrade a variety of petroleum hydrocarbons, including BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) compounds. During an enrichment investigation which aimed to study microaerobic xylene degradation in a legacy petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater, a novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated as MAP12T was isolated. It was capable of degrading benzene, toluene, meta- and para- xylene effectively under both aerobic and microaerobic conditions. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain MAP12T belongs to the genus Pseudomonas, with the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity to Pseudomonas linyingensis LYBRD3-7 T (98.42%), followed by Pseudomonas sagittaria JCM 18195 T (98.29%) and Pseudomonas alcaliphila JCM 10630 T (98.08%). Phylogenomic tree constructed using a concatenated alignment of 92 core genes indicated that strain MAP12T is distinct from any known Pseudomonas species. The draft genome sequence of strain MAP12T is 4.36 Mb long, and the G+C content of MAP12T genome is 65.8%. Orthologous average nucleotide identity (OrthoANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) analyses confirmed that strain MAP12T is distinctly separated from its closest neighbors (OrthoANI < 89 %; dDDH < 36%). Though several members of the genus Pseudomonas are well known for their aerobic BTEX degradation capability, this is the first report of a novel Pseudomonas species capable of degrading xylene under microaerobic conditions. By applying genome-resolved metagenomics, we were able to partially reconstruct the genome of strain MAP12 T from metagenomics sequence data and showed that strain MAP12 T was an abundant member of the xylene-degrading bacterial community under microaerobic conditions. Strain MAP12T contains ubiquinone 9 (Q9) as the major respiratory quinone and diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine as major polar lipids. The major cellular fatty acids of strain MAP12T are summed feature 3 (C16:1ω6c and/or C16:1ω7c), C16:0 and summed feature 8 (C18:1ω6c and/or C18:1ω7c). The results of this polyphasic study support that strain MAP12T represents a novel species of the genus Pseudomonas, hence the name of Pseudomonas aromaticivorans sp. nov. is proposed for this strain considering its aromatic hydrocarbon degradation capability. The type strain is MAP12T (=LMG 32466, =NCAIM B.02668).
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In the present study, the bacterial community structure of enrichment cultures degrading benzene under microaerobic conditions was investigated through culturing and 16S rRNA gene Illumina amplicon sequencing. Enrichments were dominated by members of the genus Rhodoferax followed by Pseudomonas and Acidovorax. Additionally, a pale amber-coloured, motile, Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated B7T was isolated from the microaerobic benzene-degrading enrichment cultures and characterized using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. The 16S rRNA gene and whole genome-based phylogenetic analyses revealed that strain B7T formed a lineage within the family Comamonadaceae, clustered as a member of the genus Ideonella and most closely related to Ideonella dechloratans CCUG 30977T. The sole respiratory quinone is ubiquinone-8. The major fatty acids are C16:0 and summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c/iso-C15:0 2-OH). The DNA G + C content of the type strain is 68.8 mol%. The orthologous average nucleotide identity (OrthoANI) and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) relatedness values between strain B7T and closest relatives were below the threshold values for species demarcation. The genome of strain B7T, which is approximately 4.5 Mb, contains a phenol degradation gene cluster, encoding a multicomponent phenol hydroxylase (mPH) together with a complete meta-cleavage pathway including a I.2.C-type catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) gene. As predicted by the genome, the type strain is involved in aromatic hydrocarbon-degradation: benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene are degraded aerobically and also microaerobically as sole source of carbon and energy. Based on phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic analysis, strain B7T is a member of the genus Ideonella and represents a novel species for which the name Ideonella benzenivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain B7T (= LMG 32,345T = NCAIM B.02664T).
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Benzeno , Comamonadaceae , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , Derivados de Benzeno , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Ácidos Graxos/química , Fosfolipídeos/química , Filogenia , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA , ToluenoRESUMO
Warming and heat waves are predicted by different climate models in the near future in the Pannonian Biogeographical Region (PBR). These climatic effects may have impact on the prevalence and distribution of certain fungal species of this area. In this study the effects of predicted climate scenarios were tested on fungi being endemic or unintentionally introduced by global trade from regions of warm temperate climate. Common fungal species were selected for the study and exposed to heat waves during 7 days according to two climate scenarios: one moderately (RCP 4.5, Tavg = 27 °C, Tmax = 35 °C, RH: 100%) and one strongly pessimistic (RCP 8.5, Tavg = 30 °C, Tmax = 40 °C, RH: 100%) that include predictions for the Central Hungarian Region for July 2050. According to our results, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus tubingensis and Fusarium strains introduced from tropical regions tolerated heat waves, unlike Penicillium and Talaromyces spp. and endemic Cladosporium spp. which were unable to grow under the RCP 8.5 treatment. The effects of climate change on fungi raise new issues not only from economic and health perspectives, but also in relation with plant protection and environment. Our results suggest that heat waves driven by climate change promote the colonization and growth of the tested strains of non-native fungi more likely than that of the native ones.
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Temperatura Alta , Penicillium , Aspergillus flavus , Aspergillus niger , Mudança Climática , FungosRESUMO
From the metagenome of a carbamazepine amended selective enrichment culture the genome of a new to science bacterial species affiliating with the genus Nocardioides was reconstructed. From the same enrichment an aerobic actinobacterium, strain CBZ_1T, sharing 99.4% whole-genome sequence similarity with the reconstructed Nocardioides sp. bin genome was isolated. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity the novel isolate affiliated to the genus Nocardioides, with the closest relatives Nocardioides kongjuensis DSM19082T (98.4%), Nocardioides daeguensis JCM17460T (98.4%) and Nocardioides nitrophenolicus DSM15529T (98.2%). Using a polyphasic approach it was confirmed that the isolate CBZ_1T represents a new phyletic lineage within the genus Nocardioides. According to metagenomic, metatranscriptomic studies and metabolic analyses strain CZB_1T was abundant in both carbamazepine and ibuprofen enrichments, and harbors biodegradative genes involved in the biodegradation of pharmaceutical compounds. Biodegradation studies supported that the new species was capable of ibuprofen biodegradation. After 7 weeks of incubation, in mineral salts solution supplemented with glucose (3 g l-1) as co-substrate, 70% of ibuprofen was eliminated by strain CBZ_1T at an initial conc. of 1.5 mg l-1. The phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data supported the classification of strain CBZ_1T to the genus Nocardioides, for which the name Nocardioides carbamazepini sp. nov. (CBZ_1T = NCAIM B.0.2663 = LMG 32395) is proposed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that reports simultaneous genome reconstruction of a new to science bacterial species using metagenome binning and at the same time the isolation of the same novel bacterial species.
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Actinomycetales , Nocardioides , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , Composição de Bases , Biofilmes , Carbamazepina , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Ácidos Graxos/análise , Ibuprofeno , Filogenia , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Microbiologia do Solo , Vitamina K 2/químicaRESUMO
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent mycotoxin and natural carcinogen. The primary producers of AFB1 are Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Sterigmatocystin (STC), another mycotoxin, shares its biosynthetic pathway with aflatoxins. While there are abundant data on the biological effects of AFB1, STC is not well characterised. According to published data, AFB1 is more harmful to biological systems than STC. It has been suggested that STC is about one-tenth as potent a mutagen as AFB1 as measured by the Ames test. In this research, the biological effects of S9 rat liver homogenate-activated and non-activated STC and AFB1 were compared using two different biomonitoring systems, SOS-Chromotest and a recently developed microinjection zebrafish embryo method. When comparing the treatments, activated STC caused the highest mortality and number of DNA strand breaks across all injected volumes. Based on the E. coli SOS-Chromotest, the two toxins exerted the same genotoxicities. Moreover, according to the newly developed zebrafish microinjection method, STC appeared more toxic than AFB1. The scarce information correlating AFB1 and STC toxicity suggests that AFB1 is a more potent genotoxin than STC. Our findings contradict this assumption and illustrate the need for more complex biomonitoring systems for mycotoxin risk assessment.
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Aflatoxinas , Esterigmatocistina , Aflatoxina B1/toxicidade , Animais , Escherichia coli , Microinjeções , Esterigmatocistina/toxicidade , Peixe-ZebraRESUMO
Wheat straw is commonly used as a cellulose source in mushroom compost and could be a secondary source of mycotoxin contamination in the food chain. We cultivated edible Agaricus bisporus and Pleurotus ostreatus on T-2/HT-2 artificially-contaminated mushroom compost and developed and in-house validated an UHPLC-MS/MS method for determination of T-2, HT-2, T2-triol and T2-tetraol in mushroom compost and mushroom basidiocarp. A rapid phase I metabolization of T-2 and HT-2 in mushroom compost was observed. In Agaricus bisporus, basidiocarps 8-15 µg kg-1 accumulation of HT-2 calculated on wet weight was measured. No detectable mycotoxins were found in Pleurotus ostreatus basidiocarp.
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Agaricus , Compostagem , Micotoxinas , Toxina T-2/análogos & derivados , Espectrometria de Massas em TandemRESUMO
Two Gram-reaction-negative strains, designated as B13T and MA2-2, were isolated from two different aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading enrichment cultures and characterized using a polyphasic approach to determine their taxonomic position. The two strains had identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and were most closely related to Pinisolibacter ravus E9T (97.36â%) and Siculibacillus lacustris SA-279T (96.33â%). Cells were facultatively aerobic rods and motile with a single polar flagellum. The strains were able to degrade ethylbenzene as sole source of carbon and energy. The assembled genome of strain B13T had a total length of 4.91 Mb and the DNA G+C content was 68.8 mol%. The predominant fatty acids (>5â% of the total) of strains B13T and MA2-2 were C18â:â1 ω7c/C18â:â1 ω6c, C16â:â1 ω7c/C16â:â1 ω6c and C16â:â0. The major ubiquinone of strain B13T was Q10, while the major polar lipids were phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and a phospholipid. Based on phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic data, it is concluded that strains B13T and MA2-2 are members of the genus Pinisolibacter and represent a novel species for which the name Pinisolibacter aquiterrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain B13T (=LMG 32346T=NCAIM B.02665T).
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Alphaproteobacteria/classificação , Benzeno , Filogenia , Xilenos , Alphaproteobacteria/isolamento & purificação , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , Composição de Bases , Benzeno/metabolismo , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Ácidos Graxos/química , Hidrocarbonetos Aromáticos/metabolismo , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Xilenos/metabolismoRESUMO
To develop effective bioremediation strategies, it is always important to explore autochthonous microbial community diversity using substrate-specific enrichment. The primary objective of this present study was to reveal the diversity of aerobic xylene-degrading bacteria at a legacy BTEX-contaminated site where xylene is the predominant contaminant, as well as to identify potential indigenous strains that could effectively degrade xylenes, in order to better understand the underlying facts about xylene degradation using a multi-omics approach. Henceforward, parallel aerobic microcosms were set up using different xylene isomers as the sole carbon source to investigate evolved bacterial communities using both culture-dependent and independent methods. Research outcome showed that the autochthonous community of this legacy BTEX-contaminated site has the capability to remove all of the xylene isomers from the environment aerobically employing different bacterial groups for different xylene isomers. Interestingly, polyphasic analysis of the enrichments disclose that the community composition of the o-xylene-degrading enrichment community was utterly distinct from that of the m- and p-xylene-degrading enrichments. Although in each of the enrichments Pseudomonas and Acidovorax were the dominant genera, in the case of o-xylene-degrading enrichment Rhodococcus was the main player. Among the isolates, two Hydogenophaga strains, belonging to the same genomic species, were obtained from p-xylene-degrading enrichment, substantially able to degrade aromatic hydrocarbons including xylene isomers aerobically. Comparative whole-genome analysis of the strains revealed different genomic adaptations to aromatic hydrocarbon degradation, providing an explanation on their different xylene isomer-degrading abilities.
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Comamonadaceae , Água Subterrânea , Microbiota , Bactérias Aeróbias/metabolismo , Benzeno/metabolismo , Biodegradação Ambiental , Comamonadaceae/metabolismo , Tolueno/metabolismo , Xilenos/metabolismoRESUMO
In this study, we report on the development of a novel bacterial consortium, consisting of Variovorax paradoxus and Pseudomonas veronii isolates, applicable in the biodegradation of all six BTEX compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-, m- and p-xylene) and the bioremediation of contaminated sites. The co-cultivability of the selected bacterial isolates was determined in nutrient-rich medium, as well as in BTEX amended mineral salts solution using Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) and CFU determinations. BTEX biodegradation capacity of the two-strain consortium was assessed in mineral salts solution, where a series of BTEX depletions and supplementations occurred, as well as in a real, BTEX polluted environmental sample (contaminated groundwater) in the presence of the autochthonous bacterial community. The obtained results indicated that the developed bacterial consortium is very efficient in BTEX biodegradation. Under laboratory conditions, the acclimatized bacterial consortium completely degraded the BTEX mixture with a concentration as high as 20 mg l-1 in a mineral salt medium within a short span of 6 h. Close to in situ groundwater conditions (incubated at 15 °C under static conditions in the absence of light), groundwater microcosms containing the autochthonous bacterial community inoculated with the developed bacterial consortium showed more efficient toluene, o-, m-and p-xylene biodegradation capacity than microcosms containing solely the native microbial population originally found in the groundwater. In the inoculated microcosms, after 115 h of incubation the concentration (~ 1.7 mg l-1 each) of o-, m- and p-xylene decreased to zero, whereas in the non-inoculated microcosms the concentration of xylene isomers was still 0.2, 0.3 and 0.3 mg l-1, respectively. The allochthonous bioaugmentation of the contaminated groundwater with the obtained inoculant was successful and manifested in a better BTEX degradation rate. Our results suggest that the obtained bacterial consortium can be a new, stable and efficient bioremediation agent applicable in the synergistic elimination of BTEX compounds from contaminated sites.
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This work aimed to identify the key members of the bacterial community growing on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fillets during chilled storage with next-generation sequencing (NGS) and cultivation-dependent methods. Carp fillets were stored for 96 h at 2 °C and 6 °C with and without a vacuum package, and an additional frozen-thawed storage experiment was set for 120 days. Community profiles of the initial and stored fish samples were determined by amplicon sequencing. Conventional microbial methods were used parallelly for the enumeration and cultivation of the dominant members of the microbial community. Cultivated bacteria were identified with 16S rRNA sequencing and the MALDI-TOF MS method. Based on our results, the vacuum package greatly affected the diversity and composition of the forming microbial community, while temperature influenced the cell counts and consequently the microbiological criteria for shelf-life of the examined raw fish product. Next-generation sequencing revealed novel members of the chilled flesh microbiota such as Vagococcus vulneris or Rouxiella chamberiensis in the vacuum-packed samples. With traditional cultivation, 161 bacterial strains were isolated and identified at the species level, but the identified bacteria overlapped with only 45% of the dominant operational taxonomic units (OTUs) revealed by NGS. Next-generation sequencing is a promising and highly reliable tool recommended to reach a higher resolution of the forming microbial community of stored fish products. Knowledge of the initial microbial community of the flesh enables further optimization and development of processing and storage technology.
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Carpas , Microbiota , Animais , Bactérias , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Armazenamento de Alimentos/métodos , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Alimentos Marinhos/microbiologiaRESUMO
Here, we report and discuss the applicability of Variovorax paradoxus strain BFB1_13 in the bioremediation of BTEX contaminated sites. Strain BFB1_13 was capable of degrading all the six BTEX-compounds under both aerobic (O2 conc. 8 mg l-1) and micro-aerobic/oxygen-limited (O2 conc. 0.5 mg l-1) conditions using either individual (8 mgâ§l-1) or a mixture of compounds (~ 1.3 mgâ§l-1 of each BTEX compound). The BTEX biodegradation capability of SBP-encapsulated cultures (SBP-Small Bioreactor Platform) was also assessed. The fastest degradation rate was observed in the case of aerobic benzene biodegradation (8 mg l-1 per 90 h). Complete biodegradation of other BTEX occurred after at least 168 h of incubation, irrespective of the oxygenation and encapsulation. No statistically significant difference was observed between aerobic and microaerobic BTEX biodegradation. Genes involved in BTEX biodegradation were annotated and degradation pathways were predicted based on whole-genome shotgun sequencing and metabolic analysis. We conclude that V. paradoxus strain BFB1_13 could be used for the development of reactive biobarriers for the containment and in situ decontamination of BTEX contaminated groundwater plumes. Our results suggest that V. paradoxus strain BFB1_13-alone or in co-culture with other BTEX degrading bacterial isolates-can be a new and efficient commercial bioremediation agent for BTEX contaminated sites.