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HERO ID
1249005
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Arsenic bioremediation potential of a new arsenite-oxidizing bacterium Stenotrophomonas sp. MM-7 isolated from soil
Author(s)
Bahar, MM; Megharaj, M; Naidu, R
Year
2012
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Biodegradation
ISSN:
0923-9820
EISSN:
1572-9729
Volume
23
Issue
6
Page Numbers
803-812
Language
English
PMID
22760225
DOI
10.1007/s10532-012-9567-4
Web of Science Id
WOS:000309345100003
Abstract
A new arsenite-oxidizing bacterium was isolated from a low arsenic-containing (8.8 mg kg(-1)) soil. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing indicated that the strain was closely related to Stenotrophomonas panacihumi. Batch experiment results showed that the strain completely oxidized 500 μM of arsenite to arsenate within 12 h of incubation in a minimal salts medium. The optimum initial pH range for arsenite oxidation was 5-7. The strain was found to tolerate as high as 60 mM arsenite in culture media. The arsenite oxidase gene was amplified by PCR with degenerate primers. The deduced amino acid sequence showed the highest identity (69.1 %) with the molybdenum containing large subunit of arsenite oxidase derived from Bosea sp. Furthermore the amino acids involved in binding the substrate arsenite, were conserved with the arsenite oxidases of other arsenite oxidizing bacteria such as Alcaligenes feacalis and Herminnimonas arsenicoxydans. To our knowledge, this study constitutes the first report on arsenite oxidation using Stenotrophomonas sp. and the strain has great potential for application in arsenic remediation of contaminated water.
Keywords
Arsenic; Arsenite oxidizing bacteria; Arsenite oxidase gene (aox); Detoxification
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Considered New
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Considered
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