Cultivation in SBR System and Screening of Simultaneous Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal Strain with Identification

Xie, Juan; Zhao, Xiao Xiang; Song, Xin; Wei, Jun Hu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.518-523.5347

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“…The roles of Raoultella spp. in degrading some pollutants, such as pesticides [ 19 ] or uranium [ 20 ], have been examined by many researchers. Our goal in this study was to identify local metal-resistant microorganisms and characterize the mechanisms of metal uptake by transmission electron microscope and EDS.…”

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Raoultella ornithinolytica as a Potential Candidate for Bioremediation of Heavy Metal from Contaminated Environments

Salih,

Rasheed,

Muhammed

2023

J. Microbiol. Biotechnol.

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Disposal of waste containing heavy metals into the environment is a major threat to human health and can result in toxic or chronic poisoning in aquatic life. In the current study, metal-resistant Raoultella ornithinolytica was isolated from metal-contaminated samples collected from the Tanjaro River, located southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. R. ornithinolytica was identified by partial amplification of 16S rRNA. The uptake potency of heavy metals was assessed using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and indicated that R. ornithinolytica removed 67, 89, 63.4, 55.6, 56.5, 65, and 61.9% of Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, Zn, Co, and Fe, respectively. These removal rates were influenced by temperature, pH, and contact time; at 35°C and pH 5 with a change in the incubation time, the reduction rate improved from 89 to 95% for Pb, from 36.4 to 45% for Cu, and from 55.6 to 64% for Ni. Gene analysis indicated that R. ornithinolytica contained pbrT , chrB , nccA , iroN , and czcA genes, but the pcoD gene was absent. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) images showed evidence of metal ion binding on the cell wall surface with different rates of binding. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) detected different mechanisms for metal particle localization; cell surface adsorption was the main mechanism for Pb, Zn, and Co uptake, while Cd, Ni, and Fe were accumulated inside the cell. The current study describes, for the first time, the isolation of R. ornithinolytica from metal-contaminated water, which can be used as an eco-friendly biological expedient for the remediation and detoxification of metals from contaminated environments.

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