https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Arsenic resistance genes of As-resistant purple nonsulfur bacteria isolated from As-contaminated sites for bioremediation application https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34323 Rhodopseudomonas palustris C1 > R. palustris AB3 > Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus C31 > R. palustris L28 which corresponded to the presence of As‐resistance genes in these bacteria. The strain C1 showed all As‐marker genes; arsC, arsM, aioA, and acr3, while aioA was not detected in strain AB3. Strains C31 and L28 had only Arsenite‐transporter gene, acr3. Translation of all these detected gene sequences of strain C1 to amino acid sequences showed that these proteins have vicinal cysteine; Cys126, Cys105, and Cys178 of Acr3, ArsC, AioA, respectively. Tertiary structure of proteins Acr3, ArsC, AioA, and ArsM showed strain C1 exhibits the high activities of arsenite oxidase and arsenate reductase enzymes that are encoded by aioA and arsC genes, respectively. Moreover, strain C1 with arsM gene produced volatile‐methylated As‐compounds; monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), dimethylarsenic acid (DMA), and arsenobetaine (AsB) in the presence of either As(III) or As(V). In conclusion, the strain C1 has great potential for its application in bioremediation of As‐contaminated sites.]]> Wed 27 Feb 2019 12:32:39 AEDT ]]> Arsenic contamination in areas surrounding mines and selection of potential As-resistant purple nonsulfur bacteria for use in bioremediation based on their detoxification mechanisms https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29583  L28 > C1. Strains AB3, C31, and L28 accumulated higher levels of intracellular vitamin B12 than strain C1. However, only strain C1 produced SAM and showed As biovolatilization activity. When strain C1 was incubated under microaerobic light conditions, it produced arsenobetaine [(AsB(V)] in medium with As(III) and monomethylarsonic acid [MMA(V)] in medium with As(V), which were found in the culture supernatants. Volatile methylated As compounds, such as dimethylarsenic acid [DMA(V)] and MMA(V)], were also detected in strain C1 during 30 days of incubation with As(III) and As(V). Strains AB3, C1, and L28 were identified as Rhodopseudomonas palustris and strain C31 as Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus. The resistance of these strains to As [As(III) and As(V)] based on minimum inhibition concentration values under aerobic dark and microaerobic light conditions, respectively, was in the order of C1 > AB3 > C31 > L28. The overall results demonstrate that all four selected strains of PNSB have a great potential for future application in the remediation of As-contaminated areas although R. palustris C1 was the most effective candidate.]]> Tue 31 Jul 2018 16:28:15 AEST ]]> Reduction in arsenic toxicity and uptake in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by As-resistant purple nonsulfur bacteria https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36508 Rhodopseudomonas palustris C₁ and Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus C₃₁ to ameliorate As toxicity and to reduce As uptake in rice. Strain C₁ was superior to strain C₃₁ for siderophore production. The mixed culture (1: 1) was most effective in reducing the toxicity of As species [As(III) and/or As(V), each 30 mg/l] by yielding maximal germination index that related to α- and β-amylase activities in two Thai rice cultivars (HomNil: HN and PathumThani 1: PT). Arsenic toxicity to the seed germination followed the order: mixed As species > As(III) > As(V); and the toxicity was reduced in inoculated sets, particularly with a mixed culture. The mixed culture significantly enhanced rice growth under As stress in both rice cultivars as indicated by an increase in the production of chlorophyll a and b, and also supporting the non-enzymatic (carotenoids, lipid oxidation, and nitric oxide) and enzymatic (superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, and glutathione reductase) activities. These were concomitant with productions of 5-aminolevulinic acid, indole-3-acetic acid, exopolymeric substances, and siderophores which significantly reduced As accumulation in treated rice. It can be concluded that the mixed culture has great potential to ameliorate rice from As toxicity by preventing As species entry into rice for enhancing rice growth and also for reducing As accumulation to produce safe rice from rice grown in contaminated paddy fields.]]> Mon 25 May 2020 12:29:48 AEST ]]>