Application of Universal Stress Proteins in Probing the Dynamics of Potent Degraders in Complex Terephthalate Metagenome
Joint Authors
Isokpehi, Raphael D.
Mbah, Andreas N.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-21, 21 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The culture-independent strategies to study microbial diversity and function have led to a revolution in environmental genomics, enabling fundamental questions about the distribution of microbes and their influence on bioremediation to be addressed.
In this research we used the expression of universal stress proteins as a probe to determine the changes in degrading microbial population from a highly toxic terephthalate wastewater to a less toxic activated sludge bioreactor.
The impact of relative toxicities was significantly elaborated at the levels of genus and species.
The results indicated that 23 similar prokaryotic phyla were represented in both metagenomes irrespective of their relative abundance.
Furthermore, the following bacteria taxa Micromonosporaceae, Streptomyces, Cyanothece sp.
PCC 7822, Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius, Bacillus halodurans, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Lactococcus garvieae, Brucellaceae, Ralstonia solanacearum, Verminephrobacter eiseniae, Azoarcus, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Francisella tularensis, Methanothermus fervidus, and Methanocorpusculum labreanum were represented only in the activated sludge bioreactor.
These highly dynamic microbes could serve as taxonomic biomarkers for toxic thresholds related to terephthalate and its derivatives.
This paper, highlights the application of universal stress proteins in metagenomics analysis.
Dynamics of microbial consortium of this nature can have future in biotechnological applications in bioremediation of toxic chemicals and radionuclides.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mbah, Andreas N.& Isokpehi, Raphael D.. 2013. Application of Universal Stress Proteins in Probing the Dynamics of Potent Degraders in Complex Terephthalate Metagenome. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003677
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mbah, Andreas N.& Isokpehi, Raphael D.. Application of Universal Stress Proteins in Probing the Dynamics of Potent Degraders in Complex Terephthalate Metagenome. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003677
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mbah, Andreas N.& Isokpehi, Raphael D.. Application of Universal Stress Proteins in Probing the Dynamics of Potent Degraders in Complex Terephthalate Metagenome. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003677
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1003677