Prospects for Fungal Bioremediation of Acidic Radioactive Waste Sites: Characterization and Genome Sequence of Rhodotorula taiwanensis MD1149
| Autor: | Rok Tkavc, Vera Y. Matrosova, Olga E. Grichenko, Cene Gostinčar, Robert P. Volpe, Polina Klimenkova, Elena K. Gaidamakova, Carol E. Zhou, Benjamin J. Stewart, Mathew G. Lyman, Stephanie A. Malfatti, Bonnee Rubinfeld, Melanie Courtot, Jatinder Singh, Clifton L. Dalgard, Theron Hamilton, Kenneth G. Frey, Nina Gunde-Cimerman, Lawrence Dugan, Michael J. Daly |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Microorganism 030106 microbiology lcsh:QR1-502 yeasts heavy metal resistance Rhodotorula taiwanensis 7. Clean energy Microbiology lcsh:Microbiology 12. Responsible consumption 03 medical and health sciences Bioremediation bioremediation Deinococcus genome Original Research Radionuclide radiation resistance biology Radioactive waste Deinococcus radiodurans Contamination biology.organism_classification 030104 developmental biology temperature maximum 13. Climate action Environmental chemistry pH minimum Bacteria |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Microbiology Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 8 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1664-302X |
| Popis: | Highly concentrated radionuclide waste produced during the Cold War era is stored at US Department of Energy (DOE) production sites. This radioactive waste was often highly acidic and mixed with heavy metals, and has been leaking into the environment since the 1950s. Because of the danger and expense of cleanup of such radioactive sites by physicochemical processes, in situ bioremediation methods are being developed for cleanup of contaminated ground and groundwater. To date, the most developed microbial treatment proposed for high-level radioactive sites employs the radiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans. However, the use of Deinococcus spp. and other bacteria is limited by their sensitivity to low pH. We report the characterization of twenty-seven diverse environmental yeasts for their resistance to ionizing radiation (chronic and acute), heavy metals, pH minima, temperature maxima and optima, and their ability to form biofilms. Remarkably, many yeasts are extremely resistant to ionizing radiation and heavy metals. They also excrete carboxylic acids and are exceptionally tolerant to low pH. A special focus is placed on Rhodotorula taiwanensis MD1149, which was the most resistant to acid and gamma radiation. MD1149 is capable of growing under 66 Gy/h at pH 2.3 and in the presence of high concentrations of mercury and chromium compounds, and forming biofilms under high-level chronic radiation and low pH. We present the whole genome sequence and annotation of R. taiwanensis strain MD1149, with a comparison to other Rhodotorula species. This survey elevates yeasts to the frontier of biology’s most radiation-resistant representatives, presenting a strong rationale for a role of fungi in bioremediation of acidic radioactive waste sites. |
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