Anaerobic elemental sulfur reduction by fungus Fusarium oxysporum
Anaerobic elemental sulfur reduction by fungus Fusarium oxysporum
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DOI:
10.1271/bbb.70083
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发表时间:
2007-10-01
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Takaya, Naoki
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作者:
Abe, Tsuyoshi;Hoshino, Takayuki;Takaya, Naoki
Reduction of inorganic sulfur compounds by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum was examined. When transferred from a normoxic to an anoxic environment, F. oxysporum reduced elemental sulfur to hydrogen sulfide (H2S). This reaction accompanied fungal growth and oxidation of the carbon source (ethanol) to acetate. Over 2-fold more of H2S than of acetate was produced, which is the theoretical correlation for the oxidation of ethanol to acetate. NADH-dependent sulfur reductase (SR) activity was detected in cell-free extracts of the H2S-producing fungus, and was found to be up-regulated under the anaerobic conditions. On the other hands both O-2 consumption by the cells and cytochrome c oxidase activity by the crude mitochondrial fractions decreased. These results indicate that H2S production involving SR was due to a novel dissimilation mechanism of F. oxysporum, and that the fungus adapts to anaerobic conditions by replacing the energy-producing mechanism of O-2 respiration with sulfur reduction.