PioABC-Dependent Fe(II) Oxidation during Photoheterotrophic Growth on an Oxidized Carbon Substrate Increases Growth Yield.
PioABC-Dependent Fe(II) Oxidation during Photoheterotrophic Growth on an Oxidized Carbon Substrate Increases Growth Yield.
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在氧化碳基质上光异养生长期间,PioABC 依赖性 Fe(II) 氧化可提高生长产量。
DOI:
10.1128/aem.00974-22
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Fixen,KathrynR
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作者:
Haas,NicholasW;Jain,Abhiney;Hying,Zachary;Arif,SabrinaJ;Niehaus,ThomasD;Gralnick,JeffreyA;Fixen,KathrynR
Microorganisms that carry out Fe(II) oxidation play a major role in biogeochemical cycling of iron in environments with low oxygen. Fe(II) oxidation has been largely studied in the context of autotrophy. Here, we show that the anoxygenic phototroph, Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA010, carries out Fe(II) oxidation during photoheterotrophic growth with an oxidized carbon source, malate, leading to an increase in cell yield and allowing more carbon to be directed to cell biomass. We probed the regulatory basis for this by transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) and found that the expression levels of the knownpioABCFe(II) oxidation genes in R. palustris depended on the redox-sensing two-component system, RegSR, and the oxidation state of the carbon source provided to cells. This provides the first mechanistic demonstration of mixotrophic growth involving reducing power generated from both Fe(II) oxidation and carbon assimilation.IMPORTANCEThe simultaneous use of carbon and reduced metals such as Fe(II) by bacteria is thought to be widespread in aquatic environments, and a mechanistic description of this process could improve our understanding of biogeochemical cycles. Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria like Rhodopseudomonas palustris typically use light for energy and organic compounds as both a carbon and an electron source. They can also use CO2for carbon by carbon dioxide fixation when electron-rich compounds like H2, thiosulfate, and Fe(II) are provided as electron donors. Here, we show that Fe(II) oxidation can be used in another context to promote higher growth yields of R. palustris when the oxidized carbon compound malate is provided. We further established the regulatory mechanism underpinning this observation.