Effect of Fe(II) and Fe(III) Transformation Kinetics on Iron Acquisition by a Toxic Strain of Microcystis aeruginosa
Effect of Fe(II) and Fe(III) Transformation Kinetics on Iron Acquisition by a Toxic Strain of Microcystis aeruginosa
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DOI:
10.1021/es901315a
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发表时间:
2010-03-15
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11.4
通讯作者:
Waite, T. David
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作者:
Fujii, Manabu;Rose, Andrew L.;Waite, T. David
We have investigated the mechanism of Fe uptake by a toxic strain of the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa (PCC7806) with particular attention given to the effect of Fe(II) and Fe(III) transformation kinetics on Fe uptake. Chemiluminescence analysis revealed that M. aeruginosa produces extracellular superoxide (a moderate Fe reducing agent) at rates of 0.4-1.2 amol cell(-1) h(-1) depending on initial Fe concentration in the culture medium. Short-term assimilation assays using Fe-55 showed that reduction of Fe(III) in both organic and inorganic forms by cell-generated superoxide or ascorbate facilitated Fe uptake via formation of unchelated Fe(II), when Fe availability was low because of the use of the strong Fe chelator ethylenediaminetetra acetate (EDTA) as a ligand. In contrast, Fe reduction was unimportant for Fe uptake in the presence of low concentrations (