PDF
Isolation and characterization of a novel As(V) reducing bacterium: implications for arsenic mobilization and the genus Desulfitobacterium Item Info
- Title:
- Isolation and characterization of a novel As(V) reducing bacterium: implications for arsenic mobilization and the genus Desulfitobacterium
- Authors:
- Niggemyer, Allison
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 2001-05
- Description:
- Dissimilatory arsenate reducing bacteria have been implicated in the mobilization of arsenic from arsenic-enriched sediments. An As(V)-reducing bacterium, designated strain GBFH, was isolated from arsenic-contaminated sediments of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Strain GBFH is capable of reducing As(V), F e(III), Se(VI), Mn(IV) and a variety of oxidized sulfur species. 16s rDNA sequence comparisons reveal that strain GBFH is closely related to Desulfitobacterium hafniense and Desulfitobacterium frappieri. Comparative physiological studies illustrate that Desulfitobacterium hafniense and Desulfitobacterium frappieri, known for reductively dechlorinating chlorophenols, are also capable of toxic metal(loid) respiration. DNA:DNA hybridization and comparative physiological studies suggest that D. hafniense D. frappieri, and strain GBFH should be united into one species. The isolation of an Fe(III) and As(V)-reducing bacterium from Lake Coeur d'Alene suggests a mechanism for arsenic mobilization in these contaminated sediments while the discovery of metal(loid) respiration in the genus Desul.fitobacterium has implications for environments cocontaminated with arsenous and chlorophenolic compounds.
- Subjects:
- arsenic sediment contamination bacteria
- Location:
- Lake Coeur d'Alene
- Latitude:
- 47.54
- Longitude:
- -116.82
- Collection:
- Coeur d'Alene Basin
- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
- Publisher:
- University of Idaho
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Idaho
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Cataloger:
- wbv
- Date Digitized:
- 2012
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Isolation and characterization of a novel As(V) reducing bacterium: implications for arsenic mobilization and the genus Desulfitobacterium", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-cda_niggemyer_2001.html
Rights
- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/