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ToolsJohnston, Antonia, Crombie, Andrew T., El Khawand, Myriam, Sims, Leanne, Whited, Gregg M., McGenity, Terry J. and Murrell, J. Colin (2017) Identification and characterisation of isoprene-degrading bacteria in an estuarine environment. Environmental Microbiology, 19 (9). 3526–3537. ISSN 1462-2912
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Abstract
Approximately one-third of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted to the atmosphere consists of isoprene, originating from the terrestrial and marine biosphere, with a profound effect on atmospheric chemistry. However, isoprene provides an abundant and largely unexplored source of carbon and energy for microbes. The potential for isoprene degradation in marine and estuarine samples from the Colne Estuary, UK, was investigated using DNA-Stable Isotope Probing (DNA-SIP). Analysis at two timepoints showed the development of communities dominated by Actinobacteria including members of the genera Mycobacterium, Rhodococcus, Microbacterium and Gordonia. Representative isolates, capable of growth on isoprene as sole carbon and energy source, were obtained from marine and estuarine locations, and isoprene-degrading strains of Gordonia and Mycobacterium were characterised physiologically and their genomes were sequenced. Genes predicted to be required for isoprene metabolism, including four-component isoprene monooxygenases (IsoMO), were identified and compared with previously characterised examples. Transcriptional and activity assays of strains growing on isoprene or alternative carbon sources showed that growth on isoprene is an inducible trait requiring a specific IsoMO. This study is the first to identify active isoprene degraders in estuarine and marine environments using DNA-SIP and to characterise marine isoprene-degrading bacteria at the physiological and molecular level.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2017 05:06 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2023 14:42 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63998 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1462-2920.13842 |
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