Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Interaction between Microalgae P. tricornutum and Bacteria Thalassospira sp. for Removal of Bisphenols from Conditioned Media. |
| Authors: |
Škufca, David1 (AUTHOR) david.skufca@bia.si, Božič, Darja1,2 (AUTHOR) ales.iglic@fe.uni-lj.si, Hočevar, Matej3 (AUTHOR) matej.hocevar@imt.si, Jeran, Marko1,2 (AUTHOR) marko.jeran@ijs.si, Bedina Zavec, Apolonija4 (AUTHOR) polona.bedina@ki.si, Kisovec, Matic4 (AUTHOR) matic.kisovec@ki.si, Podobnik, Marjetka4 (AUTHOR) marjetka.podobnik@ki.si, Matos, Tadeja5 (AUTHOR) tadeja.matos@mf.uni-lj.si, Tomazin, Rok5 (AUTHOR) rok.tomazin@mf.uni-lj.si, Iglič, Aleš2 (AUTHOR), Griessler Bulc, Tjaša1 (AUTHOR) tjasa.bulc@zf.uni-lj.si, Heath, Ester6,7 (AUTHOR) ester.heath@ijs.si, Kralj-Iglič, Veronika1 (AUTHOR) veronika.kralj-iglic@fe.uni-lj.si |
| Source: |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Aug2022, Vol. 23 Issue 15, p8447-8447. 19p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*MICROALGAE, *BISPHENOLS, *TANDEM mass spectrometry, *PHAEODACTYLUM tricornutum, *TRANSMISSION electron microscopy, *AXENIC cultures |
| Abstract: |
We studied the efficiency of three culture series of the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum (P. tricornutum) and bacteria Thalassospira sp. (axenic microalgae, bacterial culture and co-culture of the two) in removing bisphenols (BPs) from their growth medium. Bacteria were identified by 16S ribosomal RNA polymerase chain reaction (16S rRNA PCR). The microorganism growth rate was determined by flow cytometry. Cultures and isolates of their small cellular particles (SCPs) were imaged by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM). BPs were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Our results indicate that some organisms may have the ability to remove a specific pollutant with high efficiency. P. tricornutum in axenic culture and in mixed culture removed almost all (more than 99%) of BPC2. Notable differences in the removal of 8 out of 18 BPs between the axenic, mixed and bacterial cultures were found. The overall removals of BPs in axenic P. tricornutum, mixed and bacterial cultures were 11%, 18% and 10%, respectively. Finding the respective organisms and creating microbe societies seems to be key for the improvement of wastewater treatment. As a possible mediating factor, numerous small cellular particles from all three cultures were detected by electron microscopy. Further research on the mechanisms of interspecies communication is needed to advance the understanding of microbial communities at the nano-level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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