Abstract
Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51 has been widely used in investigations of perchloroethylene (PCE) biodegradation, but limited information exists on its other physiological capabilities. We investigated how D. hafniense Y51 confronts the debilitating limitations of not having enough electron donor (lactate), or electron acceptor (fumarate) during cultivation in chemostats. The residual concentrations of the substrates supplied in excess were much lower than expected. Transcriptomics, proteomics, and fluxomics were integrated to investigate how this phenomenon was regulated. Through diverse regulation at both transcriptional and translational levels, strain Y51 turned to fermenting the excess lactate and disproportionating the excess fumarate under fumarate‐ and lactate‐limiting conditions, respectively. Genes and proteins related to the utilization of a variety of alternative electron donors and acceptors absent from the medium were induced, apparently involving the Wood‐Ljungdahl pathway. Through this metabolic flexibility, D. hafniense Y51 may be able to switch between different metabolic capabilities under limiting conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2652-2669 |
Journal | Environmental Microbiology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2018 |
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Metabolic flexibility of a prospective bioremediator: Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51 challenged in chemostats
Tian, Y. (Creator) & Suarez, M. D. (Creator), Wageningen University, 21 Nov 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE107146
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