Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms

Bacterial survival in natural environments involves the ability of scavenging nutrients and energy sources. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular polymers that endow bacteria with enhanced survival capabilities in adverse environmental conditions. In this paper we compared survival of Pseud...

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Autores principales: Ruiz, J.A., Lopez, N.I., Mendez, B.S.
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spelling todo:paper_03257541_v31_n4_p201_Ruiz2023-10-03T15:24:11Z Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms Ruiz, J.A. Lopez, N.I. Mendez, B.S. Bacterial survival Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation Pseudomonas oleovorans mutant protein polyhydroxyalkanoic acid river water article bacterial colonization gene mutation nonhuman Pseudomonas oleovorans stress survival time water contamination Bacterial survival in natural environments involves the ability of scavenging nutrients and energy sources. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular polymers that endow bacteria with enhanced survival capabilities in adverse environmental conditions. In this paper we compared survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans wild type and PHA depolymerase mutant strains in natural river waters by using microcosms. Experiments were performed with water samples collected from the Rio de la Plata. The survival of the P. oleovorans strain capable of degrading PHA was higher in raw river water compared to the depolymerase negative mutant strain. Bacterial numbers decreased during the experiment. At the end of the experiment, the difference in the number of cells between wild type and mutant strains was of 3 orders of magnitude. Mutants deficient in PHA degradation are useful to study the importance of reserve polymers in the survival of bacterial species in natural environments. They could also provide an adequate system for the analysis of the role of PHA in the tolerance to physical or chemical stress agents. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03257541_v31_n4_p201_Ruiz
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topic Bacterial survival
Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation
Pseudomonas oleovorans
mutant protein
polyhydroxyalkanoic acid
river water
article
bacterial colonization
gene mutation
nonhuman
Pseudomonas oleovorans
stress
survival time
water contamination
spellingShingle Bacterial survival
Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation
Pseudomonas oleovorans
mutant protein
polyhydroxyalkanoic acid
river water
article
bacterial colonization
gene mutation
nonhuman
Pseudomonas oleovorans
stress
survival time
water contamination
Ruiz, J.A.
Lopez, N.I.
Mendez, B.S.
Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms
topic_facet Bacterial survival
Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation
Pseudomonas oleovorans
mutant protein
polyhydroxyalkanoic acid
river water
article
bacterial colonization
gene mutation
nonhuman
Pseudomonas oleovorans
stress
survival time
water contamination
description Bacterial survival in natural environments involves the ability of scavenging nutrients and energy sources. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular polymers that endow bacteria with enhanced survival capabilities in adverse environmental conditions. In this paper we compared survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans wild type and PHA depolymerase mutant strains in natural river waters by using microcosms. Experiments were performed with water samples collected from the Rio de la Plata. The survival of the P. oleovorans strain capable of degrading PHA was higher in raw river water compared to the depolymerase negative mutant strain. Bacterial numbers decreased during the experiment. At the end of the experiment, the difference in the number of cells between wild type and mutant strains was of 3 orders of magnitude. Mutants deficient in PHA degradation are useful to study the importance of reserve polymers in the survival of bacterial species in natural environments. They could also provide an adequate system for the analysis of the role of PHA in the tolerance to physical or chemical stress agents.
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author Ruiz, J.A.
Lopez, N.I.
Mendez, B.S.
author_facet Ruiz, J.A.
Lopez, N.I.
Mendez, B.S.
author_sort Ruiz, J.A.
title Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms
title_short Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms
title_full Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms
title_fullStr Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms
title_full_unstemmed Polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of Pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms
title_sort polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation affects survival of pseudomonas oleovorans in river water microcosms
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03257541_v31_n4_p201_Ruiz
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