Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil

The aim of this work was to isolate and identify bacteria able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate from soil and plant samples collected in areas where the fluoroacetate-containing plants Mascagnia rigida and Palicourea aenofusca are found. The samples were cultivated in mineral medium added with 20 mmo...

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Main Authors: Expedito K. A. Camboim, Michelle Z. Tadra-Sfeir, Emanuel M. de Souza, Fabio de O. Pedrosa, Paulo P. Andrade, Chris S. McSweeney, Franklin Riet-Correa, Marcia A. Melo
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/149893
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author Expedito K. A. Camboim
Michelle Z. Tadra-Sfeir
Emanuel M. de Souza
Fabio de O. Pedrosa
Paulo P. Andrade
Chris S. McSweeney
Franklin Riet-Correa
Marcia A. Melo
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Emanuel M. de Souza
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Marcia A. Melo
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description The aim of this work was to isolate and identify bacteria able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate from soil and plant samples collected in areas where the fluoroacetate-containing plants Mascagnia rigida and Palicourea aenofusca are found. The samples were cultivated in mineral medium added with 20 mmol L−1 sodium fluoroacetate. Seven isolates were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Paenibacillus sp. (ECPB01), Burkholderia sp. (ECPB02), Cupriavidus sp. (ECPB03), Staphylococcus sp. (ECPB04), Ancylobacter sp. (ECPB05), Ralstonia sp. (ECPB06), and Stenotrophomonas sp. (ECPB07). All seven isolates degraded sodium-fluoroacetate-containing in the medium, reaching defluorination rate of fluoride ion of 20 mmol L−1. Six of them are reported for the first time as able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate (SF). In the future, some of these microorganisms can be used to establish in the rumen an engineered bacterial population able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate and protect ruminants from the poisoning by this compound.
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spelling doaj-art-ce14dace6e35463885e401a42c0fb0c32025-08-20T03:19:41ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/149893149893Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in BrazilExpedito K. A. Camboim0Michelle Z. Tadra-Sfeir1Emanuel M. de Souza2Fabio de O. Pedrosa3Paulo P. Andrade4Chris S. McSweeney5Franklin Riet-Correa6Marcia A. Melo7Unidade Acadêmica de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Avenida Universitária, s/n, Bairro Sta. Cecília, Patos, PB, CEP: 58700-970, BrazilLaboratório de Fixação Biológica de Nitrogênio, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, CEP: 81531-980, BrazilLaboratório de Fixação Biológica de Nitrogênio, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, CEP: 81531-980, BrazilLaboratório de Fixação Biológica de Nitrogênio, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, CEP: 81531-980, BrazilDepartamento de Genética, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, CEP: 50670-901, BrazilCSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, Carmody Road, 306, St Lucia, 4067, QLD, AustraliaUnidade Acadêmica de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Avenida Universitária, s/n, Bairro Sta. Cecília, Patos, PB, CEP: 58700-970, BrazilUnidade Acadêmica de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Avenida Universitária, s/n, Bairro Sta. Cecília, Patos, PB, CEP: 58700-970, BrazilThe aim of this work was to isolate and identify bacteria able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate from soil and plant samples collected in areas where the fluoroacetate-containing plants Mascagnia rigida and Palicourea aenofusca are found. The samples were cultivated in mineral medium added with 20 mmol L−1 sodium fluoroacetate. Seven isolates were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Paenibacillus sp. (ECPB01), Burkholderia sp. (ECPB02), Cupriavidus sp. (ECPB03), Staphylococcus sp. (ECPB04), Ancylobacter sp. (ECPB05), Ralstonia sp. (ECPB06), and Stenotrophomonas sp. (ECPB07). All seven isolates degraded sodium-fluoroacetate-containing in the medium, reaching defluorination rate of fluoride ion of 20 mmol L−1. Six of them are reported for the first time as able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate (SF). In the future, some of these microorganisms can be used to establish in the rumen an engineered bacterial population able to degrade sodium fluoroacetate and protect ruminants from the poisoning by this compound.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/149893
spellingShingle Expedito K. A. Camboim
Michelle Z. Tadra-Sfeir
Emanuel M. de Souza
Fabio de O. Pedrosa
Paulo P. Andrade
Chris S. McSweeney
Franklin Riet-Correa
Marcia A. Melo
Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil
The Scientific World Journal
title Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil
title_full Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil
title_fullStr Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil
title_short Defluorination of Sodium Fluoroacetate by Bacteria from Soil and Plants in Brazil
title_sort defluorination of sodium fluoroacetate by bacteria from soil and plants in brazil
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/149893
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