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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 426, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127984
Keywords
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa; Lead; Cadmium; Toxicology; Coexistence
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2020YFC1808000]
- Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund [CX(20)3018]
- Program for Student Innovation Through Research and Training [202110307005X]
- Jiangsu Policy Guidance Program [BZ2020064]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [KYZ202123]
- Jiangsu middle and late mature garlic industrial cluster construction: Garlic mechanical intelligent operation technology and demonstration and promotion of green production technology [4]
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The coexistence of heavy metals can lead to complex toxicity in microorganisms in aquatic systems. This study investigated the effects of Pb2+ on Cd2+ toxicity in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and found that the addition of Pb2+ significantly weakened the toxicity of Cd2+. Furthermore, Pb2+ affected cell counts, polysaccharide concentrations, and cell morphology.
The coexistence of heavy metals in aquatic systems causes complex toxicity in microorganisms. In this study, we explored the influences of Pb2+ addition on Cd2+ toxicity in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (Rho). Cd toxicity alone was tested with up to 200 mg/L Cd2+ to induce stress. Cell counts and Cd2+ removal rates declined to a minimum when the Cd2+ concentration reached 150 mg/L, confirming strong Cd-induced toxicity. Then, co-existence of Pb2+ and Cd2+ was established as Pb-CdH (Pb/Cd = 1, molar ratio), Pb-CdM (Pb/Cd = 10), and Pb-CdL (Pb/Cd = 100). The Pb-CdL and Pb-CdM treatments showed clear similarities in terms of their effects on cell counts, polysaccharide concentrations, and cell morphology. There was also no significant difference in their gene expression profiles. The competition between the two types of cations caused preferential extra/intracellular sorption of less toxic Pb2+. Moreover, the expression of genes related to glycolysis, the TCA cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation was significantly enhanced in the cells with Pb-CdH treatment, suggesting that these cells were functional. Furthermore, the excitability-caused increase in the cell count after Pb-CdH treatment (Cd2+ = 112.4 mg/L) was 30% higher than that of the 100 mg/L Cd2+ treatment. These results proved that the addition of Pb2+ in solution significantly weakened the toxicity of Cd2+.
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