Journal
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
Volume 168, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107460
Keywords
Bacterial sporulation; Natural sphalerite; Photocatalysis; Sporulation mechanism; Physiological response
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [42122056, U1901210, 42077333]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2019YFC1804501]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2021B1515020063]
- Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China [202002030177]
- Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province [2021B1111380003]
- Local Innovative and Research Teams Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program [2017BT01Z032]
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The mechanisms of bacterial sporulation at natural mineral interfaces were investigated in this study. It was found that natural sphalerite (NS) could inactivate vegetative cells of Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) and promote their sporulation. With light irradiation, the photocatalytic effect of NS increased the bacterial inactivation efficiency but decreased the sporulation efficiency.
Unveiling the mechanisms of bacterial sporulation at natural mineral interfaces is crucial to fully understand the interactions of mineral with microorganism in aquatic environment. In this study, the bacterial sporulation mechanisms of Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) at natural sphalerite (NS) interface with and without light irradiation were systematically investigated for the first time. Under dark condition, NS was found to inactivate vegetative cells of B. subtilis and promote their sporulation simultaneously. The released Zn2+ from NS was mainly responsible for the bacterial inactivation and sporulation. With light irradiation, the photocatalytic effect from NS could increase the bacterial inactivation efficiency, while the bacterial sporulation efficiency was decreased from 8.1 % to 4.5 %. The photo-generated H2O2 and center dot O-2(-) played the major roles in enhancing bacterial inactivation and suppressing bacterial sporulation process. The intracellular synthesis of dipicolinic acid (DPA) as biomarker for sporulation was promoted by NS in dark, which was suppressed by the photocatalytic effect of NS with light irradiation. The transformation process from vegetative cells to spores was monitored by both 3D-fluerecence EEM and SEM observations. Compared with the NS alone system, the NS/light combined system induced higher level of intracellular ROSs, up-regulated antioxidant enzyme activity and decreased cell metabolism activity, which eventually led to enhanced inactivation of vegetative cells and suppressed bacterial sporulation. These results not only provide in-depth understanding about bacterial sporulation as a new mode of sub-lethal stress response at NS interface, but also shed lights on putting forward suitable strategies for controlling spore-producing bacteria by suppressing their sporulation during water disinfection.
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