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FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
卷 13, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.951402
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attachment; Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; inducers; ferric iron; galactose
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In this study, the researchers evaluated the attachment behavior of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans on a polymetallic sulfide ore from Ecuador, mediated by the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). They found that the highest attachment rate was achieved at specific galactose and iron ion concentrations, suggesting a potential increase in biooxidation and bioleaching rates.
Adaptation and microbial attachment mechanisms for the degradation of sulfide ores are mediated by the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and their role in biofilm formation. EPS production responds to induction mechanisms associated with environmental conditions. In this study, the double induction of EPS with galactose and high ferric iron concentrations in planktonic cells of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, and their attachment on the surface of a polymetallic sulfide ore from Bella Rica-Azuay in Ecuador were evaluated. A. ferrooxidans cells were previously adapted to different concentrations of galactose [0, 0.15, and 0.25% (w/v)], using two ferrous iron concentrations as an energy source (9 and 18 g L-1) in a 9K culture medium. EPS production and its effect on mineral attachment were determined at the time point of maximal growth. The results obtained show a maximum cell attachment of 94.1% within 2 h at 0.15% of galactose and 18 g.L-1 of ferric iron concentration, compared to 71.4% without galactose and 9 g.L-1 of ferric iron. The maximum concentration of EPS was obtained with a 0.25% galactose concentration; however, it did not result in greater attachment compared to 0.15% galactose concentration. Through the combined induction of tow galactose concentration and high ferric iron concentration, the percentage of bacterial attachment can be increased and, therefore, a possible increase in the rate of biooxidation and bioleaching could be obtained.
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