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Visualizing and Isolating Iron-Reducing Microorganisms at the Single-Cell Level

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02192-20

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iron-reducing bacteria; extracellular electron transfer; fluorescent chemodosimeter; sediment

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [91851202, 31970110, 51678163]
  2. Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Project [2016A030306021, 2019B110205004]
  3. GDAS' Special Project of Science and Technology Development [2019GDASYL-0301002, 2018GDASCX-0102]
  4. Guangdong technological innovation strategy of special funds key areas of research and development program [2018B020205003]
  5. Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China [SKLAM001-2018]

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In this study, FeRM were visualized using a sensitive and selective fluorescent chemodosimeter, allowing for evaluation of their activity even at the single-cell level. When combined with a single-cell sorter, this method proved effective in isolating FeRM from samples containing multiple species, providing a powerful tool to uncover the in situ or ex situ role of FeRM and their interactions.
Iron-reducing microorganisms (FeRM) play key roles in many natural and engineering processes. Visualizing and isolating FeRM from multispecies samples are essential to understand the in situ location and geochemical role of FeRM. Here, we visualized FeRM by a turn-on Fe2+-specific fluorescent chemodosimeter (FSFC) with high sensitivity, selectivity, and stability. This FSFC could selectively identify and locate active FeRM from either pure culture, coculture of different bacteria, or sediment-containing samples. Fluorescent intensity of the FSFC could be used as an indicator of Fe2+ concentration in bacterial cultures. By combining the use of the FSFC with that of a single-cell sorter, we obtained three FSFC-labeled cells from an enriched consortium, and all of them were subsequently shown to be capable of iron reduction; two unlabeled cells were shown to have no iron-reducing capability, further confirming the feasibility of the FSFC. IMPORTANCE Visualization and isolation of FeRM from samples containing multiple species are commonly needed by researchers from different disciplines, such as environmental microbiology, environmental sciences, and geochemistry. However, no available method has been reported. In this study, we provide a method to visualize FeRM and evaluate their activity even at the single-cell level. When this approach is combined with use of a single-cell sorter, FeRM can also be isolated from samples containing multiple species. This method can be used as a powerful tool to uncover the in situ or ex situ role of FeRM and their interactions with ambient microbes or chemicals.

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