Acesulfame aerobic biodegradation by enriched consortia and Chelatococcus spp. : Kinetics, transformation products, and genomic characterization

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The artificial sweetener Acesulfame (ACE) has been frequently detected in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and is regarded as an emerging pollutant due to its low biodegradability. However, recent observations of ACE biodegradation in WWTPs have stimulated interest in the ACE-degrading bacteria and mineralization pathways. In this study, next-generation sequencing methods, Illumina and Nanopore sequencing, were combined to explore the ACE-degrading communities enriched from the activated sludge of six municipal wastewater treatment plants. Metagenomic investigations indicated that all enrichments were similarly dominated by the phyla Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes. Notably, at the species level, four metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were shared by six enriched communities with considerable abundances, indicating that they may be responsible for ACE biodegradation in the enrichments. Besides, two ACE-degrading pure strains, affiliated to the genus Chelatococcus, were isolated from the enrichment. The genomic analysis showed that these two isolates were the new species that were genetically distinct from their relatives. Two type strains, Chelatococcus asaccharovorans DSM 6462 and Chelatococcus composti DSM 101465, could not degrade ACE, implying that the ACE-degrading capability was not shared among the different species in the genus Chelatococcus. The results of the degradation experiment showed that the two isolates could use ACE as the sole carbon source and mineralize ~90% of the total organic carbon. Three biotransformation products (TP96, TP180B, and TP182B) were demonstrated by UPLC-QTOF-MS. The results of this study provide valuable insights into ACE biodegradation and its biotransformation products.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:202

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Water research - 202(2021) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 117454

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Law, Japhet Cheuk-Fung [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Jiahui [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Kelvin Sze-Yin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tong [VerfasserIn]

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Acesulfame
Acetosulfame
Biodegradation
Chelatococcus
Genome-centric
Journal Article
MA3UYZ6K1H
Sweetening Agents
Thiazines
Transformation products

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Date Completed 06.09.2021

Date Revised 06.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.watres.2021.117454

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NLM328767670