MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, China.
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Water Res. 2017 Nov 15;125:280-287. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.08.059. Epub 2017 Aug 29.
Electroactive biofilms (EABs) generated from mixed inocula are attractive due to their unique direct extracellular electron transfer abilities and potential use in water pollution control. In this study, for the first time, we identified a chemical that can be used for EAB regulation (both inhibition and promotion). We confirmed that tobramycin, an antibiotic previously demonstrated to inhibit the activity of EABs, is an agonist of EAB formation at subminimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs). Compared to the control, at tobramycin concentrations of 0.05 (1/80 MIC) and 0.1 mg/L (1/40 MIC), the time required to reach 3 A/m was shorter, and the limiting current densities increased by 17%. The enhanced EAB activity was primarily attributed to the 50% increase in biomass density from 289 ± 21 to 434 ± 12 μg protein/cm and the increased biofilm thickness from 28 ± 1 to 37 ± 0.5 μm. Geobacter species in the microbial communities were selectively increased from 76% to 82%, and their abundance was estimated to increase by 1.63-fold. The accelerated growth was further confirmed using the model strain G. sulfurreducens PCA. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that 0.05 mg/L of tobramycin led to a significant upregulation of genes related to cytochromes and the type IV pilus, suggesting a possible mechanism for the observed current enhancement. These findings extend our knowledge of the regulation of EAB formation by antibiotics and the selective enrichment of Geobacter from a mixed culture, with broader implications on the potential impact of trace antibiotics on the dissimilatory metal reduction process in water environment.
电活性生物膜(EABs)由混合接种物产生,由于其独特的直接细胞外电子转移能力,以及在水污染控制中的潜在应用而受到关注。在本研究中,我们首次确定了一种可用于 EAB 调控(抑制和促进)的化学物质。我们证实先前被证明抑制 EAB 活性的抗生素妥布霉素在亚最小抑制浓度(sub-MIC)下是 EAB 形成的激动剂。与对照相比,在妥布霉素浓度为 0.05(1/80 MIC)和 0.1 mg/L(1/40 MIC)时,达到 3 A/m 所需的时间更短,限制电流密度增加了 17%。增强的 EAB 活性主要归因于生物量密度从 289 ± 21 增加到 434 ± 12 μg 蛋白/cm,生物膜厚度从 28 ± 1 增加到 37 ± 0.5 μm,增加了 50%。微生物群落中的 Geobacter 物种选择性增加了 76%至 82%,其丰度估计增加了 1.63 倍。使用模型菌株 G. sulfurreducens PCA 进一步证实了这种加速生长。转录组分析表明,0.05 mg/L 的妥布霉素导致与细胞色素和 IV 型菌毛相关的基因显著上调,这表明了观察到的电流增强的可能机制。这些发现扩展了我们对抗生素调控 EAB 形成和从混合培养物中选择性富集 Geobacter 的知识,对痕量抗生素对水环境中异化金属还原过程的潜在影响具有更广泛的意义。
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