title: Strain-specific bioaccumulation and intracellular distribution of Cd²⁺ in bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere, ectomycorrhizae, and fruitbodies of ectomycorrhizal fungi.
abstract: Bioaccumulation of Cd(2+) in soil bacteria might represent an important route of metal transfer to associated mycorrhizal fungi and plants and may have potential as a tool to accelerate Cd(2+) extraction in the bioremediation of contaminated soils. The present study examined the bioaccumulation of Cd(2+) in 15 bacterial strains representing three phyla (Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes) that were isolated from the rhizosphere, ectomycorrhizae, and fruitbody of ectomycorrhizal fungi. The strains Pseudomonas sp. IV-111-14, Variovorax sp. ML3-12, and Luteibacter sp. II-116-7 displayed the highest biomass productivity at the highest tested Cd(2+) concentration (2 mM). Microscopic analysis of the cellular Cd distribution revealed intracellular accumulation by strains Massilia sp. III-116-18, Pseudomonas sp. IV-111-14, and Bacillus sp. ML1-2. The quantities of Cd measured in the interior of the cells ranged from 0.87 to 1.31 weight % Cd. Strains originating from the rhizosphere exhibited higher Cd(2+) accumulation efficiencies than strains from ectomycorrhizal roots or fruitbodies. The high Cd tolerances of Pseudomonas sp. IV-111-16 and Bacillus sp. ML1-2 were attributed to the binding of Cd(2+) as cadmium phosphate. Furthermore, silicate binding of Cd(2+) by Bacillus sp. ML1-2 was observed. The tolerance of Massilia sp. III-116-18 to Cd stress was attributed to a simultaneous increase in K(+) uptake in the presence of Cd(2+) ions. We conclude that highly Cd-tolerant and Cd-accumulating bacterial strains from the genera Massilia sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Bacillus sp. might offer a suitable tool to improve the bioremediation efficiency of contaminated soils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 89-100, Torun, Poland, hrynk@umk.pl.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hrynkiewicz
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Złoch
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kowalkowski
authors.forename: Christel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niedojadło
authors.forename: Bogusław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buszewski
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000378:metabolism*; D058441:Rhizosphere; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium