The uptake of Ni<sup>2+</sup> and Ag<sup>+</sup> by bacterial strains isolated from a boreal nutrient-poor bog

Merja Lusa; Jukka Lehto; Malin Bomberg; Merja Lusa; Jukka Lehto; Malin Bomberg

doi:10.3934/microbiol.2016.2.120

AIMS Microbiology

2016, Volume 2, Issue 2: 120-137. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2016.2.120

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The uptake of Ni²⁺ and Ag⁺ by bacterial strains isolated from a boreal nutrient-poor bog

1.
Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland

Received: 14 March 2016 Accepted: 05 May 2016 Published: 09 May 2016

We studied the uptake of Ni²⁺ and Ag⁺by bacterial strains of Paenibacillus, Pseudomonas, Burkholderia and Rhodococcus isolated from an acidic nutrient-poor boreal bog. The tests were run in two different growth media at two temperatures; +4 °C and +20 °C. All bacterial strains removed Ni²⁺ and Ag⁺from the solution with highest efficiencies shown by one of the Pseudomonas sp. and one of the Paenibacillus sp. strains. Highest Ni²⁺ uptake was found in 1% Tryptone solution, whereas the highest removal of Ag⁺ was obtained using 1% Yeast extract. Temperature affected the uptake of Ni²⁺ and Ag⁺, but statistically significant difference was found only for Ni²⁺. Based on tests carried out for the bacteria in nutrient broths and for fresh samples taken from varying depth up to seven meters from the ombrotrophic bog, from which the bacteria were isolated, we estimated that in in situ conditions of the bog the uptake of Ni²⁺ by bacteria accounts for approximately 0.02% of the total sorption in the uppermost moss layer, 0.01% in the peat layer, 0.02% in the gyttja layer and 0.1% in the bottom clay layer of the bog. For Ag⁺the corresponding values were 2.3% in the moss layer, 0.04% in the peat layer, 0.2% in the gyttja and 0.03% in the clay layer.
- Ni,
- Ag,
- bacteria,
- boreal,
- bog,
- uptake,
- Pseudomonas,
- Burkholderia,
- Rhodococcus,
- Paenibacillus
Citation: Merja Lusa, Jukka Lehto, Malin Bomberg. The uptake of Ni2+ and Ag+ by bacterial strains isolated from a boreal nutrient-poor bog[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2016, 2(2): 120-137. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2016.2.120

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We studied the uptake of Ni²⁺ and Ag⁺by bacterial strains of Paenibacillus, Pseudomonas, Burkholderia and Rhodococcus isolated from an acidic nutrient-poor boreal bog. The tests were run in two different growth media at two temperatures; +4 °C and +20 °C. All bacterial strains removed Ni²⁺ and Ag⁺from the solution with highest efficiencies shown by one of the Pseudomonas sp. and one of the Paenibacillus sp. strains. Highest Ni²⁺ uptake was found in 1% Tryptone solution, whereas the highest removal of Ag⁺ was obtained using 1% Yeast extract. Temperature affected the uptake of Ni²⁺ and Ag⁺, but statistically significant difference was found only for Ni²⁺. Based on tests carried out for the bacteria in nutrient broths and for fresh samples taken from varying depth up to seven meters from the ombrotrophic bog, from which the bacteria were isolated, we estimated that in in situ conditions of the bog the uptake of Ni²⁺ by bacteria accounts for approximately 0.02% of the total sorption in the uppermost moss layer, 0.01% in the peat layer, 0.02% in the gyttja layer and 0.1% in the bottom clay layer of the bog. For Ag⁺the corresponding values were 2.3% in the moss layer, 0.04% in the peat layer, 0.2% in the gyttja and 0.03% in the clay layer.

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