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Phytoremediation. Microbial Endophytes Katie Fishburn and Jared Bodecker. Endophytes. Microbes that live in plant tissue, that increase plant biomass and resistance to pathogens Of the 300,000 known species of plants, there is at least one plant-associated endophyte ( Strobel G. et al)
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Phytoremediation Microbial Endophytes Katie Fishburn and Jared Bodecker
Endophytes • Microbes that live in plant tissue, that increase plant biomass and resistance to pathogens • Of the 300,000 known species of plants, there is at least one plant-associated endophyte (Strobel G. et al) • Can remediate pollutants just as good as rhizospheric microbes, in some cases better • There are clear advantages of endophytes compared to the closely associated rhizospheric cousins
Endophyte vs. Rhizospheric • Population control is easier than soil microbes, due to lack of competition (protected inside plant tissue) • Degradation of pollutants will be localized to inside the plant, being contained from leaking in the soil and air environment. • Plant species-specific selection of necessary bacteria for a specific pollutant • Microbial sampling is easier. (plant tissue)
Phytoremediation: Organics 2,4-D (herbicide) degradation • Isolates from poplar inoculated into pea plants; planted in soils with 13 mg of 2,4-D • Control: high levels of 2,4-D remain • Inoculated plants: no 2,4-D remains in test soils • PAH tolerance in willow and poplar • Used also as carbon source by microbes • TNT, RDX, HMX degradation by methylobacterium found in hybrid poplar • Mineralized 60% of RDX and HMX in 2 months 2,4-D (herbicide) degradation • Isolates from poplar inoculated into pea plants; planted in soils with 13 mg of 2,4-D • Control: high levels of 2,4-D remain • Inoculated plants: no 2,4-D remains in test soils
2, 4-D Degradation Root tissue Stem tissue Psuedomonasputidamini Tn5 (GFP)
Phytoremediation: Organics 2,4-D (herbicide) degradation • Isolates from poplar inoculated into pea plants; planted in soils with 13 mg of 2,4-D • Control: high levels of 2,4-D remain • Inoculated plants: no 2,4-D remains in test soils • PAH tolerance in willow and poplar • Used also as carbon source by microbes • TNT, RDX, HMX degradation by methylobacterium found in hybrid poplar • Mineralized 60% of RDX and HMX in 2 months • PAH tolerance in willow and poplar • Used also as carbon source by microbes
Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons Backdrop picture courtesy of NASA
Phytoremediation: Organics 2,4-D (herbicide) degradation • Isolates from poplar inoculated into pea plants; planted in soils with 13 mg of 2,4-D • Control: high levels of 2,4-D remain • Inoculated plants: no 2,4-D remains in test soils • PAH tolerance in willow and poplar • Used also as carbon source by microbes • TNT, RDX, HMX degradation by methylobacterium found in hybrid poplar • Mineralized 60% of RDX and HMX in 2 months • TNT, RDX, HMX degradation by methylobacterium found in hybrid poplar • Mineralized 60% of RDX and HMX in 2 months
Brassicachinensis Brassicachinensis • Mucor isolate • Cd and Pb tolerance • Cd and Pb more water soluble; more bioavailable
Thlaspigoesingense • Thlaspigoesingense • Methylobacterium and Shpingomonas • Ni accumulation and tolerancesiderophores and ethylene relieve
Plant Yield and Growth Promotion • Enhanced nutrient/mineral availability and uptake • Phosphate, nitrogen • Phosphate solubilization • Siderophore production • Minerals made more bioavailable; solubilized by siderophore • Osmotic adjustment, stomatal regulation
Plant Health and Protection • Lessen/prevent effects of pathogens on plants • Fungal, bacterial, viral diseases less harmful after inoculation of endophytes • Endophytes trigger induced systemic resistance (ISR) • Immune-like response by plants
Industrial/Medical Applications • Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, Bacillus • Antibiotics, anti-cancer compounds, antifungal, antiviral, insecticidal, immunosuppressant agents
Making a (6) Million $ Endophyte • Engineering plant-associated microbes • Horizontal Gene Transfer • Improving already efficient phytoremediation • By-products of degradation can even more toxic when released into the air • When in planta, you have natural reduction of volatile toxins
Improving Toluene Degradation • Normal plant degradation of toluene creates toxic by-products that are volatized into the environment. • BurkholderiacepaciaG4 (rhizoshperic) with toluene-degrading qualities from pTOM plasmid (toluene-ortho-monooxygenase) • B. cepaciaVM1330 (endophyte), with the pMON plasmid
Enhanced Toluene-resistance Growth Index (Fresh Weight) Control- Yellow Lupine (no inoculate) BU0072- YL endophyte strain G4- YL rhizospheric strain (pTOM) VM1330- YL transformed endophyte strain (pTOM) Total Weight (grams)
Reduced Toluene-volatization Improved degradation in VM1330 and Yellow Lupine. Which lowers phytotoxicity and evapotranspiration Sub-phytotoxic levels used in experiments (100mg/L)
Lupine endophytes in Poplar Decreased Toluene-volatization Control- Poplar (no innoculate) VM1466- P., endophyte (pTOM) BU61- P., rhizospheric (pTOM)
Horizontal Gene Transfer • Opposite of vertical transfer (parental or ancestral) • Genetic material is transferred from another organism to another organism without being an offspring • Common routes of transfer • Transformation: Uptake of endogenous DNA (nature/lab) • Transduction: Delivery via vector (bacteriophage) • Conjugation: a physical connection between two organisms delivers DNA from one to the other
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