Metal-Pseudomonas veronii 2E Interactions as Strategies for Innovative Process Developments in Environmental Biotechnology

• Autores: Busnelli, María Pía; Lazzarini Behrmann, Irene Constanza; Ferreira, Maria Laura; Candal, Roberto Jorge; Ramírez, Silvana Andrea María; Vullo, Diana Lia
• Año de publicación: 2021
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: BIOSENSOR; BIOSURFACTANT; CU NANOPARTICLES; EXOPOLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; METAL REMOVAL AND RECOVERY; PSEUDOMONAS VERONII
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

The increase of industrial discharges is the first cause of the contamination of water bodies. The bacterial survival strategies contribute to the equilibrium restoration of ecosystems being useful tools for the development of innovative environmental biotechnologies. The aim of this work was to study the Cu(II) and Cd(II) biosensing, removal and recovery, mediated by whole cells, exopolymeric substances (EPS) and biosurfactants of the indigenous and non-pathogenic Pseudomonas veronii 2E to be applied in the development of wastewater biotreatments. An electrochemical biosensor was developed using P. veronii 2E biosorption mechanism mediated by the cell surface associated to bound exopolymeric substances. A Carbon Paste Electrode modified with P. veronii 2E (CPEM) was built using mineral oil, pre-washed graphite power and 24 h-dried cells. For Cd(II) quantification the CPEM was immersed in Cd(II) (1–25 μM), detected by Square Wave Voltammetry. A similar procedure was used for 1–50 μM Cu(II). Regarding Cd(II), removal mediated by immobilized EPS was tested in a 50 ml bioreactor with 0.13 mM Cd(II), pH 7.5. A 54% metal retention by EPS was achieved after 7 h of continuous operation, while a 40% was removed by a control resin. In addition, surfactants produced by P. veronii 2E were studied for recovery of Cd(II) adsorbed on diatomite, obtaining a 36% desorption efficiency at pH 6.5. Cu(II) adsorption from a 1 mM solution was tested using P. veronii 2E purified soluble EPS in 50 mL- batch reactors (pH = 5.5, 32°C). An 80% of the initial Cu(II) was retained using 1.04 g immobilized EPS. Focusing on metal recovery, Cu nanoparticles (NPs) biosynthesis by P. veronii 2E was carried out in Cu(II)-PYG Broth at 25°C for 5 days. Extracellular CuNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectral analysis while both extracellular and intracellular NPs were analyzed by SEM and TEM techniques. Responses of P. veronii 2E and its products as biosurfactants, bound and soluble EPS allowed Cu(II) and Cd(II) removal, recovery and biosensing resulting in a multiple and versatile tool for sustainable wastewater biotreatments.
Fil: Busnelli, María Pía. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias. Área de Química; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lazzarini Behrmann, Irene Constanza. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias. Área de Química; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Ferreira, Maria Laura. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias. Área de Química; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Candal, Roberto Jorge. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental; Argentina
Fil: Ramírez, Silvana Andrea María. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias. Área de Química; Argentina
Fil: Vullo, Diana Lia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias. Área de Química; Argentina