ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Key wordsPseudomonas
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Nitric oxide
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Nitrogen dioxide
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Oxidation mechanism
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Denitrification
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Nitrification
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A new bacterial strain isolated from soil consumed nitric oxide (NO) under oxic conditions by oxidation to nitrate. Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization of the new strain PS88 showed that it represents a previously unknown species of the genus Pseudomonas, closely related to Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida. The heterotrophic, obligately aerobic strain PS88 was not able to denitrify or nitrify; however, strain PS88 oxidized NO to nitrate. NO was not reduced to nitrous oxide (N2O). Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrite (NO2 –) as possible intermediates of NO oxidation to nitrate (NO3 –) could not be detected. NO oxidation was inhibited under anoxic conditions and by high osmolarity, but not by nitrite. NO oxidation activity was inhibited by addition of formaldehyde, HgCl2, and antimycin, and by autoclaving or disintegrating the cells, indicating that the process was enzyme-mediated. However, the mechanism remains unclear. A stepwise oxidation at a metalloenzyme and a radical mechanism are discussed. NO oxidation in strain PS88 seems to be a detoxification or a co-oxidation mechanism, rather than an energy-yielding process.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002030050351
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