Genomic analysis and metabolic characteristics provide insights into inorganic nitrogen metabolism of novel bacterium Acinetobacter pittii J08

Bioresour Technol. 2024 Sep:408:131228. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131228. Epub 2024 Aug 6.

Abstract

A novel A. pittii J08 with heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) isolated from pond sediments could rapidly degrade inorganic nitrogen (N) and total nitrogen (TN-N) with ammonium (NH4+-N) preference. N degradation rate of NH4+-N, nitrite (NO2--N) and nitrate (NO3--N) were 3.9 mgL-1h-1, 3.0 mgL-1h-1 and 2.7 mgL-1h-1, respectively. In addition, strain J08 could effectively utilize most of detected low-molecular-weight carbon (LMWC) sources to degrade inorganic N with a wide adaptability to various culture conditions. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis revealed that assembled genome of stain J08 possessed the crucial genes involved in dissimilatory/assimilatory NO3--N reduction and NH4+-N assimilation. These results indicated that strain J08 could be applied to wastewater treatment in aquaculture.

Keywords: Degradation pathway; Gene expression; Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification; Nitrogen assimilation.

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter* / genetics
  • Acinetobacter* / metabolism
  • Ammonium Compounds / metabolism
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Denitrification
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Genomics / methods
  • Nitrates / metabolism
  • Nitrification
  • Nitrites / metabolism
  • Nitrogen* / metabolism
  • Phylogeny
  • Wastewater / microbiology
  • Whole Genome Sequencing

Substances

  • Nitrogen
  • Ammonium Compounds
  • Nitrates
  • Nitrites
  • Wastewater