Reduction of selenite to elemental selenium by Enterobacter cloacae SLD1a-1
- Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States). Dept. of Environmental Sciences
The facultative anaerobic bacterium Enterobacter cloacae strain SLD1a-1 was studied in washed cell suspensions to assess optimal conditions required for the reduction of selenite (SeO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}}) to elemental selenium (Se{sup 0}). Enterobacter cloacae using glucose (1.4 mM) as an electron donor removed 79% of the added SeO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}} from solution in 2.5 h. Optimal SeO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}} reduction occurred at a pH of 6.5 and a temperature of 40 C. Carbohydrate sources arabinose, xylose, and sorbose were found to significantly enhance SeO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}} reduction over that of glucose. The reduction of SeO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}} at 7.9 {micro}M was inhibited by nitrate of levels 1 to 100 times greater, nitrite at levels 5 and 10 times greater, while sulfite at levels of two to four times greater was found to stimulate the reduction of SeO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}}. Enterobacter cloacae grows on anaerobically incubated plates containing NO{sub 3}{sup {minus}} as the sole terminal electron acceptor and acetate as the electron donor. Use of SeO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}} as the terminal electron acceptor during anaerobic respiration did not support growth and could only be reduced to Se{sup 0} when NO{sub 3}{sup {minus}} was present.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 305432
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Quality Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 27; ISSN JEVQAA; ISSN 0047-2425
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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