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High-efficiency degradation of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) by Pseudarthrobacter defluvii E5: Performance, degradative pathway, and key genes
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A bacterial strain Pseudarthrobacter defluvii E5 isolated from agricultural soil efficiently degraded multiple phthalate ester plasticizers including DEHP and DBP through a characterized enzymatic pathway, with key genes identified that could be targets for engineering enhanced bioremediation strains for phthalate-contaminated soils.
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are a class of biologically accumulated carcinogenic and teratogenic toxic chemicals that exist widely in the environment. This study, Pseudarthrobacter defluvii E5 was isolated from agricultural soils and showed efficient PAEs-degradation and -mineralization abilities for five PAEs, and encouraging PAEs tolerance and bioavailable range for dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (0.25-1200 mg/L). The complete catalytic system in E5 genome enables PAEs to be degraded into monoester, phthalate (PA) and Protocatechuic acid (PCA), which eventually enter the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle). The preferred PAEs-metabolic pathway in soil by E5 is the metabolism induced by enzymes encoded by pehA, mehpH, pht Operon and pca Operon. For the first time, two para-homologous pht gene clusters were found to coexist on the plasmid and contribute to PAEs degradation. Further study showed that P. defluvii E5 has a broad application prospect in microplastics-contaminated environments.
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