Combined bioreduction and volatilization of SeVI by Stenotrophomonas bentonitica: Formation of trigonal selenium nanorods and methylated species

RUIZ-FRESNEDA, Miguel A., FERNÁNDEZ-CANTOS, María V., GÓMEZ-BOLÍVAR, Jaime, ESWAYAH, Abdurrahman S., GARDINER, Philip H.E., PINEL-CABELLO, Maria, SOLARI, Pier L. and MERROUN, Mohamed L. (2023). Combined bioreduction and volatilization of SeVI by Stenotrophomonas bentonitica: Formation of trigonal selenium nanorods and methylated species. The Science of the total environment, 858 (Pt 2): 160030.

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Abstract

Nowadays, metal pollution due to the huge release of toxic elements to the environment has become one of the world's biggest problems. Bioremediation is a promising tool for reducing the mobility and toxicity of these contaminants (e.g. selenium), being an efficient, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive strategy. The present study describes the capacity of Stenotrophomonas bentonitica to biotransform Se^VI through enzymatic reduction and volatilization processes. HAADF-STEM analysis showed the bacterium to effectively reduce Se^VI (200 mM) into intra- and extracellular crystalline Se⁰ nanorods, made mainly of two different Se allotropes: monoclinic (m-Se) and trigonal (t-Se). XAS analysis appears to indicate a Se crystallization process based on the biotransformation of amorphous Se⁰ into stable t-Se nanorods. In addition, results from headspace analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectometry (GC-MS) revealed the formation of methylated volatile Se species such as DMSe (dimethyl selenide), DMDSe (dimethyl diselenide), and DMSeS (dimethyl selenenyl sulphide). The biotransformation pathways and tolerance are remarkably different from those reported with this bacterium in the presence of Se^IV. The formation of crystalline Se⁰ nanorods could have positive environmental implications (e.g. bioremediation) through the production of Se of lower toxicity and higher settleability with potential industrial applications.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Stenotrophomonas; Selenium; Selenium Compounds; Volatilization; Nanotubes; Bacteria; Bioremediation; Nanorod; Reduction; Selenate; Volatilization; Environmental Sciences
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160030
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2022 10:49
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2023 01:19
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31158

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