Proteogenomic Characterization of Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation Pathways in the Aniline-Degrading Bacterium Burkholderia sp. K24

PLoS One. 2016 Apr 28;11(4):e0154233. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154233. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Burkholderia sp. K24, formerly known as Acinetobacter lwoffii K24, is a soil bacterium capable of utilizing aniline as its sole carbon and nitrogen source. Genomic sequence analysis revealed that this bacterium possesses putative gene clusters for biodegradation of various monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs), including benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX), as well as aniline. We verified the proposed MAH biodegradation pathways by dioxygenase activity assays, RT-PCR, and LC/MS-based quantitative proteomic analyses. This proteogenomic approach revealed four independent degradation pathways, all converging into the citric acid cycle. Aniline and p-hydroxybenzoate degradation pathways converged into the β-ketoadipate pathway. Benzoate and toluene were degraded through the benzoyl-CoA degradation pathway. The xylene isomers, i.e., o-, m-, and p-xylene, were degraded via the extradiol cleavage pathways. Salicylate was degraded through the gentisate degradation pathway. Our results show that Burkholderia sp. K24 possesses versatile biodegradation pathways, which may be employed for efficient bioremediation of aniline and BTX.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyl Coenzyme A / metabolism
  • Adipates / metabolism
  • Aniline Compounds / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Benzene / metabolism
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Burkholderia / genetics
  • Burkholderia / metabolism*
  • Citric Acid Cycle / genetics
  • Dioxygenases / genetics
  • Dioxygenases / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression
  • Gene Ontology
  • Gentisates / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • Salicylic Acid / metabolism
  • Soil Microbiology*
  • Soil Pollutants / metabolism*
  • Toluene / metabolism
  • Xylenes / metabolism

Substances

  • Acyl Coenzyme A
  • Adipates
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Gentisates
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Xylenes
  • 3-oxoadipic acid
  • Toluene
  • benzoyl-coenzyme A
  • Dioxygenases
  • Benzene
  • Salicylic Acid
  • aniline

Grants and funding

This study was supported by a grant of the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (No. HI14C2726).