Non-Pigmented Antarctic Yeasts and Their Resistance to Toxic Metals
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https://doi.org/10.15407/microbiolj86.02.024Keywords:
Antarctica, yeast, 18S rRNA, phylogenetic analysis, Leucosporidium scottii, Debaryomyces hansenii, toxic metalsAbstract
Despite the key role in biogeochemical processes and in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, yeasts of Antarctic regions still remain insufficiently studied. The study and analysis of the composition of Antarctic microbial communities remains relevant and is carried out using molecular biological approaches. The investigation of their resistance to toxic metal ions is essential to select industrially promising strains that can contribute to the development of new methods of metals detoxification via microorganisms. Aim. To determine the taxonomic position of non-pigmented Antarctic yeasts and investigate their resistance to toxic metal ions. Methods. The objects of the research are yeasts isolated from Antarctic phytocenoses. They were grown on malt wort (pH 5.0–5.5, temperature 18–20 °C). Isolation of genomic DNA was performed via the commercial DNA-sorb kit. Amplification of DNA was carried out using primers NL1 and NL4. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted by construction of trees (dendrograms) showing the position of the studied strains among closely related and typical species. The resistance of yeasts to toxic metal ions was established by cultivation in the concentration gradient of Ni2+, Co2+, CrO42-, and Сu2+. The ecophysiological traits of the isolated yeast strains including psychro- and halotolerance were determined. Results. Phylogenetic analysis showed a high percentage of similarity (99.5–99.6 %) of sequences of 18S rRNA genes of Antarctic yeast strains with the yeast sequences from the GenBank database. Psychrotolerant and halotolerant Antarctic yeast strains S11 and S12 were identified as Leucosporidium scottii and Debaryomyces hansenii, respectively. The studied yeast strains were found to be the most resistant to metal ions Ni2+ and Co2+. Strain of L. scottii S11 grew at 800 mg/L of Co2+, and D. hansenii S12 – at 750 mg/L of Ni2+. The yeasts were the least resistant to CrO42-: the L. scottii S11 and D. hansenii S12 strains grew at concentrations of 25 mg/L and 150 mg/L, respectively. In the presence of Cu2+, they grew at the same concentration – 600 mg/L. The combined action of toxic metal ions resulted in the increased toxic effects on the studied yeasts. Conclusions. The nucleotide sequences of 18S rRNA gene fragment of yeast strains S11 and S12 were included in the GenBank database under the numbers LT220858 and LT220859. Metal-resistant psychrotolerant yeast strains can be used to evaluate the metals content in polar regions as well as to bioremediate metal-contaminated ecosystems. However, further research is needed to develop and optimize bioremediation processes.
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