Journal of Applied Biotechnology Reports

Journal of Applied Biotechnology Reports

Enhancing iron oxidation efficiency by a native strain of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans via response surface methodology, and characterization of proteins involved in metal resistance by proteomic approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fahimeh Nemati 1
Daryoush Arabian 2
Rasool Khalilzadeh 2
Fazin Abbaspour Aghdam 3
1 Islamic Azad University, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
3 Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The effects of different factors on growth and bio-oxidation efficiency of a native strain of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans have been evaluated by the utilization of response surface methodology, RSM. Medium pH and iron concentration were found to be the most significant factors while temperature and ammonia concentrations had the least weight within the ranges investigated. Optimum operational conditions for maximizing Fe2+ oxidation were found to be 31 oC, 7 g/Liron concentration, 4.5 g/Ltotal ammonium salt concentration and medium pH 1.85. Maximum recovery of 98% of Zinc is the main outcome of results as observed at 7 g/Lof Fe2+, under optimized experimental conditions. The response of a bacterial strain to metals toxicity also studied.  The isolate showed good resistance to most of the toxic metals. The proteomics approach was used to identify the differentially expressed proteins under heavy metal stress. Four of the differentially expressed proteins were identified as major outer membrane protein of A. ferrooxidans, ribulose large bisphosphate carboxylase subunit, and holo synthase.
Keywords
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Bioleaching
Mass spectrometry
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Journal of Applied Biotechnology Reports
Volume 1, Issue 1
Winter 2014
Pages 28-38

  • Receive Date 09 February 2014
  • Revise Date 10 March 2014
  • Accept Date 10 March 2014