Jia-Lu Wei , Yu-Hong Huang , Jun-Hua Li , Huixiong Lü , Hai-Ming Zhao , Lei Xiang , Hui Li , Yan-Wen Li , Ce-Hui Mo , Quan-Ying Cai , Qing X. Li
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R6, <em>Mycobacterium</em> sp. R14, <em>Rhizobium</em> sp. R15, and <em>Arthrobacter</em> sp. R25) which were isolated from maize rhizosphere showed varied degradation efficiencies (14 % - 97 %) for recalcitrant di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). These strains were constructed into a simplified synthetic community SynCom-4 which exhibited superior DEHP degradation capacity compared to individual strains, and could completely degrade DEHP through extra-/intra-cellular enzyme reaction and metabolic exchange. Recolonization experiments indicated that SynCom-4 more significantly enhanced DEHP dissipation in rhizosphere than those in bulk soil (68.7 % <em>vs.</em> 65.2 % in bulk soil; 78 % <em>vs.</em> 71.7 % in rhizosphere by 50 d). SynCom-4 showed higher colonization efficiency in rhizosphere than bulk soil. 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Simplified synthetic community reveals the enrichment of phthalate-degrading bacteria in maize rhizosphere enhancing phthalate degradation
Agricultural soil contamination by toxic pollutants like phthalates (PAEs) threatens soil health and food safety, and urgently requires efficient remediation. Rhizoremediation has emerged as a promising approach, leveraging the biodegradation capabilities of microbes in rhizosphere to enhance PAE removal. However, how these PAE-degraders function and cooperate in rhizosphere contributing to PAE degradation remain poorly understood. This study employed the strategy of synthetic community to explore how maize rhizosphere enrich PAE-degrading bacteria and regulate microbial cooperation for enhancing PAE degradation. Four PAE-degrading bacterial strains (i.e., Paenarthrobacter sp. R6, Mycobacterium sp. R14, Rhizobium sp. R15, and Arthrobacter sp. R25) which were isolated from maize rhizosphere showed varied degradation efficiencies (14 % - 97 %) for recalcitrant di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). These strains were constructed into a simplified synthetic community SynCom-4 which exhibited superior DEHP degradation capacity compared to individual strains, and could completely degrade DEHP through extra-/intra-cellular enzyme reaction and metabolic exchange. Recolonization experiments indicated that SynCom-4 more significantly enhanced DEHP dissipation in rhizosphere than those in bulk soil (68.7 % vs. 65.2 % in bulk soil; 78 % vs. 71.7 % in rhizosphere by 50 d). SynCom-4 showed higher colonization efficiency in rhizosphere than bulk soil. Enrichment of SynCom-4 and their cooperative partners (e.g., genera Chitinophaga and Sphingobium) in rhizosphere facilitated DEHP degradation with 17 % - 39 % higher DEHP dissipation percentages than those in bulk soil without inoculation. In conclusion, enrichment of PAE-degrading bacteria and the microbial cooperations in maize rhizosphere remarkably contributed to enhance PAE degradation, which were significant for rhizoremediation of large-scale PAE-polluted agricultural soil.
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The Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE) serves as a platform for the dissemination of original and innovative research focusing on the advancement of environmentally-friendly, sustainable technologies. JECE emphasizes the transition towards a carbon-neutral circular economy and a self-sufficient bio-based economy. Topics covered include soil, water, wastewater, and air decontamination; pollution monitoring, prevention, and control; advanced analytics, sensors, impact and risk assessment methodologies in environmental chemical engineering; resource recovery (water, nutrients, materials, energy); industrial ecology; valorization of waste streams; waste management (including e-waste); climate-water-energy-food nexus; novel materials for environmental, chemical, and energy applications; sustainability and environmental safety; water digitalization, water data science, and machine learning; process integration and intensification; recent developments in green chemistry for synthesis, catalysis, and energy; and original research on contaminants of emerging concern, persistent chemicals, and priority substances, including microplastics, nanoplastics, nanomaterials, micropollutants, antimicrobial resistance genes, and emerging pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) of environmental significance.