The intracellular proton gradient enables anaerobic ammonia oxidizing (anammox) bacteria to tolerate NO2- inhibition

José M. Carvajal-Arroyo, Daniel Puyol, Guangbin Li, Reyes Sierra-Álvarez, Jim A. Field

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Abstract

Anammox bacteria are inhibited by nitrite, which is one of their substrates. By utilizing 2,4 dinitrophenol and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone, two uncouplers of respiration, we demonstrate that nitrite tolerance of anammox cells is strongly dependent on their ability to maintain a proton gradient, which may be the driving force for active nitrite transport system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)265-267
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Biotechnology
Volume192
Issue numberPart A
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2014

Keywords

  • Active transport
  • Biofilm
  • Detoxification
  • Toxicity
  • Uncoupler

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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