Formation of methane and carbon dioxide from dimethylselenide in anoxic sediments and by a methanogenic bacterium
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Abstract
Anaerobic San Francisco Bay salt marsh sediments rapidly metabolized [14C]dimethylselenide (DMSe) to 14CH4 and 14CO2. Addition of selective inhibitors (2-bromoethanesulfonic acid or molybdate) to these sediments indicated that both methanogenic and sulfate-respiring bacteria could degrade DMSe to gaseous products. However, sediments taken from the selenium-contaminated Kesterson Wildlife Refuge produced only 14CO2 from [14C]DMSe, implying that methanogens were not important in the Kesterson samples. A pure culture of a dimethylsulfide (DMS)-grown methylotrophic methanogen converted [14C]DMSe to 14CH4 and14CO2. However, the organism could not grow on DMSe. Addition of DMS to either sediments or the pure culture retarded the metabolism of DMSe. This effect appeared to be caused by competitive inhibition, thereby indicating a common enzyme system for DMS and DMSe metabolism. DMSe appears to be degraded as part of the DMS pool present in anoxic environments. These results suggest that methylotrophic methanogens may demethylate methylated forms of other metals and metalloids found in nature.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Formation of methane and carbon dioxide from dimethylselenide in anoxic sediments and by a methanogenic bacterium |
| Series title | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| DOI | 10.1128/aem.52.5.1031-1036.1986 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society for Microbiology |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 1031 |
| Last page | 1036 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | San Francisco Bay |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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