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Catalase activity and the survival of Pseudomonas putida, a root colonizer, upon treatment with peracetic acid.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11315113     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Peracetic acid is used as a sterilant in several industrial settings. Cells of a plant-colonizing bacterium, Pseudomonas putida in liquid suspension, were more sensitive to killing by peracetic acid when they lacked a major catalase activity, catalase A. Low doses of peracetic acid induced promoter activity of the gene encoding catalase A and increased total catalase specific activity in cell extracts. Microbes present in native agricultural soils rapidly degraded the active oxygen species present in peracetic acid. The simultaneous release of oxygen was consistent with a role for catalase in degrading the hydrogen peroxide that is part of the peracetic acid-equilibrium mixture. Amendment of sterilized soils with wild-type P. putida restored the rate of degradation of peracetic acid to a higher level than was observed in the soils amended with the catalase A-deficient mutant. The association of the bacteria with the plant roots resulted in protection of the wild-type as well as the catalase-deficient mutant from killing by peracetic acid. No differential recovery of the wild-type and catalase A mutant of P. putida was observed from roots after the growth matrix containing the plants was flushed with peracetic acid.
Authors:
A J Anderson; C D Miller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Canadian journal of microbiology     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0008-4166     ISO Abbreviation:  Can. J. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2001 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-20     Completed Date:  2001-08-16     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372707     Medline TA:  Can J Microbiol     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  222-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan 84322-5305, USA. anderson@biology.usu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetic Acid / pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Catalase / analysis*,  genetics
Disinfectants / pharmacology*
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
Mutation
Peracetic Acid / pharmacology*
Plant Roots / microbiology*
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Pseudomonas putida / drug effects*,  enzymology
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
Soil Microbiology
Superoxide Dismutase / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Disinfectants; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 0/SodB protein, Bacteria; 64-19-7/Acetic Acid; 7722-84-1/Hydrogen Peroxide; 79-21-0/Peracetic Acid; EC 1.11.1.6/Catalase; EC 1.15.1.1/Superoxide Dismutase

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