Affiliation:
1. CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
2. Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Queensland, QLD, Australia
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Among the natural halogenic compounds, the plant toxin fluoroacetate (FA) causes livestock fatalities in southern hemisphere countries. Here, we report on the isolation of a rumen bacterium, strain C12–8 that degrades FA under anaerobic conditions. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed this bacterium belonged to the Pyramidobacter genus within the Synergistetes phylum and was 98% similar to Pyramidobacter piscolens W5455 isolated from the human oral cavity. Transmission electron microscopy showed the cell envelope to be unusual, with only one membrane and no obvious external wall. Growth and FA degradation were enhanced by peptide-rich protein hydrolysates but not carbohydrates. End products of metabolism were mainly acetate, propionate/isovalerate and isobutyrate. Strain C12-8 preferentially used peptide-bound amino acids rather than free amino acids. Glycine, serine, threonine, leucine, histidine and isoleucine were utilized as free and peptide-bound amino acids, but there was minimal utilization of alanine, proline, methionine, aspartic acid, lysine and arginine in either form. A survey of several cattle properties in northern Australia showed that strain C12-8 and other FA degrading bacteria affiliated with Cloacibacillus porcorum strain MFA1 were endemic to cattle in the northern beef herd and may help to reduce toxicity.
Funder
Meat and Livestock Australia
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Ecology,Microbiology
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