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ArticleExtremophiles : life under extreme conditions2020

Cell membrane fatty acid and pigment composition of the psychrotolerant cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena CHS1 isolated from Hopar glacier, Pakistan.

Noor Hassan, Alexandre M Anesio, Muhammad Rafiq, Jens Holtvoeth, Ian Bull, Christopher J Williamson, Fariha Hasan

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Noor HassanApplied, Environmental and Geomicrobiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Alexandre M AnesioBristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK.
Muhammad RafiqApplied, Environmental and Geomicrobiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Jens HoltvoethOrganic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
Ian BullOrganic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
Christopher J WilliamsonBristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK.
Fariha HasanApplied, Environmental and Geomicrobiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan. farihahasan@yahoo.com.
University of Bristol · GBAarhus University · DKBalochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences · PKQuaid-i-Azam University · PK

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Abstract

In the present study, cyanobacterium isolate CHS1 isolated from Hopar glacier, Pakistan, was analyzed for the first time for cell membrane fatty acids and production of pigments. Sequencing of the 16-23S intergenetic region confirmed identification of the isolate CHS1 as Nodularia spumigena. All chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments were quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography and experiments to test tolerance against a range of physico-chemical conditions were conducted. Likewise, the fatty acid profile of the cell membrane CHS1 was analyzed using gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. The cyanobacterium isolate CHS1 demonstrated tolerance to 8 g/L% NaCl, 35°C and pH 5-9. The characteristic polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) of isolate CHS1, C18:4, was observed in fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) extracted from the cell membrane. CHS1 was capable of producing saturated fatty acids (SFA) (e.g., C16:0), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) (e.g., C18:1) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (e.g., C20:5) in the cell membrane. In this study, we hypothesize that one mechanism of cold adaptation displayed by isolate CHS1 is the accumulation of high amounts of PUFA in the cell membrane.

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Cell MembraneIce CoverNodulariaFatty AcidsPakistanFatty AcidsCell membraneCyanobacteriaFAMEsHopar glacierNodularia spumigena CHS1

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