ArticlePloS one2020
Complete genome reveals genetic repertoire and potential metabolic strategies involved in lignin degradation by environmental ligninolytic Klebsiella variicola P1CD1.
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Abstract
Lignin is a recalcitrant macromolecule formed by three alcohols (monolignols) predominantly connected by β-aryl ether linkages and is one of the most abundant organic macromolecules in the biosphere. However, the role played by environmental bacteria in lignin degradation is still not entirely understood. In this study, we identified an environmental Klebsiella strain isolated from sediment collected from an altitudinal region in a unique Brazilian biome called Caatinga. This organism can also grow in the presence of kraft lignin as a sole source of carbon and aromatic compounds. We performed whole-genome sequencing and conducted an extensive genome-based metabolic reconstruction to reveal the potential mechanisms used by the bacterium Klebsiella variicola P1CD1 for lignin utilization as a carbon source. We identified 262 genes associated with lignin-modifying enzymes (LMEs) and lignin-degrading auxiliary enzymes (LDAs) required for lignin and aromatic compound degradation. The presence of one DyP (Dye-decolorizing Peroxidase) gene suggests the ability of P1CD1 strain to access phenolic and nonphenolic structures of lignin molecules, resulting in the production of catechol and protocatechuate (via vanillin or syringate) along the peripheral pathways of lignin degradation. K. variicola P1CD1 uses aldehyde-alcohol dehydrogenase to perform direct conversion of vanillin to protocatechol. The upper funneling pathways are linked to the central pathways of the protocatechuate/catechol catabolic branches via β-ketoadipate pathways, connecting the more abundant catabolized aromatic compounds with essential cellular functions, such as energy cellular and biomass production (i.e., via acetyl-CoA formation). The combination of phenotypic and genomic approaches revealed the potential dissimilatory and assimilatory ability of K. variicola P1CD1 to perform base-catalyzed lignin degradation, acting on high- and low-molecular-weight lignin fragments. These findings will be relevant for developing metabolic models to predict the ligninolytic mechanism used by environmental bacteria and shedding light on the flux of carbon in the soil.
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