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ArticleNature communications2025

Mechanistic evaluation of enhanced graphene toxicity to Bacillus induced by humic acid adsorption.

Xuejiao Zhang, Jin Zeng, Jason C White, Fangbai Li, Zhiqiang Xiong, Siyu Zhang, Yuze Xu, Jingjing Yang, Weihao Tang, Qing Zhao and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Xuejiao Zhang *National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Jin Zeng *Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
Jason C WhiteThe Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, 06504, US.ORCID 0000-0001-5001-8143
Fangbai LiNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9027-9313
Zhiqiang XiongState Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Siyu ZhangNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Yuze XuNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Jingjing YangNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Weihao TangNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Qing ZhaoNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China. zhaoqing@iae.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2250-5571
Fengchang WuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China. wufengchang@vip.skleg.cn.
Baoshan XingStockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA. bx@umass.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2028-1295

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42394150, 42192574, 42277423, 42077394, 42230713, 22176196
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extensive application of graphene nanosheets (GNSs) has raised concerns over risks to sensitive species in the aquatic environment. The humic acid (HA) corona is traditionally considered to reduce GNSs toxicity. Here, we evaluate the effect of sorbed HA (GNSs-HA) on the toxicity of GNSs to Gram positive Bacillus tropicus. Contrary to previous data, GNSs-HA exhibits greater toxicity compared to GNSs. Multi-omics combined with sensitive bioassays and electrochemical methods reveals GNSs disrupt oxidative phosphorylation by causing physical membrane damage. This leads to the accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species and inhibition of ATP production, subsequently suppressing synthetic and metabolic processes and ultimately causing bacterial death. Conversely, GNSs-HA directly extracts electrons from bacteria and oxidized biomolecules due to HA-improved electron transfer. This finding suggests that the HA corona does not always mitigate the toxicity of nanoparticles, thereby introducing uncertainty over the interaction between environmental corona and nanoparticles during ecological risk evaluation.

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GraphiteHumic SubstancesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAdenosine TriphosphateAdsorptionBacillusNanoparticlesAdenosine TriphosphateGraphiteHumic SubstancesReactive Oxygen Species

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PMCPMC11699226

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