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ArticleWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2025

Bioreduction of hexavalent chromium and removal mechanisms using Staphylococcus succinus.

Kaoutar Harboul, Houda Chtibi, Halima Amakdouf, Khalil Hammani, Abdenbi El-Karkouri

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Article in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Kaoutar HarboulNatural Resources and Environment Laboratory, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30050, Fez, Morocco.
Houda ChtibiNatural Resources and Environment Laboratory, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30050, Fez, Morocco.
Halima AmakdoufBiotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food and Health Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30050, Fez, Morocco.
Khalil HammaniNatural Resources and Environment Laboratory, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30050, Fez, Morocco.
Abdenbi El-KarkouriBiotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food and Health Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30050, Fez, Morocco. abdenbi.elkarkouri@usmba.ac.ma.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microbial reduction of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), particularly by bacteria, has been extensively studied, revealing varying removal mechanisms among different strains. This investigation identified a novel bacterial strain, Staphylococcus succinus subsp. Succinus AMG-D1, which was isolated from mining soil and Cr(VI)-resistant. This strain demonstrated the capability to completely remove a high concentration of 200 mg/L Cr(VI) within 120 h at pH 7 and 35 °C. Moreover, it effectively reduced repeated contamination of 100 mg/L Cr(VI). Scanning electron microscopy analysis confirmed the strain's high resistance to Cr(VI), coupled with the secretion of a viscous material, possibly metal-adsorbing exopolysaccharides. Energy dispersive X-ray peaks analysis revealed characteristic chromium peaks, indicating the presence of adsorbed Cr(VI) and/or precipitated species of reduced chromium (Cr(III)). Further investigations into Cr(VI) removal mechanisms have revealed a detoxification process involving adsorption, accumulation, and enzymatically mediated biological reduction. This reduction predominantly occurs through constitutive cytoplasmic proteins. Moreover, a protein with a molecular weight of approximately 30 kDa was identified on an SDS-PAGE gel, potentially responsible for Cr(VI) reduction. The remarkable resistance and substantial reduction capabilities of Staphylococcus succinus position it as a promising strain for bioremediation applications.

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ChromiumStaphylococcusAdsorptionBacterial ProteinsBiodegradation, EnvironmentalHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningOxidation-ReductionRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSoil MicrobiologySoil PollutantsBacterial ProteinsChromiumchromium hexavalent ionRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSoil PollutantsBioremediationCr(VI) removalCytoplasmic proteinsHexavalent chromiumStaphylococcus succinus

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