Stimulating effects of reduced graphene oxide on the growth and nitrogen fixation activity of nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azotobacter chroococcum.
Environmental effects
Graphene
Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Stimulation
Toxicity
Journal
Chemosphere
ISSN: 1879-1298
Titre abrégé: Chemosphere
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0320657
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
May 2022
Historique:
received:
08
11
2021
revised:
18
01
2022
accepted:
18
01
2022
pubmed:
24
1
2022
medline:
9
3
2022
entrez:
23
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Graphene has found important applications in various areas and hundred tons of graphene materials are annually produced. It is crucial to investigate both the negative and positive environmental effects of graphene materials to ensure the safe applications and develop environmental applications. In this study, we reported the stimulating effects of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) to nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azotobacter chroococcum. RGO stimulated the cell growth of A. chroococcum at 0.010-0.500 mg/mL according to the growth curves and the colony-forming unit (CFU) increases. RGO wrapped over the A. chroococcum cells without inducing ultrastructural changes. RGO decreased the leakage of cell membrane, but slight oxidative stress was observed in A. chroococcum. RGO promoted the nitrogen fixation activity of A. chroococcum at 0.5 mg/mL according to both isotope dilution method and acetylene reduction activity measurements. Consequently, the increases of soil nitrogen contents were evidenced, in particular about 30% increase of organic nitrogen occurred at 0.5 mg/mL of RGO. In addition, RGO might possibly benefit the plant growth through enhancing the indoleacetic acid production of A. chroococcum. These results highlighted the positive environmental effects of graphene materials to nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nitrogen cycle.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35066073
pii: S0045-6535(22)00195-3
doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133702
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
graphene oxide
0
Graphite
7782-42-5
Nitrogen
N762921K75
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
133702Informations de copyright
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