Binding of DNA from Bacillus subtilis on montmorillonite-humic acids-aluminum or iron hydroxypolymers: Effects on transformation and protection against DNase

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 834-841

  Crecchio, Carmine ^a   Ruggiero, Pacifico ^a   Curci, Maddalena ^a   Colombo, Claudio ^b   Palumbo, Giuseppe ^b   Stotzky, Guenther ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CELLS; DEGRADATION; DNA; ENZYME KINETICS; FREQUENCIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PH; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

DNA BINDING; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; HYDROXYPOLYMERS; ORGANOMINERALS;

BACTERIA;

DNA; MONTMORILLONITE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 18644374776     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.0166     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Arber, W. 2000. Genetic variation: Molecular mechanisms and impact on microbial evolution. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 24:1-7.
2. Blum, S.A.E., M.G. Lorenz, and W. Wackernagel. 1997. Mechanism of retarded DNA degradation and prokaryotic origin of DNases in nonsterile soils. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 20:513-521.
3. Burns, R. 1982. Enzyme activity in soil: Location and possible role in microbial ecology. Soil Biol. Biochem. 14:423-427.
4. Choy, J.H., S.Y. Kwak, J.S. Park, Y.J. Jeong, and J. Portier. 1999. Intercalative nanohybrids of nucloside monophosphates and DNA in layered metal hydroxides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121:1399-1400.
5. Colombo, C., and A. Violante. 1997. Effect of ageing on the nature and interlayering of mixed hydroxy Al-Fe-montmorillonite complexes. Clay Mineral. 32:55-64.
6. Crecchio, C., and G. Stotzky. 1998. Binding of DNA on humic acids: Effect on transformation of Bacillus subtilis and resistance to DNase. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30:1061-1067.
7. Davison, J. 1999. Genetic exchange between bacteria in the environment. Plasmid 42:73-91.
8. Droge, M., A. Pühler, and W. Selbitschka. 1999. Horizontal gene transfer among bacteria in terrestrial and aquatic habitats as assessed by microcosm and field studies. Biol. Fertil. Soils 29:221-245.
9. Dubnau, D., and R. Davidoff-Abelson. 1971. Fate of transforming DNA following uptake by competent Bacillus subtilis. I. Formation and properties of the donor-recipient complex. J. Mol. Biol. 56: 209-221.
10. Eisen, J.A. 2000. Horizontal gene transfer among microbial genomes: New insights from complete genome analysis. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 10:606-611.
11. Goldberg, S., I. Lebron, and D.L. Suarez. 1999. Soil colloidal behavior. p. B195-240. In M.E. Sumner (ed.) Handbook of soil science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
12. Goldberg, S., I. Lebron, D.L. Suarez, and Z.R. Hinedi. 2001. Surface characterization of amorphous aluminum oxides. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65:78-86.
13. Greaves, M.P., and M.J. Wilson. 1969. The adsorption of nucleic acids by montmorillonite. Soil Biol. Biochem. 1:317-323.
14. Hill, K.E., and E.M. Top. 1998. Gene transfer in soil system using microcosms. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 25:319-329.
15. Huang, P.M., and A. Violante. 1986. Influence of organic acids on crystallization and surface properties of precipitation products of aluminum. p. 159-221. In P.M. Huang and M. Schnitzer (ed.) Interactions of soil minerals with natural organics and microbes. SSSA Spec. Pub. 17. SSSA, Madison, WI.
16. Jackson, M.L. 1979. Soil chemical analysis. Advanced course, 2nd ed. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
17. Khanna, M., and G. Stotzky. 1992. Transformation of Bacillus subtilis by DNA bound on montmorillonite and effect of DNase on the transforming ability of bound DNA. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:1930-1939.
18. Khanna, M., M. Yoder. L. Calamai, and G. Stotzky. 1998. X-ray diffractometry and electron microscopy of DNA from Bacillus subtilis bound on clay minerals. Sci. Soils 3:1-10.
19. Lacks, S. 1962. Molecular fate of DNA in genetic transformation of Pneumococcus. Mol. Biol. 5:119-136.
20. Laird, D.A., D.A. Martens, and W.L. Kingery. 2001. Nature of clay-humic complexes in an agricultural soil: I. Chemical, biochemical, and spectroscopic analyses. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65:1413-1418.
21. Lee, G.H., and G. Stotzky. 1999. Transformation and survival of donor, recipient, and transformants of Bacillus subtilis in vitro and in soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 31:1499-1508.
22. Lorenz, M.G., B.W. Aardema, and W. Wackernagel. 1988. Highly efficient genetic transformation of Bacillus subtilis attached to sand grains. J. Gen. Microbiol. 134:107-112.
23. Lorenz, M.G., D. Gerjets, and W. Wackernagel. 1991. Release of transforming plasmid and chromosomal DNA from two cultured soil bacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 156:319-329.
24. Lorenz, M.G., and W. Wackernagel. 1994. Bacterial gene transfer by natural genetic transformation in the environment. Microbiol. Rev. 58:563-602.
25. Mortland, M.M. 1970. Clay-organic complexes and interactions. Adv. Agron. 22:75-117.
26. Murphy, E.M., J.M. Zachara, and S.C. Smith. 1990. Influence of mineral-bound humic substances on the sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds. Environ. Sci. Technol. 24:1507-1516.
27. Nannipieri, P., E. Kandeler, and P. Ruggiero. 2002. Enzymes activities and microbiological and biochemical processes in soil. p. 1-33. In R.G. Burns and R. Dick (ed.) Enzymes in the environment. Marcel Dekker, New York.
28. Paget, E., and P. Simonet. 1994. On the track of natural transformation in soil. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 15:109-118.
29. Paget, E., P. Simonet, and P. Monrozier. 1992. Adsorption of DNA on clay minerals: Protection against DNase I and influence on gene transfer. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 97:31-40.
30. Piccolo, A. 1988. Characteristcs of soil humic extracts obtained by some organic and inorganic solvents and purified by HCl-HF treatment. Soil Sci. 146:418-426.
31. Pietramellara, G., L. Dal Canto, C. Vettori, E. Gallori, and P. Nannipieri. 1997. Effects of air-drying and wetting cycles on the transforming ability of DNA bound on clay minerals. Soil Biol. Biochem. 29:55-61.
32. Prozorov, A.A. 1999. Horizontal gene transfer in bacteria: Laboratory modeling, natural populations, and data from genome analysis. Microbiology 68:551-564.
33. Quirk, J.P. 1955. Significance of surface areas calculated from water vapor sorption isotherms by use of B.E.T. equation. Soil Sci. 80: 423-430.
34. Redfield, R.J. 1988. Evolution of bacterial transformation: Is sex with dead cells better than no sex? Genetics 119:213-221.
35. Romanowsky, G., M.G. Lorenz, and W. Wackernagel. 1991. Adsorption of plasmid DNA to mineral surfaces and protection against DNase I. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57:1057-1061.
36. Schnitzer, M. 1978. Humic substances: Chemistry and reactions. p. 1-64. In M. Schnitzer and S.U. Khan (ed.) Soil organic matter. Elsevier, New York.
37. Schwertmann, U. 1964. Differenzierung der Eisenoxide des Bodens durch photochemische Extraktion mit saurer Ammoniumoxalat Lösung: Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk. 105:194-202.
38. Smith, H.O., D.B. Danner, and R.A. Derch. 1981. Genetic transformation. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 50:41-68.
39. Stotzky, G. 1986. Influence of soil mineral colloids on metabolic processes, growth, adhesion, and ecology of microbes and viruses. In P.M. Huang and M. Schnitzer (ed.) Interactions of soil minerals and natural organics and microbes. SSSA Spec. Publ. 17. SSSA, Madison, WI.
40. Stotzky, G. 1989. Gene transfer among bacteria in soil. p. 165-222. In S.B. Levy and R.V. Miller (ed.) Gene transfer in the environment. McGraw-Hill, New York.
41. Stotzky, G. 2000. Persistence and biological activity in soil of insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis and of bacterial DNA bound on clays and humic acids. J. Environ. Qual. 29:691-705.
42. Stotzky, G., E. Gallori, and M. Khanna. 1996. Transformation in soil. p. 5.1.2:1-28. In A.D.L. Akkersmans et al. (ed.) Molecular microbial ecology manual. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
43. Theng, B.K.G. 1979. Formation and properties of clay-polymer complexes. Elsevier Science Publ., Amsterdam.
44. Trevors, J.T. 1996. DNA in soil: Adsorption, genetic transformation, molecular evolution and genetic microchip. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 70:1-10.
45. Violante, A., M. Arienzo, F. Sannino, C. Colombo, A. Piccolo, and L. Gianfreda. 1999. Formation and characterization of OH-Al-humate-montmorillonite complexes. Org. Geochem. 30:461-468.
46. Yin, X., and G. Stotzky. 1997. Gene transfer among bacteria in natural environments. Adv. Appl. Microbiol. 45:153-212.