Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions
Bioremoval techniques have been employed in cleaning water bodies that suffer from detrimental effects of heavy metal pollution. In the present laboratory study, bioaccumulation of Pb2+ and Cd2+ was assessed using the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a model organism widely us...
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Bioremoval techniques have been employed in cleaning water bodies that suffer from detrimental effects of heavy metal pollution. In the present laboratory study, bioaccumulation of Pb2+ and Cd2+ was assessed using the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a model organism widely used in genetic, physiological and morphological studies. Growth was measured as cell counts and showed that Pb2+, at low exposure concentrations (0.5 and 1 µg mL–1), had a positive influence on Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, resulting in slight growth stimulations; however, the species could not withstand long periods of exposure to both metals at higher concentrations (2, 4, 6 and 8 µg mL–1). The highest inhibitions (53.14% and 70.07% for Pb2+ and Cd2+, respectively, at 8 µg mL–1) were recorded after six days. Rapid metal removal was observed during the first two days of incubation, followed by a gradual reduction. Though the differences in accumulated amounts seemed to be narrow, the percentage of Pb2+ removed from the solution was always higher than that of Cd2+ in all the treatments. Accumulated amounts increased in a dose-dependent manner for both metals. The maximum accumulations (155.63 and 199.83 mg g–1 dry weight for Pb2+ and Cd2+, respectively) were recorded at the end of six days. The species can be considered a good accumulator of metals, with high bioconcentration factor values of 20 657 and 24 980 for Pb2+ and Cd2+, respectively.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c419e47fe3fe4e19965f7594a0677f972024-03-03T18:18:16ZengUniversidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaCiencias Marinas0185-38802395-90532007-09-0133310.7773/cm.v33i3.1199Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditionsKKIU Arunakumara0Z Xuecheng1X Song2University of RuhunaOcean University of ChinaOcean University of China Bioremoval techniques have been employed in cleaning water bodies that suffer from detrimental effects of heavy metal pollution. In the present laboratory study, bioaccumulation of Pb2+ and Cd2+ was assessed using the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a model organism widely used in genetic, physiological and morphological studies. Growth was measured as cell counts and showed that Pb2+, at low exposure concentrations (0.5 and 1 µg mL–1), had a positive influence on Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, resulting in slight growth stimulations; however, the species could not withstand long periods of exposure to both metals at higher concentrations (2, 4, 6 and 8 µg mL–1). The highest inhibitions (53.14% and 70.07% for Pb2+ and Cd2+, respectively, at 8 µg mL–1) were recorded after six days. Rapid metal removal was observed during the first two days of incubation, followed by a gradual reduction. Though the differences in accumulated amounts seemed to be narrow, the percentage of Pb2+ removed from the solution was always higher than that of Cd2+ in all the treatments. Accumulated amounts increased in a dose-dependent manner for both metals. The maximum accumulations (155.63 and 199.83 mg g–1 dry weight for Pb2+ and Cd2+, respectively) were recorded at the end of six days. The species can be considered a good accumulator of metals, with high bioconcentration factor values of 20 657 and 24 980 for Pb2+ and Cd2+, respectively. https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/1199Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803growthaccumulated amountbioconcentration factor |
| spellingShingle | KKIU Arunakumara Z Xuecheng X Song Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions Ciencias Marinas Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 growth accumulated amount bioconcentration factor |
| title | Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions |
| title_full | Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions |
| title_fullStr | Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions |
| title_short | Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions |
| title_sort | comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium synechocystis sp pcc 6803 under laboratory conditions |
| topic | Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 growth accumulated amount bioconcentration factor |
| url | https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/1199 |
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