TY - DATA T1 - Activity of Desulfitobacterium sp. Strain Viet1 Demonstrates Bioavailability of 2,4-Dichlorophenol Previously Sequestered by the Aquatic Plant Lemna minor PY - 2006/01/15 AU - Jacqueline M. Tront AU - Benjamin K. Amos AU - Frank E. Löffler AU - F. Michael Saunders UR - https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Activity_of_i_Desulfitobacterium_i_sp_Strain_Viet1_Demonstrates_Bioavailability_of_2_4_Dichlorophenol_Previously_Sequestered_by_the_Aquatic_Plant_i_Lemna_minor_i_/3243955 DO - 10.1021/es0514545.s001 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/5078053 KW - contaminant KW - DCP KW - 3.8 μ mol KW - Aquatic Plant Lemna KW - chlorophenol KW - cell wall materials KW - CP KW - quantifiable end product KW - Strain Viet 1 Demonstrates Bioavailability KW - Desulfitobacterium sp KW - strain Viet 1 KW - strain Viet 1. N2 - Aquatic plants take up and sequester organic contaminants such as chlorophenols through incorporation in cell wall materials and storage in vacuoles. The ultimate fate of plant-sequestered chlorophenols, however, remains unclear. This research investigated 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) sequestration by the aquatic plant Lemna minor and evaluated contaminant release and bioavailability after plant death and cellular disruption. 14C-labeled 2,4-DCP was used to establish that contaminant removed from the aqueous phase was retained internal to L. minor. An assay with Desulfitobacterium sp. strain Viet1 was used to assess the readily bioavailable fraction of plant-sequestered 2,4-DCP and plant metabolites of 2,4-DCP. In plant-free systems, strain Viet1 dechlorinated 2,4-DCP to stoichiometric amounts of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) as a stable and quantifiable end product. Anaerobic microcosms containing inactivated L. minor, which had accumulated 3.8 μmol of 2,4-DCP equivalents/g of plant material (fresh weight) during a preceding aerobic exposure, were inoculated with strain Viet1. After 118 d of incubation with strain Viet1, 43.5% (±1.4%) of the contaminant was recovered as 4-CP, indicating a large portion of plant-sequestered 2,4-DCP was bioavailable for dechlorination by strain Viet1. In contrast, 4-CP formation was not observed in autoclaved microcosms, and only 26.1% (±1.0%) of plant-sequestered 2,4-DCP was recovered in the aqueous phase. These findings demonstrate contaminant cycling between plants and microorganisms, and emphasize that understanding the mechanisms and pathways of contaminant sequestration by plants is critical for predicting long-term contaminant fate. ER -