Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE

Toxicity evaluation of wastewater, polluted sediment and water streams is a very crucial aspect of environmental pollution monitoring. In this work, a newly developed luminescent bacterial test using a tropical luminescent bacterium, Photobacterium sp. strain MIE was used to assess the toxicity of s...

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Main Authors: Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi, Kassim, Adibah, Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80742/
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author Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi
Kassim, Adibah
Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
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Kassim, Adibah
Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
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description Toxicity evaluation of wastewater, polluted sediment and water streams is a very crucial aspect of environmental pollution monitoring. In this work, a newly developed luminescent bacterial test using a tropical luminescent bacterium, Photobacterium sp. strain MIE was used to assess the toxicity of several heavy metals using a 15-min assay format. The assessment was carried out by exposing strain MIE to different concentrations of heavy metals ranging from 0.001 to 200 mg/L in a DTX microplate 96 wells. The toxicity result based on the inhibitory concentration (IC50) was Hg (0.053 mg/L) > Ag (0.12 mg/L) > Cu (0.85 mg/L) > Ni (12.32 mg/L) > Zn (18.72 mg/L) > Cr (26.02 mg/L). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering (AHC) analyses showed the sensitivity (IC50) of strain MIE to several toxic heavy metals are comparable to the commercial luminescent assay, Microtox™ as both clusters together making it a good choice for an alternative near-real-time monitoring of heavy metals. The sensitivity of strain MIE towards heavy metals was proven through field trial works on several heavy metal-polluted sites in Malaysia. Thus, it is a good candidate as an early detection system for heavy metals in aquatic bodies in tropical countries.
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spelling upm-807422021-01-23T21:05:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80742/ Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi Kassim, Adibah Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus Toxicity evaluation of wastewater, polluted sediment and water streams is a very crucial aspect of environmental pollution monitoring. In this work, a newly developed luminescent bacterial test using a tropical luminescent bacterium, Photobacterium sp. strain MIE was used to assess the toxicity of several heavy metals using a 15-min assay format. The assessment was carried out by exposing strain MIE to different concentrations of heavy metals ranging from 0.001 to 200 mg/L in a DTX microplate 96 wells. The toxicity result based on the inhibitory concentration (IC50) was Hg (0.053 mg/L) > Ag (0.12 mg/L) > Cu (0.85 mg/L) > Ni (12.32 mg/L) > Zn (18.72 mg/L) > Cr (26.02 mg/L). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering (AHC) analyses showed the sensitivity (IC50) of strain MIE to several toxic heavy metals are comparable to the commercial luminescent assay, Microtox™ as both clusters together making it a good choice for an alternative near-real-time monitoring of heavy metals. The sensitivity of strain MIE towards heavy metals was proven through field trial works on several heavy metal-polluted sites in Malaysia. Thus, it is a good candidate as an early detection system for heavy metals in aquatic bodies in tropical countries. Springer 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80742/1/TOXIC.pdf Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi and Kassim, Adibah and Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus (2019) Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 30 (3). pp. 358-601. ISSN 1720-0775 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12210-019-00809-5
spellingShingle Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi
Kassim, Adibah
Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE
title Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE
title_full Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE
title_fullStr Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE
title_short Assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on Photobacterium sp. strain MIE
title_sort assessment of heavy metal toxicity using a luminescent bacterial test based on photobacterium sp. strain mie
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80742/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80742/1/TOXIC.pdf