Intracellular bioaccumulation of the rare earth element Gadolinium in ciliate cells resulting in biogenic particle formation and excretion

J Kohl, M Schweikert, N Klaas, ML Lemloh - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Ciliates are abundant unicellular organisms capable of resisting high concentrations of
metal ions in the environment caused by various anthropogenic activities. Understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of arsenic in a sand filter coupled with zero valent iron

D Edward, P Karungamye, G Nelson, J Selemani… - HydroResearch, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) in wastewater has negative effects on the environment and human health,
hence As containing wastes must be handled properly. Given the accessibility of metallic …

Isolation and Identification of Arsenic-Resistant Extremophilic Bacteria from the Crater-Lake Volcano “El Chichon”, Mexico

CI Ovando-Ovando, RD Feregrino-Mondragón… - Current …, 2023 - Springer
The crater lake at “El Chichón” volcano is an extreme acid-thermal environment with high
concentrations of heavy metals. In this study, two bacterial strains with the ability to resist …

New mechanistic insights into soil ecological risk assessment of arsenite (III) and arsenate (V): Cellular and molecular toxicity responses in Eisenia fetida

T Wang, X Li, F He, H Wang, S Guo, Y Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a persistent bioaccumulation carcinogen that is most abundant in
soils in the form of arsenite-As (III) and arsenate-As (V). However, there is currently very little …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy and lipid droplets are a defense mechanism against toxic copper oxide nanotubes in the eukaryotic microbial model Tetrahymena thermophila

Á Morón, A Martín-González, S Díaz… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The widespread use of inorganic nanomaterials of anthropogenic origin has significantly
increased in the last decade, being now considered as emerging pollutants. This makes it …

Integrated morphological and transcriptome profiles reveal a highly-developed extrusome system associated to virulence in the notorious fish parasite …

H Yang, Z Wang, J Xiao, J Hu, X Tu, Z Gu - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is an obligate parasitic ciliate that causes severe economic
damage in aquaculture. The parasite contains numerous extrusive organelles (extrusomes) …

Ecotoxicity characterization assisted performance assessment of electro‐bioremediation reactors for nitrate and arsenite elimination

I Fekete‐Kertész, N Pous, V Feigl… - Biotechnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of combined reduction of nitrate (NO3−) to dinitrogen gas (N2) and
oxidation of arsenite (As [III]) to arsenate (As [V]) by a bioelectrochemical system was …

Cellular Response of Adapted and Non-Adapted Tetrahymena thermophila Strains to Europium Eu(III) Compounds

P Alonso, J Blas, F Amaro, P De Francisco… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The analysis of the toxicity of lanthanides, and among them europium, has
grown in recent years due to its multiple applications in different human technologies. In the …

[HTML][HTML] Construction of Tetrahymena strains with highly active arsenic methyltransferase genes for arsenic detoxification in aquatic environments

W Xiong, W Wei, M He, B Hu, J Men, J Tu… - … and Environmental Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomethylation is an effective means of arsenic detoxification by organisms living in aquatic
environments. Ciliated protozoa (including Tetrahymena species) play an important role in …

Reduction Removal of Cr (VI) Using Oxalic Acid With MOF‐525 (Fe) as Catalyst: Performance and Mechanism

Y Kong, H Xu, W Hu, B Huang, R Wang… - Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) has attracted great considerations due to their
high toxicity, teratogenicity, and carcinogenicity. In this study, four Zr‐MOFs were …