Genome analysis of Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 suggests multicopper oxidases catalyze manganese oxidation required for cylindrospermopsin transformation [original]

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Genome analysis of Pseudomonas sp.

OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 suggests

multicopper oxidases catalyze manganese

oxidation required for cylindrospermopsin

transformation

Erika Berenice Martínez-Ruiz

, Myriel Cooper

, Jimena Barrero-Canosa

, Mindia A. S. Haryono

, Irina Bessarab

Rohan B. H. Williams

and Ulrich Szewzyk

Abstract

Background: Cylindrospermopsin is a highly persistent cyanobacterial secondary metabolite toxic to humans and

other living organisms. Strain OF001 and A210 are manganese-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) able to transform

cylindrospermopsin during the oxidation of Mn

. So far, the enzymes involved in manganese oxidation in strain

OF001 and A210 are unknown. Therefore, we analyze the genomes of two cylindrospermopsin-transforming MOB,

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210, to identify enzymes that could catalyze the oxidation of Mn

.We

also investigated specific metabolic features related to pollutant degradation and explored the metabolic potential

of these two MOB with respect to the role they may play in biotechnological applications and/or in the

environment.

Results: Strain OF001 encodes two multicopper oxidases and one haem peroxidase potentially involved in Mn

oxidation, with a high similarity to manganese-oxidizing enzymes described for Pseudomonas putida GB-1 (80, 83

and 42% respectively). Strain A210 encodes one multicopper oxidase potentially involved in Mn

oxidation, with a

high similarity (59%) to the manganese-oxidizing multicopper oxidase in Leptothrix discophora SS-1. Strain OF001

and A210 have genes that might confer them the ability to remove aromatic compounds via the catechol meta-

and ortho-cleavage pathway, respectively. Based on the genomic content, both strains may grow over a wide

range of O

concentrations, including microaerophilic conditions, fix nitrogen, and reduce nitrate and sulfate in an

assimilatory fashion. Moreover, the strain A210 encodes genes which may convey the ability to reduce nitrate in a

dissimilatory manner, and fix carbon via the Calvin cycle. Both MOB encode CRISPR-Cas systems, several predicted

genomic islands, and phage proteins, which likely contribute to their genome plasticity.

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* Correspondence: [email protected]-berlin.de;

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Chair of Environmental Microbiology, Technische Universität Berlin, Institute

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Conclusions: The genomes of Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 encode sequences with high

similarity to already described MCOs which may catalyze manganese oxidation required for cylindrospermopsin

transformation. Furthermore, the analysis of the general metabolism of two MOB strains may contribute to a better

understanding of the niches of cylindrospermopsin-removing MOB in natural habitats and their implementation in

biotechnological applications to treat water.

Keywords: Metabolic potential, Manganese-oxidizing bacteria, Biotransformation, Cyanotoxins

Background

Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a secondary metabolite

produced by several cyanobacteria, toxic for humans and

other living organisms [1]. The two bacterial strains

OF001 and A210 transform the cyanotoxin CYN during

the oxidation of Mn

[2,3]. Strain OF001 belongs to

the gammaproteobacteria and was isolated from the ef-

fluent of an experimental fixed-bed biofilm reactor

established for the removal of recalcitrant substances

from wastewater. Strain A210 belongs to the betaproteo-

bacteria and was isolated from an iron manganese-

depositing biofilm in a freshwater pond in the Lower

Oder Valley National Park, Germany.

The removal of CYN by both strains required the ac-

tive oxidation of MnCO

whereas no or low CYN re-

moval was observed with MnSO

or in setups without

manganese. Sterile biogenic oxides formed by the strains

did not show any influence on CYN removal, highlight-

ing the importance of the active manganese oxidation.

Both strains are able to remove 100% of CYN at the

highest rates reported for biological CYN removal so far

[2,3]. Furthermore, analysis of CYN transformation

products revealed that the same seven transformation

products were formed by both strains corroborating the

important role of manganese oxidation. However, strain

OF001 and A210 showed important differences. Pseudo-

monas sp. strain OF001 degraded CYN within 3 days.

Whereas strain A210 degraded CYN within 14 to 28

days when cultivated under the same conditions. More-

over, strain OF001 required yeast extract as additional

carbon source for the removal of CYN. In contrast,

strain A210 was able to transform CYN in mineral

media [2].

So far, little is known about biological CYN removal

[2–6]. Even though several bacterial strains have been

reported to remove CYN, to date, no enzymes or defined

metabolic pathway for the transformation of CYN have

been identified [7,8]. Moreover, for biological CYN re-

moval, no transformation products have been identified

except for CYN transformed by MOB [3].

MOB are present in terrestrial [9], marine and fresh-

water environments [10–13], but they also occur in

drinking water systems and reactors aiming at the re-

moval of manganese and other pollutants [13–16]. MOB

belong to diverse phylogenetic lineages with a broad

physiological diversity (e.g. autotrophs and mixotrophs)

[10,17,18]. Through the oxidation of Mn

, MOB form

water-insoluble biogenic manganese oxides, which are

one of the strongest natural oxidants [17,19]. Biogenic

manganese oxides often interact with other compounds

and thus play an important role in the biogeochemical

cycle of manganese and other elements [17,18,20,21].

The physiological role of manganese oxidation is

not fully understood. Manganese oxidation was pro-

posed to provide energy to support the growth of

bacteria. However, no conclusive results were shown

[22]. Other proposed functions are the protection

against the toxicity of organic compounds, and react-

ive oxygen species [23,24], the breakdown of organic

matter into utilizable substrates [25,26], and the use

as a carbon reservoir [27]. Nevertheless, the precise

physiological role of manganese oxidation remains un-

known [18]. Different manganese oxidation mecha-

nisms have been described including non-enzymatic

pathways based on a pH increase, the oxidation

through superoxide production, or an anaerobically

photo-driven reaction; and enzymatic reactions gener-

ally associated to the activity of multicopper oxidases

(MCO) and haem peroxidases [11,18,28].

Besides CYN, MOB transform different organic and

inorganic pollutants, including diclofenac, benzotri-

azole, 17 α-ethinylestradiol, bisphenol A, As(III), and

Sb(III) [2,3,29–34]. The mechanism of pollutant trans-

formation was proposed to be based on unspecific oxi-

dation by reactive manganese Mn

/Mn

species that

are formed through the oxidation of Mn

[29]. For

CYN transformation, a similar mechanism was assumed

based on the requirement of active Mn

oxidation for

efficient CYN removal and the formation of the same

transformation products among all tested MOB, includ-

ing strain OF001 and A210 [3]. Thus, it is suggested

that MOB act as suppliers of biogenic oxides that indir-

ect oxidize the pollutants. However, the intrinsic cap-

acity of MOB to remove organic compounds has not

been deeply investigated [18].

The whole genome sequences of some MOB have

been analysed previously to gain a better insight into the

mechanism of manganese oxidation [35,36]. However,

so far, no reported pollutant-removing MOB strains

were analyzed on a genomic level. Besides, for strain

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OF001 and A210, information about the metabolic po-

tential, including also about genes potentially involved

in manganese oxidation, was missing. The genomic

analysis of strain OF001 and strain A210 might allow

to identify enzymes potentially involved in the oxida-

tion of manganese based on the comparison with

manganese oxidizing enzymes reported to date. Fur-

thermore, metabolic differences between the two

MOB strains became evident during cultivation exper-

iments in presence of CYN [2], and further dissimilar-

ities could be assumed. Such metabolic differences

could be relevant for the application of the strains for

the removal of pollutants from water in technical sys-

tems including but not limited to wastewater or

drinking water treatment plants, and for the under-

standing of the niche they may occupy in natural

environments.

Therefore, in this study, we analysed the draft ge-

nomes of the MOB strains OF001 and A210, both of

which are able to transform CYN during oxidation of

MnCO

. We aim to provide further insight into i) man-

ganese oxidation mechanism, ii) other metabolic path-

ways relevant for pollutant removal, iii) energy

harvesting processes such as respiration, iv) their meta-

bolic potential in comparison with their closest de-

scribed phylogenetic relatives, and v) genome plasticity

related to horizontal gene transfer mechanisms.

Results and discussion

General genome features

Genome quality estimation determined with CheckM

showed that both genomes are of high quality (> 90%

completeness and < 5% contamination). Genomes of

strains OF001 and A210 have a completeness of 99.59

and 99.38%, respectively, with a contamination level of

2.12 and 0.35%.

The genome sequence of strain OF001 contains 4,476,

686 bp in 65 contigs with a N50 contig length of 147,

742 bp, and a GC content of 68.01%. The genome of

strain OF001 encodes 4845 genes of which 4720 are pro-

tein coding sequences (CDS). Furthermore, one 16S, one

23S, and six 5S rRNA genes were identified in the gen-

ome of OF001, as well as, sixty-seven tRNA genes that

enable recognition of codons for all 20 amino acids.

The genome sequence of strain A210 contains 5,371,

534 bp in 72 contigs with a N50 contig length of 327,

374 bp, and a GC content of 69.54%. The genome of

strain A210 encodes 5184 genes from which 5112 are

CDS. In addition, one 5S–23S-16S rRNA operon, and 52

tRNA genes were identified in the genome of strain

A210. Genome quality estimation and general genomic

features are summarized in Table 1.

Genome Taxonomy Database tool kit (GTDB-tk) was

used to classify the bacterial genomes. GTDB-tk analysis

classified strain OF001 as a member of the

Table 1 Genomic features of strains OF001 and A210

OF001 A210

N50 147,742 327,374

Number of contigs 65 72

CheckM completeness 99.59% 99.38%

CheckM contamination 2.12% 0.35%

Complete genome size (bp) 4,476,686 5,371,534

Undetermined bases 6400 7100

% GC 68.01 69.54

% Protein coding density 90.64 93.09

Pseudogene 6 2

CDS 4720 5112

Genes assigned to:

COG 3436 (72.70%) 3798 (74.27%)

KEGG 2490 (52.7%) 2632 (51.5%)

Hypothetical proteins / unknown function 1327 (28.08%) 1492 (29.17%)

Fragment CDS 6 2

tRNA 67 52

rRNA 8 3

misc_RNA 43 14

tmRNA 1 1

CDS Coding sequences, COG Cluster of Orthologous Groups, KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, tRNA transfer RNA, rRNA Ribosomal RNA, misc_RNA

Miscellaneous RNA, tmRNA Transfer-messenger RNA

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Pseudomonas_K group. According to the GTDB (May,

2020) P. oryzae,P. sagittaria,P. linyingensis, and P.

guangdongensis belong to the Pseudomonas_K group.

The genus status of the strain OF001 in the Pseudo-

monas_ K group was supported by the genetic related-

ness determined by whole-genome analysis and 16S

rRNA phylogeny (Additional file 1: Fig. S1).

To determine the species affiliation of Pseudomonas

sp. OF001 average nucleotide identity (ANI), and tetra-

nucleotide frequencies (TETRA) analysis were done. The

analysis revealed highest similarity between strain OF001

and P. oryzae KCTC 32247 with an ANI based on

BLAST (ANIb) value of 89.06%, an ANI based on

MUMmer (ANIm) value of 90.98%, and a TETRA value

of 0.998 (Fig. 1a). Organisms with an ANI value above

95%, and a TETRA value above 0.99 are suggested to de-

lineate the same species level [38–40]. TETRA values

should be in agreement with ANI values to support the

species assignation [39]. TETRA values of strain OF001

and the organisms of the Pseudomonas_K group were

higher than 0.99, but ANI values were below the species

limit. Together, the data suggest strain OF001 is a po-

tential new species of the Pseudomonas_K group.

GTDB-tk analysis classified strain A210 as a member

of the Rubrivivax genus. According to the GTDB data-

base this genus belongs to the order Burkholderiales and

has so far only three described species: R. benzoatilyti-

cus,R. gelatinosus, and R. albus [41–43].

Based on the phylogenetic analysis using the whole

16S rRNA gene sequence (Additional file 1: Fig. S2a),

strain A210 could not be classified at genus level. Organ-

isms with high similarity to the 16S rRNA gene se-

quence of strain A210 were mainly bacteria of the

genera incertae sedis from the Comamonadaceae family

(Aquabacterium, Ideonella, Leptothrix, Roseateles, Rubri-

vivax, Sphaerotilus). However, phylogenomic analysis of

strain A210 done with TYGS platform affiliated A210

with organisms of the genus Rubrivivax (Additional file

1: Fig. S2b), supporting the results obtained with the

GTDB-tk.

ANI, and TETRA analysis were done with the genome

of A210 to analyze species affiliation. The analysis

showed the highest similarity of Rubrivivax sp. A210

with R. benzoatilyticus JA2 with an ANIb value of

76.69%, an ANIm value of 84.45%, and a TETRA value

of 0.913 (Fig. 1b). Thus suggesting, strain A210 is a po-

tential new species of the genus Rubrivivax.

Pan and core genome

The pan-genome of the Pseudomonas_K group genomes

comprised 20,296 genes belonging to 6805 Microscope

gene Families (MICFAM) [44,45]. The core-genome

comprised 11,985 genes that correspond to 1957 MICF

AM, and the variable-genome contained 8311 corre-

sponding to 4848 MICFAM. The Pseudomonas sp.

OF001 genome contains 1091 strain-specific genes from

1052 MICFAM that correspond to 24.08% strain-specific

coding sequences. With this, strain OF001 contains the

highest number of CDS from the Pseudomonas_K group

genomes analyzed (Additional file 1: Fig. S3a). Among

the strain-specific genes in OF001, we found genes re-

lated to mercury resistance, transport, and foreign DNA

(see also section 2.5 Elements potentially acquired by

horizontal gene transfer).

Pan- and core-genome size evolutions were estimated

with the four available genomes of the Pseudomonas_K

group and the genome of strain OF001. The curve of the

pan-genome of strain OF001 and Pseudomonas_K group

did not reach the plateau, suggesting that the pan-

genome of Pseudomonas_K group is open and the se-

quences of other genomes from this group might in-

crease the gene pool of novel genes (Additional file 1:

Fig. S4a). The plateau of the core-genome is reached

Fig. 1 Heatmap representing the degree of similarity of the MOB genomes. aPseudomonas sp. OF001, and bRubrivivax sp. A210. Heatmaps were

derived from the average nucleotide identity (ANI) matrix based on BLAST (ANIb). Dendrogram directly reflects the degree of identity between

genomes. ANIm: ANI based on MUMmer; TETRA: correlation indexes of the tetra-nucleotide frequencies; DDH d

: DDH calculated with the

formula d

, which is the non-logarithmic version of formula d

(used for the Fig. S1and S2). Formula d

is highly recommended when using draft

genomes to assure confident results [37]

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with the five genomes selected and is composed of ap-

proximately 2000 MICFAM (Additional file 1: Fig. S4b).

The pan-genome of Rubrivivax genomes comprised

23,140 genes belonging to 9974 MICFAM. The core-

genome comprises 10,154 genes that correspond to 1629

MICFAM, and the variable-genome contains 12,986

genes corresponding to 8345 MICFAM. The Rubrivivax

sp. A210 genome contains 2123 strain-specific genes

from 2035 MICFAM that correspond to 42.98% strain-

specific coding sequences (Additional file 1: Fig. S3b).

Among the strain-specific genes in A210, we found

genes related to transport like ABC transporters, and cy-

tochromes (see also section 2.4.3 Aerobic respiration).

Pan- and core-genome size evolutions were estimated

according to the genomes selected for the A210 analysis

(Additional file 1: Fig. S4c-d). The core-genome plateau

is apparently reached with the analyzed genomes and is

composed of approximately 1600 MICFAM.

Genes potentially involved in manganese oxidation

In Pseudomonas sp. OF001, we detected three different

homologues of manganese-oxidizing multicopper oxi-

dases (MO-mco’s) (OF001_u20185, OF001_u60094, and

OF001_u90046). Gene name, accession number, locus

tag in the evaluated genomes, E-value, and percent simi-

larity of amino acid alignments are shown in Additional

file 1: Table S1. All three MO-mco’s homologues of

strain OF001 belong to the homologous cupredoxin

superfamily (IPR008972), according to the InterPro-

based analysis. The amino acid sequences encoded by

OF001_u20185 and OF001_u60094 exhibit the four

characteristic motifs found in multicopper oxidases, in

the same order and in a similar position as observed in

McoA and MnxG from P. putida GB-1 (Fig. 2a, b). In

addition, MO-mco’s homologues OF001_u20185 and

OF001_u60094, showed the highest similarity to the

oxidases mnxG (80%) and mcoA (83%) from P.

putida GB-1 [47], whereas OF001_u90046 showed the

highest similarity to moxA (51%) from Pedomicrobium

sp. ACM 3067 [48]. According to the InterPro-based

analysis, all three MO-mco’s contain non-cytoplasmic

domain regions of membrane-bound proteins that cover

more than 94% of the whole protein sequence. These re-

gions are predicted to be outside the membrane in the

extracellular region. Moreover, OF001_u90046 and

OF001_u60094 contain transmembrane helixes. The

presence of non-cytoplasmic and transmembrane do-

mains suggests that these enzymes are loosely bound to

the outer membrane, which is in agreement with the

localization of MO-mco’s in other MOB [47,49,50].

Functional domains of the proteins and the ontology

classification are shown in Additional file 1: Table S2.

OF001_u60094 in Pseudomonas sp. OF001 is located

in a predicted operon similar to mnxG in P. putida GB-

1[51]. The operon is composed out of five additional

genes with high similarity to those located in the mnxG

operon of P. putida GB-1, (63–76% according to blastp

analysis, Fig. 2c). Expression of the MO-mco’sinP.

Fig. 2 Genetic organization of regulatory system and MO-mco’sinP. putida GB-1 and Pseudomonas sp. OF001. aMcoA protein of strain GB-1,

and the putative homolog found in strain OF001, bMnxG protein of strain GB-1, and the putative homolog found in strain OF001, cpredicted

operon organization in which mnxG (MO-mco) is found in strain GB-1, and putative homologues found in a predicted operon in strain OF001,

and dregulatory system for Mn

oxidation of strain GB-1, and putative homologues found in strain OF001. Capital letters (A-D) in a), and b)

represent the multicopper oxidase motifs [46]. mnxR: response regulator; mnxS1 and mnxS2: sensor histidine kinases; ABC: ABC transporter;

lactonase f.: beta-propeller fold lactonase family protein; mnxG: MO-mco, SCO f. SCO family protein; SurA: SurA N-terminal domain-containing

protein, McoA: MO-mco, MnxG: MO-mco

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putida GB-1 is regulated by a two-component pathway,

mnxS1/mnxS2/mnxR [51]. In the genome of strain

OF001, we found putative homologues to the mnxS2

histidine kinase, and to the mnxR regulator, arranged in

a similar operon structure as in P. putida GB-1 (Fig. 2d)

[51]. Our results suggest that the regulation of the MO-

mco’s of strain OF001 follows a similar regulation to the

one observed in P. putida GB-1.

Furthermore, two homologues of manganese-oxidizing

haem peroxidases (MO-hpox’s) (OF001_u100035, and

OF001_u220048) were identified in strain OF001. The

putative MO-hpox homologue OF001_u100035 showed

the highest similarity with the Mn

oxidase mopA of P.

putida GB-1 (42%). Together with the MO-hpox of A.

manganoxydans SI85-9A1, they belong to the haem per-

oxidase superfamily (IPR010255). The MO-hpox

homologue OF001_ u220048, showed highest similarity

to mopA of Erythrobacter sp. SD-21 (38%) and neither

of the two belong to the haem peroxidase superfamily

(Additional file 1: Table S2). No cytoplasmic or non-

cytoplasmic domains could be identified for the putative

MO-hpox’s homologues of strain OF001. Therefore, we

evaluated the probable subcellular localization with Loc-

Tree3 [52]. According to this analysis, both putative

MO-hpox’s of OF001 are likely secreted to the media

(accuracy percentage 88%), similar as previously de-

scribed for several MO-hpox’s of other MOB [47–50,53,

54].

In the genome of Rubrivivax sp. A210, five MO-mco’s

homologues were identified (RA210_u420004, RA210_

u30250, RA210_u110082, RA210_u10102, and RA210_

u100111) (Additional file 1: Table S1). Two MO-hpox’s

homologues (RA210_u10091, and RA210_u140033) were

identified, but were discarded for further analysis due to

very low coverage of the query sequences (Additional file

1: Table S1).

All MO-mco’s homologues of strain A210 belong to

the homologous cupredoxin superfamily (IPR008972),

according to the InterPro-based analysis. They contain

non-cytoplasmic domains which cover more than 84% of

the whole protein sequence, and possess either a trans-

membrane domain or a transmembrane helix, except for

RA210_ u420004. This suggests that these enzymes are

loosely bound to the outer membranes, similar as previ-

ously reported for other MO-mco’s[47,49,50]. RA210_

u30250 shows highest similarity (59%) to the mofA gene

of L. discophora SS-1 [49]. In addition, the amino acid

sequence of RA210_u30250 encodes the four character-

istic motifs found in multicopper oxidases in the same

order and in a similar position than those found in

MofA from L. discophora SS-1 (Fig. 3a). In addition, it is

located in a predicted operon similar to mofA in L. dis-

cophora SS-1 (Fig. 3b). The mof operon in L. discophora

SS-1 is composed out of mofA,mofB and mofC [55]. The

putative mof operon in strain A210 encodes five genes,

including the putative mofA homologue, and two genes

with high similarity to mofB (68%) and mofC (60%), to-

gether with a putative metallochaperon, and an exported

protein of unknown function (RA210_u30246 –RA210_

u30250).

In spite of the low homology between MO-mco’s from

different organisms, we attempted to gain further evi-

dence for the Mn

oxidation activity of the suggested

multicopper oxidases by using a phylogenetic approach.

For this purpose, a phylogenetic tree was constructed

with sequences of MO-mco and non-MO-mco retrieved

form the NCBI database excluding the newly identified

putative MO-mco homologues (Additional file 1: Table

S3), to discard the possibility that the new sequences

were the main factor driving the topology of the tree

(Additional file 1: Fig. S5). Subsequently, the putative

MO-mco homologues of the strains OF001 and A210

were added. Phylogenetic analysis revealed one cluster of

all MO-mco sequences and one cluster of non-MO-mco

(Fig. 4). The only identified outlier was moxA from Ped-

omicrobium sp. ACM 3067, a reported MO-mco, affili-

ated with the non-MO-mco. Possibly, this is due to an

uncertain assignation as suggested previously by

Fig. 3 Genetic organization of the MO-mco in L. discophora SS-1 and Rubrivivax sp. A210. aMofA protein of strain SS-1, and the putative

homolog found in strain A210, and bpredicted operon organization in which mofA (MO-mco) is found in strain SS-1, and the putative

homologues found in a predicted operon in strain A210. Capital letters (A-D) in a) represent the multicopper oxidase motifs [46]. mofA: MO-mco;

mofB: macrophage infectivity potentiator (mip); mofC: Cytochrome c domain-containing protein. Note that in athe operon in strain SS-1 is

represented based on the total length of the operon because the genome has not been sequenced. Capital letters in bare the other two

proteins predicted within the operon of strain A210, D: copper metallochaperone, and E: protein of unknown function

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Anderson et al. (2009). In contrast to OF001_u20185,

OF001_u60094, and RA210_u30250, the proteins

encoded by OF001_u90046, and RA210_u100111 did

not cluster with the MO-mco (Fig. 4). This result sug-

gests that the two annotated multicopper oxidases

OF0011_u90046 and RA210_u100111 in Pseudomonas

sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210, respectively, do not

possess the Mn

oxidation activity. Collectively, the

data suggest that the best candidates for Mn

oxidation

are MO-mco OF001_u20185, OF001_u60094, and MO-

hpox OF001_u100035 in strain OF001 and MO-mco

RA210_u30250 in strain A210.

Our results indicate that both MOB strains, OF001

and A210, oxidize manganese through enzyme-mediated

mechanisms. In spite of the evidences found based on

the genomic analysis, further experiments are required

to determine which enzymes are involved in the oxida-

tion of Mn

in Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax

sp. A210.

General metabolism

Organic carbon metabolism

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 pos-

sess all genes necessary for commonly found central

carbohydrate metabolism in aerobic organism including

glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas), gluconeogenesis,

tricarboxylic acid cycle (Krebs cycle), and the non-

oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway, to

support basic growth. In both MOB, genes involved in

the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway

were incomplete which is in accordance with its absence

in many aerobic and thermophilic organisms [56].

fixation

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 possesses several genes encod-

ing enzymes related to CO

fixation via the Calvin cycle,

however the key enzyme D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate

carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is missing (Additional

file 1: Table S4). This is in accordance with our previous

study which demonstrated the growth of strain OF001

only in presence of an organic carbon source [2].

In contrast, Rubrivivax sp. A210 has the complete rep-

ertoire of genes required for CO

fixation via the Calvin

cycle, including the RuBisCO, which is supported by

previous studies of our group showing that A210 was

able to grow in mineral media [2]. The cbb operon in

strain A210 has all genes predicted to be encoded to-

gether with the RuBisCO small (cbxSP) and large (cbbL)

subunits (gpx,cbbYP, prkB, fbp, cbxXC). The presence of

genes coding for enzymes of the Calvin cycle in strain

A210 is in accordance with their detection in the three

described species of the Rubrivivax genus R. albus [42],

R. gelatinosus [43] and R. benzoatilyticus [41].

Aerobic respiration

All genes for oxidative phosphorylation and aerobic res-

piration were present in Pseudomonas sp. OF001.

Among them, twenty genes annotated as cytochromes,

including 14 c-type, 5 b-type, and 1 d-type cytochromes

were found (Additional file 1: Table S5). Also, several

predicted terminal oxidases are present including cyto-

chrome bd-type quinol oxidase, cytochrome coxidases,

and cbb

-type cytochrome coxidases.

cbb

-type cytochrome coxidases in the genome of

strain OF001 are predicted to be organized in two

Fig. 4 Maximum Likelihood phylogenetic tree based on multicopper oxidase sequences with and without reported Mn

oxidation activity.

Numbers in the branches represent bootstrap values. Scale bar represents sequence divergence

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operons, one operon containing cbbP and cbbQON

genes, similar as reported for other bacteria [57–60], and

one operon containing a copy of cbbPO and a gene of

unknown function. Next to the cbbPQON operon, a pre-

dicted operon with three (ccoSIG) genes encoding the

enzymes responsible of the assembly of cbb

-type cyto-

chrome coxidases was observed [61]. The ccoH assem-

bly factor for the cbb

-type cytochrome oxidase is

missing in strain OF001, suggesting that it follows a

ccoH-independent assembly mechanism, similar as de-

scribed for H. pylori, and R. gelatinosus (Durand et al.

2018).

Likewise, all genes for oxidative phosphorylation and

aerobic respiration were found in Rubrivivax sp. A210.

Thirty-nine genes were annotated as cytochromes, in-

cluding thirty c-type, and nine b-type cytochromes. Pre-

dicted terminal oxidases are present, including

cytochrome coxidases and cbb

-type cytochrome coxi-

dases (Additional file 1: Table S5). cbb3-type cytochrome

coxidases and the enzymes responsible of their assembly

in the genome of strain A210 are predicted to be orga-

nized in a single operon ccoISNOQPG. Similar as for

OF001, the ccoH assembly factor for the cbb

-type cyto-

chrome oxidase is missing in strain A210, which suggest

that it also follows a ccoH-independent assembly mech-

anism likewise to strain OF001.

The presence of diverse cytochrome oxidases, with

high O

affinity, rather than only cytochrome coxidases,

indicate the potential of strain OF001 and A210 to grow

under a wide range of O

concentrations.

Nitrogen metabolism

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 possesses genes predicted to

participate in ammonium uptake, including specific

transporters like amtB and genes involved in the regula-

tion of the process such as glnA,glnL, and glnK [62–67].

The genes are predicted to be arranged within different

operons, with glnA as a single regulated gene, located

immediately downstream from the operon encoding

glnG and glnL (Additional file 1: Table S4).

In addition, the genome of Pseudomonas sp. OF001

encodes the genes nifDKH, implicated in nitrogen fix-

ation. Nitrogenase genes in strain OF001 are not pre-

dicted to form an operon, but cluster together in the

genome. The detection of the nifDKH genes is in ac-

cordance with their detection in the genomes of the two

taxonomically closest organisms to OF001, P. linyingen-

sis [68] and P. sagittaria [69].

Furthermore, strain OF001 encodes genes related with

assimilatory nitrate reduction, including nitrate trans-

port, the ammonium-forming nitrite reductase small

subunit nasD, and the nitrate reductase nasA [70–73].

Strain OF001 also possesses two nitrite reductases, one

in a predicted operon together with the nitrate reductase

nasA, and the other as an independent regulated gene

(Additional file 1: Table S4). Genes involved in dissimila-

tory nitrate reduction were missing. This is in agreement

with the absence of genes involved in dissimilatory ni-

trate reduction in the closest related Pseudomonas_K

group.

Similar to strain OF001, the genome of Rubrivivax sp.

A210 encodes genes predicted to participate in ammo-

nium uptake in five predicted operons, including specific

transporters like amtB and genes involved in the regula-

tion of the process such as glnA,glnL, and glnK [62–67]

(Additional file 1: Table S4). However, in contrast to

strain OF001, the glnB gene is encoded in the genome of

strain A210. GlnB is a PII signal transcription protein,

homologue to GlnK [74]. Both are key for the metabolic

regulation of ammonium uptake. The presence of the

glnK and glnB genes in Rubrivivax sp. A210 suggests

that ammonium uptake in strain A210 follows a similar

regulation as described for Escherichia coli [64,75].

GlnB found in Proteobacteria is commonly associated

with glutamine synthetase genes [76], and likewise, the

glnB gene of strain A210 is located in an operon struc-

ture next to the glutamine synthetase nadE.

The genes nifDKH, implicated in nitrogen fixation, are

encoded in the genome of Rubrivivax sp. A210 similarly

as observed for all three known Rubrivivax species [41–

43]. The nifDKH genes are located in a predicted operon

structure together with a putative ferredoxin and a con-

served protein of unknown function. Ferredoxin may

mediate nitrogenase activity when ammonium is avail-

able for uptake [77–80].

Moreover, strain A210 encodes genes related with as-

similatory nitrate reduction, including nitrate transport,

the ammonium-forming nitrite reductase small subunit

nirB, and the nitrate reductase nasA [70–73].

In contrast to strain OF001, in the genome of strain

A210 genes related with dissimilatory nitrate reduction

were detected, including nitrate reductase narGHI, and

nitrite reductase nirBD. Noteworthy, in the three de-

scribed species of the Rubrivivax genus [41–43],genes

coding for enzymes related to dissimilatory nitrate re-

duction were not detected.The enzymes related with the

dissimilatory and assimilatory nitrate reduction are orga-

nized in two predicted operons.

The genomic data indicate that both MOB strains have

the ability to assimilate ammonium. In addition, it seems

likely that OF001 can use nitrate in an assimilatory but

not dissimilatory pathway. In contrary, the genomic data

suggest that Rubrivivax sp. A210 has not only the gen-

omic potential to assimilate nitrate, but also to perform

anaerobic respiration using nitrate as final electron ac-

ceptor. This characteristic may confer a higher flexibility

to strain A210, compared to OF001, to adapt to chan-

ging conditions in technical and natural environments.

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Sulfur metabolism

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 harbours all genes required for

assimilatory sulfate reduction, which are organised in

several predicted operons, and some as single regulated

genes (Additional file 1: Table S4). Strain OF001 also

possesses different sulfate transporters including ABC

type UWA [81], the proton: sulfate symporter or puta-

tive sulfate: bicarbonate antiporter SulP [82,83], and the

high affinity sulfate transporter CysZ, essential for sul-

fate uptake at low concentrations [84,85]. No genes re-

quired for dissimilatory sulfate reduction were detected

in the genome of strain OF001.

Rubrivivax sp. A210 harbours several genes required

for assimilatory sulfate reduction, organised in three pre-

dicted operons (Additional file 1: Table S4). However,

A210 lacks the adenylyl sulfate kinase cysC, responsible

of the transformation of adenosine 5′-phosphosulfate

(APS) to 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphosulfate

(PAPS), which is an essential step in the assimilatory sul-

fate reduction [86]. Nevertheless, other organisms like P.

aeruginosa,Sinorhizobium meliloti, and Burkholderia

cenocepacia lacking cysC, reduce APS via the phosphoa-

denosine phosphosulfate reductase cysH to sulphite [87–

89]. Strain A210 also possesses different sulfate trans-

porters like ABC type UWA [81]. Similar to strain

OF001 and other Rubrivivax species, not all genes in-

volved in dissimilatory sulfate reduction were identified

in strain A210.

Iron metabolism

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 possess genes predicted to par-

ticipate in the transport and storage of iron, including

ferrous and ferric iron transporters and bacterioferritin

[90] (Additional file 1: Table S4). Strain OF001 also pos-

sesses different genes related to heme uptake, such as

heme-binding protein and periplasmic heme chaperone

[91]. AntiSmash analysis could not detect gene clusters

related to siderophores synthesis in strain OF001 gen-

ome. Nonetheless, the search with blastp revealed the

presence of thirty-one genes related to the synthesis and

transport of siderophores. Twenty-one out of the thirty-

one genes detected in the genome of strain OF001, cor-

respond to siderophores transport (Additional file 1:

Table S4).

Similar to strain OF001, the genome of Rubrivivax sp.

A210 encodes genes predicted to participate in the

transport and storage of iron, such as ferric iron trans-

porters and bacterioferritin [90] (Additional file 1: Table

S4). Strain A210 also possesses different genes related to

heme uptake, such as heme-binding protein and peri-

plasmic heme chaperone [91]. AntiSmash could not de-

tect gene clusters related to siderophores synthesis in

strain A210 genome. However, the search with blastp re-

vealed the presence of thirty-six genes related to the

synthesis and transport of siderophores. Twenty-two out

of the thirty-six genes detected in A210 genome, corres-

pond to siderophores transport (Additional file 1: Table

S4).

Cell motility and biofilm formation

Proteins for motility, including genes related to chemo-

taxis, and flagellar proteins were present in the genome

of Pseudomonas sp. OF001 (Additional file 1: Table S6).

Genes encoding flagellar proteins in strain OF001 belong

to the flg, and fli family, which are part of the core set of

flagellar genes [92]. Among the genes related to the cen-

tral signal transduction pathway for chemotaxis, we

found cheAWYBR genes, and the transmembrane che-

moreceptors, methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins

(MCPs) in the genome of strain OF001. This is in agree-

ment with the description of the closest relatives of

strain OF001, P. oryzae,P. sagittaria,P. guangdongensis,

and P. linyingensis, as motile bacteria [68,69,93,94].

Sixty-four genes associated with biofilm formation were

found in the genome of Pseudomonas sp. OF001, includ-

ing siaD,bifA, and fleQ (Additional file 1: Table S6).

In the genome of Rubrivivax sp. A210 genes required

for motility were present, including genes related to

chemotaxis, and genes encoding flagellar proteins (Add-

itional file 1: Table S6). Similar as in strain OF001, in

strain A210 found genes encoding flagellar proteins be-

long to the flg, and fli family. Strain A210 possesses

cheAWYBR genes, and the transmembrane chemorecep-

tors MCPs, which are related to the central signal trans-

duction pathway for chemotaxis. The taxonomically

closest bacteria to strain A210, R. gelatinosus, and R.

benzoatilyticus, are also motile bacteria [41,43]. How-

ever, despite the presence of motility-related genes in R.

albus, the absence of motility was experimentally evi-

denced [42]. Therefore, further experiments are required

to verify motility of strain A210. One hundred twenty

one genes associated with biofilm formation were found

in the genome of Rubrivivax sp. A210, including sadC,

pilI, and pslH. (Additional file 1: Table S6).

As discussed above, both strains contain genes that en-

code proteins involve in biofilm formation, which is in

agreement with the isolation of both MOB from bio-

films. Moreover, both strains form biofilm in pure

culture.

Organic compound degradation

Genes for the aerobic degradation of aromatic com-

pounds via the catechol meta-cleavage pathway, and for

the specific degradation of benzoate, phenol, and ben-

zene, including phenol/toluene 2-monooxygenases

(NADH), benzoate/toluate 1,2-dioxygenases, and cat-

echol 2,3-dioxygenases, were detected in Pseudomonas

sp. OF001 (Additional file 1: Table S7). In addition,

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strain OF001 may have the potential to transform other

compounds like 2-, 3- and 4-fluorobenzoate, toluene,

steroids, citalopram, trinitrotoluene, p-methylbenzoate,

trans-cinnamate, phenylpropanoate, and 4-

hydroxyphenylacetate. This is in accordance with the

ability of several Pseudomonas spp. to transform diverse

organic pollutants such as benzoate, toluene, phenol,

and poly- chlorobiphenyls (PCBs) [95].

Because strain OF001 is able to degrade the cyano-

toxin CYN we were also interested in the potential of

the strains to degrade other cyanobacterial toxins. How-

ever, specific enzymes for the degradation of cyanotoxins

are described only for microcystin, the most studied cya-

notoxin [7,8]. No genes involved in microcystin degrad-

ation were found in the genome of OF001. Although

biodegradation of CYN is considered one of the main

natural attenuation processes [96], no specific genes in-

volved in their transformation are known yet [3].

Rubrivivax sp. A210 harbors genes involved in the aer-

obic degradation of aromatic compounds via the cat-

echol ortho-cleavage pathway, and for the specific

degradation of benzoate, and 3- and 4-fluorobenzoate,

including benzoate/toluate 1,2-dioxygenases, muconate

cycloisomerase, and catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (Add-

itional file 1: Table S7). Similarly, the closely-related

strain R. bezoatilyticus JA2 catabolizes different aromatic

compounds including benzoate [41]. Strain A210 also

has the potential to transform other compounds such as

4-methylcatechol, acrylonitrile, 2-fluorobenzoate, and

trinitrotoluene.

Because strain A210 is able to degrade CYN similarly

as strain OF001, we searched the genome for genes re-

lated to cyanotoxin transformation. We could not find

genes associated with the transformation of microcystin.

Elements potentially acquired by horizontal gene transfer

Genomic islands

Genomic islands are genomic regions potentially ob-

tained by horizontal gene transfer that can drive strain

differentiation and support adaptation. Analysis of

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 genome with IslandViewer 4

led to the identification of at least 12 genomic islands

with size ranges from 4.2 to 70.5 Kb (Additional file 1:

Table S8 and Fig. S6a). Genomic islands in strain OF001

include genes associated with transposases, phage pro-

teins, CRISPR systems, 147 proteins of unknown func-

tion, toxin-antitoxin systems, metal-related proteins, and

mercury resistance. Metal resistance genes are related

with environmental pollution, and specifically, mercury

resistance genes are the genes most frequently associated

with genomic islands [97].

Analysis of Rubrivivax sp. A210 genome with Island-

Viewer 4 led to the identification of at least 8 genomic

islands with size ranges from 3.8 to 99.5 Kb (Additional

file 1: Table S8 and Fig. S6b). Genomic islands in strain

A210 included genes associated with transposases, phage

proteins, 136 proteins of unknown function, toxin-

antitoxin systems, transporters, and nitrate reduction.

Genes related to nitrogen metabolism associated to gen-

omic island have been previously reported [98,99].

Prophages

Using PHASTER (PHAge Search Tool Enhanced Re-

lease), we detected four incomplete and three intact pro-

phage regions (Score ≥100) in Pseudomonas sp. OF001

genome (Additional file 1: Table S9 and Fig. S7a). The

three intact prophages were named OF001 region 2,

OF001 region 5, and OF001 region 7 based on the gen-

ome location retrieved by PHASTER. A summary of the

distribution and genetic features of these prophages is

shown in Additional file 1: Fig. S7b. All prophages in

OF001 exhibited structural proteins, including major

capsid, fiber, and tail proteins.

Based on the proteomic tree generated with the VIP-

Tree server, all complete prophages in OF001 belong to

the order Caudovirales (Additional file 1: Fig. S8).

OF001 region 2 and OF001 region 5 were classified in

the family Siphoviridae, while OF001 region 7 was classi-

fied in the family Myoviridae. Interestingly, OF001 re-

gion 2 and OF001 region 7 display putative site-specific

integrases and excisionases, indicating site-specific re-

combination [100]. Multiple prophages have already

been observed in other members of the genus Pseudo-

monas [101–104].

Within A210 genome, two incomplete prophages of

28.8 and 9.9 kb were detected (Additional file 1: Table

S9 and Fig. S7c). No complete prophage was identified.

CRISPR-Cas systems

Using the CRISPRCas finder tool, we identified one

complete class 1 CRISPR-Cas system, with a level of

confidence of 4 (levels from 1 to 4, representing level 4

the most confident identification [105]) in the genome

of OF001 (Additional file 1: Table S10 and S11). The

seven cas genes are downstream of the repeat/spacer re-

gion. The repeats and spacers were compared with the

CRISPRCas database [106] and were highly similar to se-

quences found in other bacteria including some Pseudo-

monads like P. stutzeri,P. aeruginosa, and Pseudomonas

sp. phDV1 (Additional file 1: Table S12 and S13). From

the taxonomically closest organisms to strain OF001,

only P. guandongensis has one confirmed class 1 CRIS

PR/Cas system.

In the genome of A210, one complete class 1 CRISPR-

Cas system, with a level of confidence of 4, and one

CRISPR region without cas genes associated, with a level

of confidence of 2 were identified (Additional file 1:

Table S10 and S11). The three cas genes associated to

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the complete CRISPR-Cas loci are downstream of the re-

peat/spacer region. The repeats and spacers of the CRIS

PR region with a level of confidence 4 were compared

with the CRISPRCas database [106] and, for the majority

of them, no matching were found (Additional file 1:

Table S14 and S15). For the three spacers and two re-

peats, only results with a similarity around 50% were

found. The organisms were these repeats and spacers

were found are Verrucomicrobium spinosum, Raphidiop-

sis curvata, Pectobacterium carotovorum and Opituta-

ceae bacterium. The taxonomically closest organisms to

strain A210, R. gelatinosus and R. benzoatilyticus, have

two CRISPRs without associated cas genes, and 4 incom-

plete and 2 complete CRISPR-Cas systems, respectively.

Class 1 CRISPR-Cas systems, as the one found in both

MOB, are the most abundant class in Beta and Gamma-

proteobacteria, and in general in archaea and bacteria

[107].

The presence of CRISPR-Cas systems in strain OF001

and A210 might represent protection from phage infec-

tions, but could represent a disadvantage if useful genes

for competitive adaptation cannot be acquired via exter-

nal DNA [108].

Together the presence of genomic islands, including

phage material and CRISPR-Cas systems in Pseudo-

monas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 suggest that

both MOB have undergone diverse genetic changes re-

lated to different horizontal gene transfer mechanisms

which likely contribute to their genome plasticity.

Implications of the metabolic potential of strains OF001

and A210

In this study, we aimed at a better understanding of the

metabolic capacities of the two CYN removing MOB

which could potentially contribute to the biotechno-

logical use of MOB for the removal of pollutants from

water. In agreement with the genomes of other MOB

with so far uncharacterized degradation ability [35,36],

the content of the genomes of strain OF001 and strain

A210 suggests a potential metabolic versatility and thus,

a broader application potential.

The genomic potential of MOB strains OF001 and

A210 for the degradation of different organic com-

pounds via specific enzymatic pathways might comple-

ment the unspecific transformation pathways of

substances like diclofenac [109] and CYN [2,3], via

manganese oxidation. Our results suggest that strain

OF001 and A210 might be able to remove different or-

ganic pollutants by a coupled mechanism involving spe-

cific enzymatic activity and unspecific oxidation by the

reactive manganese species, as has been observed for the

removal of phenolic compounds, which are common

wastewater pollutants [110]. Moreover, it seems likely

that the MOB described in this study transform other

organic compounds like carbofuran, ciprofloxacin, and

17α-ethinylestradiol, similar to other MOB [30,111,

112].

Both analyzed MOB, strain OF001 and A210, trans-

form CYN indirectly through the oxidation of Mn

[3],

and according to the results of this study most likely me-

diated by the activity of multicopper oxidases and haem

peroxidases. The unspecific transformation of CYN by

MOB does not require an adaptation phase or a pre-

conditioned towards the toxin as it is known for many

enzymatically catalyzed processes. Therefore, the use of

MOB to remove the only periodically occurring CYN

molecule, might represent an advantage in comparison

to other biological removal processes that require a pre-

conditioning with the toxin to remove it. Moreover, the

unspecific oxidation of organic pollutants via reactive

manganese species might allow for the removal of other

cyanotoxins, however further studies are required.

The different metabolic pathways encoded in the gen-

ome of strain OF001 and strain A210 also suggest differ-

ent fields of application aiming at the removal of

pollutants. For instance, the ability of strain A210 to

thrive and degrade CYN in the absence of an organic

carbon source suggests that it is more suitable for an ap-

plication in settings, in which readily degradable organic

carbon sources are depleted, such as reactors for the re-

moval of pollutants from secondary wastewater. Also,

due to the metabolic potential of strain A210, it may

adapt within the reactor or the biofilm to varying oxygen

concentrations or even the depletion of oxygen by a shift

to nitrate respiration [113]. Moreover, both strains are

able to form biofilms which may allow them to establish

and be retained on fixed bed reactors.

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 showed the highest CYN re-

moval efficiency and the fastest growth from all tested

MOB [2]. Furthermore, it was isolated from a fixed-bed

reactor system, however, the genome of strain OF001

encodes less diverse metabolic pathways to adapt to

changing environments. Together, this data suggests that

studies investigating degradation potential of MOB

should consider the phylogenetic and metabolic diversity

of MOB to identify the most suitable organisms that ful-

fil the requirements of the removal system.

The metabolic diversity of strains OF001 and A210

also suggests an important role of MOB in the removal

of CYN in different habitats. For instance, strain A210

was isolated from a freshwater lake in the National Park

Lower Oder Valley in Germany. This strain has the

metabolic potential to dissimilatory reduced nitrate,

which is an important mechanism to control nitrogen

loading in aquatic environments [114–116]. Dissimila-

tory nitrate reduction to ammonium has been related to

the promotion of eutrophic conditions in water systems,

due to the release of ammonium that could be used

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preferentially by cyanobacteria, and therefore favouring

cyanobacterial blooms [116]. MOB strains with the abil-

ity to denitrify and degrade CYN may be therefore

tightly interconnected with the production and removal

of the cyanotoxin. Furthermore, the metabolic versatility

of MOB may allow them to inhabit sediments and water

columns. Therefore, MOB might contribute to the re-

moval of CYN produced by benthic organisms in sedi-

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planktonic cyanobacteria in the water column. However,

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Conclusions

In summary, this study provides an insight into the mo-

lecular basis of Mn

oxidation, and into the metabolic

potential of two CYN-transforming MOB strains. We

identified sequences in Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and

Rubrivivax sp. A210 that show high similarity to already

described MCOs which may catalyze manganese oxida-

tion required for CYN transformation. Furthermore,

considering the mechanism proposed for the removal of

other pollutants by MOB the multicopper oxidases

found in both strains and the haem peroxidase identified

in strain OF001 might covey the ability to both strains

to transform also other pollutants susceptible to reactive

Mn species. Both MOB share the potential to grow over

a wide range of O

concentrations, to fix nitrogen, and

reduce nitrate and sulfate via the assimilatory pathway.

Both strains encode pathways that might enable them to

remove different aromatic compounds such as benzoate,

benzene, and phenol. However, while strain A210 har-

bors the genomic potential to fix CO

and to reduce ni-

trate as final respiratory electron acceptor, strain OF001

requires additional organic carbon sources and lacks the

ability for dissimilatory nitrate reduction. The analysis of

the general metabolism of two MOB strains able to re-

move organic pollutants such as CYN and DCF might

help to implement MOB in biotechnological applications

and contributes to a better understanding of the natural

niches of CYN-removing MOB in natural habitats.

Methods

Strains, culturing conditions and genomic DNA extraction

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 were

obtained from the culture collection of the Laboratory of

Environmental Microbiology from the TU Berlin,

Germany [2]. Bacteria were routinely cultivated in a

medium that was originaly developed for Leptothrix

strains [117], which was modified by our research group

and is known as LSM2.

Cells from a pure, fresh 50 mL liquid culture from

each strain were harvested by centrifugation at 15,000 x

gfor 3 min and washed three times with sterile Milli Q

water under sterile conditions. Total genomic DNA was

extracted using the GeneMATRIX Soil DNA Purification

Kit (EUR

Gdańsk, Poland) following the manufacturer’s

instructions. Quality and quantity of the extracted DNA

was determined using QubitTM fluorometric quantita-

tion and NanoDrop 2000 (both Thermo Fisher Scientific,

Bremen, Germany).

Genome sequencing, assembly and annotation

The genome of both MOB strains was sequenced on an

Illumina MiSeq platform with a read length of 301 bp

(paired end). The genome of each isolate was assembled

using SPAdes 3.10.1 and draft genomes obtained using

manual binning procedures based on coverage-GC plots

performed in R 3.6.1 (Additional file 1: Fig. S9). Genome

quality estimation based on completeness and contamin-

ation was determined with CheckM [118]. Genome an-

notation was performed with the interface Magnifying

Genomes (MaGE) of the MicroScope web-based service

from GenoScope [119]. Protein coding genes were classi-

fied based on the annotation into Cluster of Orthologous

Groups (COG) functional categories [120] with the auto-

matic classification COG tool at Microscope platform.

Function and pathway analysis were performed using

BlastKOALA web tool of KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of

Genes and Genomes) database according to the KEGG

groups of orthologs [121], and using MicroCyc tool of

the MicroScope web-based service from GenoScope

[119] which is a collection of microbial Pathway/Gen-

ome databases (PGDBs). PGDBs within MicroScope are

generated by comparing the genome annotations to the

metabolic reference database MetaCyc [122]. In the

present work, metabolic potential will refer to the possi-

bility of the strains to follow a specific metabolic path-

way based only on their genome information, without

being so far experimentally corroborated.

The data for this study have been deposited in the

European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) at EMBL-EBI

under project number PRJEB40009 with accession num-

bers GCA_904426495 and GCA_904426505 for strain

OF001 and A210, respectively (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/

ena/browser/view/PRJEB40009).

Genomes comparison

First classification of the genomes was determined ac-

cording to the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB)

using the GTDB-tool kit (GTDB-tk) v.1.1.0 integrated in

the MicroScope web-based service [44,123,124].

GTDB-tk provides a taxonomic classification of bacterial

and archaeal genomes based on the combination of the

GTDB reference tree, the relative evolutionary diver-

gence and the ANI value against reference genomes

[123]. GTDB proposed a bacterial taxonomy based on

the phylogeny inferred from the concatenation of 120

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ubiquitous single-copy proteins that normalizes taxo-

nomic ranks by using the relative evolutionary diver-

gence [124]. Therefore, it is considered that the analysis

performed by GTDB-tk has an advantage over other

phylogenies currently in use [124].

Genomes sequences were uploaded to the Type

strain genome server (TYGS), a free bioinformatics

platform (https://tygs.dsmz.de)forawholegenome-

based taxonomic analysis [125]. TYGS platform runs

automatically all the analysis. Briefly, TYGS performed

first a determination of closely related type strain ge-

nomes, comparing the query genome against all avail-

able genomes in the TYGS database with the MASH

algorithm [126] and selecting ten type strains. Then,

additionally ten close related type strains were deter-

mined based on the 16S rRNA sequence extracted from

the query genome using RNAmmer [127]. 16S rRNA

sequences were compared with BLAST [128]against

the TYGS database. The best 50 matching types were

used to calculate precise distances using the Genome

BLAST distance phylogeny approach (GBDP) [37]. The

distances calculated by GBDP were then used to deter-

mine the ten closest type strain genomes for each

query. Afterwards, GBDP conducted all pairwise com-

parisons among the set of genomes selected in the pre-

vious steps, and inferred accurate intergenomic

distances under the algorithm “trimming”and distance

formula d

[37]. One hundred distance replicates were

calculated each. In silico DNA-DNA hybridization

(DDH) analysis were calculated using the recom-

mended settings of the Genome-to-genome distance

calculator (GGDC) 2.1 [37]. The resulting intergenomic

distances were used to infer a balanced minimum evo-

lution tree with branch support via FASTME 2.1.4 in-

cluding subtree pruning and regrafting (SPR)

postprocessing [129]. Branch support was inferred

from 100 pseudo-bootstrap replicates each.

JSpeciesWS [40] was used to calculate the average nu-

cleotide identity (ANI) values [40] based on BLAST

(ANIb) [38,128] and MUMmer (ANIm) [130], and to

calculate the correlation indexes of the tetra-nucleotide

frequencies (TETRA) [131].

For the ANI and TETRA analysis, the genome of

strain OF001 was compared to the Pseudomonads be-

longing to the Pseudomonas_K group: P. oryzae (GCA_

900104805.1), P. sagittaria (GCA_900109175.1), P.

guangdongensis (GCA_900105885.1), and P. liyingensis

(GCA_900115715.1).

For the ANI and TETRA analysis, the genome of

strain A210 was compared to the genomes of the three

species of the genus Rubrivivax:R. benzoatilyticus JA2

(GCA_000420125.1), R. gelatinosus IL144 (GCA_

000284255.1), R. gelatinosus DSM 1709 (GCA_

00430905.1), and R. albus ICH-03 (GCA_004016515.1).

Core- and pan-genome

Determination of the core- and pan-genome analysis

was performed with the Pan/Core-genome tool from the

MicroScope web-based service [119]. The analysis is

based on the computation of Microscope gene families

(MICFAM) using a single linkage clustering algorithm of

homologous genes sharing an amino-acid alignment

coverage and identity above the defined threshold [45].

This analysis considered i) any MICFAM associated with

at least one gene from every genome used for the com-

parison as a part of the core-genome, ii) any MICFAM

associated with at least 2 compared genomes as a part of

the variable- genome, and iii) the sum of the core-

genome and variable-genome as the pan-genome [44].

Parameter of 50/80 was selected (50% amino-acid iden-

tity, 80% amino-acid alignment coverage). All bacterial

genomes used for the comparison with the genomes of

strain OF001 or strain A210 that were not available in

the MicroScope database were also annotated with

MaGe from GenoScope [119].

For the pan- and core-genome analysis, the same

strains as for the ANI and TETRA analysis, were used.

Manganese-oxidation genes

We used the blastp function on the Microscope web ser-

ver [128,132] to identify potential Mn

oxidases in

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210, using

experimentally verified Mn

oxidases of other

manganese-oxidizing bacteria. Nine sequences of multi-

copper oxidases and three sequences of haem peroxi-

dases related with the oxidation of Mn

in other MOB

were used for the search (Table S1). Multicopper oxi-

dases and haem peroxidases with Mn

oxidation activ-

ity will be referred as MO-mco and MO-hpox,

respectively. We considered as homologue any protein

with an E-value lower than 10

−10

oxidases and putative homologues found in

OF001 and A210 were functionally analyzed with the

InterPro web server [133]. InterPro web server classifies

proteins into families, and predicts functional domains

and important sites of the proteins, integrating protein

signatures from 13 different databases. We predicted the

sub-cellular localization with LocTree3 [52] of those pu-

tative homologues without a predicted cytoplasmic or

non-cytoplasmic domain according to the InterPro

analysis.

To determine a possible phylogenetic relationship be-

tween manganese-oxidizing multicopper oxidases (MO-

mco) and non-manganese oxidizing multicopper oxi-

dases (non-MO-mco), we created a dataset sequences of

multicopper oxidases with experimental evidence of

oxidation [47–49,53,134,135] and multicopper

oxidases with experimental evidence of non-Mn

oxida-

tion activity [47,54] and included our sequences. They

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were aligned using MUSCLE [136] in MEGA v7.0.25. A

phylogenetic tree was constructed with Maximum Like-

lihood method in MEGA v7.025. A bootstrap analysis

was performed with 1000 replicates for the Maximum

Likelihood tree.

Operon prediction

Operon prediction was done using the FGENESB pro-

gram [137]. FGENESB gene prediction algorithm is

based on Markov chain models of coding regions, start

of translation, and termination sites. Predicted genes are

then used for the operon models using distances be-

tween ORFs frequencies of neighboring genes in known

bacterial genomes, and positions of predicted promoters

and terminators [137].

Siderophores

Identification of siderophore biosynthesis gene clusters

was performed with AntiSMASH tool [138] from the

MicroScope web-based service. In addition, we used the

blastp function on the Microscope web server [128,132]

to search for genes previously reported for the biosyn-

thesis of siderophores pyoverdine, enterobactin, yersinia-

bactin, ornibactin and pyochelin [139–142].

Elements potentially acquired by horizontal gene transfer

Genomic islands

Genomic islands were predicted with the IslandPath-

DIMOB [143] and SIGI-HMM [144] method included in

the IslandViewer 4 tool using the default settings [145].

Among the prediction methods included in IslandViewer

4 tool, SIGI-HMM has the highest precision and overall

accuracy [146].

Prophages

Putative phages from Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and

Rubrivivax sp. A210 were predicted with PHASTER

(PHAge Search Tool Enhanced Release) web server

[147]. PHASTER classifies genome regions with a score

below 70 as incomplete, between 70 to 90 as question-

able, and greater than 90 as complete prophages [147].

The resulting complete prophage genomes were anno-

tated with multiPhATE v.1.0 (multiple-genome Phage

Annotation Toolkit and Evaluator) [148] using Phano-

tate to predict ORFs [149]. PhAnToMe (Phage Annota-

tion Tools and Methods), pVOGs [150], and SwissProt

[151] databases were used for the identification of the

homologs of the input genomes and its predicted gene

and peptide sequences. Additionally, highly divergent

structural proteins were detected with iVireons [152]

and confirmed with VIRALPro [153].

To classify the complete prophages, a whole proteomic

tree based on genome-wide similarities was computed

by tBLASTx, using the VIPTree web server v.1.9 [154].

CRISPR-Cas systems

The presence of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short

Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) and their associated

genes (cas) was evaluated with CRISPRCasFinder [105].

CRISPRCasFinder include a rating system which classi-

fies the detected CRISPRs to differentiate between CRIS

PR-like elements and true CRISPRs. Evidence levels

from 1 to 4 are assigned, with 1 representing the lowest

evidence classification and 4 the most confident identifi-

cation [105].

Spacers and repeat regions detected in both genomes

were searched with BLAST (blastn) against the CRIS

PRCasdb to identify their presence in other organisms.

CRISPRCasdb contains CRISPR arrays and cas genes

from complete genome sequences [106].

Data graphics

Figures were made with the R packages ggplot2 (Wick-

ham, 2016), gridExtra (Auguie, 2017), pheatmap [155],

VennDiagram [156], and gggenes [157], using Viridis

[158] and RcolorBrewer [159] packages for colouring in

RStudio version 1.0.153 [160,161]. Genomic maps of

prophages were generated using the Snapgene® software

(GSL Biotech). Trees generated with the TYGS tool and

the multicopper oxidase tree were visualized and anno-

tated with the online server iTOL [162].

Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.

org/10.1186/s12864-021-07766-0.

Additional file 1: Fig. S1. Phylogenetic tree based on 16S rDNA

sequences and whole genome sequences including strain OF001

sequence. Tree inferred with FastME 2.1.6.1 [129] from GBDP distances

calculated from a) 16S rDNA gene sequences and b) genome sequences.

The branch lengths are scaled in terms of GBDP distance formula d

. The

numbers above branches are GBDP pseudo-bootstrap support values >

60% from 100 replications, with an average branch support of a) 68.8%

and b) 92.5%. Tree was rooted at the midpoint [163]. Bold text represent

the sequences generated in the present work. Scale bar represent se-

quence divergence. Fig. S2. Phylogenetic tree based on 16S rDNA se-

quences and whole genome sequences including strain A210 sequence.

Tree inferred with FastME 2.1.6.1 [129] from GBDP distances calculated

from a) 16S rDNA gene sequences and b) genome sequences. The

branch lengths are scaled in terms of GBDP distance formula d

. The

numbers above branches are GBDP pseudo-bootstrap support values >

60% from 100 replications, with an average branch support of a) 76.8%

and b) 83.4%. Tree was rooted at the midpoint [163]. Bold text represent

the sequences generated in the present work. Scale bar represent se-

quence divergence. Fig. S3. Pan- and core genome overview. Venn dia-

gram shows the number of shared and specific Microscope gene families

(MICFAM) a) among Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and the members of the

Pseudomonas_K group, and b) among Rubrivivax sp. A210 and the mem-

bers of the Rubrivivax genus. MICFAM grouping was based on 50% amino

acid identity cut-off and at least 80% amino-acid alignment coverage.

Fig. S4. Pan- and core- genome sizes estimated evolution. a, c) Number

of MICFAM families in the pan-genome size by the number of genomes,

and b, d) number of MICFAM families in the core-genome by the number

of genomes. a, b) Including Pseudomonas sp. OF001, and c, d) including

Rubrivivax sp. A210. Fig. S5. Maximum Likelihood phylogenetic tree

based on multicopper oxidases sequences with and without reported

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oxidation activity. Sequences of the studied strains in the present

study are not included. Numbers in the branches represent bootstrap

value. Scale bar represent sequence divergence. Fig. S6. Putative gen-

omic islands harbored by the studied MOB. a) Pseudomonas sp. OF001,

and b) Rubrivivax sp. A210. Outer circle represents the genome size in

Mbps. Genomic islands obtained by different prediction methods are

highlighted in color. Integrated represent those islands detected by at

least one method. Fig. S7. Distribution and genetic features of pro-

phages detected in Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210. a)

Circular genome map of strain OF001, b) genetic features of the

complete prophages in strain OF001, and b) circular genome map of

strain A210. In the genome maps location of prophages are highlighted

in colors depending on the completeness of the prophages (Table S9).

Number assigned to each prophage region is based on the genome lo-

cation retrieved by PHASTER [147]. Fig. S8. Whole proteomic tree of

Pseudomonas sp. OF001 prophages based on genome-wide similarities

computed by tBLASTx. The tree was constructed using the VIPTree web

server v.1.9 [154]. Numbers in brackets in the figure legend represent the

number of virus genomes. Red stars represent the three complete pro-

phages of strain OF001. Scale bar represent sequence divergence. Fig.

S9. Coverage-GC plots of contig properties for strain OF001 and A210. a,

c) Coverage vs GC content, and b, d) coverage vs length. Both samples

has a primary, high abundance cluster of contigs, with GC centered

around 0.6 with arise form the primary culture populations. For strain

OF001 a second contig cluster with GC centered around 0.35 at a much

lower abundance was detected, which might represent a slight DNA con-

tamination. Table S1. List of genes in strains OF001 and A210 with hom-

ology to putative Mn

oxidases from other MOB. Table S2. Functional

domains and ontology classification of MO-mco and MO-hpox from

MOB. Table S3. List of sequences of MO-mco and non- Mn

oxidases.

Table S4. List of genes related to the metabolic potential of Pseudo-

monas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210. Table S5. List of cytochrome

genes within Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210. Table S6.

List of genes related to cell motility and biofilm formation within Pseudo-

monas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210. Table S7. List of genes related

to degradation of organic compounds in Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and

Rubrivivax sp. A210. Table S8. Genomic islands identified within Pseudo-

monas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 genome sequences. Table S9.

Characteristics of prophage regions identified in Pseudomonas sp. OF001

and Rubrivivax sp. A210 genome. Table S10. CRISPR-Cas systems de-

tected within Pseudomonas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 genome.

Table S11. Characteristics of the cas genes detected within Pseudo-

monas sp. OF001 and Rubrivivax sp. A210 genome. Table S12. Compari-

son of repeats in the CRISPR of confidence level 4 found in strain OF001

to CRISPRCasdb. Table S13. Comparison of spacers in the CRISPR of con-

fidence level 4 found in strain OF001 to CRISPRCasdb. Table S14. Com-

parison of repeats in the CRISPR of confidence level 4 found in strain

A210 to CRISPRCasdb. Table S15. Comparison of spacers in the CRISPR

of confidence level 4 found in strain A210 to CRISPRCasdb.

Acknowledgments

The LABGeM (CEA/Genoscope & CNRS UMR8030), the France Génomique

and French Bioinformatics Institute national infrastructures (funded as part of

Investissement d’Avenir program managed by Agence Nationale pour la

Recherche, contracts ANR-10-INBS-09 and ANR-11-INBS-0013) are acknowl-

edged for support within the MicroScope annotation platform.

Authors’contributions

EBMR discussed the conceptualization and methodology of the project,

extracted the DNA and performed all the bioinformatic analysis except those

related with the phages and the assembly of the genomes, and wrote the

original draft including all tables and figures. MC supervised and discussed

the conceptualization and methodology of the project, and participated in

the revision and edition of the manuscript. JBC performed the analysis

related with the phages, and participated in the revision of the manuscript.

IB coordinated the sequencing submission, and participated in the revision

of the manuscript. MASH performed the assembly of the genomes, and

participated in the revision of the manuscript. RW provided resources for the

research, and participated in the revision of the manuscript. US supervised,

provided resources for the research, and participated in the revision and

edition of the manuscript. The author(s) read and approved the final

manuscript.

Funding

Erika B. Martinez-Ruiz was supported by a research scholarship from the

DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst). Contributions of Mindia A.

S. Haryono, Irina Bessarab, and Rohan B. H. Williams are funded by the

Singapore National Research Foundation and Ministry of Education under

the Research Centre of Excellence Programme. We acknowledge support by

the German Research Foundation and the Open Access Publication Fund of

TU Berlin. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.

Availability of data and materials

The data for this study have been deposited in the European Nucleotide

Archive (ENA) at EMBL-EBI under project number PRJEB40009 with accession

numbers GCA_904426495 and GCA_904426505 for strain OF001 and A210,

respectively.

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Not applicable.

Consent for publication

Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Author details

Chair of Environmental Microbiology, Technische Universität Berlin, Institute

of Environmental Technology, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin,

Germany.

Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering,

National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore.

Received: 9 October 2020 Accepted: 3 June 2021

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