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Bioprospecting the solar panel microbiome: High-throughput screening for antioxidant bacteria in a caenorhabditis elegansModel
Kristie TannerPatricia MartorellSalvador GenovésDaniel RamónLorenzo ZacaríasMaría-jesús RodrigoJuli PeretóJuli PeretóJuli PeretóManuel PorcarManuel Porcarsubject
Microbiology (medical)AntioxidantMicroorganismmedicine.medical_treatmentlcsh:QR1-502BiologySun-exposed environmentMicrobiologylcsh:Microbiology03 medical and health sciencesmedicineExtreme environmentFood scienceMicrobiomeCaenorhabditis elegansCarotenoidCaenorhabditis elegans030304 developmental biologyOriginal Researchchemistry.chemical_classificationBioprospecting0303 health sciences030306 microbiologybiology.organism_classificationchemistryMicrobial population biologyMicrobiomeAntioxidantBacteriadescription
Microbial communities that are exposed to sunlight typically share a series of adaptations to deal with the radiation they are exposed to, including efficient DNA repair systems, pigment production and protection against oxidative stress, which makes these environments good candidates for the search of novel antioxidant microorganisms. In this research project, we isolated potential antioxidant pigmented bacteria from a dry and highly-irradiated extreme environment: solar panels. High-throughput in vivo assays using Caenorhabditis elegans as an experimental model demonstrated the high antioxidant and ultraviolet-protection properties of these bacterial isolates that proved to be rich in carotenoids. Our results suggest that solar panels harbor a microbial community that includes strains with potential applications as antioxidants.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-23 |