Abstract
Microorganisms produce and secrete secondary metabolites to assist in their survival. We report that the gold resident bacterium Delftia acidovorans produces a secondary metabolite that protects from soluble gold through the generation of solid gold forms. This finding is the first demonstration that a secreted metabolite can protect against toxic gold and cause gold biomineralization.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
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Coordination Complexes / chemistry
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Coordination Complexes / metabolism*
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Cupriavidus / genetics
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Cupriavidus / metabolism
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Delftia acidovorans / genetics
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Delftia acidovorans / metabolism*
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Gold / metabolism*
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
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Peptides / genetics
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Peptides / metabolism*
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Solubility
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Coordination Complexes
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Peptides
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Gold
Associated data
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PubChem-Substance/160657715
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PubChem-Substance/160657716