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Inactivation of Escherichia coli by polychromatic simulated sunlight: evidence for and implications of a fenton mechanism involving iron, hydrogen peroxide, and superoxide.

ABSTRACT: Sunlight inactivation of Escherichia coli has previously been shown to accelerate in the presence of oxygen, exogenously added hydrogen peroxide, and bioavailable forms of exogenously added iron. In this study, mutants unable to effectively scavenge hydrogen peroxide or superoxide were found to be more sensitive to polychromatic simulated sunlight (without UVB wavelengths) than wild-type cells, while wild-type cells grown under low-iron conditions were less sensitive than cells grown in the presence of abundant iron. Furthermore, prior exposure to simulated sunlight was found to sensitize cells to subsequent hydrogen peroxide exposure in the dark, but this effect was attenuated for cells grown with low iron. Mutants deficient in recombination DNA repair were sensitized to simulated sunlight (without UVB wavelengths), but growth in the presence of iron chelators reduced the degree of sensitization conferred by this mutation. These findings support the hypothesis that hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, and intracellular iron all participate in the photoinactivation of E. coli and further suggest that the inactivation rate of enteric bacteria in the environment may be strongly dependent on iron availability and growth conditions.

SUBMITTER: Fisher MB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3911194 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inactivation of Escherichia coli by polychromatic simulated sunlight: evidence for and implications of a fenton mechanism involving iron, hydrogen peroxide, and superoxide.

Fisher Michael B MB Nelson Kara L KL

Applied and environmental microbiology 20131122 3

Sunlight inactivation of Escherichia coli has previously been shown to accelerate in the presence of oxygen, exogenously added hydrogen peroxide, and bioavailable forms of exogenously added iron. In this study, mutants unable to effectively scavenge hydrogen peroxide or superoxide were found to be more sensitive to polychromatic simulated sunlight (without UVB wavelengths) than wild-type cells, while wild-type cells grown under low-iron conditions were less sensitive than cells grown in the pres ...[more]

PMID: 24271171

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Inactivation of Escherichia coli by polychromatic simulated sunlight: evidence for and implications of a fenton mechanism involving iron, hydrogen peroxide, and superoxide.

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Inactivation of Escherichia coli by polychromatic simulated sunlight: evidence for and implications of a fenton mechanism involving iron, hydrogen peroxide, and superoxide.

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