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Published in final edited form as: J Hazard Mater. 2023 May 30;457:131738. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131738

Table 5.

Representative genes and enzymes involved in phosphate, sulfide, and carbonate metal precipitation

Gene Enzyme Microorganism Reference

Phosphate
phoD alkaline phosphatase Acinetobacter pittii Wan et al., 2020
phyK histidine acid phosphatase Xanthomonas campestris Huang et al., 2009
Pseudomonas syringae Cangussu et al., 2018
Pectobacterium carotovorum (formerly Erwinia carotovora) Cangussu et al., 2018
phyA beta-propeller phytase Acinetobacter pittii Wan et al., 2020
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Chatterjee et al., 2007
pqq pyrroloquinoline-quinone synthase Acinetobacter pittii Wan et al., 2020
pkk polyphosphate kinase Acinetobacter pittii Wan et al., 2020
Sulfide
sat sulfate adenylyltransferase Thiorhodovibrio Vavourakis et al., 2019
Thioalkalivibrio sp. Vavourakis et al., 2019
Thohalocapsa sp. Vavourakis et al., 2019
aprAB adenylyl sulfate reductase alpha & beta subunits Desulfovibrio spp. Ramos et al., 2012
qmoABC quinone-interacting membrane-bound oxidoreductase Desulfovibrio spp. Ramos et al., 2012
dsrAB dissimilatory sulfite reductase alpha & beta subunits Desulfovibrio vulgaris Oliveira et al., 2008
Thiorhodovibrio Vavourakis et al., 2019
Thioalkalivibrio sp. Vavourakis et al., 2019
Thohalocapsa sp. Vavourakis et al., 2019
Ca. Rokubacteria Anantharaman et al., 2018
Ca. Hydrothermarchaeota Anantharaman et al., 2018
sirA dissimilatory sulfite reductase Shewanella oneidensis Shirodkar et al., 2011
mccA dissimilatory sulfite reductase Wolinella succinogenes Kern et al., 2011
asrAB siroheme-dependent anaerobic sulfite reductase Ca. Woesearchaeota Vavourakis et al., 2019
Salmonella spp. Vavourakis et al., 2019
Edwardsiella spp. Vavourakis et al., 2019
Carbonate
ureC Urease subunit alpha Sporosarcina luteola Cuaxinque-Flores et al., 2020
Sporosarcina pastuerii Kang & So, 2016
Viridibacillus arenosi Kang & So, 2016
Enterobacter cloacae Kang & So, 2016
Lysinibacillus sphaericus Kang & So, 2016