Abstract
The influence of low redox potentials and H2S on NO and N2O reduction by resting cells of denitrifying Pseudomonas fluorescens was studied. Hydrogen sulfide and Ti(III) were added to achieve redox potentials near -200 mV. The control without reductant had a redox potential near +200 mV. Production of 13NO, [13N]N2O, and [13N]N2 from 13NO3- and 13NO2- was followed. Total gas production was similar for all three treatments. The accumulation of 13NO was most significant in the presence of sulfide. A parallel control with autoclaved cells indicated that the 13NO production was largely biological. The sulfide inhibition was more dramatic at the level of N2O reduction; [13N]N2O became the major product instead of [13N]N2, the dominant product when either no reductant or Ti(III) was present. The results indicate that the specific action of sulfide rather than the low redox potential caused a partial inhibition of NO reduction and a strong inhibition of N2O reduction in denitrifying cells.
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