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. 2020 Dec 18;8(12):2027. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8122027

Table 3.

Overview of metal(loid) reduction processes in Actinobacteria.

Actinobacteria Strains Metal(loid) Reduction Mediating Biomolecules References
Micrococcus lactilyticus Au3+, Ag+, SeO32−, TeO32−, TeO42−, AsO43−, bismuthate (BiO3), vanadate (VO34−), molybdate (MoO42−), ruthenium (Ru3+) N.D. 1 [157]
Streptomyces lividans 1326 Hg2+ Hg-constitutive reductase [158]
Streptomyces sp. 3 M CrO42− Constitutive reductase [159]
Microbacterium sp. MP30 CrO42− N.D. 1 [160]
Streptomyces griseus CrO42− N.D. 1 [161]
Thermomonospora sp. Au3+ Four proteins and enzymes (80–100 kDa) [162]
Rhodococcus sp. Au3+ Intracellular proteins [163]
Streptomyces thermocarboxydus NH50 CrO42− Extracellular “nonenzymatic” substance [164]
Arthrobacter crystallopoietes ES 32 CrO42− NADH-dependent chromate reductase [165]
Corynebacterium strain SH09 Ag+ Aldehyde and ketone groups of biomolecules [166]
Actinobacter sp. K3Fe(CN)6/ K4Fe(CN)6 mixture Extracellular hydrolases [167]
Corynebacterium glutamicum AsO43− NAD(P)H-dependent intracellular ArsC proteins [168]
Streptomyces spp., Amycolatopsis sp. CrO42− N.D. 1 [152]
Actinobacter sp. Au3+ Cytochrome oxidase [169]
Actinobacter sp. FeCl3 or FeCl3/FeSO4 mixture Ferrisiderophore reductase, phosphoadenosyl sulfate, and sulfite reductases [170]
Streptomyces sp. MS-2 CrO42− N.D. 1 [171]
Brevibacterium casei AP6 Co2+ Intra- and extracellular proteins [172]
Streptomyces sp. MC1 CrO42− NAD(P)H-dependent constitutive chromate reductase [153,173,174]
Arthroobacter rhombi-RE CrO42− Intracellular enzymes [175]
Streptomyces hygroscopicus Ag+ Secondary metabolites [176]
Corynebacterium glutamicum Ag+ Proteins [177]
Arthrobacter ramosus Hg2+, CrO42− MerA enzyme, intracellular enzymes [178]
Arthrobacter aurescens MM10 CrO42− Intracellular chromate reductase [179]
Flexivirga alba ST13 CrO42− Intracellular proteins [180]
Streptomyces sp. Ag+ Intracellular enzymes [181]
Nocardia farcinica Au3+ extracellular nitrate reductase [182]
Arthrobacter sp. SUK 1201 CrO42− N.D. 1 [183,184]
Arthrobacter sp. SUK 1205 CrO42− N.D. 1 [185]
Streptomyces sp. RSF17, CRF14, Streptomyces matansis BG5, Streptomyces vinaceus CRF2, Streptomyces pulcher CRF17, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus SCF18 CrO42− N.D. 1 [186]
Rhodococcus NCIM 2891 Ag+ Intracellular NADH-dependent nitrate reductase; peptides, proteins, and carbohydrates [187,188]
Streptomyces sp. JAR1 Ag+ Intracellular NADH-dependent nitrate reductase [189]
Micrococcus luteus NCIM 2379 Au3+ Extracellular α-amylase and TUA [190]
Streptomyces sp.VITDDK3 Au3+ (2S,5R,6R)-2-hydroxy-3,5,6-trimethyloctan-4-one [191]
Streptomyces sioyaensis Lv81-138 CrO42− Intracellular reductases [192]
Rhodococcus pyridinivorans NT2 Zn2+ NAD(P)H-dependent reductase and secreted reductase [193]
Streptomyces spp. and Amycolatopsis tucumanensis CrO42− and lindane N.D. 1 [194]
Kocuria flava M-7 Cu2+ Intracellular proteins [195]
Streptomyces minutiscleroticus M10A6 SeO32− Intracellular proteins [196]
Acidithrix ferrooxidans PY-F3 Fe3+ N.D. 1 [197]
Streptomyces bikiniensis strain Ess_amA-I SeO32− Intracellular proteins and enzymes [198]
Intraspongium chromatireducens Q5-1 CrO42− Extracellular constitutive enzyme [199]
Streptomyces rochei MHM13 Ag+ Intracellular proteins [200]
Corynebacterium paurometabolum SKPD 1204 CrO42− N.D. 1 [201]
Gordonia amarae Au3+ Glycolipids [202]
Streptomyces sp. ES2-5 SeO32− Mycothiols and thiol-containing molecules [203]
Rhodococcus etherivorans BCP1 TeO32− Mycothiols and thiol-containing molecules [204]
Streptomyces sp. NH21 Au3+, Ag+ Intra- and extracellular proteins [205]
Streptomyces kasugaensis M338-M1T, Streptomyces celluloflavus NRRL B-2493T Ag+ Proteins [206]
Streptomyces parvulus DPUA 1549, Streptomyces owasiensis DPUA 1748 Ag+ Proteins [207]
Rhodococcus etherivorans BCP1 SeO32− Mycothiols and thiol-containing molecules [208]
Rhodococcus etherivorans BCP1 TeO32− Mycothiols and thiol-containing molecules [209]
Streptomyces spp. M7, A5, and MC1, Amycolatopsis tucumanensis CrO42− N.D. 1 [210]
Streptomyces sp. Al-Dhabi 89 Ag+ Extracellular biomolecules [211]
Streptomyces xinghaiensis OF1 Ag+ Organic compounds featuring amino bonds [212]
Streptomyces capillispiralis Ca-1 Cu2+ Intracellular proteins [213]
Micrococcus luteus HM 2 and HM 16 CrO42− Extracellular proteins [214]
Rhodococcus etherivorans BCP1 AsO43− Mycothiols and NAD(P)H-dependent intracellular ArsC proteins [215]
Streptomyces zaomyceticus Oc-5, Streptomyces pseudogriseolus Acv-11 Cu2+ Biomolecules containing peptide bonds, -NH, -OH, -CN, and C=C reactive groups [216]
Frankia inefficax strain EuI1c SeO32− NADH-dependent reductase and dehydrogenase [217]
Rhodococcus erythropolis ATCC 4277 Fe3+ N.D. 1 [218,219]
Streptomyces spongiicola AS-3 (cell-free extracts) Ag+ Proteins, alcohols, and terpenoids [220]
Nocardiopsis. dassonvillei-DS013 Ag+ Biomolecules containing -OH, -C+O, -CCl, -CBr, and -C≡C reactive groups [221]
Streptomyces sp. M10A65 SeO32− Intracellular NAD(P)H-dependent reductase [222]

1 N.D. indicates not determined, which is referred to the nature of the biomolecules mediating metal(loid) reduction in Actinobacteria.