Challenging the charge balance hypothesis: reconsidering buffer effect and reuptake of previously excreted organic acids by Penicillium ochrochloron

FEMS Microbiology Letters
Desiree J ArtmannW Burgstaller

Abstract

Penicillium ochrochloron was used in the past for the leaching of zinc from a zinc oxide containing filter dust via excreted organic acids. Organic acid excretion by P. ochrochloron was stimulated by the addition of an extracellular buffer (2-(N-Morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid, MES; or zinc oxide, ZnO: ZnO + 2 H+ → Zn2+ + H2O). It was tested if the buffer stimulated excretion of organic acid anions is due to the necessity of an anion efflux across the plasma membrane to maintain electroneutrality by balancing the excretion of protons by the H+-ATPase. This charge balance hypothesis was previously postulated for P. ochrochloron. Two strains of P. ochrochloron were studied, which differed in growth parameters and amount of excreted organic acids. From the results, it was concluded that charge balance at the plasma membrane is not the main reason for organic acid excretion in these two strains of P. ochrochloron. Furthermore, the phenomenon of reuptake of excreted organic acids in the presence of about 100 mM of glucose is confirmed. It is suggested that the equilibrium between extracellular and intracellular organic acid anions may be maintained passively by a facilitated diffusion transporter.

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