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When anaerobes encounter oxygen: mechanisms of oxygen toxicity, tolerance and defence
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The defining trait of obligate anaerobes is that oxygen blocks their growth, yet the underlying mechanisms are unclear. A popular hypothesis was that these microorganisms failed to evolve defences to protect themselves from reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, and that this failure is what prevents their expansion to oxic habitats. However, studies reveal that anaerobes actually wield most of the same defences that aerobes possess, and many of them have the capacity to tolerate substantial levels of oxygen. Therefore, to understand the structures and real-world dynamics of microbial communities, investigators have examined how anaerobes such as Bacteroides, Desulfovibrio, Pyrococcus and Clostridium spp. struggle and cope with oxygen. The hypoxic environments in which these organisms dwell - including the mammalian gut, sulfur vents and deep sediments - experience episodic oxygenation. In this Review, we explore the molecular mechanisms by which oxygen impairs anaerobes and the degree to which bacteria protect their metabolic pathways from it. The emergent view of anaerobiosis is that optimal strategies of anaerobic metabolism depend upon radical chemistry and low-potential metal centres. Such catalytic sites are intrinsically vulnerable to direct poisoning by molecular oxygen and ROS. Observations suggest that anaerobes have evolved tactics that either minimize the extent to which oxygen disrupts their metabolism or restore function shortly after the stress has dissipated.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lu, Z., & Imlay, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Shantou University (CN)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lu, Zheng
- Imlay, James A.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Microbiology
- Published
- 2021-06-28
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 774-785
- ISSN
- 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
- 1740-1534
- PMC
- PMC9191689
- OpenAlex
- W3174803191
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 139
- Citations by year
- 2026: 68 · 2025: 86 · 2024: 67 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 5
- FWCI
- 4.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- Nature Reviews Microbiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R37GM049640, R01GM049640, R01GM141252)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
- Keywords
- obligate anaerobes, oxygen toxicity, reactive oxygen species, antioxidant defense, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, oxygen tolerance, Bacteroides, Desulfovibrio, Pyrococcus, Clostridium, low oxygen environment, anaerobic metabolism, microbial communities
- MeSH terms
- Anaerobiosis, Bacteria, Anaerobic, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Desulfovibrio, Hydrogen Peroxide, Oxygen, Superoxides, Reactive Oxygen Species, Pyrococcus
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