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[[Cometabolism|Co-metabolism]] is the term for the [[Biology|biological phenomena]] that occurs when an enzyme which is normally (intended to be) used to degrade a [[Substrate (chemistry)|substrate]] to provide energy and/or use as a carbon source, is also able to transform another substrate which it cannot utilize as a carbon and/or energy source.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Arp|first=Daniel J.|last2=Yeager|first2=Chris M.|last3=Hyman|first3=Michael R.|date=2001-03-01|title=Molecular and cellular fundamentals of aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethylene|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1012089908518|journal=Biodegradation|language=en|volume=12|issue=2|pages=81–103|doi=10.1023/A:1012089908518|issn=0923-9820}}</ref> |
[[Cometabolism|Co-metabolism]] is the term for the [[Biology|biological phenomena]] that occurs when an enzyme which is normally (intended to be) used to degrade a [[Substrate (chemistry)|substrate]] to provide energy and/or use as a carbon source, is also able to transform another substrate which it cannot utilize as a carbon and/or energy source.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Arp|first=Daniel J.|last2=Yeager|first2=Chris M.|last3=Hyman|first3=Michael R.|date=2001-03-01|title=Molecular and cellular fundamentals of aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethylene|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1012089908518|journal=Biodegradation|language=en|volume=12|issue=2|pages=81–103|doi=10.1023/A:1012089908518|issn=0923-9820}}</ref> |
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As some of the molecules that are the substrates of these reactions [[xenobiotic]], [[Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances|persistent]] compounds, such as [[Tetrachloroethylene|PCE]], [[Tetrachloroethylene|TCE]] and [[MTBE|MTBE,]] that has hazardous effects on several types of environments; it is important for the article to deliver accurate, updated information on how co-metabolism can be used as a [[bioremediation]] tool for it's ability to neutralize the toxicity of such compounds.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Li|first=Shanshan|last2=Wang|first2=Shan|last3=Yan|first3=Wei|date=2016-9|title=Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether by Co-Metabolism with a Pseudomonas sp. Strain|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036716/|journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|volume=13|issue=9|doi=10.3390/ijerph13090883|issn=1661-7827|pmc=PMC5036716|pmid=27608032}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Elango|first=Vijai|last2=Kurtz|first2=Harry D.|last3=Freedman|first3=David L.|date=June 2011|title=Aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethene and cis-dichloroethene with benzene and chlorinated benzenes as growth substrates|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21531438|journal=Chemosphere|volume=84|issue=2|pages=247–253|doi=10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.04.007|issn=1879-1298|pmid=21531438}}</ref> |
As some of the molecules that are the substrates of these reactions [[xenobiotic]], [[Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances|persistent]] compounds, such as [[Tetrachloroethylene|PCE]], [[Tetrachloroethylene|TCE]] and [[MTBE|MTBE,]] that has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_xenobiotic|hazardous effects on several types of environments]]; it is important for the article to deliver accurate, updated information on how co-metabolism can be used as a [[bioremediation]] tool for it's ability to neutralize the toxicity of such compounds.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Li|first=Shanshan|last2=Wang|first2=Shan|last3=Yan|first3=Wei|date=2016-9|title=Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether by Co-Metabolism with a Pseudomonas sp. Strain|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036716/|journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|volume=13|issue=9|doi=10.3390/ijerph13090883|issn=1661-7827|pmc=PMC5036716|pmid=27608032}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Elango|first=Vijai|last2=Kurtz|first2=Harry D.|last3=Freedman|first3=David L.|date=June 2011|title=Aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethene and cis-dichloroethene with benzene and chlorinated benzenes as growth substrates|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21531438|journal=Chemosphere|volume=84|issue=2|pages=247–253|doi=10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.04.007|issn=1879-1298|pmid=21531438}}</ref> |
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Although it is accurate like the article suggests that the presence of a primary molecule [[catabolism]] is necessary for a second compound to also go under reaction, this definition alone is ambiguous and does not explain enough about the process. |
Although it is accurate like the article suggests that the presence of a primary molecule [[catabolism]] is necessary for a second compound to also go under reaction, this definition alone is ambiguous and does not explain enough about the process. |
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Revision as of 00:04, 28 September 2017
Critique of the article "Microbial Loop"
The article provided substantial amount of information on the topic, and contradictory to the lack of comments on the ‘talk’ page of the article there was many editions made, according to the history of the page, but nonetheless was rated as a 'start class' article, according to WikiProject Environment and WikiProject Microbiology, which indicates that the articles quality is not the best that it can be and needs more alterations to improve errors related to grammar and spelling errors.[1][2][3] The style of in-text citations used by the author is different than the usual way wikipedia recommends its authors to use [4], and also was missing from several paragraphs to guide the readers to the source of the claims being made. There is mention of several processes such as viral infection and lytic pathway, which lack hyperlinks, making it challenging for readers to access the information to fully comprehend the article. [4]The author also mentioned phenomena such as sloopy feeding and mucilaginous exopolymer in the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph, which he directly plagiarized from the book: 'Prescott's Principles of Microbiology', and did not even include it in the bibliography section. [5] The figure used to visually represent the microbial loop include organisms such as mesoplankton, microplankton, nanoplankton and picoplanton, none of which mentioned in the article and for none of them links were provided for the author to learn about them.
Ayserdo (talk) 00:56, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
Assignment 2 - Article chosen: Co-metabolism
Co-metabolism is the term for the biological phenomena that occurs when an enzyme which is normally (intended to be) used to degrade a substrate to provide energy and/or use as a carbon source, is also able to transform another substrate which it cannot utilize as a carbon and/or energy source.[6]
As some of the molecules that are the substrates of these reactions xenobiotic, persistent compounds, such as PCE, TCE and MTBE, that has [effects on several types of environments]; it is important for the article to deliver accurate, updated information on how co-metabolism can be used as a bioremediation tool for it's ability to neutralize the toxicity of such compounds.[7][8]
Although it is accurate like the article suggests that the presence of a primary molecule catabolism is necessary for a second compound to also go under reaction, this definition alone is ambiguous and does not explain enough about the process.
The article has several sentences with foul structures, and unexplained or loosely explained several biological phenomena such as ‘simultaneous metabolism’ ‘reductive chlorination’ and ‘commensal growth’.The present form of the article also lacks the information of where most of the statements made came from; thus making it hard for the readers to reach the source and confirm the validity of the assertions made.
Elucidating these phenomena both by giving specific examples of bacteria species and the types of hazardous molecules they co-metabolically transform, if this process is carried out using oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor or not, would help the readers get a better grasp of the subject.[9][10] Ayserdo (talk) 00:02, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
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- ^ "Wikipedia:WikiProject Microbiology". Wikipedia. 2017-02-22.
- ^ "Talk:Microbial loop". Wikipedia. 2017-08-17.
- ^ a b "Wiki Education Dashboard". dashboard.wikiedu.org. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ Krumbein, W. E.; Paterson, D. M.; Zavarzin, G. A. (2013-11-11). Fossil and Recent Biofilms: A Natural History of Life on Earth. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401701938.
- ^ Arp, Daniel J.; Yeager, Chris M.; Hyman, Michael R. (2001-03-01). "Molecular and cellular fundamentals of aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethylene". Biodegradation. 12 (2): 81–103. doi:10.1023/A:1012089908518. ISSN 0923-9820.
- ^ Li, Shanshan; Wang, Shan; Yan, Wei (2016-9). "Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether by Co-Metabolism with a Pseudomonas sp. Strain". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13 (9). doi:10.3390/ijerph13090883. ISSN 1661-7827. PMC 5036716. PMID 27608032.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Elango, Vijai; Kurtz, Harry D.; Freedman, David L. (June 2011). "Aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethene and cis-dichloroethene with benzene and chlorinated benzenes as growth substrates". Chemosphere. 84 (2): 247–253. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.04.007. ISSN 1879-1298. PMID 21531438.
- ^ Focht, Dennis D.; Alexander, Martin. "Aerobic cometabolism of DDT analogs by Hydrogenomonas". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 19 (1): 20–22. doi:10.1021/jf60173a042.
- ^ Tandoi, Valter.; DiStefano, Thomas D.; Bowser, Patrick A.; Gossett, James M.; Zinder, Stephen H. "Reductive Dehalogenation of Chlorinated Ethenes and Halogenated Ethanes by a High-Rate Anaerobic Enrichment Culture". Environmental Science & Technology. 28 (5): 973–979. doi:10.1021/es00054a033.