Soil salinity inhibits rice growth and enhances cadmium (Cd) mobility, threatening rice production and human health. Periphytic biofilm (PB), widely distributed at the soil-water interface of paddy filed, exhibits strong Cd capture capability. However, PB at saline soil-water interface (SPB) and its capability for Cd capture remain unclear. Herein, SPB from coastal mudflat-reclaimed paddy filed was sampled to evaluate its Cd captured process and mechanism by advanced technologies. Results showed that the process of Cd capture by SPB was a spontaneous physical adsorption process driven mainly by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which contributed over 90%. Among different EPS layer of SPB, the soluble EPS (S-EPS) accounting more than 50% for Cd adsorption. The maximum Cd adsorption capability of SPB was 619.7 mg/kg, which was 69% higher than PB grown on non-saline soil (NPB). The enhanced Cd adsorption capability of SPB was mainly attributed to the higher amount of EPS, which contained more CHON and CHONS compounds. Furthermore, non-invasive micro-test technique (NMT) analysis indicated ion exchange process occurring in SPB was 3 times higher than that in NPB. Finally, microbial metagenomic sequencing analysis showed that SPB possessed higher abundances of metal-tolerant taxa (e.g., Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes) and enhanced expression of Cd-related (e.g., cmtR) and EPS-related genes (e.g., lptG, mleP). These findings expand the understanding of Cd biogeochemistry in saline wetland with PB, but highlight the potential of SPB for Cd pollution remediation in paddy fields.
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