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Dai J, Li XG, Zhang WJ, Wu LF. Tepidibacter hydrothermalis sp. nov., a novel anaerobic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37921840 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
Abstract
A novel anaerobic heterotrophic bacterium, designated strain SWIR-1T, was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent field sample collected from the Southwest Indian Ridge at a depth of 2700 m. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that strain SWIR-1T belongs to the genus Tepidibacter, and the most closely related species are Tepidibacter mesophilus B1T (99.1 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), Tepidibacter formicigenes DV1184T (94.6 %) and Tepidibacter thalassicus SC562T (93.9 %). Strain SWIR-1T shares 77.3-87.2 % average nucleotide identity and 21.5-35.7 % digital DNA-DNA hybridization values with the three type strains of Tepidibacter species. Cells of strain SWIR-1T were Gram-stain-positive, motile, short straight rods. Endospores were observed in stationary-phase cells when grown on Thermococcales rich medium. Strain SWIR-1T grew at 15-45 °C (optimum, 30°C), at pH 5.5-8.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and with 1.0-6.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2.0 %). Substrates utilized by strain SWIR-1T included complex proteinaceous, chitin, starch, lactose, maltose, fructose, galactose, glucose, rhamnose, arabinose, ribose, alanine, glycine and glycerol. The major fermentation products from glucose were acetate, lactate, H2 and CO2. Elemental sulphur, sulphate, thiosulphate, sulphite, fumarate, nitrate, nitrite and FeCl3 are not used as terminal electron acceptors. The main cellular fatty acids consisted of iso-C15 : 0 (28.4 %), C15 : 1 iso F (15.4 %) and C16 : 0 (9.8 %). The major polar lipids were phospholipids and glycolipids. No respiratory quinones were detected. Genomic comparison revealed a distinctive blended gene cluster comprising hyb-tat-hyp genes, which play a crucial role in the synthesis, maturation, activation and export of NiFe-hydrogenase. Based on the phylogenetic analysis, genomic, physiologic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain SWIR-1T is considered to represent a novel species within the genus Tepidibacter, for which the name Tepidibacter hydrothermalis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain SWIR-1T (=DSM 113848T=MCCC 1K07078T).
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- Jie Dai
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCB, IMM, IM2B, Marseille, France
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS, Sanya, PR China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
- Institution of Deep-sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Hainan Deep-sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS, Sanya, PR China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
- Institution of Deep-sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Hainan Deep-sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, PR China
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCB, IMM, IM2B, Marseille, France
- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS, Sanya, PR China
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Zhong YW, Zhou P, Cheng H, Zhou YD, Pan J, Xu L, Li M, Tao CH, Wu YH, Xu XW. Metagenomic Features Characterized with Microbial Iron Oxidoreduction and Mineral Interaction in Southwest Indian Ridge. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0061422. [PMID: 36286994 PMCID: PMC9769843 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00614-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) is one of the typical representatives of deep-sea ultraslow-spreading ridges, and has increasingly become a hot spot of studying subsurface geological activities and deep-sea mining management. However, the understanding of microbial activities is still limited on active hydrothermal vent chimneys in SWIR. In this study, samples from an active black smoker and a diffuse vent located in the Longqi hydrothermal region were collected for deep metagenomic sequencing, which yielded approximately 290 GB clean data and 295 mid-to-high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs). Sulfur oxidation conducted by a variety of Gammaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, and Campylobacterota was presumed to be the major energy source for chemosynthesis in Longqi hydrothermal vents. Diverse iron-related microorganisms were recovered, including iron-oxidizing Zetaproteobacteria, iron-reducing Deferrisoma, and magnetotactic bacterium. Twenty-two bacterial MAGs from 12 uncultured phyla harbored iron oxidase Cyc2 homologs and enzymes for organic carbon degradation, indicated novel chemolithoheterotrophic iron-oxidizing bacteria that affected iron biogeochemistry in hydrothermal vents. Meanwhile, potential interactions between microbial communities and chimney minerals were emphasized as enriched metabolic potential of siderophore transportation, and extracellular electron transfer functioned by multi-heme proteins was discovered. Composition of chimney minerals probably affected microbial iron metabolic potential, as pyrrhotite might provide more available iron for microbial communities. Collectively, this study provides novel insights into microbial activities and potential mineral-microorganism interactions in hydrothermal vents. IMPORTANCE Microbial activities and interactions with minerals and venting fluid in active hydrothermal vents remain unclear in the ultraslow-spreading SWIR (Southwest Indian Ridge). Understanding about how minerals influence microbial metabolism is currently limited given the obstacles in cultivating microorganisms with sulfur or iron oxidoreduction functions. Here, comprehensive descriptions on microbial composition and metabolic profile on 2 hydrothermal vents in SWIR were obtained based on cultivation-free metagenome sequencing. In particular, autotrophic sulfur oxidation supported by minerals was presumed, emphasizing the role of chimney minerals in supporting chemosynthesis. Presence of novel heterotrophic iron-oxidizing bacteria was also indicated, suggesting overlooked biogeochemical pathways directed by microorganisms that connected sulfide mineral dissolution and organic carbon degradation in hydrothermal vents. Our findings offer novel insights into microbial function and biotic interactions on minerals in ultraslow-spreading ridges.
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- Ying-Wen Zhong
- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
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- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
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- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Ministry of Natural Resources & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, PR China
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Chen H, Li DH, Jiang AJ, Li XG, Wu SJ, Chen JW, Qu MJ, Qi XQ, Dai J, Zhao R, Zhang WJ, Liu SS, Wu LF. Metagenomic analysis reveals wide distribution of phototrophic bacteria in hydrothermal vents on the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge. Mar Life Sci Technol 2022; 4:255-267. [PMID: 37073225 PMCID: PMC10077154 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-021-00121-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are known as chemosynthetic ecosystems. However, high temperature vents emit light that hypothetically can drive photosynthesis in this habitat. Metagenomic studies have sporadically reported the occurrence of phototrophic populations such as cyanobacteria in hydrothermal vents. To determine how geographically and taxonomically widespread phototrophs are in deep-sea hydrothermal vents, we collected samples from three niches in a hydrothermal vent on the Southwest Indian Ridge and carried out an integrated metagenomic analysis. We determined the typical community structures of microorganisms found in active venting fields and identified populations of known potential chlorophototrophs and retinalophototrophs. Complete chlorophyll biosynthetic pathways were identified in all samples. By contrast, proteorhodopsins were only found in active beehive smoker diffusers. Taxonomic groups possessing potential phototrophy dependent on semiconductors present in hydrothermal vents were also found in these samples. This systematic comparative metagenomic study reveals the widespread distribution of phototrophic bacteria in hydrothermal vent fields. Our results support the hypothesis that the ocean is a seed bank of diverse microorganisms. Geothermal vent light may provide energy and confer a competitive advantage on phototrophs to proliferate in hydrothermal vent ecosystems. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-021-00121-y.
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- Hong Chen
- Laboratory of Deep Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100864 China
- France-China Joint Laboratory for Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms (LIA-MagMC), Marseille, France/Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
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- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555 China
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- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555 China
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- Laboratory of Deep Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000 China
- France-China Joint Laboratory for Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms (LIA-MagMC), Marseille, France/Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
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- Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
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- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555 China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083 China
- Qingdao-Europe Advanced Institute for Life Sciences, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555 China
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- Laboratory of Deep Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000 China
- France-China Joint Laboratory for Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms (LIA-MagMC), Marseille, France/Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratory of Deep Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100864 China
- France-China Joint Laboratory for Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms (LIA-MagMC), Marseille, France/Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratory of Deep Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100864 China
- France-China Joint Laboratory for Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms (LIA-MagMC), Marseille, France/Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratory of Deep Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000 China
- France-China Joint Laboratory for Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms (LIA-MagMC), Marseille, France/Sanya, China
- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
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- Institution of Deep-Sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, IDSTI-CAS/Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya/Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555 China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083 China
- Qingdao-Europe Advanced Institute for Life Sciences, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, 266555 China
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- France-China Joint Laboratory for Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms (LIA-MagMC), Marseille, France/Sanya, China
- Aix Marseille University, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée, L’ Institut Microbiologie, Bioénergies et Biotechnologie, 13402 Marseille, France
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Li XG, Lin J, Bai SJ, Dai J, Jiao ZX, Tang HZ, Qi XQ, Zhang WJ, Liu M, Xu JS, Wu LF. Crassaminicella thermophila sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney and emended description of the genus Crassaminicella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34825884 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel moderately thermophilic, anaerobic, heterotrophic bacterium (strain SY095T) was isolated from a hydrothermal vent chimney located on the Southwest Indian Ridge at a depth of 2730 m. Cells were Gram-stain-positive, motile, straight to slightly curved rods forming terminal endospores. SY095T was grown at 45-60 °C (optimum 50-55 °C), pH 6.0-7.5 (optimum 7.0), and in a salinity of 1-4.5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 2.5 %). Substrates utilized by SY095T included fructose, glucose, maltose, N-acetyl glucosamine and tryptone. Casamino acid and amino acids (glutamate, glutamine, lysine, methionine, serine and histidine) were also utilized. The main end products from glucose fermentation were acetate, H2 and CO2. Elemental sulphur, sulphate, thiosulphate, sulphite, fumarate, nitrate, nitrite and Fe(III) were not used as terminal electron acceptors. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C14 : 0 (60.5%) and C16 : 0 (7.6 %). The main polar lipids consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, five unidentified phospholipids and two unidentified aminophospholipids. No respiratory quinones were detected. The chromosomal DNA G+C content was 30.8 mol%. The results of phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that SY095T was closely related to Crassaminicella profunda Ra1766HT (95.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence identity). SY095T exhibited 78.1 % average nucleotide identity (ANI) to C. profunda Ra1766HT. The in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) value indicated that SY095T shared 22.7 % DNA relatedness with C. profunda Ra1766HT. On the basis of its phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic characteristics, SY095T is suggested to represent a novel species of the genus Crassaminicella, for which the name Crassaminicella thermophila sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SY095T (=JCM 34213=MCCC 1K04191). An emended description of the genus Crassaminicella is also proposed.
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- Xue-Gong Li
- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya.,CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,Institution of Deep-sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Hainan Deep-sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, PR China
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- Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,Laboratory of Marine Viruses and Molecular Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya.,CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya.,CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,Institution of Deep-sea Life Sciences, IDSSE-BGI, Hainan Deep-sea Technology Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, PR China
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- Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, PR China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya.,Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCB, IMM, IM2B, Marseille, France
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Wee SY, Edgcomb VP, Beaudoin D, Yvon-Lewis S, Sylvan JB. Microbial Abundance and Diversity in Subsurface Lower Oceanic Crust at Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0151921. [PMID: 34469194 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01519-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 360 drilled Hole U1473A at Atlantis Bank, an oceanic core complex on the Southwest Indian Ridge, with the aim of recovering representative samples of the lower oceanic crust. Recovered cores were primarily gabbro and olivine gabbro. These mineralogies may host serpentinization reactions that have the potential to support microbial life within the recovered rocks or at greater depths beneath Atlantis Bank. We quantified prokaryotic cells and analyzed microbial community composition for rock samples obtained from Hole U1473A and conducted nutrient addition experiments to assess if nutrient supply influences the composition of microbial communities. Microbial abundance was low (≤104 cells cm-3) but positively correlated with the presence of veins in rocks within some depth ranges. Due to the heterogeneous nature of the rocks downhole (alternating stretches of relatively unaltered gabbros and more significantly altered and fractured rocks), the strength of the positive correlations between rock characteristics and microbial abundances was weaker when all depths were considered. Microbial community diversity varied at each depth analyzed. Surprisingly, addition of simple organic acids, ammonium, phosphate, or ammonium plus phosphate in nutrient addition experiments did not affect microbial diversity or methane production in nutrient addition incubation cultures over 60 weeks. The work presented here from Site U1473A, which is representative of basement rock samples at ultraslow spreading ridges and the usually inaccessible lower oceanic crust, increases our understanding of microbial life present in this rarely studied environment and provides an analog for basement below ocean world systems such as Enceladus. IMPORTANCE The lower oceanic crust below the seafloor is one of the most poorly explored habitats on Earth. The rocks from the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) are similar to rock environments on other ocean-bearing planets and moons. Studying this environment helps us increase our understanding of life in other subsurface rocky environments in our solar system that we do not yet have the capability to access. During an expedition to the SWIR, we drilled 780 m into lower oceanic crust and collected over 50 rock samples to count the number of resident microbes and determine who they are. We also selected some of these rocks for an experiment where we provided them with different nutrients to explore energy and carbon sources preferred for growth. We found that the number of resident microbes and community structure varied with depth. Additionally, added nutrients did not shape the microbial diversity in a predictable manner.
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Li XG, Tang HZ, Zhang WJ, Qi XQ, Qu ZG, Xu J, Wu LF. Thermococcus aciditolerans sp. nov., a piezotolerant, hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney in the Southwest Indian Ridge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34343062 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A hyperthermophilic, strictly anaerobic archaeon, designated strain SY113T, was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney on the Southwest Indian Ridge at a water depth of 2770 m. Enrichment and isolation of strain SY113T were performed at 85 °C at 0.1 MPa. Cells of strain SY113T were irregular motile cocci with peritrichous flagella and generally 0.8-2.4 µm in diameter. Growth was observed at temperatures between 50 and 90 °C (optimum at 85 °C) and under hydrostatic pressures of 0.1-60 MPa (optimum, 27 MPa). Cells of SY113T grew at pH 4.0-9.0 (optimum, pH 5.5) and a NaCl concentration of 0.5-5.5 % (w/v; optimum concentration, 3.0 % NaCl). Strain SY113T was an anaerobic chemoorganoheterotroph and grew on complex proteinaceous substrates such as yeast extract and tryptone, as well as on maltose and starch. Elemental sulphur stimulated growth, but not obligatory for its growth. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 55.0 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA sequence of strain SY113T showed that the novel isolate belonged to the genus Thermococcus. On the basis of physiological characteristics, average nucleotide identity values and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization results, we propose a novel species, named Thermococcus aciditolerans sp. nov. The type strain is SY113T (=MCCC 1K04190T=JCM 39083T).
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- Xue-Gong Li
- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya, PR China.,CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya, PR China.,CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-Sea Microbial Cell Biology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China.,International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya, PR China.,CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
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- Laboratory of Deep-sea Information Technology, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- International Associated Laboratory of Evolution and Development of Magnetotactic Multicellular Organisms, CNRS-Marseille/ CAS- Sanya, PR China.,Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCB, IMM, IM2B, Marseille, France
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Zhou Y, Li Y, Cheng H, Halanych KM, Wang C. The mitochondrial genome of the bone-eating worm Osedaxrubiplumus(Annelida, Siboglinidae). Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2020; 5:2267-2268. [PMID: 33367002 PMCID: PMC7510606 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1772680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Osedaxrubiplumus(Annelida, Siboglinidae)uses heterotrophic bacteria to feed onvertebrate carcasses and is currently found in the Pacific, Antarctic and Indian Ocean.Here, we report its nearly complete mitochondrial genomes assembled for 2 individuals, one from the East Pacific and the other from the Southwest Indian Ocean. Recoveredmitogenomes were 15591 and 15972 bp in length, with both consisting of 37 typical metazoan mitochondrial genes. All genes were transcribed from the same strand, and arranged in the same order as the other siboglinids, revealing conserved gene arrangement withinSiboglinidae. Phylogeneticanalysis of 13 protein coding genes confirms the placement of Osedaxsister to the Vestimentifera+Sclerolinum clade.
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- Yadong Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Hangzhou, China.,School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Varliero G, Bienhold C, Schmid F, Boetius A, Molari M. Microbial Diversity and Connectivity in Deep-Sea Sediments of the South Atlantic Polar Front. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:665. [PMID: 31024475 PMCID: PMC6465420 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ultraslow spreading ridges account for one-third of the global mid-ocean ridges. Their impact on the diversity and connectivity of benthic deep-sea microbial assemblages is poorly understood, especially for hydrothermally inactive, magma-starved ridges. We investigated bacterial and archaeal diversity in sediments collected from an amagmatic segment (10°–17°E) of the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) and in the adjacent northern and southern abyssal zones of similar water depths within one biogeochemical province of the Indian Ocean. Microbial diversity was determined by 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing. Our results show significant differences in microbial communities between stations outside and inside the SWIR, which were mostly explained by environmental selection. Community similarity correlated significantly with differences in chlorophyll a content and with the presence of upward porewater fluxes carrying reduced compounds (e.g., ammonia and sulfide), suggesting that trophic resource availability is a main driver for changes in microbial community composition. At the stations in the SWIR axial valley (3,655–4,448 m water depth), microbial communities were enriched in bacterial and archaeal taxa common in organic matter-rich subsurface sediments (e.g., SEEP-SRB1, Dehalococcoida, Atribacteria, and Woesearchaeota) and chemosynthetic environments (mainly Helicobacteraceae). The abyssal stations outside the SWIR communities (3,760–4,869 m water depth) were dominated by OM1 clade, JTB255, Planctomycetaceae, and Rhodospirillaceae. We conclude that ultraslow spreading ridges create a unique environmental setting in sedimented segments without distinct hydrothermal activity, and play an important role in shaping microbial communities and promoting diversity, but also in connectivity among deep-sea habitats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gilda Varliero
- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany.,School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany.,HGF-MPG Joint Research Group on Deep Sea Ecology and Technology, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany.,MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany.,HGF-MPG Joint Research Group on Deep Sea Ecology and Technology, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany.,MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Djurhuus A, Mikalsen SO, Giebel HA, Rogers AD. Cutting through the smoke: the diversity of microorganisms in deep-sea hydrothermal plumes. R Soc Open Sci 2017; 4:160829. [PMID: 28484604 PMCID: PMC5414241 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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There are still notable gaps regarding the detailed distribution of microorganisms between and within insular habitats such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents. This study investigates the community composition of black smoker vent microorganisms in the Southern Hemisphere, and changes thereof along a spatial and chemical gradient ranging from the vent plume to surrounding waters. We sampled two hydrothermal vent fields, one at the South West Indian Ridge (SWIR), the other at the East Scotia Ridge (ESR). Samples were collected across vent fields at varying vertical distances from the origin of the plumes. The microbial data were sequenced on an Illumina MiSeq platform for the 16SrRNA gene. A substantial amount of vent-specific putative chemosynthetic microorganisms were found, particularly in samples from focused hydrothermal venting. Common vent-specific organisms from both vent fields were the genera Arcobacter, Caminibacter and Sulfurimonas from the Epsilonproteobacteria and the SUP05 group from the Gammaproteobacteria. There were no major differences in microbial composition between SWIR and ESR for focused plume samples. However, within the ESR the diffuse flow and focused samples differed significantly in microbial community composition and relative abundance. For Epsilonproteobacteria, we found evidence of niche-specificity to hydrothermal vent environments. This taxon decreased in abundance by three orders of magnitude from the vent orifice to background water. Epsilonproteobacteria distribution followed a distance-decay relationship as vent-effluents mixed with the surrounding seawater. This study demonstrates strong habitat affinity of vent microorganisms on a metre scale with distinct environmental selection.
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- Anni Djurhuus
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS UK
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- Department of Science and Technology, University of the Faroe Islands, Noatun 3, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, , Germany
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS UK
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Djurhuus A, Boersch-Supan PH, Mikalsen SO, Rogers AD. Microbe biogeography tracks water masses in a dynamic oceanic frontal system. R Soc Open Sci 2017; 4:170033. [PMID: 28405400 PMCID: PMC5383857 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Dispersal limitation, not just environmental selection, plays an important role in microbial biogeography. The distance-decay relationship is thought to be weak in habitats where dispersal is high, such as in the pelagic environment, where ocean currents facilitate microbial dispersal. Most studies of microbial community composition to date have observed little geographical heterogeneity on a regional scale (100 km). We present a study of microbial communities across a dynamic frontal zone in the southwest Indian Ocean and investigate the spatial structure of the microbes with respect to the different water masses separated by these fronts. We collected 153 samples of free-living microorganisms from five seamounts located along a gradient from subtropical to subantarctic waters and across three depth layers: (i) the sub-surface chlorophyll maximum (approx. 40 m), (ii) the bottom of the euphotic zone (approx. 200 m), and (iii) the benthic boundary layer (300-2000 m). Diversity and abundance of microbial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were assessed by amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene on an Illumina MiSeq platform. Multivariate analyses showed that microbial communities were structured more strongly by depth than by latitude, with similar phyla occurring within each depth stratum across seamounts. The deep layer was homogeneous across the entire survey area, corresponding to the spread of Antarctic intermediate water. However, within both the sub-surface layer and the intermediate depth stratum there was evidence for OTU turnover across fronts. The microbiome of these layers appears to be divided into three distinct biological regimes corresponding to the subantarctic surface water, the convergence zone and subtropical. We show that microbial biogeography across depth and latitudinal gradients is linked to the water masses the microbes persist in, resulting in regional patterns of microbial biogeography that correspond to the regional scale physical oceanography.
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- Anni Djurhuus
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 830 1st St SE, St Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
- Author for correspondence: Anni Djurhuus e-mail:
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
- Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Science and Technology, University of the Faroe Islands, Noatun 3, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
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Chen P, Zhang L, Guo X, Dai X, Liu L, Xi L, Wang J, Song L, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Huang L, Huang Y. Diversity, Biogeography, and Biodegradation Potential of Actinobacteria in the Deep-Sea Sediments along the Southwest Indian Ridge. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1340. [PMID: 27621725 PMCID: PMC5002886 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The phylum Actinobacteria has been reported to be common or even abundant in deep marine sediments, however, knowledge about the diversity, distribution, and function of actinobacteria is limited. In this study, actinobacterial diversity in the deep sea along the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) was investigated using both 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing and culture-based methods. The samples were collected at depths of 1662–4000 m below water surface. Actinobacterial sequences represented 1.2–9.1% of all microbial 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences in each sample. A total of 5 actinobacterial classes, 17 orders, 28 families, and 52 genera were detected by pyrosequencing, dominated by the classes Acidimicrobiia and Actinobacteria. Differences in actinobacterial community compositions were found among the samples. The community structure showed significant correlations to geochemical factors, notably pH, calcium, total organic carbon, total phosphorus, and total nitrogen, rather than to spatial distance at the scale of the investigation. In addition, 176 strains of the Actinobacteria class, belonging to 9 known orders, 18 families, and 29 genera, were isolated. Among these cultivated taxa, 8 orders, 13 families, and 15 genera were also recovered by pyrosequencing. At a 97% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, the pyrosequencing data encompassed 77.3% of the isolates but the isolates represented only 10.3% of the actinobacterial reads. Phylogenetic analysis of all the representative actinobacterial sequences and isolates indicated that at least four new orders within the phylum Actinobacteria were detected by pyrosequencing. More than half of the isolates spanning 23 genera and all samples demonstrated activity in the degradation of refractory organics, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polysaccharides, suggesting their potential ecological functions and biotechnological applications for carbon recycling.
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- Ping Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Information Network Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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- China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Disease and Health Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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Yuan J, Lai Q, Sun F, Zheng T, Shao Z. The diversity of PAH-degrading bacteria in a deep-sea water column above the Southwest Indian Ridge. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:853. [PMID: 26379634 PMCID: PMC4548250 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The bacteria involved in organic pollutant degradation in pelagic deep-sea environments are largely unknown. In this report, the diversity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading bacteria was analyzed in deep-sea water on the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR). After enrichment with a PAH mixture (phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, and pyrene), nine bacterial consortia were obtained from depths of 3946–4746 m. While the consortia degraded all four PAHs when supplied in a mixture, when PAHs were tested individually, only phenanthrene supported growth. Thus, degradation of the PAH mixture reflected a cometabolism of anthracene, fluoranthene, and pyrene with phenanthrene. Further, both culture-dependent and independent methods revealed many new bacteria involved in PAH degradation. Specifically, the alpha and gamma subclasses of Proteobacteria were confirmed as the major groups within the communities. Additionally, Actinobacteria, the CFB group and Firmicutes were detected. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis showed that bacteria closely affiliated with Alcanivorax, Novosphingobium, and Rhodovulum occurred most frequently in different PAH-degrading consortia. By using general heterotrophic media, 51 bacteria were isolated from the consortia and of these 34 grew with the PAH mixture as a sole carbon source. Of these, isolates most closely related to Alterierythrobacter, Citricella, Erythrobacter, Idiomarina, Lutibacterium, Maricaulis, Marinobacter, Martelella, Pseudidiomarina, Rhodobacter, Roseovarius, Salipiger, Sphingopyxis, and Stappia were found to be PAH degraders. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time these bacteria have been identified in this context. In summary, this report revealed significant diversity among the PAH-degrading bacteria in the deep-sea water column. These bacteria may play a role in PAH removal in deep-sea environments.
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- Jun Yuan
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province Xiamen, China ; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and Key Laboratory of MOE for Coast and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University Xiamen, China ; Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province Xiamen, China ; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and Key Laboratory of MOE for Coast and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University Xiamen, China ; Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province Xiamen, China ; Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and Key Laboratory of MOE for Coast and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province Xiamen, China ; Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Xiamen, China
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Cole C, Coelho AV, James RH, Connelly D, Sheehan D. Proteomic responses to metal-induced oxidative stress in hydrothermal vent-living mussels, Bathymodiolus sp., on the Southwest Indian Ridge. Mar Environ Res 2014; 96:29-37. [PMID: 24080408 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bathymodiolin mussels are amongst the dominant fauna occupying hydrothermal vent ecosystems throughout the World's oceans. This subfamily inhabits a highly ephemeral and variable environment, where exceptionally high concentrations of reduced sulphur species and heavy metals necessitate adaptation of specialised detoxification mechanisms. Whilst cellular responses to common anthropogenic pollutants are well-studied in shallow-water species, they remain limited in deep-sea vent fauna. Bathymodiolus sp. were sampled from two newly-discovered vent sites on the Southwest Indian Ridge (Tiamat and Knuckers Gaff) by the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Kiel 6000 during the RRS James Cook cruise, JC 067 in November 2011. Here, we use redox proteomics to investigate the effects of tissue metal accumulation on protein expression and thiol oxidation in gill. Following 2D PAGE, we demonstrate a significant difference in intensity in 30 protein spots in this organ between the two vent sites out of 205 matched spots. We also see significant variations in thiol oxidation in 15 spots, out of 143 matched. At Tiamat, 23 protein spots are up-regulated compared to Knuckers Gaff and we identify 5 of these with important roles in metabolism, cell structure, stress response, and redox homeostasis. We suggest that increased metal exposure triggers changes in the proteome, regulating tissue uptake. This is evident both between vent sites and across a chemical gradient within the Knuckers Gaff vent site. Our findings highlight the importance of proteomic plasticity in successful adaptation to the spatially and temporally fluctuating chemical environments that are characteristic of hydrothermal vent habitats.
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- Catherine Cole
- Department of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, European Way, Waterfront Campus, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
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- National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Ireland
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Wang JJ, Huang DY, Lin RC, Zheng XQ. A new species of Austrodecus Hodgson, 1907 (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Austrodecidae) from the Southwest Indian Ridge. Zookeys 2013; 349:73-9. [PMID: 24294079 PMCID: PMC3837406 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.349.6170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A new species of pycnogonid collected by the Chinese research vessel R/V Dayangyihao during cruises to the Southwest Indian Ridge in 2008 and 2009 is recorded. The new species, Austrodecus bamberi, is placed into the tristanense-section by the characters of 4-articled ovigers and present auxiliary claws and is distinguished from other species in this section by the number and length of tubercles on the first coxae.
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- Jian-Jia Wang
- Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen 361005, P.R.China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen 361005, P.R.China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen 361005, P.R.China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Daxue Road No.178, Xiamen 361005, P.R.China
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