Microbial succession during the transition from active to inactive stages of deep-sea hydrothermal vent sulfide chimneys

J Hou, SM Sievert, Y Wang, JS Seewald, VP Natarajan… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are highly productive biodiversity hotspots in the
deep ocean supported by chemosynthetic microorganisms. Prominent features of these …

Approaches to unmask functioning of the uncultured microbial majority from extreme habitats on the seafloor

S Böhnke, M Perner - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Researchers have recognized the potential of enzymes and metabolic pathways hidden
among the unseen majority of Earth's microorganisms for decades now. Most of the …

Tephra deposition and bonding with reactive oxides enhances burial of organic carbon in the Bering Sea

J Longman, TM Gernon, MR Palmer… - Global …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Preservation of organic carbon (OC) in marine sediments exerts a major control on the
cycling of carbon in the Earth system. In these marine environments, OC preservation may …

Disentangling artificial and natural benthic weathering in organic rich Baltic Sea sediments

M Fuhr, K Wallmann, AW Dale, I Diercks… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Enhanced mineral dissolution in the benthic environment is currently discussed as a
potential technique for ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to reduce atmospheric CO2 …

Impact of high Fe-concentrations on microbial community structure and dissolved organics in hydrothermal plumes: an experimental study

CT Hansen, C Kleint, S Böhnke, L Klose… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Iron (Fe) is an essential trace element for life. In the ocean, Fe can be exceptionally scarce
and thus biolimiting or extremely enriched causing microbial stress. The ability of …

Chemolithotrophic biosynthesis of organic carbon associated with volcanic ash in the Mariana Trough, Pacific Ocean

T Li, J Li, J Longman, ZX Zhang, Y Qu, S Chen… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Volcanic ash is a major component of marine sediment, but its effect on the deep-sea carbon
cycle remains enigmatic. Here, we analyzed mineralogical compositions and glycerol dialkyl …

Genome-resolved evidence for functionally redundant communities and novel nitrogen fixers in the deyin-1 hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

J Pan, W Xu, Z Zhou, Z Shao, C Dong, L Liu, Z Luo… - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background Deep-sea hydrothermal vents represent unique ecosystems that redefine our
understanding of the limits of life. They are widely distributed in deep oceans and typically …

Genus-Specific Carbon Fixation Activity Measurements Reveal Distinct Responses to Oxygen among Hydrothermal Vent Campylobacteria

J McNichol, S Dyksma, M Mußmann… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Molecular surveys of low temperature deep-sea hydrothermal vent fluids have shown that
Campylobacteria (previously Epsilonproteobacteria) often dominate the microbial …

Submarine hydrothermal discharge and fluxes of dissolved Fe and Mn, and He isotopes at Brothers Volcano based on radium isotopes

R Neuholz, C Kleint, B Schnetger, A Koschinsky… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrothermal venting is an important transfer process of energy and elements between the
Earth's solid material and the oceans. Compared to mid-ocean-ridge hydrothermal vent …

Deltaproteobacterium strain KaireiS1, a mesophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing and sulfate-reducing bacterium from an inactive deep-sea hydrothermal chimney

N Adam, Y Han, K Laufer-Meiser, R Bährle… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A novel deltaproteobacterial, mesophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing, and sulfate-reducing
bacterium (strain KaireiS1) was highly enriched from an inactive chimney located in the …