TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-distance electron transport by cable bacteria in mangrove sediments
AU - Burdorf, Laurine D W
AU - Hidalgo-Martinez, Silvia
AU - Cook, Perran
AU - Meysman, Filip J R
PY - 2016/3/8
Y1 - 2016/3/8
N2 - Cable bacteria are long, filamentous sulphur-oxidizing bacteria that induce long-distance electron transport in aquatic sediments. They turn the seafloor into an electro-active environment, characterized by currents and electrical fields, and when present, they exert a strong impact on the geochemical cycling in the seafloor. However, cable bacteria have only recently been discovered, and so their geographical distribution and habitat distribution remain largely unknown. Here we report field evidence that cable bacteria are present and active in mangrove sediments. Combining microsensor profiling and fluorescence in situ hybridization, we recorded high filament densities (77 m cm-2) and the signature of electrogenic sulphur oxidation in sediments of grey mangroves near Melbourne, Australia. Our findings suggest that cable bacteria could be a keystone microbial species in the geochemical cycling of mangroves.
AB - Cable bacteria are long, filamentous sulphur-oxidizing bacteria that induce long-distance electron transport in aquatic sediments. They turn the seafloor into an electro-active environment, characterized by currents and electrical fields, and when present, they exert a strong impact on the geochemical cycling in the seafloor. However, cable bacteria have only recently been discovered, and so their geographical distribution and habitat distribution remain largely unknown. Here we report field evidence that cable bacteria are present and active in mangrove sediments. Combining microsensor profiling and fluorescence in situ hybridization, we recorded high filament densities (77 m cm-2) and the signature of electrogenic sulphur oxidation in sediments of grey mangroves near Melbourne, Australia. Our findings suggest that cable bacteria could be a keystone microbial species in the geochemical cycling of mangroves.
KW - Cable bacteria
KW - Electrogenic sulphur oxidation
KW - Geomicrobiology
KW - Long-distance electron transport
KW - Mangrove sediment biogeo-chemisty
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UR - http://www.int-res.com/articles/feature/m545p001.pdf
U2 - 10.3354/meps11635
DO - 10.3354/meps11635
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84960499721
SN - 0171-8630
VL - 545
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Marine Ecology-Progress Series
JF - Marine Ecology-Progress Series
ER -