Microbial ecology of oxygen minimum zones amidst ocean deoxygenation

AM Long, SK Jurgensen, AR Petchel… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) have substantial effects on the global ecology and
biogeochemical processes of marine microbes. However, the diversity and activity of OMZ …

Widespread occurrence of dissolved oxygen anomalies, aerobic microbes, and oxygen-producing metabolic pathways in apparently anoxic environments

SE Ruff, L Schwab, E Vidal… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Nearly all molecular oxygen (O2) on Earth is produced via oxygenic photosynthesis by
plants or photosynthetically active microorganisms. Light-independent O2 production, which …

Hydrogen and dark oxygen drive microbial productivity in diverse groundwater ecosystems

SE Ruff, P Humez, IH de Angelis, M Diao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Around 50% of humankind relies on groundwater as a source of drinking water. Here we
investigate the age, geochemistry, and microbiology of 138 groundwater samples from 95 …

O2 partitioning of sulfur oxidizing bacteria drives acidity and thiosulfate distributions in mining waters

KJ Whaley-Martin, LX Chen, TC Nelson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The acidification of water in mining areas is a global environmental issue primarily catalyzed
by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB). Little is known about microbial sulfur cycling in …

Microbial diversity in the Indian Ocean sediments: an insight into the distribution and associated factors

M Ambati, MS Kumar - Current Microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Indian Ocean is the third largest oceanic division of the world and shelter to a huge microbial
diversity. These microbes play an important role in the metabolism of carbon, sulfur …

Spatial self-organization of metabolism in microbial systems: a matter of enzymes and chemicals

M Ackermann, S van Vliet - Cell Systems, 2023 - cell.com
Most bacteria live in dense, spatially structured communities such as biofilms. The high
density allows cells to alter the local microenvironment, whereas the limited mobility can …

Thermal Endurance by a Hot-Spring-Dwelling Phylogenetic Relative of the Mesophilic Paracoccus

N Mondal, C Roy, S Chatterjee, J Sarkar… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
High temperature growth/survival was revealed in a phylogenetic relative (SMMA_5) of the
mesophilic Paracoccus isolated from the 78 to 85° C water of a Trans-Himalayan sulfur …

Adaptation mechanisms of Alcanivorax facilitating its predominance in marine environments

Z Chen, S Xiang, Y Lu, Q Lai, C Dong, J Li… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Alcanivorax, a typical alkane-degrading bacterium, has demonstrated the ability
to utilize inorganic electron donor in some reports. However, a comprehensive analysis of its …

Sedimentation rate and organic matter dynamics shape microbiomes across a continental margin

S Bhattacharya, T Mapder, S Fernandes, C Roy… - …, 2021 - bg.copernicus.org
Marine sedimentation rate and bottom-water O 2 concentration control organic carbon
remineralization and sequestration across continental margins, but whether and how they …

Bacterial Dynamics in the Northern Indian Ocean Region: Understanding from the Pre-genomics to Present-Day OMICS Era

AS Parab, CS Manohar - Geomicrobiology Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Northern Indian Ocean (NIO) is one of the most characteristic regions of the
world oceans with diverse oceanographic features. Understanding of the microbial …