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Unveiling microbial life in the new deep-sea hypersaline Lake Thetis. Part II: a metagenomic study
Ferrer, M.; Werner, J.; Chernikova, T.N.; Bargiela, R.; Fernández, L.; La Cono, V.; Waldmann, J.; Teeling, H.; Golyshina, O.V.; Glöckner, F.O.; Yakimov, M.M.; Golyshin, P.N.; The MAMBA Scientific Consortium (2012). Unveiling microbial life in the new deep-sea hypersaline Lake Thetis. Part II: a metagenomic study. Environ. Microbiol. 14(1): 268-281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02634.x
In: Environmental Microbiology. Blackwell Scientific Publishers: Oxford. ISSN 1462-2912; e-ISSN 1462-2920
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| Auteurs | | Top |
- Ferrer, M.
- Werner, J.
- Chernikova, T.N.
- Bargiela, R.
- Fernández, L.
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- La Cono, V.
- Waldmann, J.
- Teeling, H.
- Golyshina, O.V.
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- Glöckner, F.O.
- Yakimov, M.M.
- Golyshin, P.N.
- The MAMBA Scientific Consortium
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| Abstract |
So far only little is known about the microbial ecology of Mediterranean deep-sea hypersaline anoxic lakes (DHALs). These brine lakes were formed by evaporite dissolution/brine seeps and are important model environments to provide insights into possible metabolisms and distributions of microorganisms on the early Earth. Our study on the Lake Thetis, a new thalassohaline DHAL located South-East of the Medriff Corridor, has revealed microbial communities of contrasting compositions with a high number of novel prokaryotic candidate divisions. The major finding of our present work is co-occurrence of at least three autotrophic carbon dioxide fixation pathways in the brine–seawater interface that are likely fuelled by an active ramified sulphur cycle. Genes for the reductive acetyl-CoA and reductive TCA pathways were also found in the brine suggesting that these pathways are operational even at extremely elevated salinities and that autotrophy is more important in hypersaline environments than previously assumed. Surprisingly, genes coding for RuBisCo were found in the highly reduced brine. Three types of sulphide oxidation pathways were found in the interface. The first involves a multienzyme Sox complex catalysing the complete oxidation of reduced sulphur compounds to sulphate, the second type recruits SQR sulphide:quinone reductase for oxidation of sulphide to elemental sulphur, which, in the presence of sulphide, could further be reduced by polysulphide reductases in the third pathway. The presence of the latter two allows a maximal energy yield from the oxidation of sulphide and at the same time prevents the acidification and the accumulation of S0 deposits. Amino acid composition analysis of deduced proteins revealed a significant overrepresentation of acidic residues in the brine compared with the interface. This trait is typical for halophilic organisms as an adaptation to the brine's extreme hypersalinity. This work presents the first metagenomic survey of the microbial communities of the recently discovered Lake Thetis whose brine constitutes one of saltiest water bodies ever reported. |
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