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- Jillian M. Petersen
(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1)
- Frank U. Zielinski
(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15)
- Thomas Pape
(University of Bremen, Klagenfurter Strasse)
- Richard Seifert
(University of Hamburg, Institute for Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Bundesstrasse 55)
- Cristina Moraru
(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1)
- Rudolf Amann
(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1)
- Stephane Hourdez
(Equipe Genetique des Adaptations aux Milieux Extremes, CNRS-UPMC UMR 7144, Station Biologique, BP74)
- Peter R. Girguis
(Harvard University)
- Scott D. Wankel
(Harvard University)
- Valerie Barbe
(Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique/Genoscope, 91000 Évry, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR8030, 91000 Évry, France, and Université d’Evry Val d’Essone 91000 Évry)
- Eric Pelletier
(Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique/Genoscope, 91000 Évry, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR8030, 91000 Évry, France, and Université d’Evry Val d’Essone 91000 Évry)
- Dennis Fink
(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1)
- Christian Borowski
(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1)
- Wolfgang Bach
(University of Bremen, PO Box 33 04 40)
- Nicole Dubilier
(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1)
Abstract
The discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in 1977 revolutionized our understanding of the energy sources that fuel primary productivity on Earth. Hydrothermal vent ecosystems are dominated by animals that live in symbiosis with chemosynthetic bacteria. So far, only two energy sources have been shown to power chemosynthetic symbioses: reduced sulphur compounds and methane. Using metagenome sequencing, single-gene fluorescence in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, shipboard incubations and in situ mass spectrometry, we show here that the symbionts of the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge use hydrogen to power primary production. In addition, we show that the symbionts of Bathymodiolus mussels from Pacific vents have hupL, the key gene for hydrogen oxidation. Furthermore, the symbionts of other vent animals such as the tubeworm Riftia pachyptila and the shrimp Rimicaris exoculata also have hupL. We propose that the ability to use hydrogen as an energy source is widespread in hydrothermal vent symbioses, particularly at sites where hydrogen is abundant.
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Jillian M. Petersen & Frank U. Zielinski & Thomas Pape & Richard Seifert & Cristina Moraru & Rudolf Amann & Stephane Hourdez & Peter R. Girguis & Scott D. Wankel & Valerie Barbe & Eric Pelletier & Den, 2011.
"Hydrogen is an energy source for hydrothermal vent symbioses,"
Nature, Nature, vol. 476(7359), pages 176-180, August.
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RePEc:nat:nature:v:476:y:2011:i:7359:d:10.1038_nature10325
DOI: 10.1038/nature10325
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- Zhiwei Zhu & Yuncheng Cao & Zihan Zheng & Duofu Chen, 2022.
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