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Structural and Geomicrobiological Characteristics of a Microbial Community from a Cold Sulfide Spring.
| العنوان: | Structural and Geomicrobiological Characteristics of a Microbial Community from a Cold Sulfide Spring. |
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| المؤلفون: | Douglas, S., Douglas, D. D. |
| المصدر: | Geomicrobiology Journal. Oct2001, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p401-422. 22p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | *GEOMICROBIOLOGY, *SULFUR springs |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | ONTARIO, CANADA |
| مستخلص: | The Ancaster sulfur spring is a cold (9°C) sulfur spring located near Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, which hosts an abundant and diverse microbial mat community. We conducted an extensive microscopical study of the microbial community of this spring using a number of techniques: phase light, confocal scanning laser microscopy, conventional scanning electron microscopy using both chemical/critical point drying and cryofixation preparative techniques, environmental scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The latter two techniques were coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry for elemental analysis to complement wet geochemical data collected on bulk spring water and mat pore water. In the anoxic source of the spring, green and purple sulfur bacteria were found together with a sulfide-utilizing type of cyanobacteria that had the unusual characteristic of storing colloidal sulfur intracellularly. Deeper within the source, the mats were dominated by green sulfur bacteria and thick biofilms of cells that precipitated Fe and Zn sulfide minerals on their surfaces. Downstream from the source, thick, filamentous white mats lined the stream channel, formed by a diverse mass of nonphotosynthetic sulfur oxidizers, which were responsible for forming thick masses of spherical colloidal sulfur. These were distinguished by ESEM-EDS from cells by their simple elemental composition (only S was detected). Aqueous geochemistry analysis by ICP-MS showed that some elements (Fe, C, P, Zn, Mg, Ba) were present at higher levels in mat pore water than in bulk spring water. Our approach allowed us to gain an appreciation of the characteristics of this microbial community and allowed us to develop a good understanding of the types of microorganisms present and infer some of the relationships among the members of the community. In addition, we wish to convey the utility of a thorough microscopical approach in geomicrobiological and microbial ecology studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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