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Heterotrophic Proteobacteria in the vicinity of diffuse hydrothermal venting

Overview of attention for article published in Environmental Microbiology, April 2016
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Title
Heterotrophic Proteobacteria in the vicinity of diffuse hydrothermal venting
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Environmental Microbiology, April 2016
DOI 10.1111/1462-2920.13304
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Dimitri V. Meier, Wolfgang Bach, Peter R. Girguis, Harald R. Gruber‐Vodicka, Eoghan P. Reeves, Michael Richter, Charles Vidoudez, Rudolf Amann, Anke Meyerdierks

Abstract

Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are highly dynamic habitats characterized by steep temperature and chemical gradients. The oxidation of reduced compounds dissolved in the venting fluids fuels primary production providing the basis for extensive life. Until recently studies of microbial vent communities have focused primarily on chemolithoautotrophic organisms. In our study we targeted the change of microbial community compositions along mixing gradients, focusing on distribution and capabilities of heterotrophic microorganisms. Samples were retrieved from different venting areas within the Menez Gwen hydrothermal field, taken along mixing gradients, including diffuse fluid discharge points, their immediate surroundings, and the buoyant parts of hydrothermal plumes. High throughput 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridisation, and targeted metagenome analysis were combined with geochemical analyses. Close to diffuse venting orifices dominated by chemolithoautotrophic Epsilonproteobacteria, in areas where environmental conditions still supported chemolithoautotrophic processes, we detected microbial communities enriched for versatile heterotrophic Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria. The potential for alkane degradation could be shown for several genera and yet uncultured clades. We propose that hotspots of chemolithoautotrophic life support a "belt" of heterotrophic bacteria significantly different from the dominating oligotrophic microbiota of the deep sea. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Country Count As %
United States 3 4%
Germany 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 72 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 23%
Researcher 14 18%
Student > Master 12 16%
Student > Bachelor 6 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 6%
Other 14 18%
Unknown 8 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 27 35%
Environmental Science 10 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 13%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 7 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 6 8%
Other 4 5%
Unknown 13 17%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 January 2017.
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#2,983,979
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