Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1038/nature10325 |
| Document | Shareable Link |
| Title (Primary) | Hydrogen is an energy source for hydrothermal vent symbioses |
| Author | Petersen, J.M.; Zielinski, F.U.; Pape, T.; Seifert, R.; Moraru, C.; Amann, R.; Hourdez, S.; Girguis, P.R.; Wankel, S.D.; Barbe, V.; Pelletier, E.; Fink, D.; Borowski, C.; Bach, W.; Dubilier, N. |
| Journal | Nature |
| Year | 2011 |
| Department | UMB |
| Volume | 476 |
| Issue | 7359 |
| Page From | 176 |
| Page To | 180 |
| Language | englisch |
| Supplements | https://media.nature.com/original/nature-assets/nature/journal/v476/n7359/extref/nature10325-s1.pdf |
| Keywords | Introduction; Uptake hydrogenase genes in mussels; B. puteoserpentis symbionts use H2; Symbionts from basalt-hosted vents use H2; Effect of H2 concentration on consumption; The sulphur-oxidizing symbiont uses H2; Environmental significance of H2 use; Methods; References; Acknowledgements; Author information; Supplementary information; Comments |
| 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. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=11420 |
| Petersen, J.M., Zielinski, F.U., Pape, T., Seifert, R., Moraru, C., Amann, R., Hourdez, S., Girguis, P.R., Wankel, S.D., Barbe, V., Pelletier, E., Fink, D., Borowski, C., Bach, W., Dubilier, N. (2011): Hydrogen is an energy source for hydrothermal vent symbioses Nature 476 (7359), 176 - 180 |
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