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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2014

Changing microspatial patterns of sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) during cycling of marine stromatolite mats.

Alexandru I Petrisor, Sandra Szyjka, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Pieter T Visscher, Robert Sean Norman, Alan W Decho

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexandru I PetrisorDepartment of Urban and Landscape Planning, School of Urban Planning, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, str. Academiei nr. 18-20, sector 1, Bucharest 010014, Romania. alexandru_petrisor@yahoo.com.
Sandra SzyjkaDepartment of Urban and Landscape Planning, School of Urban Planning, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, str. Academiei nr. 18-20, sector 1, Bucharest 010014, Romania. Sandra.szyjka@stud.uni-due.de.
Tomohiro KawaguchiDepartment of Urban and Landscape Planning, School of Urban Planning, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, str. Academiei nr. 18-20, sector 1, Bucharest 010014, Romania. tkawaguchi@allenuniversity.edu.
Pieter T VisscherDepartment of Urban and Landscape Planning, School of Urban Planning, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, str. Academiei nr. 18-20, sector 1, Bucharest 010014, Romania. pieter.visscher@uconn.edu.
Robert Sean NormanDepartment of Urban and Landscape Planning, School of Urban Planning, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, str. Academiei nr. 18-20, sector 1, Bucharest 010014, Romania. rsnorman@mailbox.sc.edu.
Alan W DechoDepartment of Urban and Landscape Planning, School of Urban Planning, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, str. Academiei nr. 18-20, sector 1, Bucharest 010014, Romania. awdecho@mailbox.sc.edu.
University of South Carolina · USInstitutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare in Construcţii Urbanism şi Dezvoltare Teritorială Durabilă · ROUniversity of Connecticut · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microspatial arrangements of sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) in surface microbial mats (~1.5 mm) forming open marine stromatolites were investigated. Previous research revealed three different mat types associated with these stromatolites, each with a unique petrographic signature. Here we focused on comparing "non-lithifying" (Type-1) and "lithifying" (Type-2) mats. Our results revealed three major trends: (1) Molecular typing using the dsrA probe revealed a shift in the SRM community composition between Type-1 and Type-2 mats. Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) coupled to confocal scanning-laser microscopy (CSLM)-based image analyses, and 35SO4(2-)-silver foil patterns showed that SRM were present in surfaces of both mat types, but in significantly (p < 0.05) higher abundances in Type-2 mats. Over 85% of SRM cells in the top 0.5 mm of Type-2 mats were contained in a dense 130 µm thick horizontal layer comprised of clusters of varying sizes; (2) Microspatial mapping revealed that locations of SRM and CaCO3 precipitation were significantly correlated (p < 0.05); (3) Extracts from Type-2 mats contained acylhomoserine-lactones (C4- ,C6- ,oxo-C6,C7- ,C8- ,C10- ,C12- , C14-AHLs) involved in cell-cell communication. Similar AHLs were produced by SRM mat-isolates. These trends suggest that development of a microspatially-organized SRM community is closely-associated with the hallmark transition of stromatolite surface mats from a non-lithifying to a lithifying state.

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BacteriaBacterial ProteinsCaseinsCluster AnalysisGeographic Information SystemsGeologic SedimentsPhylogenyRNA, Small UntranslatedSulfatesSulfite Reductase (NADPH)Bacterial Proteinscalcium caseinateCaseinsRNA, Small UntranslatedSulfatesSulfite Reductase (NADPH)

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