ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2019
Abundance and Biogeochemical Impact of Cable Bacteria in Baltic Sea Sediments.
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- Evidence for cable bacteria inhabiting deep in anoxic sediment reveals a novel ecological niche.Environmental microbiome · 2026Article
- Microbial responses to ocean alkalinity enhancement in seasonally hypoxic coastal sediments.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Inactive "Ghost" Cells Do Not Affect Motility and Long-Range Electron Transport in Filamentous Cable Bacteria.Environmental microbiology · 2025Article
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- Multidisciplinary methodologies used in the study of cable bacteria.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Cable Bacteria and Their Biotechnological Application.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2025Review
- Biodiversity of microorganisms in the Baltic Sea: the power of novel methods in the identification of marine microbes.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Cable bacteria delay euxinia and modulate phosphorus release in coastal hypoxic systems.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- On the diversity, phylogeny and biogeography of cable bacteria.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Dissimilatory nitrate reduction by a freshwater cable bacterium.The ISME journal · 2022Article
- Using Oxidative Electrodes to Enrich Novel Members in theMicroorganisms · 2021Article
- Coupled dynamics of iron, manganese, and phosphorus in brackish coastal sediments populated by cable bacteria.Limnology and oceanography · 2021Article
- Effect of salinity on cable bacteria species composition and diversity.Environmental microbiology · 2021Article
- Meiofauna improve oxygenation and accelerate sulfide removal in the seasonally hypoxic seabed.Marine environmental research · 2020Article
- Quantification of Cable Bacteria in Marine Sediments via qPCR.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Oxygen depletion in coastal waters may lead to release of toxic sulfide from sediments. Cable bacteria can limit sulfide release by promoting iron oxide formation in sediments. Currently, it is unknown how widespread this phenomenon is. Here, we assess the abundance, activity, and biogeochemical impact of cable bacteria at 12 Baltic Sea sites. Cable bacteria were mostly absent in sediments overlain by anoxic and sulfidic bottom waters, emphasizing their dependence on oxygen or nitrate as electron acceptors. At sites that were temporarily reoxygenated, cable bacterial densities were low. At seasonally hypoxic sites, cable bacterial densities correlated linearly with the supply of sulfide. The highest densities were observed at Gulf of Finland sites with high rates of sulfate reduction. Microelectrode profiles of sulfide, oxygen, and pH indicated low or no in situ cable bacteria activity at all sites. Reactivation occurred within 5 days upon incubation of an intact sediment core from the Gulf of Finland with aerated overlying water. We found no relationship between cable bacterial densities and macrofaunal abundances, salinity, or sediment organic carbon. Our geochemical data suggest that cable bacteria promote conversion of iron monosulfides to iron oxides in the Gulf of Finland in spring, possibly explaining why bottom waters in this highly eutrophic region rarely contain sulfide in summer.
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