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ArticleAstrobiology2022

Microbial Communities in Saltpan Sediments Show Tolerance to Mars Analog Conditions, but Susceptibility to Chloride and Perchlorate Toxicity.

Eric A Weingarten, Peter C Zee, Colin R Jackson

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Article in Astrobiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eric A WeingartenDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5294-4730
Peter C ZeeDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA.
Colin R JacksonDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA.

Funding

Training and Mentoring Core P20GM103476 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI · PI MICHAEL R GARRETT · 2012 to 2026
$60.2M
Role of obesity in preeclamptic pregnancy.P20GM121334 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI Babbette LaMarca, Jane F Reckelhoff · 2017 to 2026
$26.4M
The role of leptin in autoimmune-associated hypertensionP20GM104357 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI TAYLOR, ERIN BASSFORD · 2013 to 2022
$23.4M
Center for Psychiatric NeuroscienceP30GM103328 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI STOCKMEIER, CRAIG ALLEN · 2013 to 2017
$5.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103476NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104357NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121334NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103328
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brines at or near the surface of present-day Mars are a potential explanation for seasonally recurring dark streaks on the walls of craters, termed recurring slope lineae (RSL). Deliquescence and freezing point depression are possible drivers of brine stability, attributable to the high salinity observed in martian regolith including chlorides and perchlorates. Investigation of life, which may inhabit RSL, and the cellular mechanisms necessary for survival, must consider the tolerance of highly variable hydration, freeze-thaw cycles, and high osmolarity in addition to the anaerobic, oligotrophic, and irradiated environment. We propose the saltpan, an ephemeral, hypersaline wetland as an analogue for putative RSL hydrology. Saltpan sediment archaeal and bacterial communities showed tolerance of the Mars-analogous atmosphere, hydration, minerology, salinity, and temperature. Although active growth and a shift to well-adapted taxa were observed, susceptibility to low-concentration chloride and perchlorate addition suggested that such a composition was insufficient for beneficial water retention relative to added salt stress.

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MarsMicrobiotaChloridesExtraterrestrial EnvironmentPerchloratesChloridesperchloratePerchloratesBrineMars analogMicrobial communitiesPerchlorateRecurring slope lineaeSaltpan

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PMID35731161
PMCPMC9464085

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