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ReviewThe ISME journal2025

Metabolism of CO and H2 by pioneer bacteria in volcanic soils and the phyllosphere.

Nicola Fantom, Robin A Dawson, Edina Prondvai, Philippe Constant, Gary M King, Hendrik Schäfer, Marcela Hernández

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Review in The ISME journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nicola FantomSchool of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
Robin A DawsonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
Edina ProndvaiSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
Philippe ConstantCentre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, Quebec H7V 1B7, Canada.
Gary M KingDepartment of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
Hendrik SchäferSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
Marcela HernándezSchool of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trace gas degradation is a widespread metabolic adaptation in microbial communities, driving chemosynthesis and providing auxiliary energy that enhances persistence during nutrient starvation. In particular, carbon monoxide and hydrogen degradation can be of crucial importance for pioneering microbial communities colonising new, oligotrophic environmental niches, such as fresh volcanic deposits or the aerial interface of the phyllosphere. After volcanic eruptions, trace gas metabolism helps pioneer colonisers to initiate soil formation in ash deposits and on recently solidified lava, a vital ecosystem service. Similarly, in the phyllosphere, bacteria colonising newly emerging leaves and shoots, and/or persisting on the oligotrophic surface of plants, also benefit from trace gas oxidation and, given the global size of this habitat, likely constitute a significant sink for these trace gases affecting atmospheric chemistry. Herein, we review the current state of knowledge surrounding microbial oxidation of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and discuss how this may contribute to niche colonisation in oligotrophic ecosystems.

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BacteriaCarbon MonoxideHydrogenSoil MicrobiologyVolcanic EruptionsEcosystemOxidation-ReductionCarbon MonoxideHydrogencarbon monoxidehydrogenphyllospheresoil microbesvolcano

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PMID40089988
PMCPMC12021596

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