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Seismic shifts in the geochemical and microbial composition of a Yellowstone aquifer.

Eric S Boyd, Daniel R Colman, Ana Menchaca, Rachel L Spietz, Anna Shoemaker, Carol Finn, David Mencin, Eva Andrade-Barahona, Alysia Cox, Thomas Kieft and 3 more

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Eric S BoydDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, 109 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4436-5856
Daniel R ColmanDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, 109 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3253-6833
Ana MenchacaDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, 109 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8323-0269
Rachel L SpietzDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, 109 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5277-0734
Anna ShoemakerDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, 109 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6670-7730
Carol FinnGeology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Center, United States Geological Survey, 6th Avenue and Kipling Street, Denver, CO 80225, USA.
David MencinDepartment of Geosciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9984-6724
Eva Andrade-BarahonaDepartment of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Montana Technological University, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9096-0768
Alysia CoxDepartment of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Montana Technological University, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9108-143X
Thomas KieftDepartment of Biology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA.
Susan BilekDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA.
Jefferson HungerfordNational Park Service, Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, PO Box 168, WY, USA.
Tullis C OnstottDepartment of Geosciences, Princeton University, 320 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.

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Abstract

Seismic energy, like that released by earthquakes, can fracture rock and thereby alter subsurface fluid flow paths, release substrates from inclusions, and expose fresh mineral surfaces capable of reacting with water. However, it is unclear how such seismic-induced changes influence microbial communities. Volcanically active areas experience frequent seismic activity and thus represent ideal locations to examine the influence of seismic-induced geochemical change on subsurface microbial communities. Here, we demonstrate that energy released in an earthquake swarm in 2021 correlated with extensive temporal change in the geochemical and microbial composition of aquifer fluids sampled from ∼100 m depth in a borehole in Yellowstone National Park. Increased energy absorbed at the borehole over time was correlated with increased concentrations of hydrogen, dissolved organic carbon, and sulfide and was associated with depletion of δ

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