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ArticleNature communications2025

Integration of multiple metabolic pathways supports high rates of carbon precipitation in living microbialites.

Rachel E Sipler, Eric W Isemonger, Samantha C Waterworth, Steffen H Büttner, Thomas G Bornman, Ross-Lynne A Gibb, Xavier Siwe Noundou, Siddarthan Venkatachalam, Rosemary A Dorrington

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Rachel E SiplerDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1165-1725
Eric W IsemongerDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8462-7027
Samantha C WaterworthDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.
Steffen H BüttnerDepartment of Geology, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.
Thomas G BornmanDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.
Ross-Lynne A GibbDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9753-8699
Xavier Siwe NoundouDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8667-8351
Siddarthan VenkatachalamDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3881-5307
Rosemary A DorringtonDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa. r.dorrington@ru.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0002-8694-367X

Funding

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation) 6920NRF | South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) 11612NRF | South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) 87583Wellcome Trust 109680
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Abstract

Microbialites are lithifying microbial mats that form multi-layered structures via biological carbon (C) uptake and carbonate precipitation. Here we relate C uptake and precipitation rates to taxonomic diversity and functional capacity of bacterial communities in supratidal freshwater microbialites. Diel assays and analysis of functional gene capacity reveal that photosynthesis is bolstered by light-independent, biological C uptake mechanisms, including biomineralization and chemoautotrophy. Through integration of these mechanisms, microbialites can capture inorganic C over a 24-hour cycle at a rate of 7-12 g C m

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BacteriaCarbonMetabolic Networks and PathwaysCalcium CarbonateCarbonatesCarbon DioxideChemical PrecipitationFresh WaterGeologic SedimentsPhotosynthesisCalcium CarbonateCarbonCarbonatesCarbon Dioxide

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