Microbial ecology of sulfur cycling near the sulfate–methane transition of deep‐sea cold seep sediments

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 23; no. 11; pp. 6844 - 6858
• Main Authors: Li, Wen‐Li, Dong, Xiyang, Lu, Rui, Zhou, Ying‐Li, Zheng, Peng‐Fei, Feng, Dong, Wang, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Alkanes; alpha-Proteobacteria; Anaerobic microorganisms; Bacteria; Biodegradation; carbon; Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide fixation; Carbon fixation; cold; Cores; Cycles; gamma-Proteobacteria; genome; Genomes; Geologic Sediments - microbiology; lifestyle; Metabolism; metagenomics; Methane; Methane - metabolism; microbial ecology; Microbiological strains; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen oxides; Nitrogenation; Oxidation; Oxidation-Reduction; oxygen; Photochemicals; Phylogeny; Population studies; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - metabolism; Sediment; Sediments; Seepages; South China Sea; Sulfate reduction; Sulfates; Sulfates - metabolism; sulfides; Sulfur; Sulfur - metabolism; Sulphate reduction; Sulphides; Sulphur; thiosulfates; Transition zone; South China Sea

Summary Microbial sulfate reduction is largely associated with anaerobic methane oxidation and alkane degradation in sulfate–methane transition zone (SMTZ) of deep‐sea cold seeps. How the sulfur cycling is mediated by microbes near SMTZ has not been fully understood. In this study, we detected a sha...