Key Factors Influencing Rates of Heterotrophic Sulfate Reduction in Active Seafloor Hydrothermal Massive Sulfide Deposits

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 6; p. 1449
• Main Authors: Frank, Kiana L., Rogers, Karyn L., Rogers, Daniel R., Johnston, David T., Girguis, Peter R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 22.12.2015
• Subjects: energetics; Hydrothermal deposits; microbial activity; Microbiology; rate; sulfate reduction; sulfate reduction; rate; hydrothermal deposits; microbial activity; energetics

Hydrothermal vents are thermally and geochemically dynamic habitats, and the organisms therein are subject to steep gradients in temperature and chemistry. To date, the influence of these environmental dynamics on microbial sulfate reduction has not been well constrained. Here, via multivariate expe...