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Microbial Diversity and Function in Shallow Subsurface Sediment and Oceanic Lithosphere of the Atlantis Massif

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MBIO
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 -

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00490-21

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Atlantis Massif; deep biosphere; oceanic crust; IODP; single-cell genomics; fluorescence-activated cell sorting; lithosphere

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  1. Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) - U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) award [OCE-0939564]
  2. NSF [DEB-1441717, OCE-1335810]
  3. U.S. Science Support Program [NSF] [OCE-1450528, 16(GG009393-01)]
  4. European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD)
  5. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [200021_163187]
  6. Hanse Institute for Advanced study
  7. Deep Carbon Observatory - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation [Sloan-G-2015-14084]

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This study reveals the diversity and metabolic potential of microbial communities in the marine lithospheric subsurface, showing that the biosphere in this environment is not fueled by active serpentinization reactions. Despite low abundance, distinct rock-associated microorganisms were identified, with a prevalence of heterotrophic and aerobic carbon cycling metabolisms.
The marine lithospheric subsurface is one of the largest biospheres on Earth; however, little is known about the identity and ecological function of microorganisms found in low abundance in this habitat, though these organisms impact global-scale biogeochemical cycling. Here, we describe the diversity and metabolic potential of sediment and endolithic (within rock) microbial communities found in ultrasmall amounts (10(1) to 10(4) cells cm(-3)) in the subsurface of the Atlantis Massif, an oceanic core complex on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that was sampled on International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 357. This study used fluo-rescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) to enable the first amplicon, metagenomic, and single-cell genomic study of the shallow (< 20 m below seafloor) subsurface of an actively serpentinizing marine system. The shallow subsurface biosphere of the Atlantis Massif was found to be distinct from communities observed in the nearby Lost City alkaline hydrothermal fluids and chimneys, yet similar to other low -temperature, aerobic subsurface settings. Genes associated with autotrophy were rare, although heterotrophy and aerobic carbon monoxide and formate cycling metabolisms were identified. Overall, this study reveals that the shallow subsurface of an oceanic core complex hosts a biosphere that is not fueled by active serpentinization reactions and by-products. IMPORTANCE The subsurface rock beneath the ocean is one of the largest biospheres on Earth, and microorganisms within influence global-scale nutrient cycles. This biosphere is difficult to study, in part due to the low concentrations of microorganisms that inhabit the vast volume of the marine lithosphere. In spite of the global signifi- cance of this biosphere, little is currently known about the microbial ecology of such rock-associated microorganisms. This study describes the identity and genomic potential of microorganisms in the subsurface rock and sediment at the Atlantis Massif, an underwater mountain near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. To enable our analyses, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) was used as a means to concentrate cells from low biomass environmental samples for genomic analyses. We found distinct rock-associated microorganisms and found that the capacity for microorganisms to utilize organic carbon was the most prevalent form of carbon cycling. We additionally identified a potential role for carbon monoxide metabolism in the subsurface.

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