Community microrespirometry and molecular analyses reveal a diverse energy economy in Great Boiling Spring and Sandy's Spring West in the U.S. Great Basin.

Authors

Caitlin N. Murphy PhD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Jeremy A Dodsworth
Aaron B Babbitt
Brian P Hedlund

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2013

Abstract

Microrespirometry showed that several organic and inorganic electron donors stimulated oxygen consumption in two ∼80°C springs. Sediment and planktonic communities were structurally and functionally distinct, and quantitative PCR revealed catabolically distinct subpopulations of Thermocrinis. This study suggests that a variety of chemolithotrophic metabolisms operate simultaneously in these springs.

Volume

79

Issue

10

First Page

3306

Last Page

3310

ISSN

1098-5336

Published In/Presented At

Murphy, C. N., Dodsworth, J. A., Babbitt, A. B., & Hedlund, B. P. (2013). Community microrespirometry and molecular analyses reveal a diverse energy economy in Great Boiling Spring and Sandy's Spring West in the U.S. Great Basin. Applied and environmental microbiology, 79(10), 3306–3310. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00139-13

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

23475616

Department(s)

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Document Type

Article