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Microbial Community Associated with Thioploca sp. Sheaths in the Area of the Posolski Bank Methane Seep, Southern
Abstract:
Bacterial mats formed by a colorless sulfur bacterium Thioploca sp. in the area of the Posolski Bank cold methane seep (southern Baikal) were -studied using electron microscopy and phylogenetic analysis. Morphologically the bacteria were identified as Thioploca ingrica.- Confocal microscopy of DAPI-stained samples revealed numerous rod-shaped, filamentous, and spiral microorganisms in the sheaths, as well as in- side and between the trichomes. Transmission electron microscopy revealed nonvacuolated bacteria and small cells-without cell envelopes within the sheath. Bacteria with pronounced intracytoplasmic membranes characteristic; of type I methanotrophs were observed at the outer side of the sheath. Based on analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences, the following phyla were idenified in the sheath community: Bacteroidetes, Nitro- spira, Chloroflexi, Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia,'y-, and 6-Proteobacteria, Euryarchaeota, Crenarchaeota, and Thaumarchaeota, as well as anammox bacteria. A hypothetical scheme of matter flows in the Lake Baikal bacterial mats was proposed based on the data on metabolism of the cultured homologues.
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