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  • Biogeochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Geochemistry

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  • Biosilicification, the biological formation of silica, is crucial to global biogeochemical cycles and has historically reduced oceanic dissolved silicon.
  • Eukaryotes were long considered the primary drivers of silicon cycling; however, recent findings suggest prokaryotes may also significantly impact silicon dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential underappreciated role of prokaryotes in the silicon (Si) cycle.
  • To identify and characterize novel microorganisms involved in biosilicification.

Main Methods:

  • Identification and phylogenetic analysis of a previously unknown magnetotactic bacterium.
  • Characterization of intracellular amorphous silica globule formation within the bacterium.
  • Analysis of the bacterium's affiliation with the phylum Nitrospirota and its deep-branching lineage.

Main Results:

  • A novel magnetotactic bacterium capable of forming intracellular, amorphous silica globules was discovered.
  • This bacterium belongs to a deep-branching group within the Nitrospirota phylum, known for forming magnetosomes and sulfur inclusions.
  • The findings demonstrate intracellularly controlled silicification in prokaryotes.

Conclusions:

  • Prokaryotes, specifically this newly identified bacterium, contribute to intracellular biosilicification.
  • This discovery suggests a previously unrecognized prokaryotic influence on the biogeochemical silicon cycle during early Earth history.
  • The findings necessitate a re-evaluation of the historical role of prokaryotes in global silicon cycling.