バクテリアが堆積した有機炭素に与える寄与は僅かであるという証拠がある
W A Hartgers1, J S Sinninghe Damste, A G Requejo
1Division of Marine Biogeochemistry, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel.
Nature
|May 19, 1994
まとめ
石油源岩におけるバクテリアのバイオマーカーが顕著であるにも関わらず,同位体分析は,総有機炭素 (Corg) に対するバクテリアの貢献が最小であることを明らかにしている. これは,細菌が炭酸性岩の小さな構成要素であることが多いことを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 地質化学 地質化学
- オーガニック・ジオケミストリー
- 微生物生態学とは
背景:
- バクテリアは,堆積物中の顕著な分子シグネチャーのために,しばしば石油源床への主要な貢献者と考えられています.
- しかし,バイオマーカーの豊富さは,堆積有機炭素 (Corg) に対する実際の貢献を正確に反映していない可能性があります.
- 光合成緑硫黄細菌の貢献は,そのカロテノイドのダイアゲネティック製品と,そのバイオマスの13C濃縮によって評価することができます.
研究 の 目的:
- 石油源岩の堆積有機炭素 (Corg) にバクテリアが実際に寄与しているかを調査する.
- 顕著な細菌バイオマーカーと同位体証拠の間の不一致を調和させるため.
主な方法:
- 堆積物や油における分子シグネチャー (バイオマーカー) の分析.
- 総有機炭素 (Corg) の同位体分析 (13C濃縮) について.
主要な成果:
- カナダ西部とウィリストン盆地からの堆積物と油は,光合成細菌の顕著なバイオマーカーを示した.
- コルグ全体の13C濃縮の欠如は,細菌の寄与が最小限であることを示した.
- 堆積物のバクテリアによる再処理は重要ですが,バクテリアのバイオマスはCorg.全体のマイナーな成分である可能性が高いです.
結論:
- 顕著な細菌バイオマーカーは,石油源岩の総有機炭素 (Corg) への有意な貢献とは必ずしも等しくありません.
- バクテリアのバイオマスは通常,炭酸性岩の総Corgのわずかな部分を表します.
- 同位体分析は,堆積有機物への細菌の貢献を正確に評価するために不可欠です.
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