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海底の生物圏を拡大する.

Erwan G Roussel1, Marie-Anne Cambon Bonavita, Joël Querellou

  • 1Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extrêmes, UMR 6197, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Ifremer, Centre de Brest, BP70, 29280 Plouzané, France.

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まとめ

深海の堆積物には,最も古く,最も暑い環境でも,生きたプロカリオット細胞が宿っている. この発見は,深層の生物圏とその潜在的範囲に関する私たちの理解を広げています.

科学分野:

  • 微生物学 微生物学とは
  • 地質学 地質学 地質学
  • 海洋学 海洋学とは

背景:

  • 海底の沈殿物は,地球上のプロカリオット生物質の有意な部分を含んでいると推定されています.
  • 以前の研究では,限られたデータに基づいて,プロカリオットの生命を大きな深さまで推計し,最も深いプロカリオットはわずか842メートルで発見された.

研究 の 目的:

  • 深層,古く,熱い海洋堆積物におけるプロカリオット生命の存在と特徴を調査する.
  • 海底生物圏の下層の深さと温度限界を決定する.

主な方法:

  • ニューファンドランド・マージンの堆積物核の分析.
  • 現存するプロカリオット生物を識別するためのDNAシーケンシング.
  • 堆積物の年齢,温度,および潜在的なエネルギー源を決定するための地化学分析.

主要な成果:

  • 海底1626メートルの深さで,1億1100万年前の堆積物と約100度Cの沈殿物の中に生きたプロカリオット細胞が検出されました.
  • DNAの配列は,PyrococcusとThermococcusの属内の新しい,培養されていない熱愛性および超熱愛性アーカイアを明らかにしました.
  • アネロビックメタン酸化アーケアの証拠は,メタンで支えられた深層生物圏を示唆しています.

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結論:

  • 海底生物圏は,海底から少なくとも1600メートル,さらに深くまで広がっています.
  • プロカリオット生命の温度上限は少なくとも113°Cです.
  • 熱い海底の沈殿物には,これまで知られていなかった独特の微生物群が棲み込んでいる.