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Published on: September 23, 2009
环境基因组学揭示了地球深处的一种生态系统
Dylan Chivian1, Eoin L Brodie, Eric J Alm
1Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. DCChivian@lbl.gov
概括
深地细菌Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator在南非的一座金矿中被发现. 这种单细胞生物在孤立中壮成长,能够在地球地深处独立生活.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 地质微生物学的生物.
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 地下深处的环境中存在独特的微生物生态系统.
- 了解极端,孤立条件下的生命对于天体生物学来说至关重要.
- 深层矿井的裂水提供了一个独特的,低生物多样性息地.
研究的目的:
- 从深层裂痕水中测序和组装一个主导微生物的完整基因组.
- 描述极端友细菌的代谢能力和生活方式.
- 探索地球深层生物圈中单基因组生态系统的潜力.
主要方法:
- 从深层地下裂纹水样中进行DNA测序和基因组组.
- 组装基因组的生物信息分析,以预测代谢途径和细胞功能.
- 微生物社区分析以确定Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator的丰富性.
主要成果:
- 一个单一的,完整的细菌基因组,Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator,已经成功组装起来.
- 这种细菌占抽样骨折水中的微生物种群的99.9%以上.
- 该基因组揭示了一个具有独特的代谢机制的运动性,胞性,硫酸盐降低性,化学自营性热爱者.
- 候选虫Desulforudis audaxviator具有独立和碳固定的能力,这表明它是自给自足的.
结论:
- 考生Desulforudis audaxviator是独特的适应在深地下生存和独立.
- 这种生物在孤立的,能源有限的环境中提供了生命的模型.
- 这些发现表明,简单的单个生物生态系统可能存在于地球地深处.
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