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有证据表明,非传统的含有mcr的古生物有助于地热泉中的生物甲基生成
Jiajia Wang1, Yan-Ni Qu2,3, Paul N Evans4
1Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Science advances
|June 28, 2023
概括
非传统的古生物,不仅仅是已知的甲基,是地热泉中的关键甲生产者. 这些多样化的微生物利用各种途径,揭示了无毒生态系统中以前未知的甲来源.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 在未培养的古生物中发现甲基辅酶M减少酶 (mcr) 基因挑战了对甲基生成的传统观点.
- 这些非传统古生物在活跃甲生产中的作用在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 调查非传统的古生物是否在地热泉中进行甲基生成.
- 为了确定负责甲生产的特定考古遗传血统及其代谢途径.
主要方法:
- 实地和微观宇宙实验使用13C-标记标记.
- 基因组解析的元基因组学和元转录组学用于分析微生物群落和基因表达.
- 长期实地调查 (五年) 以追踪考古物种群.
主要成果:
- 在两个地热泉中,非传统的古生物被确定为主要的活跃甲生产者.
- 研究人员发现,Archaeoglobales从甲醇中进行甲基生成,可能适应它们的途径.
- 携带mcr基因的Candidatus Nezhaarchaeota是主导的,并且可能会调解性甲基生成.
- 甲基生成是温度敏感的,在更高的温度 (65°C至75°C) 转向甲基形通路.
结论:
- 地热泉息在无毒生态系统中,其中甲基生成主要是由古生物驱动的,超出了传统的甲基生物.
- 多种多样的,非传统的含有mcr的古生物体代表了重要的,以前未知的甲来源.
- 了解这些新型甲原体对于理解全球甲循环至关重要.
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