Impact of dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations and pH on growth of the chemolithoautotrophic epsilonproteobacterium Sulfurimonas gotlandica GD1T

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Kerstin Mammitzsch¹  Günter Jost¹ 

[1] Sektion Biologische Meereskunde, Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany

关键词: Chemolithoautotrophy;    DIC saturation;    epsilonproteobacterium;    ocean acidification;    pelagic redox zones;    pH;    sulfurimonas;   

DOI  :  10.1002/mbo3.153

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

Epsilonproteobacteria have been found globally distributed in marine anoxic/sulfidic areas mediating relevant transformations within the sulfur and nitrogen cycles. In the Baltic Sea redox zones, chemoautotrophic epsilonproteobacteria mainly belong to the Sulfurimonas gotlandica GD17 cluster for which recently a representative strain, S. gotlandica GD1^T, could be established as a model organism. In this study, the potential effects of changes in dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and pH on S. gotlandica GD1^T were examined. Bacterial cell abundance within a broad range of DIC concentrations and pH values were monitored and substrate utilization was determined. The results showed that the DIC saturation concentration for achieving maximal cell numbers was already reached at 800 μmol L⁻¹, which is well below in situ DIC levels. The pH optimum was between 6.6 and 8.0. Within a pH range of 6.6–7.1 there was no significant difference in substrate utilization; however, at lower pH values maximum cell abundance decreased sharply and cell-specific substrate consumption increased.

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