Distinguishing Biotic and Abiotic Iron Oxidation at Low Temperatures
Distinguishing Biotic and Abiotic Iron Oxidation at Low Temperatures
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DOI:
10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00016
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发表时间:
2019-05
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3.4
通讯作者:
Brian St Clair;J. Pottenger;R. Debes;K. Hanselmann;E. Shock
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作者:
Brian St Clair;J. Pottenger;R. Debes;K. Hanselmann;E. Shock
The rates of microbial and abiotic iron oxidation were determined in a variety of cold (T = 9–12 °C), circumneutral (pH = 5.5–9.0) environments in the Swiss Alps. These habitats include iron–bicarbonate springs, iron–arsenic–bicarbonate springs, and alpine lakes. Rates of microbial iron oxidation were measured up to a pH of 7.4, with only abiotic processes detected at higher pH values. Iron oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) were responsible for 39–89% of the net oxidation rate at locations where biological iron oxidation was detected. Members of putative iron oxidizing genera, especially Gallionella, are abundant in systems where biological iron oxidation was measured. Geochemical sampling suites accompanying each experiment include field data (temperature, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and redox sensitive solutes), solute concentrations, and sediment composition. Dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations indicate that bicarbonate and carbonate are typically the most abundant anions in these systems. Specia...