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Influence of Sulfide and Temperature on Species Composition and Community Structure of Hot Spring Microbial Mats

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Skirnisdottir, Sigurlaug, Hreggvidsson, Gudmundur O., Hjörleifsdottir, Sigridur, Marteinsson, Viggo T., Petursdottir, Solveig K., Holst, Olle, Kristjansson, Jakob K.·2000·Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Abstract

In solfataric fields in southwestern Iceland, neutral and sulfide-rich hot springs are characterized by thick bacterial mats at 60 to 80°C that are white or yellow from precipitated sulfur (sulfur mats). In low-sulfide hot springs in the same area, grey or pink streamers are formed at 80 to 90°C, and a Chloroflexus mat is formed at 65 to 70°C. We have studied the microbial diversity of one sulfur mat (high-sulfide) hot spring and one Chloroflexus mat (low-sulfide) hot spring by cloning and sequencing of small-subunit rRNA genes obtained by PCR amplification from mat DNA. Using 98% sequence identity as a cutoff value, a total of 14 bacterial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and 5 archaeal OTUs were detected in the sulfur mat; 18 bacterial OTUs were detected in the Chloroflexus mat. Although representatives of novel divisions were found, the majority of the sequences were >95% related to currently known sequences. The molecular diversity analysis showed that Chloroflexus was the dominant mat organism in the low-sulfide spring (1 mg liter −1 ) below 70°C, whereas Aquificales were dominant in the high-sulfide spring (12 mg liter −1 ) at the same temperature. Comparison of the present data to published data indicated that there is a relationship between mat type and composition of Aquificales on the one hand and temperature and sulfide concentration on the other hand.

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Skirnisdottir, S., Hreggvidsson, G. O., Hjörleifsdottir, S., Marteinsson, V. T., Petursdottir, S. K., Holst, O., & Kristjansson, J. K.
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Published
2000-07
Volume
66
Issue
7
Pages
2835-2841
ISSN
  • 0099-2240 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5336
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294
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Skirnisdottir, S., Hreggvidsson, G. O., Hjörleifsdottir, S., Marteinsson, V. T., Petursdottir, S. K., Holst, O., & Kristjansson, J. K. (2000). Influence of Sulfide and Temperature on Species Composition and Community Structure of Hot Spring Microbial Mats. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.7.2835-2841.2000

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