Biogeochemical Niche of Magnetotactic Cocci Capable of Sequestering Large Polyphosphate Inclusions in the Anoxic Layer of the Lake Pavin Water Column

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are microorganisms thriving mostly at oxic-anoxic boundaries of aquatic habitats. MTB are efficient in biomineralising or sequestering diverse elements intracellularly, which makes them potentially important actors in biogeochemical cycles. Lake Pavin is a unique aqueous...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2022-01, Vol.12, p.789134-789134
Main Authors: Bidaud, Cécile C, Monteil, Caroline L, Menguy, Nicolas, Busigny, Vincent, Jézéquel, Didier, Viollier, Éric, Travert, Cynthia, Skouri-Panet, Fériel, Benzerara, Karim, Lefevre, Christopher T, Duprat, Élodie
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Language:English
Subjects:
electron microscopy
Life Sciences
magnetosomes
magnetotactic bacteria (MTB)
Microbiology
Microbiology and Parasitology
morphotype diversity
P sequestration
redox and chemical gradients
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Summary:Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are microorganisms thriving mostly at oxic-anoxic boundaries of aquatic habitats. MTB are efficient in biomineralising or sequestering diverse elements intracellularly, which makes them potentially important actors in biogeochemical cycles. Lake Pavin is a unique aqueous system populated by a wide diversity of MTB with two communities harbouring the capability to sequester not only iron under the form of magnetosomes but also phosphorus and magnesium under the form of polyphosphates, or calcium carbonates, respectively. MTB thrive in the water column of Lake Pavin over a few metres along strong redox and chemical gradients representing a series of different microenvironments. In this study, we investigate the relative abundance and the vertical stratification of the diverse populations of MTB in relation to environmental parameters, by using a new method coupling a precise sampling for geochemical analyses, MTB morphotype description, and measurement of the physicochemical parameters. We assess the ultrastructure of MTB as a function of depth using light and electron microscopy. We evidence the biogeochemical niche of magnetotactic cocci, capable of sequestering large PolyP inclusions below the oxic-anoxic transition zone. Our results suggest a tight link between the S and P metabolisms of these bacteria and pave the way to better understand the implication of MTB for the P cycle in stratified environmental conditions.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2021.789134