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Iron reduction and mineralization of deep-sea iron reducing bacterium Shewanella piezotolerans WP3 at elevated hydrostatic pressures

In this study, iron reduction and concomitant biomineralization of a deep‐sea iron reducing bacterium (IRB), Shewanella piezotolerans WP3, were systematically examined at different hydrostatic pressures (0.1, 5, 20, and 50 MPa). Our results indicate that bacterial iron reduction and induced biominer...

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Published in:Geobiology 2013-11, Vol.11 (6), p.593-601
Main Authors: Wu, W. F., Wang, F. P., Li, J. H., Yang, X. W., Xiao, X., Pan, Y. X.
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Language:English
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Summary:In this study, iron reduction and concomitant biomineralization of a deep‐sea iron reducing bacterium (IRB), Shewanella piezotolerans WP3, were systematically examined at different hydrostatic pressures (0.1, 5, 20, and 50 MPa). Our results indicate that bacterial iron reduction and induced biomineralization are influenced by hydrostatic pressure. Specifically, the iron reduction rate and extent consistently decreases with the increase in hydrostatic pressure. By extrapolation, the iron reduction rate should drop to zero by ~68 MPa, which suggests a possible shut‐off of enzymatic iron reduction of WP3 at this pressure. Nano‐sized superparamagnetic magnetite minerals are formed under all the experimental pressures; nevertheless, even as magnetite production decreases, the crystallinity and grain size of magnetite minerals increase at higher pressure. These results imply that IRB may play an important role in iron reduction, biomineralization, and biogeochemical cycling in deep‐sea environments.
ISSN:1472-4677
1472-4669
DOI:10.1111/gbi.12061