Production of Refractory Dissolved Organic Matter by Bacteria

Most of the oceanic reservoir of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is of marine origin and is resistant to microbial oxidation, but little is known about the mechanisms of its formation. In a laboratory study, natural assemblages of marine bacteria rapidly (in

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2001-05, Vol.292 (5518), p.917-920
Main Authors: Ogawa, Hiroshi, Amagai, Yukio, Koike, Isao, Kaiser, Karl, Benner, Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Amino acids
Amino Acids - metabolism
Amino sugars
Amino Sugars - metabolism
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Bacteria
Bacteria - metabolism
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biological and medical sciences
Bottles
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Carbon - metabolism
Chemical composition
Culture Media
Decay constants
Decomposition
Dissolved organic matter
Fractions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Global warming
Glucose
Glucose - metabolism
Glutamic Acid - metabolism
Inoculum
Marine
Marine biology
Microbial ecology
Microbiology
Molecular Structure
Muramic Acids - metabolism
Neutral amino acids
Observations
Oceans
Organic Chemicals - metabolism
Peptidoglycan - metabolism
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds - metabolism
Renewable energy
Sea water
Seawater - microbiology
Sequestration (Chemistry)
Time Factors
Various environments (extraatmospheric space, air, water)
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Summary:Most of the oceanic reservoir of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is of marine origin and is resistant to microbial oxidation, but little is known about the mechanisms of its formation. In a laboratory study, natural assemblages of marine bacteria rapidly (in
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1057627