Natural Bacterial Assemblages in Deep-Sea Sediments: Towards a Global View

1992 ◽  
pp. 11-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Deming ◽  
P. L. Yager
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Global View ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments ◽  
Bacterial Assemblages

scholarly journals Viral Density and Virus-to-Bacterium Ratio in Deep-Sea Sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean

2000 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 1857-1861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Danovaro ◽  
Michela Serresi
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Trophic Conditions ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
North Aegean ◽  
Biopolymeric Carbon ◽  
Bacterial Assemblages

ABSTRACT Viruses are now recognized as a key component in pelagic systems, but their role in marine sediment has yet to be assessed. In this study bacterial and viral densities were determined at nine deep-sea stations selected from three main sites (i.e., the Sporades Basin, the Cretan Sea, and the Ierapetra Trench at depths of 1,232, 1,840, and 4,235 m, respectively) of the Eastern Mediterranean. The three areas were characterized by different phytopigment and biopolymeric carbon concentrations and by changes in the protein and carbohydrate pools. A gradient of increasing trophic conditions was observed from the Sporades Basin (North Aegean) to the Ierapetra Trench (South Aegean). Viral densities (ranging from 1 × 109 to 2 × 109 viruses ml of sediment−1) were significantly correlated to bacterial densities (n = 9, r 2 = 0.647) and reached values up to 3 orders of magnitude higher than those generally reported for the water column. However, the virus-to-bacterium density ratio in deep-sea sediments was about 1 order of magnitude lower (range of 2 to 5, with a modal value of 2.6) than in pelagic environments. Virus density decreased vertically with depth in sediment cores at all stations and was below detection limits at the 10-cm depth of the abyssal sediments of the Ierapetra Trench. Virus density in the sediment apparently reflected a gradient of particle fluxes and trophic conditions, displaying the highest values in the Sporades Basin. The low virus-to-bacterium ratios and their inverse relationship with station depth suggest that the role played by viruses in controlling deep-sea benthic bacterial assemblages and biogeochemical cycles is less relevant than in pelagic systems.

scholarly journals Mechanism and Influencing Factors of REY Enrichment in Deep-Sea Sediments

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Jiangbo Ren ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Fenlian Wang ◽  
Gaowen He ◽  
Xiguang Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Bottom Current ◽  
Knowledge Map ◽  
P2o5 Content ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments ◽  
Potential Resource ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Adsorption Desorption ◽  
Sediment Interface

Deep-sea sediments with high contents of rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY) are expected to serve as a potential resource for REY, which have recently been proved to be mainly contributed by phosphate component. Studies have shown that the carriers of REY in deep-sea sediments include aluminosilicate, Fe-Mn oxyhydroxides, and phosphate components. The ∑REY of the phosphate component is 1–2 orders of magnitude higher than those of the other two carriers, expressed as ∑REY = 0.001 × [Al2O3] − 0.002 × [MnO] + 0.056 × [P2O5] − 32. The sediment P2O5 content of 1.5% explains 89.1% of the total variance of the sediment ∑REY content. According to global data, P has a stronger positive correlation with ∑REY compared with Mn, Fe, Al, etc.; 45.5% of samples have a P2O5 content of less than 0.25%, and ∑REY of not higher than 400 ppm. The ∑REY of the phosphate component reaches n × 104 ppm, much higher than that of marine phosphorites and lower than that of REY-phosphate minerals, which are called REY-rich phosphates in this study. The results of microscopic observation and separation by grain size indicate that the REY-rich phosphate component is mainly composed of bioapatite. When ∑REY > 2000 ppm, the average CaO/P2O5 ratio of the samples is 1.55, indicating that the phosphate composition is between carbonate fluoroapatite and hydroxyfluorapatite. According to a knowledge map of sediment elements, the phosphate component is mainly composed of P, Ca, Sr, REY, Sc, U, and Th, and its chemical composition is relatively stable. The phosphate component has a negative Ce anomaly and positive Y anomaly, and a REY pattern similar to that of marine phosphorites and seawater. After the early diagenesis process (biogeochemistry, adsorption, desorption, transformation, and migration), the REY enrichment in the phosphate component is completed near the seawater/sediment interface. In the process of REY enrichment, the precipitation and enrichment of P is critical. According to current research progress, the REY enrichment is the result of comprehensive factors, including low sedimentation rate, high ∑REY of the bottom seawater, a non-carbonate depositional environment, oxidation conditions, and certain bottom current conditions.

The degradation activities for three seaweed polysaccharides of Shewanella sp. WPAGA9 isolated from deep‐sea sediments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dingquan Wang ◽  
Jianxin Wang ◽  
Runying Zeng ◽  
Jie Wu ◽  
Shijia V. Michael ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments

Empirical Equations of P-Wave Velocity in the Shallow and Semi-Deep Sea Sediments from the South China Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 532-538
Author(s):  
Guanbao Li ◽  
Zhengyu Hou ◽  
Jingqiang Wang ◽  
Guangming Kan ◽  
Baohua Liu
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
South China ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Empirical Equations ◽  
China Sea ◽  
P Wave Velocity ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments

Regional study of microplastics in surface waters and deep sea sediments south of the Algarve Coast

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 101488
Author(s):  
Simone Lechthaler ◽  
Jan Schwarzbauer ◽  
Klaus Reicherter ◽  
Georg Stauch ◽  
Holger Schüttrumpf
Keyword(s):  
Surface Waters ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments

Postdepositional Changes in Deep-Sea Sediments: ABSTRACT

AAPG Bulletin ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Davies, P. R. Supko
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments

scholarly journals Primary Production in the Water Column as Major Structuring Element of the Biogeographical Distribution and Function of Archaea in Deep-Sea Sediments of the Central Pacific Ocean

Archaea ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Wemheuer ◽  
Avril Jean Elisabeth von Hoyningen-Huene ◽  
Marion Pohlner ◽  
Julius Degenhardt ◽  
Bert Engelen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Primary Production ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Archaeal Community ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
Central Pacific Ocean ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments ◽  
And Function ◽  
Functional Profiles ◽  
Archaeal Communities

Information on environmental conditions shaping archaeal communities thriving at the seafloor of the central Pacific Ocean is limited. The present study was conducted to investigate the diversity, composition, and function of both entire and potentially active archaeal communities within Pacific deep-sea sediments. For this purpose, sediment samples were taken along the 180° meridian of the central Pacific Ocean. Community composition and diversity were assessed by Illumina tag sequencing targeting archaeal 16S rRNA genes and transcripts. Archaeal communities were dominated by CandidatusNitrosopumilus(Thaumarchaeota) and other members of theNitrosopumilaceae(Thaumarchaeota), but higher relative abundances of the Marine Group II (Euryarchaeota) were observed in the active compared to the entire archaeal community. The composition of the entire and the active archaeal communities was strongly linked to primary production (chlorophyll content), explaining more than 40% of the variance. Furthermore, we found a strong correlation of the entire archaeal community composition to latitude and silicic acid content, while the active community was significantly correlated with primary production and ferric oxide content. We predicted functional profiles from 16S rRNA data to assess archaeal community functions. Latitude was significantly correlated with functional profiles of the entire community, whereas those of the active community were significantly correlated with nitrate and chlorophyll content. The results of the present study provide first insights into benthic archaeal communities in the Pacific Ocean and environmental conditions shaping their diversity, distribution, and function. Additionally, they might serve as a template for further studies investigating archaea colonizing deep-sea sediments.

scholarly journals Mg isotopic compositions of stony spherules from deep-sea sediments.

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiji Misawa ◽  
Kazuo Yamakoshi ◽  
Noboru Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Isotopic Compositions ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments

Microbial diversity in deep-sea sediments from the Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent system of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 343-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Cerqueira ◽  
Diogo Pinho ◽  
Conceição Egas ◽  
Hugo Froufe ◽  
Bjørn Altermark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Diversity ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments ◽  
Mid Atlantic Ridge ◽  
Menez Gwen
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