Filamentous bacteria inhabiting the sheaths of marine <i>Thioploca</i> spp. on the Chilean continental shelf Export

@article{citeulike:4294547, abstract = {A new component of the benthic Thioploca mat microbial ecosystem on the Chilean continental shelf was detected by epifluorescence microscopy: filamentous, bacterial endobionts of 420135-03BCm filament diameter and length sometimes exceeding 1 mm. These filaments were identified as growing within Thioploca sheaths located between the sediment surface and c. 5 cm depth. Their location coincided with maximal biomass and biovolume of Thioploca filaments in surficial sediments, and with maximal abundance and activity of sulfate-reducing bacterial populations near the sediment/water interface. FISH and environmental characteristics support the working hypothesis that these endobiont populations are members of the filamentous, sulfate-reducing bacterial genus Desulfonema. Found at several sampling stations over a decade-long interval (199420132006), these populations appear to be a stable component of the Chilean Thioploca mat ecosystem.}, address = {Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Biogeochemistry Department, Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany; Center for Geomicrobiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; and; Department of Oceanography, University of Concepcin, Concepcin, Chile}, author = {Teske, Andreas and J{\o}rgensen, Bo B. and Gallardo, Victor A.}, citeulike-article-id = {4294547}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00659.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122276506/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00659.x}, journal = {FEMS Microbiology Ecology}, keywords = {bacteria, beggiatoa, filamentous}, number = {2}, pages = {164--172}, posted-at = {2009-04-09 15:23:07}, priority = {2}, title = {Filamentous bacteria inhabiting the sheaths of marine <i>Thioploca</i> spp. on the Chilean continental shelf}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00659.x}, volume = {68}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4294547 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4294547 N2 - A new component of the benthic Thioploca mat microbial ecosystem on the Chilean continental shelf was detected by epifluorescence microscopy: filamentous, bacterial endobionts of 420135-03BCm filament diameter and length sometimes exceeding 1 mm. These filaments were identified as growing within Thioploca sheaths located between the sediment surface and c. 5 cm depth. Their location coincided with maximal biomass and biovolume of Thioploca filaments in surficial sediments, and with maximal abundance and activity of sulfate-reducing bacterial populations near the sediment/water interface. FISH and environmental characteristics support the working hypothesis that these endobiont populations are members of the filamentous, sulfate-reducing bacterial genus Desulfonema. Found at several sampling stations over a decade-long interval (199420132006), these populations appear to be a stable component of the Chilean Thioploca mat ecosystem. IS - 2 JF - FEMS Microbiology Ecology AD - Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Biogeochemistry Department, Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany; Center for Geomicrobiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; and; Department of Oceanography, University of Concepcin, Concepcin, Chile EP - 172 TI - Filamentous bacteria inhabiting the sheaths of marine <i>Thioploca</i> spp. on the Chilean continental shelf VL - 68 SP - 164 KW - bacteria KW - beggiatoa KW - filamentous AU - Teske, Andreas AU - Jørgensen, Bo AU - Gallardo, Victor PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00659.x ER -