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Title: Iron oxides stimulate sulfate-driven anaerobic methane oxidation in seeps

Abstract

Seep sediments are dominated by intensive microbial sulfate reduction coupled to the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM). Through geochemical measurements of incubation experiments with methane seep sediments collected from Hydrate Ridge, we provide insight into the role of iron oxides in sulfate-driven AOM. Seep sediments incubated with 13C-labeled methane showed co-occurring sulfate reduction, AOM, and methanogenesis. The isotope fractionation factors for sulfur and oxygen isotopes in sulfate were about 40‰ and 22‰, respectively, reinforcing the difference between microbial sulfate reduction in methane seeps versus other sedimentary environments (for example, sulfur isotope fractionation above 60‰ in sulfate reduction coupled to organic carbon oxidation or in diffusive sedimentary sulfate–methane transition zone). The addition of hematite to these microcosm experiments resulted in significant microbial iron reduction as well as enhancing sulfate-driven AOM. The magnitude of the isotope fractionation of sulfur and oxygen isotopes in sulfate from these incubations was lowered by about 50%, indicating the involvement of iron oxides during sulfate reduction in methane seeps. The similar relative change between the oxygen versus sulfur isotopes of sulfate in all experiments (with and without hematite addition) suggests that oxidized forms of iron, naturally present in the sediment incubations, were involved in sulfate reduction, withmore » hematite addition increasing the sulfate recycling or the activity of sulfur-cycling microorganisms by about 40%. Furthermore, these results highlight a role for natural iron oxides during bacterial sulfate reduction in methane seeps not only as nutrient but also as stimulator of sulfur recycling.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3]
  1. Ben Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva (Israel)
  2. Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
  3. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
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California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1455038
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0004949
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Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 111; Journal Issue: 40; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
National Academy of Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 58 GEOSCIENCES; redox; anaerobic respiration; deep-sea; methanotrophy; ANME archaea

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Sivan, Orit, Antler, Gilad, Turchyn, Alexandra V., Marlow, Jeffrey J., and Orphan, Victoria J. Iron oxides stimulate sulfate-driven anaerobic methane oxidation in seeps. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1412269111.
Sivan, Orit, Antler, Gilad, Turchyn, Alexandra V., Marlow, Jeffrey J., & Orphan, Victoria J. Iron oxides stimulate sulfate-driven anaerobic methane oxidation in seeps. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1412269111
Sivan, Orit, Antler, Gilad, Turchyn, Alexandra V., Marlow, Jeffrey J., and Orphan, Victoria J. Mon . "Iron oxides stimulate sulfate-driven anaerobic methane oxidation in seeps". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1412269111. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1455038.
@article{osti_1455038,
title = {Iron oxides stimulate sulfate-driven anaerobic methane oxidation in seeps},
author = {Sivan, Orit and Antler, Gilad and Turchyn, Alexandra V. and Marlow, Jeffrey J. and Orphan, Victoria J.},
abstractNote = {Seep sediments are dominated by intensive microbial sulfate reduction coupled to the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM). Through geochemical measurements of incubation experiments with methane seep sediments collected from Hydrate Ridge, we provide insight into the role of iron oxides in sulfate-driven AOM. Seep sediments incubated with 13C-labeled methane showed co-occurring sulfate reduction, AOM, and methanogenesis. The isotope fractionation factors for sulfur and oxygen isotopes in sulfate were about 40‰ and 22‰, respectively, reinforcing the difference between microbial sulfate reduction in methane seeps versus other sedimentary environments (for example, sulfur isotope fractionation above 60‰ in sulfate reduction coupled to organic carbon oxidation or in diffusive sedimentary sulfate–methane transition zone). The addition of hematite to these microcosm experiments resulted in significant microbial iron reduction as well as enhancing sulfate-driven AOM. The magnitude of the isotope fractionation of sulfur and oxygen isotopes in sulfate from these incubations was lowered by about 50%, indicating the involvement of iron oxides during sulfate reduction in methane seeps. The similar relative change between the oxygen versus sulfur isotopes of sulfate in all experiments (with and without hematite addition) suggests that oxidized forms of iron, naturally present in the sediment incubations, were involved in sulfate reduction, with hematite addition increasing the sulfate recycling or the activity of sulfur-cycling microorganisms by about 40%. Furthermore, these results highlight a role for natural iron oxides during bacterial sulfate reduction in methane seeps not only as nutrient but also as stimulator of sulfur recycling.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1412269111},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 40,
volume = 111,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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