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Title: Genomic evidence for the degradation of terrestrial organic matter by pelagic Arctic Ocean Chloroflexi bacteria

Abstract

Abstract The Arctic Ocean currently receives a large supply of global river discharge and terrestrial dissolved organic matter. Moreover, an increase in freshwater runoff and riverine transport of organic matter to the Arctic Ocean is a predicted consequence of thawing permafrost and increased precipitation. The fate of the terrestrial humic-rich organic material and its impact on the marine carbon cycle are largely unknown. Here, a metagenomic survey of the Canada Basin in the Western Arctic Ocean showed that pelagic Chloroflexi from the Arctic Ocean are replete with aromatic compound degradation genes, acquired in part by lateral transfer from terrestrial bacteria. Our results imply marine Chloroflexi have the capacity to use terrestrial organic matter and that their role in the carbon cycle may increase with the changing hydrological cycle.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1457807
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OSTI ID: 1624528
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Communications Biology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Communications Biology Journal Volume: 1 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2399-3642
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics; Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Colatriano, David, Tran, Patricia Q., Guéguen, Celine, Williams, William J., Lovejoy, Connie, and Walsh, David A. Genomic evidence for the degradation of terrestrial organic matter by pelagic Arctic Ocean Chloroflexi bacteria. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0086-7.
Colatriano, David, Tran, Patricia Q., Guéguen, Celine, Williams, William J., Lovejoy, Connie, & Walsh, David A. Genomic evidence for the degradation of terrestrial organic matter by pelagic Arctic Ocean Chloroflexi bacteria. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0086-7
Colatriano, David, Tran, Patricia Q., Guéguen, Celine, Williams, William J., Lovejoy, Connie, and Walsh, David A. Thu . "Genomic evidence for the degradation of terrestrial organic matter by pelagic Arctic Ocean Chloroflexi bacteria". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0086-7.
@article{osti_1457807,
title = {Genomic evidence for the degradation of terrestrial organic matter by pelagic Arctic Ocean Chloroflexi bacteria},
author = {Colatriano, David and Tran, Patricia Q. and Guéguen, Celine and Williams, William J. and Lovejoy, Connie and Walsh, David A.},
abstractNote = {Abstract The Arctic Ocean currently receives a large supply of global river discharge and terrestrial dissolved organic matter. Moreover, an increase in freshwater runoff and riverine transport of organic matter to the Arctic Ocean is a predicted consequence of thawing permafrost and increased precipitation. The fate of the terrestrial humic-rich organic material and its impact on the marine carbon cycle are largely unknown. Here, a metagenomic survey of the Canada Basin in the Western Arctic Ocean showed that pelagic Chloroflexi from the Arctic Ocean are replete with aromatic compound degradation genes, acquired in part by lateral transfer from terrestrial bacteria. Our results imply marine Chloroflexi have the capacity to use terrestrial organic matter and that their role in the carbon cycle may increase with the changing hydrological cycle.},
doi = {10.1038/s42003-018-0086-7},
journal = {Communications Biology},
number = 1,
volume = 1,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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