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Scientific Reports, volume 12, issue 1, publication number 21967

Fast-growing Arctic Fe–Mn deposits from the Kara Sea as the refuges for cosmopolitan marine microorganisms

Shulga Natalia 1
Abramov Sergey 2
Klyukina Alexandra 3
Ryazantsev Konstantin 4
Gavrilov Sergey 3
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2022-12-20
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ISSN20452322
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The impact of biomineralization and redox processes on the formation and growth of ferromanganese deposits in the World Ocean remains understudied. This problem is particularly relevant for the Arctic marine environment where sharp seasonal variations of temperature, redox conditions, and organic matter inflow significantly impact the biogenic and abiotic pathways of ferromanganese deposits formation. The microbial communities of the fast-growing Arctic Fe–Mn deposits have not been reported so far. Here, we describe the microbial diversity, structure and chemical composition of nodules, crust and their underlying sediments collected from three different sites of the Kara Sea. Scanning electron microscopy revealed a high abundance of microfossils and biofilm-like structures within the nodules. Phylogenetic profiling together with redundancy and correlation analyses revealed a positive selection for putative metal-reducers (Thermodesulfobacteriota), iron oxidizers (Hyphomicrobiaceae and Scalinduaceae), and Fe-scavenging Nitrosopumilaceae or Magnetospiraceae in the microenvironments of the Fe–Mn deposits from their surrounding benthic microbial populations. We hypothesize that in the Kara Sea, the nodules provide unique redox-stable microniches for cosmopolitan benthic marine metal-cycling microorganisms in an unsteady environment, thus focusing the overall geochemical activity of nodule-associated microbial communities and accelerating processes of ferromanganese deposits formation to uniquely high rates.

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Shulga N. et al. Fast-growing Arctic Fe–Mn deposits from the Kara Sea as the refuges for cosmopolitan marine microorganisms // Scientific Reports. 2022. Vol. 12. No. 1. 21967
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Shulga N., Abramov S., Klyukina A., Ryazantsev K., Gavrilov S. Fast-growing Arctic Fe–Mn deposits from the Kara Sea as the refuges for cosmopolitan marine microorganisms // Scientific Reports. 2022. Vol. 12. No. 1. 21967
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/s41598-022-23449-6
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-022-23449-6
TI - Fast-growing Arctic Fe–Mn deposits from the Kara Sea as the refuges for cosmopolitan marine microorganisms
T2 - Scientific Reports
AU - Shulga, Natalia
AU - Abramov, Sergey
AU - Klyukina, Alexandra
AU - Ryazantsev, Konstantin
AU - Gavrilov, Sergey
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/12/20 00:00:00
PB - Springer Nature
IS - 1
VL - 12
SN - 2045-2322
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@article{2022_Shulga,
author = {Natalia Shulga and Sergey Abramov and Alexandra Klyukina and Konstantin Ryazantsev and Sergey Gavrilov},
title = {Fast-growing Arctic Fe–Mn deposits from the Kara Sea as the refuges for cosmopolitan marine microorganisms},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
year = {2022},
volume = {12},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {dec},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-022-23449-6},
number = {1},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-23449-6}
}
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