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Anaerobic Oxidation f Dimethylsul¢De AndmethanethiolIn Mangrove Sediments s Dominated By Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria

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dc.creator Lyimo, Thomas J.
dc.creator Pol, Arjan
dc.creator Harhangi, Harry R.
dc.creator Jetten, Mike S. M.
dc.creator Op den Camp, Huub J. M.
dc.date 2016-06-18T17:40:57Z
dc.date 2016-06-18T17:40:57Z
dc.date 2009-08
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:29:42Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:29:42Z
dc.identifier Lyimo, T., Pol, A., Harhangi, H., Jetten, M. and Op den Camp, H. (2009). Anaerobic oxidation of dimethylsulfide and methanethiol in mangrove sediments is dominated by sulfate-reducing bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 70(3), pp.483-492.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2565
dc.identifier 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00765.x
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2565
dc.description The oxidation of dimethylsulfide and methanethiol by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) was investigated in Tanzanian mangrove sediments. The rate of dimethylsulfide and methanethiol accumulation in nonamended sediment slurry (control) incubations was very low while in the presence of the inhibitors tungstate and bromoethanesulfonic acid (BES), the accumulation rates ranged from 0.02-0.34 to 0.2-0.4 nmol g FW sediment(-1) h(-1), respectively. Degradation rates of methanethiol and dimethylsulfide added were 2-10-fold higher. These results point to a balance of production and degradation. Degradation was inhibited much stronger by tungstate than by BES, which implied that SRB were more important. In addition, a new species of SRB, designated strain SD1, was isolated. The isolate was a short rod able to utilize a narrow range of substrates including dimethylsulfide, methanethiol, pyruvate and butyrate. Strain SD1 oxidized dimethylsulfide and methanethiol to carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide with sulfate as the electron acceptor and exhibited a low specific growth rate of 0.010 +/- 0.002 h(-1), but a high affinity for its substrates. The isolated microorganism could be placed in the genus Desulfosarcina (the most closely related cultured species was Desulfosarcina variabilis, 97% identity). Strain SD1 represents a member of the dimethylsulfide/methanethiol-consuming SRB population in mangrove sediments.
dc.language en
dc.subject Dimethylsulfide
dc.subject Methanethiol
dc.subject Sulfate-reducingbacteria
dc.subject Mangrove sedimen
dc.title Anaerobic Oxidation f Dimethylsul¢De AndmethanethiolIn Mangrove Sediments s Dominated By Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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