@article{7aaff858d13140dc99a992c3f0f8fd13,
title = "Microbial Ecology of Fe (hydr)oxide Mats and Basaltic Rock from Vailulu'u Seamount, American Samoa",
abstract = "Microbial community analysis of a deep-sea volcanic and hydrothermal system at Vailulu'u Seamount yielded 89 new organisms and three detailed 16S-rRNA gene clone libraries (one rock and two microbial mats). Proteobacterial communities dominate in most environments, but important differences are found between microbial mats from distinctly different geochemical environments and for the rock surface. Many cultured organisms are metabolically and functionally diverse, displaying at least two of the tested functions: Heterotrophy, Fe(II) and Mn(II) oxidation, and siderophore-production. Metabolic versatility of microorganisms is suggested as an important trait allowing diverse populations of bacteria to adapt to these environments.",
keywords = "Biogeochemical cycling, Community structure, Deep biosphere, Iron-oxidizing bacteria, Molecular ecology",
author = "Sudek, {Lisa A.} and Templeton, {Alexis S.} and Tebo, {Bradley M.} and Hubert Staudigel",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the Captain and crew of the R/V Ka{\textquoteright}imikai O{\textquoteright} Kanaloa as well as the pilots and support staff for the HURL Pisces IV/V submersibles. Additional thanks to Daniel Rogers and Katrina Edwards for the protocol used for “F-plates,” Rick Davis for his help with Dotur, Ryan Anderson at the Nano3 facility at UCSD for his assistance on the SEM and last but not least to Brad Bailey for his help in American Samoa and in the laboratory. The authors would also like to acknowledge the thoughtful comments of Dave Emerson and two anonymous reviewers. We would like to thank our funding sources for this work including the NSF Microbial Observatories and Biogeosciences programs (MCB-0348668 and OCE-0433692), NSF Ocean Sciences (OCE0526285), and the Agouron Institute. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of these agencies.",
year = "2009",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1080/01490450903263400",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "26",
pages = "581--596",
journal = "Geomicrobiology Journal",
issn = "0149-0451",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "8",
}