Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean

Autores
Visscher, Pieter T.; Gallagher, Kimberley L.; Bouton, Anthony; Farias, Maria Eugenia; Kurth, Daniel German; Sancho Tomás, Maria; Philippot, Pascal; Somogyi, Andrea; Medjoubi, Kadda; Vennin, Emmanuelle; Bourillot, Raphaël; Walter, Malcolm R.; Burns, Brendan P.; Contreras, Emanuel; Dupraz, Christophe
Año de publicación
2020
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The earliest evidence of life captured in lithified microbial mats (microbialites) predates the onset of oxygen production and yet, modern oxygenic mats are often studied as analogs based on their morphological similarity and their sedimentological and biogeochemical context. Despite their structural similarity to fossil microbialites, the presence of oxygen in most modern microbial mats disqualifies them as appropriate models for understanding early Earth conditions. Here we describe the geochemistry, element cycling and lithification potential of microbial mats that thrive under permanently anoxic conditions in arsenic laden, sulfidic waters feeding Laguna La Brava, a hypersaline lake in the Salar de Atacama of northern Chile. We propose that these anoxygenic, arsenosulfidic, phototrophic mats are a link to the Archean because of their distinctive metabolic adaptations to a reducing environment with extreme conditions of high UV, vast temperature fluctuations, and alkaline water inputs from combined meteoric and volcanic origin, reminiscent of early Earth.
Fil: Visscher, Pieter T.. University of New South Wales; Australia
Fil: Gallagher, Kimberley L.. The University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bouton, Anthony. Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; Francia
Fil: Farias, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina
Fil: Kurth, Daniel German. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina
Fil: Sancho Tomás, Maria. Université de Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Philippot, Pascal. Université de Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Somogyi, Andrea. Synchrotron Soleil; Francia
Fil: Medjoubi, Kadda. Synchrotron Soleil; Francia
Fil: Vennin, Emmanuelle. Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; Francia
Fil: Bourillot, Raphaël. Géoressources & Environnement; Francia
Fil: Walter, Malcolm R.. University of New South Wales; Australia
Fil: Burns, Brendan P.. University of New South Wales; Australia
Fil: Contreras, Emanuel. Centro de Ecología Aplicada; Chile
Fil: Dupraz, Christophe. Stockholm University; Suecia
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Arsenico
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spelling Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic ArcheanVisscher, Pieter T.Gallagher, Kimberley L.Bouton, AnthonyFarias, Maria EugeniaKurth, Daniel GermanSancho Tomás, MariaPhilippot, PascalSomogyi, AndreaMedjoubi, KaddaVennin, EmmanuelleBourillot, RaphaëlWalter, Malcolm R.Burns, Brendan P.Contreras, EmanuelDupraz, ChristopheArsenicoExtremofilosestromatolitos Punahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The earliest evidence of life captured in lithified microbial mats (microbialites) predates the onset of oxygen production and yet, modern oxygenic mats are often studied as analogs based on their morphological similarity and their sedimentological and biogeochemical context. Despite their structural similarity to fossil microbialites, the presence of oxygen in most modern microbial mats disqualifies them as appropriate models for understanding early Earth conditions. Here we describe the geochemistry, element cycling and lithification potential of microbial mats that thrive under permanently anoxic conditions in arsenic laden, sulfidic waters feeding Laguna La Brava, a hypersaline lake in the Salar de Atacama of northern Chile. We propose that these anoxygenic, arsenosulfidic, phototrophic mats are a link to the Archean because of their distinctive metabolic adaptations to a reducing environment with extreme conditions of high UV, vast temperature fluctuations, and alkaline water inputs from combined meteoric and volcanic origin, reminiscent of early Earth.Fil: Visscher, Pieter T.. University of New South Wales; AustraliaFil: Gallagher, Kimberley L.. The University of Connecticut; Estados UnidosFil: Bouton, Anthony. Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; FranciaFil: Farias, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; ArgentinaFil: Kurth, Daniel German. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; ArgentinaFil: Sancho Tomás, Maria. Université de Montpellier; FranciaFil: Philippot, Pascal. Université de Montpellier; FranciaFil: Somogyi, Andrea. Synchrotron Soleil; FranciaFil: Medjoubi, Kadda. Synchrotron Soleil; FranciaFil: Vennin, Emmanuelle. Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; FranciaFil: Bourillot, Raphaël. Géoressources & Environnement; FranciaFil: Walter, Malcolm R.. University of New South Wales; AustraliaFil: Burns, Brendan P.. University of New South Wales; AustraliaFil: Contreras, Emanuel. Centro de Ecología Aplicada; ChileFil: Dupraz, Christophe. Stockholm University; SueciaNATURE2020-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/118689Visscher, Pieter T.; Gallagher, Kimberley L.; Bouton, Anthony; Farias, Maria Eugenia; Kurth, Daniel German; et al.; Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean; NATURE; Communications Earth & Environment; 1; 1; 9-20202662-4435CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00025-2info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s43247-020-00025-2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:37:53Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/118689instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:37:54.161CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
title Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
spellingShingle Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
Visscher, Pieter T.
Arsenico
Extremofilos
estromatolitos Puna
title_short Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
title_full Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
title_fullStr Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
title_full_unstemmed Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
title_sort Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Visscher, Pieter T.
Gallagher, Kimberley L.
Bouton, Anthony
Farias, Maria Eugenia
Kurth, Daniel German
Sancho Tomás, Maria
Philippot, Pascal
Somogyi, Andrea
Medjoubi, Kadda
Vennin, Emmanuelle
Bourillot, Raphaël
Walter, Malcolm R.
Burns, Brendan P.
Contreras, Emanuel
Dupraz, Christophe
author Visscher, Pieter T.
author_facet Visscher, Pieter T.
Gallagher, Kimberley L.
Bouton, Anthony
Farias, Maria Eugenia
Kurth, Daniel German
Sancho Tomás, Maria
Philippot, Pascal
Somogyi, Andrea
Medjoubi, Kadda
Vennin, Emmanuelle
Bourillot, Raphaël
Walter, Malcolm R.
Burns, Brendan P.
Contreras, Emanuel
Dupraz, Christophe
author_role author
author2 Gallagher, Kimberley L.
Bouton, Anthony
Farias, Maria Eugenia
Kurth, Daniel German
Sancho Tomás, Maria
Philippot, Pascal
Somogyi, Andrea
Medjoubi, Kadda
Vennin, Emmanuelle
Bourillot, Raphaël
Walter, Malcolm R.
Burns, Brendan P.
Contreras, Emanuel
Dupraz, Christophe
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Arsenico
Extremofilos
estromatolitos Puna
topic Arsenico
Extremofilos
estromatolitos Puna
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The earliest evidence of life captured in lithified microbial mats (microbialites) predates the onset of oxygen production and yet, modern oxygenic mats are often studied as analogs based on their morphological similarity and their sedimentological and biogeochemical context. Despite their structural similarity to fossil microbialites, the presence of oxygen in most modern microbial mats disqualifies them as appropriate models for understanding early Earth conditions. Here we describe the geochemistry, element cycling and lithification potential of microbial mats that thrive under permanently anoxic conditions in arsenic laden, sulfidic waters feeding Laguna La Brava, a hypersaline lake in the Salar de Atacama of northern Chile. We propose that these anoxygenic, arsenosulfidic, phototrophic mats are a link to the Archean because of their distinctive metabolic adaptations to a reducing environment with extreme conditions of high UV, vast temperature fluctuations, and alkaline water inputs from combined meteoric and volcanic origin, reminiscent of early Earth.
Fil: Visscher, Pieter T.. University of New South Wales; Australia
Fil: Gallagher, Kimberley L.. The University of Connecticut; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bouton, Anthony. Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; Francia
Fil: Farias, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina
Fil: Kurth, Daniel German. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina
Fil: Sancho Tomás, Maria. Université de Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Philippot, Pascal. Université de Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Somogyi, Andrea. Synchrotron Soleil; Francia
Fil: Medjoubi, Kadda. Synchrotron Soleil; Francia
Fil: Vennin, Emmanuelle. Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; Francia
Fil: Bourillot, Raphaël. Géoressources & Environnement; Francia
Fil: Walter, Malcolm R.. University of New South Wales; Australia
Fil: Burns, Brendan P.. University of New South Wales; Australia
Fil: Contreras, Emanuel. Centro de Ecología Aplicada; Chile
Fil: Dupraz, Christophe. Stockholm University; Suecia
description The earliest evidence of life captured in lithified microbial mats (microbialites) predates the onset of oxygen production and yet, modern oxygenic mats are often studied as analogs based on their morphological similarity and their sedimentological and biogeochemical context. Despite their structural similarity to fossil microbialites, the presence of oxygen in most modern microbial mats disqualifies them as appropriate models for understanding early Earth conditions. Here we describe the geochemistry, element cycling and lithification potential of microbial mats that thrive under permanently anoxic conditions in arsenic laden, sulfidic waters feeding Laguna La Brava, a hypersaline lake in the Salar de Atacama of northern Chile. We propose that these anoxygenic, arsenosulfidic, phototrophic mats are a link to the Archean because of their distinctive metabolic adaptations to a reducing environment with extreme conditions of high UV, vast temperature fluctuations, and alkaline water inputs from combined meteoric and volcanic origin, reminiscent of early Earth.
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