Marine Shallow-Water Hydrothermal Vents: Microbiology

Donato Giovannelli; Roy E. Price

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11250-3

Marine Shallow-Water Hydrothermal Vents: Microbiology

Donato Giovannelli
, Roy E. Price

Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
National Research Council of Italy
Institute for Advanced Studies
Institute of Science Tokyo

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Abstract

Shallow-water hydrothermal vents are ubiquitous ecosystems distributed worldwide between the inter-tidal zone and ~200m depth. Important factors differentiating shallow-water vents from their deep-sea counterparts include the presence of sunlight, tidal/wave forcing, meteoric water sources, terrigenous inputs of organic matter and abundant free gas. The presence of sunlight and high organic carbon loads together with differences in availability of electron donors and acceptors defines unique habitats that are exploited by microbial communities. We summarize here the current knowledge of the microbiology of shallow-water vents worldwide, highlighting gaps in our understanding of these unique environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Third Edition
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 1-5
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	V4-353-V4-363
Volume	1-5
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128130827
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11250-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

Archaea
Bacteria
Chemolithoautotrophs
Extreme environments
Extremophiles
Geothermal
Hydrothermal vents
Microbial ecology
Microbiology
Shallow-water
Thermophiles

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