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Bacteriohopanepolyols across environmental gradients in Lake Vanda, Antarctica

Bacteriohopanepolyols across environmental gradients in Lake Vanda, Antarctica Bacteriohopanepolyols (BHPs) are bacterial membrane lipids that may be used as biological or environmental biomarkers. Previous studies have described the diversity, distribution, and abundance of BHPs in a variety of modern environments. However, the regulation of BHP production in polar settings is not well understood. Benthic microbial mats from ice‐covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica provide an opportunity to investigate the sources, physiological roles, and preservation of BHPs in high‐latitude environments. Lake Vanda is one of the most stable lakes on Earth, with microbial communities occupying specific niches along environmental gradients. We describe the influence of mat morphology and local environmental conditions on the diversity and distribution of BHPs and their biological sources in benthic microbial mats from Lake Vanda. The abundance and diversity of C‐2 methylated hopanoids (2‐MeBHP) are of particular interest, given that their stable degradation products, 2‐methylhopanes, are among the oldest and most prevalent taxonomically informative biomarkers preserved in sedimentary rocks. Furthermore, the interpretation of sedimentary 2‐methylhopanes is of great interest to the geobiology community. We identify cyanobacteria as the sole source of 2‐MeBHP in benthic microbial mats from Lake Vanda and assess the hypothesis that 2‐MeBHP are regulated in response to a particular environmental variable, namely solar irradiance. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Geobiology Wiley

Bacteriohopanepolyols across environmental gradients in Lake Vanda, Antarctica

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1472-4677
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10.1111/gbi.12335
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Abstract

Bacteriohopanepolyols (BHPs) are bacterial membrane lipids that may be used as biological or environmental biomarkers. Previous studies have described the diversity, distribution, and abundance of BHPs in a variety of modern environments. However, the regulation of BHP production in polar settings is not well understood. Benthic microbial mats from ice‐covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica provide an opportunity to investigate the sources, physiological roles, and preservation of BHPs in high‐latitude environments. Lake Vanda is one of the most stable lakes on Earth, with microbial communities occupying specific niches along environmental gradients. We describe the influence of mat morphology and local environmental conditions on the diversity and distribution of BHPs and their biological sources in benthic microbial mats from Lake Vanda. The abundance and diversity of C‐2 methylated hopanoids (2‐MeBHP) are of particular interest, given that their stable degradation products, 2‐methylhopanes, are among the oldest and most prevalent taxonomically informative biomarkers preserved in sedimentary rocks. Furthermore, the interpretation of sedimentary 2‐methylhopanes is of great interest to the geobiology community. We identify cyanobacteria as the sole source of 2‐MeBHP in benthic microbial mats from Lake Vanda and assess the hypothesis that 2‐MeBHP are regulated in response to a particular environmental variable, namely solar irradiance.

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Geobiology – Wiley

Published: May 1, 2019

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