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author Palmer, Marike
Nou, Nancy O
Turello, Lara A
Power, Carolyn E
Ong, John C
Covington, Jonathan K
Lai, Dengxun
Mayali, Xavier
Reysenbach, Anna-Louise
Qi, Yan-Ling
Dodsworth, Jeremy A
Jiao, Jian-Yu
Liu, Lan
Lian, Zheng-Han
Li, Meng-Meng
Liu, Yitai
Murali, Ranjani
Briggs, Brandon R
Zuo, Hongyan
Quake, Stephen R
Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley A
Woyke, Tanja
Weber, Peter K
Dong, Hailiang
Li, Wen-Jun
Hua, Zheng-Shuang
Hedlund, Brian P
author_facet Palmer, Marike
Nou, Nancy O
Turello, Lara A
Power, Carolyn E
Ong, John C
Covington, Jonathan K
Lai, Dengxun
Mayali, Xavier
Reysenbach, Anna-Louise
Qi, Yan-Ling
Dodsworth, Jeremy A
Jiao, Jian-Yu
Liu, Lan
Lian, Zheng-Han
Li, Meng-Meng
Liu, Yitai
Murali, Ranjani
Briggs, Brandon R
Zuo, Hongyan
Quake, Stephen R
Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley A
Woyke, Tanja
Weber, Peter K
Dong, Hailiang
Li, Wen-Jun
Hua, Zheng-Shuang
Hedlund, Brian P
Palmer, Marike
Nou, Nancy O
Turello, Lara A
Power, Carolyn E
Ong, John C
Covington, Jonathan K
Lai, Dengxun
Mayali, Xavier
Reysenbach, Anna-Louise
Qi, Yan-Ling
Dodsworth, Jeremy A
Jiao, Jian-Yu
Liu, Lan
Lian, Zheng-Han
Li, Meng-Meng
Liu, Yitai
Murali, Ranjani
Briggs, Brandon R
Zuo, Hongyan
Quake, Stephen R
Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley A
Woyke, Tanja
Weber, Peter K
Dong, Hailiang
Li, Wen-Jun
Hua, Zheng-Shuang
Hedlund, Brian P
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs. Palmer, Marike Nou, Nancy O Turello, Lara A Power, Carolyn E Ong, John C Covington, Jonathan K Lai, Dengxun Mayali, Xavier Reysenbach, Anna-Louise Qi, Yan-Ling Dodsworth, Jeremy A Jiao, Jian-Yu Liu, Lan Lian, Zheng-Han Li, Meng-Meng Liu, Yitai Murali, Ranjani Briggs, Brandon R Zuo, Hongyan Quake, Stephen R Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley A Woyke, Tanja Weber, Peter K Dong, Hailiang Li, Wen-Jun Hua, Zheng-Shuang Hedlund, Brian P Hot Springs Nitrogen Fixation Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Phylogeny China Nitrogen RNA, Ribosomal, 16S Sequence Analysis, DNA Metagenome Genome, Bacterial DNA, Bacterial Members of the Aquificota play important roles in hydrogen, sulfur, and carbon cycles in geothermal systems as ubiquitous and abundant chemolithoautotrophs; however, their roles in the nitrogen cycle are poorly defined. Here, we show that Aquificaceae isolate T-2 from Tengchong, China, fixes nitrogen based on growth with dinitrogen as the sole nitrogen source and incorporation of N atoms when grown with N. We further show evidence that suggests its nitrogen fixation (nif) genes are transcribed in situ in a nearby spring. We propose the name Pampinifervens diazotrophicum gen. et sp. nov., with strain T-2 (= JCM 35475 = DSM 116324) as the nomenclatural type. Its close relative designated Pampinifervens florentissimum sp. nov. T-8 (= CGMC 1.5214 = JCM 33569) does not fix nitrogen but respires nitrate. Analysis of 104 metagenome-assembled genomes from 84 metagenomes allowed us to circumscribe the genus Pampinifervens and identify at least 16 sympatric Pampinifervens species that dominate the Aquificaceae populations in diverse hot springs in southwest China, with distinct species globally. Analysis of these Pampinifervens genomes revealed variable presence of nif and denitrification genes and frequent gene loss and horizontal transfer. Genes for pH homeostasis were also present in Pampinifervens genomes, with a proliferation in species from Tengchong, consistent with the wide pH growth range of both Pampinifervens isolates and the prevalence of Pampinifervens in both alkaline and acidic springs. The dynamic evolution of nif and denitrification genes, along with pH homeostasis genes, may facilitate the diversification of Pampinifervens into diverse springs with different nitrogen availability.
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spellingShingle Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs.
Palmer, Marike
Nou, Nancy O
Turello, Lara A
Power, Carolyn E
Ong, John C
Covington, Jonathan K
Lai, Dengxun
Mayali, Xavier
Reysenbach, Anna-Louise
Qi, Yan-Ling
Dodsworth, Jeremy A
Jiao, Jian-Yu
Liu, Lan
Lian, Zheng-Han
Li, Meng-Meng
Liu, Yitai
Murali, Ranjani
Briggs, Brandon R
Zuo, Hongyan
Quake, Stephen R
Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley A
Woyke, Tanja
Weber, Peter K
Dong, Hailiang
Li, Wen-Jun
Hua, Zheng-Shuang
Hedlund, Brian P
Hot Springs
Nitrogen Fixation
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Phylogeny
China
Nitrogen
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Metagenome
Genome, Bacterial
DNA, Bacterial
Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs. Palmer, Marike Nou, Nancy O Turello, Lara A Power, Carolyn E Ong, John C Covington, Jonathan K Lai, Dengxun Mayali, Xavier Reysenbach, Anna-Louise Qi, Yan-Ling Dodsworth, Jeremy A Jiao, Jian-Yu Liu, Lan Lian, Zheng-Han Li, Meng-Meng Liu, Yitai Murali, Ranjani Briggs, Brandon R Zuo, Hongyan Quake, Stephen R Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley A Woyke, Tanja Weber, Peter K Dong, Hailiang Li, Wen-Jun Hua, Zheng-Shuang Hedlund, Brian P Hot Springs Nitrogen Fixation Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Phylogeny China Nitrogen RNA, Ribosomal, 16S Sequence Analysis, DNA Metagenome Genome, Bacterial DNA, Bacterial Members of the Aquificota play important roles in hydrogen, sulfur, and carbon cycles in geothermal systems as ubiquitous and abundant chemolithoautotrophs; however, their roles in the nitrogen cycle are poorly defined. Here, we show that Aquificaceae isolate T-2 from Tengchong, China, fixes nitrogen based on growth with dinitrogen as the sole nitrogen source and incorporation of N atoms when grown with N. We further show evidence that suggests its nitrogen fixation (nif) genes are transcribed in situ in a nearby spring. We propose the name Pampinifervens diazotrophicum gen. et sp. nov., with strain T-2 (= JCM 35475 = DSM 116324) as the nomenclatural type. Its close relative designated Pampinifervens florentissimum sp. nov. T-8 (= CGMC 1.5214 = JCM 33569) does not fix nitrogen but respires nitrate. Analysis of 104 metagenome-assembled genomes from 84 metagenomes allowed us to circumscribe the genus Pampinifervens and identify at least 16 sympatric Pampinifervens species that dominate the Aquificaceae populations in diverse hot springs in southwest China, with distinct species globally. Analysis of these Pampinifervens genomes revealed variable presence of nif and denitrification genes and frequent gene loss and horizontal transfer. Genes for pH homeostasis were also present in Pampinifervens genomes, with a proliferation in species from Tengchong, consistent with the wide pH growth range of both Pampinifervens isolates and the prevalence of Pampinifervens in both alkaline and acidic springs. The dynamic evolution of nif and denitrification genes, along with pH homeostasis genes, may facilitate the diversification of Pampinifervens into diverse springs with different nitrogen availability.
title Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs.
topic Hot Springs
Nitrogen Fixation
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Phylogeny
China
Nitrogen
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Metagenome
Genome, Bacterial
DNA, Bacterial
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40752467/