Biomass measurement of methane forming bacteria in environmental samples

Martz, Robert F.; Sebacher, Daniel I.; White, David C.

doi:10.1016/0167-7012(83)90007-6

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“…formed by methanogenic bacteria from a small set of organic substrates or by diagenic geochemical processes deep in the sea floor (Floodgate & Judd 1992). The bacteria concerned belong to a group known as the archaebacteria which are very strongly anaerobic and contain a number of very unusual lipids, a feature that can be used to determine their frequency in the mud (Martz et al 1983, Smith & Floodgate 1992. Gas which has arisen from biological activity may be distinguished from that formed petrogenically by determining the stable isotopic ratios, particularly I3C/l2C.…”

Section: Gaseous Hydrocarbonsmentioning

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Some environmental aspects of marine hydrocarbon bacteriology

Gd¹

1995

Aquat. Microb. Ecol.

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This paper reviews some of the field aspects of hydrocarbon bacteriology in the marine environment. The first section recapitulates the current position with regard to the input of polluting oil into the sea and the main environmental factors which govern the rate of oil breakdown. The second deals with the 1991 oil spill during the Gulf War and what is known about the bacteriology of that area, together with some recent data from Japan. Thirdly a critical review of the theory and practise of bioremediation as applied to contaminated beaches in several parts of the world leads to the conclusion that there are still a lot of unknown variables that must be better understood before the method can be of widespread use. Finally a short review of gaseous hydrocarbons in the sea suggests that methane from petrogenic or biogenic sources is of both practical and theoretical interest and importance for the future.

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Section: Gaseous Hydrocarbonsmentioning

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Some environmental aspects of marine hydrocarbon bacteriology

Gd¹

1995

Aquat. Microb. Ecol.

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“…The occurrence of h~ophiles in Santa Olalla Lagoon is unlikely because of insufficient water salinity (0.6% whereas at least 5-10% are required; KATES, 1978), so that the occurrence of di-0-phytanyl glycerol in this lagoon can be attributed to the activity of methanogens. In fact, qu~ti~tion of di-0-phytanyl glycerol has been proposed as a method for biomass measurement of methane-forming bacteria in environmental systems where the presence of halophiles can be excluded (MARTZ et al, 1983). Chromans 2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-chroman (VII) has been found in the sediments of Santa Olalla Lagoon at low concentrations.…”

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Sedimentary lipid biogeochemistry of an hypereutrophic alkaline lagoon

Grimalt

Yruela

Sáiz‐Jiménez

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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“…The methane-producing bacteria contain di-and tetra-phytanyl glycerol ether phospholipids [10]. The potential for the analysis of ether lipids has been demonstrated [11]. Similarly biological marker branched chain monounsaturated and midchain methyl branched fatty acids have been found in sulphate-reducing bacteria [12,13].…”

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Phospholipid and lipopolysaccharide normal and hydroxy fatty acids as potential signatures for methane-oxidizing bacteria

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Antworth³

et al. 1985

FEMS Microbiology Letters

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The extractable ester‐linked and the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) normal and hydroxy fatty acids of the methylotrophic bacteria Methylosinus trichosporium 0B3B, Methylobacterium organophilum XX, grown on methane and methanol, Mb. organophilum RG and Methylomonas sp. were analysed by capillary gas chromotography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS). Precise monounsaturated double bond position and geometry was determined by GC‐MS analysis of the derivatized fatty acids. The three species were readily distinguished based on the extractable fatty acid and LPS hydroxy acid profiles. Type I and Type II methylotrophs can be separated based on the presence of 16‐carbon and 18‐carbon monoenoic fatty acids in the two groups of organisms, respectively. Relatively novel components, 18: 1ω8c, 18: 1ω8t, 18: 1ω7t and 18: 1ω6c were present in Ms. trichosporium, and 16: 1ω8c, 16: 1ω8t, 16: 1ω7t, 16: 1ω5c and 16: 1ω5t were detected in Methylomonas sp. These specific lipids may be used, together with other components, as signatures for these methylotrophic bacteria in manipulated laboratory and environmental samples.

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Biomass measurement of methane forming bacteria in environmental samples

Cited by 40 publications

References 17 publications

Some environmental aspects of marine hydrocarbon bacteriology

Some environmental aspects of marine hydrocarbon bacteriology

Sedimentary lipid biogeochemistry of an hypereutrophic alkaline lagoon

Phospholipid and lipopolysaccharide normal and hydroxy fatty acids as potential signatures for methane-oxidizing bacteria

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