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Assemblage of benthic diatoms and culturable heterotrophs in shallow-water hydrothermal vent of the D. Joao de Castro Seamount, Azores in the Atlantic Ocean

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Title Assemblage of benthic diatoms and culturable heterotrophs in shallow-water hydrothermal vent of the D. Joao de Castro Seamount, Azores in the Atlantic Ocean
 
Creator Raghukumar, C.
Mohandass, C.
Cardigos, F.
DeCosta, P.M.
Santos, R.S.
Colaco, A.
 
Subject benthic diatoms
hydrothermal vent
Atlantic Ocean
heterotrophic organisms
 
Description The shallow-water hydrothermal vent of D. Joao de Castro Seamount in the North Atlantic, between the Azorean islands Sao Miguel and Terceira, is characterized by yellow and white zones which are distinct in physical and chemical characteristics. The white zone is characterized by high content of H sub(2)S, CH sub(4), H sub(2), Pb and Co, and temperature of approx. 37 degrees C. The yellow zone is characterized by high concentrations of Fe, Ba and Mn and temperature of approx. 60 degrees C. In this recently described vent site, we have studied species diversity of benthic diatoms and heterotrophic microorganisms and their metal tolerance. Species diversity of benthic diatoms was marginally higher in white than the yellow zone. A higher number of heterotrophic organisms were isolated from the yellow zone than the white zone. Most of the culturable heterotrophic bacterial isolates showed better growth in the presence of Fe, Mn and Pb than in their absence. Here we report the presence of culturable filamentous fungi and thraustochytrid protests from the shallow-water hydrothermal vent. Growth and protease production in one of the thraustochytrid cultures, were not affected by the addition of Fe, Mn and Pb to the culture medium. The presence of such metalresistant bacteria and thraustochytrids may suggest their adaptation to survive in metal-enriched waters of hydrothermal vents.
 
Date 2009-01-20T08:31:54Z
2009-01-20T08:31:54Z
2008
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, Vol.95(12); 1715-1723
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2114
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Current Science Association, India