Abundant phosphorus expected for possible life in Enceladus's ocean

J Hao, CR Glein, F Huang, N Yee, DC Catling… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Saturn's moon Enceladus has a potentially habitable subsurface water ocean that contains
canonical building blocks of life (organic and inorganic carbon, ammonia, possibly hydrogen …

A shared core microbiome in soda lakes separated by large distances

JK Zorz, C Sharp, M Kleiner, PMK Gordon… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
In alkaline soda lakes, concentrated dissolved carbonates establish productive phototrophic
microbial mats. Here we show how microbial phototrophs and autotrophs contribute to this …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesite everywhere: Formation of carbonates in the alkaline lakes and playas of the Cariboo Plateau, British Columbia, Canada

MJ Raudsepp, S Wilson, N Zeyen, ML Arizaleta… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cariboo Plateau in central British Columbia, Canada, hosts the largest aerial
extent of low temperature lacustrine magnesite in the world. Magnesite was the most …

[HTML][HTML] The chemical composition, classification, and geographical distributions of soda-saline lakes in Eastern Tanzania's rift valley

AS Lameck, O Saeed, E Boros - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region Soda-Saline Lakes in eastern Tanzania's rift valley. Study focus This
study examined the chemical composition, classification, and geographical distribution of …

Ecological interactions of cyanobacteria and heterotrophs enhances the robustness of cyanobacterial consortium for carbon sequestration

M Ataeian, Y Liu, A Kouris, AK Hawley… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lack of robustness is a major barrier to foster a sustainable cyanobacterial biotechnology.
Use of cyanobacterial consortium increases biodiversity, which provides functional …

Robust, high-productivity phototrophic carbon capture at high pH and alkalinity using natural microbial communities

CE Sharp, S Urschel, X Dong, AL Brady… - Biotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
Background Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) has come to be seen as
one of the most viable technologies to provide the negative carbon dioxide emissions …

Stromatolites as Biosignatures of Atmospheric Oxygenation: Carbonate Biomineralization and UV-C Resilience in a Geitlerinema sp. - Dominated Culture

RM Popall, H Bolhuis, G Muyzer… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Modern stromatolites are key to the record of past microbial activity preserved in fossil
carbonate deposits. Mono-phototrophic cultures dominated by the cyanobacterium …

Glacier‐fed lakes are significant sinks of carbon dioxide in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau

M Zhu, X Kuang, C Song, Y Feng, Q He… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) sources, transportation, and transition in inland water
bodies have been intensively studied due to their important role in the global carbon cycle …

Molecular and carbon isotopic evidence for the possible origin of 13α (n-alkyl)-tricyclic terpanes in Mesoproterozoic bitumens from the Yanliao Rift, North China

T Zhang, Y Li, S Sun, H Guo, H Pang - Organic Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mesoproterozoic Jixian System in the Yanliao Rift of the North China Craton
contains organic-rich shales within the Hongshuizhuang, Tieling, and **amaling formations …

Coordinated proteome change precedes cell lysis and death in a mat-forming cyanobacterium

J Zorz, AJ Paquette, T Gillis, A Kouris, V Khot… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cyanobacteria form dense multicellular communities that experience transient conditions in
terms of access to light and oxygen. These systems are productive but also undergo …