A Simple and Effective Method for Solid Medium Cultivation of Strictly Hydrogen- and Sulfur-oxidizing Chemolithoautotrophs Predominant in Deep-‍sea Hydrothermal Fields.

ABSTRACT: Strictly hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotrophic bacteria, particularly members of the phyla Campylobacterota and Aquificota, have a cosmopolitan distribution in deep-sea hydrothermal fields. The successful cultivation of these microorganisms in liquid media has provided insights into their physiological, evolutionary, and ecological characteristics. Notably, recent population genetic studies on Sulfurimonas (Campylobacterota) and Persephonella (Aquificota) revealed geographic separation in their populations. Advances in this field of research are largely dependent on the availability of pure cultures, which demand labor-intensive liquid cultivation procedures, such as dilution-to-extinction, given the longstanding assumption that many strictly or facultatively anaerobic chemo

SUBMITTER: Muto H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728628 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature