This Applied and Environmental Microbiology journal article analyzes the bacterial community associated with Alvinella pompejana (Pompeii worm), suggesting that members of both the episymbiont and the surrounding free-living communities display a chemolithoautotrophic form of growth and therefore contribute fixed carbon to other organisms in the vent community.
This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism,
Biology:Ecology:Metabolism,
Habitats:Marine,
Benthic,
Biology:Evolution:Patterns,
Biology:Biogeochemistry,
Molecular Biology,
Microbiology,
Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods
Resource Type:
Scientific Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure
Ocean Environments:
Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Theme:
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Ecology,
Biogeoscience
Keywords: black smoker, hydrothermal vent, ATP citrate lyase
