Returning to their roots:: Iron-oxidizing bacteria enhance short-term plaque formation in the wetland-plant rhizosphere

被引:84
作者
Neubauer, Scott C.
Toledo-Duran, Gloried E.
Emerson, David
Megonigal, J. Patrick
机构
[1] Smithsonian Environm Res Ctr, Edgewater, MD 21037 USA
[2] Amer Type Culture Collect, Manassas, VA 20110 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Fe plaque; iron oxidation; iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB); Juncus effusus; rhizosphere processes; wetland biogeochemistry;
D O I
10.1080/01490450601134309
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In the wetland rhizosphere, high densities of lithotrophic Fe(II)oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) and a favorable environment (i.e., high Fe(II) availability and microaerobic conditions) suggest that these organisms are actively contributing to the formation of Fe plaque on plant roots. We manipulated the presence/absence of an Fe( II)oxidizing bacterium (Sideroxydans paludicola, strain BrT) in axenic hydroponic microcosms containing the roots of intact Juncus effusus (soft rush) plants to determine if FeOB affected total rates of rhizosphere Fe( II) oxidation and Fe plaque accumulation. Our experimental data highlight the importance of both FeOB and plants in influencing short-term rates of rhizosphere Fe oxidation. Over time scales ca. 1 wk, the FeOB increased Fe( II) oxidation rates by 1.3 to 1.7 times relative to FeOB-free microcosms. Across multiple experimental trials, Fe( II) oxidation rates were significantly correlated with root biomass, reflecting the importance of radial O-2 loss in supporting rhizosphere Fe(II) oxidation. Rates of root Fe(III) plaque accumulation (time scales: 3 to 6 wk) were similar to 70 to 83% lower than expected based on the short-term Fe(II) oxidation rates and were unaffected by the presence/absence of FeOB. Decreasing rates of Fe( II) oxidation and Fe(III) plaque accumulation with increasing time scales indicate changes in rates of Fe(II) diffusion and radial O-2 loss, shifts in the location of Fe oxide accumulation, or temporal changes in the microbial community within the microcosms. The microcosms used herein replicated many of the environmental characteristics of wetland systems and allowed us to demonstrate that FeOB can stimulate rates of Fe(II) oxidation in the wetland rhizosphere, a finding that has implications for the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, metals, and nutrients in wetland ecosystems.
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页码:65 / 73
页数:9
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