Response to Comments on “A Bacterium That Can Grow Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus”

Author:

Wolfe-Simon Felisa12,Blum Jodi Switzer2,Kulp Thomas R.2,Gordon Gwyneth W.3,Hoeft Shelley E.2,Pett-Ridge Jennifer4,Stolz John F.5,Webb Samuel M.6,Weber Peter K.4,Davies Paul C. W.17,Anbar Ariel D.38,Oremland Ronald S.2

Affiliation:

1. NASA Astrobiology Institute, USA.

2. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

3. School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

4. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, USA.

5. Department of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA.

6. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

7. BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

8. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

Abstract

Concerns have been raised about our recent study suggesting that arsenic (As) substitutes for phosphorus in major biomolecules of a bacterium that tolerates extreme As concentrations. We welcome the opportunity to better explain our methods and results and to consider alternative interpretations. We maintain that our interpretation of As substitution, based on multiple congruent lines of evidence, is viable.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

Cited by 24 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献 订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3