Global diversity and inferred ecophysiology of microorganisms with the potential for dissimilatory sulfate/sulfite reduction

Author:

Diao Muhe,Dyksma Stefan,Koeksoy Elif,Ngugi David Kamanda,Anantharaman Karthik,Loy Alexander,Pester MichaelORCID

Abstract

AbstractSulfate/sulfite-reducing microorganisms (SRM) are ubiquitous in nature, driving the global sulfur cycle. A hallmark of SRM is the dissimilatory sulfite reductase encoded by the paralogous genesdsrAB. Based on analysis of 950 mainly metagenome-deriveddsrAB-encoding genomes, we redefine the global diversity of microorganisms with the potential for dissimilatory sulfate/sulfite reduction and uncover genetic repertoires that challenge earlier generalizations regarding their mode of energy metabolism. We show: (i) 19 out of 23 bacterial and 2 out of 4 archaeal phyla harbor uncharacterized SRM, (ii) four phyla including theDesulfobacterotaharbor microorganisms with the genetic potential to switch between sulfate/sulfite reduction and sulfur oxidation, and (iii) the combination as well as presence/absence of differentdsrAB-types, dsrL-types anddsrDprovides guidance on the inferred direction of dissimilatory sulfur metabolism. We further provide an updateddsrABdatabase including >60% taxonomically resolved, uncultured family-level lineages and recommendations on existingdsrABprimers for environmental surveys. Our work summarizes insights into the inferred ecophysiology of newly discovered SRM, puts SRM diversity into context of the major recent changes in bacterial and archaeal taxonomy, and provides an up-to-date framework to study SRM in a global context.One sentence summarySulfate/sulfite reducing microorganisms are shaping Earth’s interconnected sulfur and carbon cycles since the Archaean: this legacy unfolds in 27 archaeal and bacterial phyla encountered in diverse marine, terrestrial, and deep-subsurface environments.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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