GEOSTATISTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FLUID PATHWAY CONNECTION IN HOT SPRING CLUSTERS IN THE LOWER GEYSER BASIN, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cary R. Lindsey ◽  
◽  
Megan M. Aunan ◽  
Jerry P. Fairley ◽  
Peter B. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Fluid Pathway

scholarly journals Molecular Characterization of Novel Red Green Nonsulfur Bacteria from Five Distinct Hot Spring Communities in Yellowstone National Park

2002 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 346-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Boomer ◽  
Daniel P. Lodge ◽  
Bryan E. Dutton ◽  
Beverly Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Hot Springs ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Site Specificity ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Specific Primers ◽  
In Vivo Absorption

ABSTRACT We characterized and compared five geographically isolated hot springs with distinct red-layer communities in Yellowstone National Park. Individual red-layer communities were observed to thrive in temperatures ranging from 35 to 60°C and at pH 7 to 9. All communities were dominated by red filamentous bacteria and contained bacteriochlorophyll a (Bchl a), suggesting that they represented novel green nonsulfur (GNS) bacteria. The in vivo absorption spectra of individual sites were different, with two sites showing unusual Bchl a protein absorption bands beyond 900 nm. We prepared and analyzed 16S rRNA libraries from all of these sites by using a combination of general bacterial primers and new GNS-specific primers described here. These studies confirmed the presence of novel GNS-like bacteria in all five communities. All GNS-like clones were most similar to Roseiflexus castenholzii, a red filamentous bacterium from Japan that also contains only Bchl a. Phylogenies constructed by using GNS-like clones from Yellowstone red-layer communities suggest the presence of a moderately diverse new “red” cluster within the GNS lineage. Within this cluster, at least two well-supported subclusters emerged: YRL-A was most similar to Roseiflexus and YRL-B appeared to be novel, containing no known isolates. While these patterns showed some site specificity, they did not correlate with observed Bchl a spectrum differences or obvious features of the habitat.

scholarly journals Pyrobaculum yellowstonensis Strain WP30 Respires on Elemental Sulfur and/or Arsenate in Circumneutral Sulfidic Geothermal Sediments of Yellowstone National Park

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (17) ◽  
pp. 5907-5916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. J. Jay ◽  
J. P. Beam ◽  
A. Dohnalkova ◽  
R. Lohmayer ◽  
B. Bodle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physiological Attributes ◽  
And Function ◽  
Metagenome Sequence

ABSTRACTThermoproteales(phylumCrenarchaeota) populations are abundant in high-temperature (>70°C) environments of Yellowstone National Park (YNP) and are important in mediating the biogeochemical cycles of sulfur, arsenic, and carbon. The objectives of this study were to determine the specific physiological attributes of the isolatePyrobaculum yellowstonensisstrain WP30, which was obtained from an elemental sulfur sediment (Joseph's Coat Hot Spring [JCHS], 80°C, pH 6.1, 135 μM As) and relate this organism to geochemical processes occurringin situ. Strain WP30 is a chemoorganoheterotroph and requires elemental sulfur and/or arsenate as an electron acceptor. Growth in the presence of elemental sulfur and arsenate resulted in the formation of thioarsenates and polysulfides. The complete genome of this organism was sequenced (1.99 Mb, 58% G+C content), revealing numerous metabolic pathways for the degradation of carbohydrates, amino acids, and lipids. Multiple dimethyl sulfoxide-molybdopterin (DMSO-MPT) oxidoreductase genes, which are implicated in the reduction of sulfur and arsenic, were identified. Pathways for thede novosynthesis of nearly all required cofactors and metabolites were identified. The comparative genomics ofP. yellowstonensisand the assembled metagenome sequence from JCHS showed that this organism is highly related (∼95% average nucleotide sequence identity) toin situpopulations. The physiological attributes and metabolic capabilities ofP. yellowstonensisprovide an important foundation for developing an understanding of the distribution and function of these populations in YNP.

scholarly journals Temporal and Seasonal Variations of the Hot Spring Basin Hydrothermal System, Yellowstone National Park, USA

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 6587-6610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Jaworowski ◽  
Henry Heasler ◽  
Christopher Neale ◽  
Sivarajan Saravanan ◽  
Ashish Masih
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Hydrothermal System ◽  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Hot Spring

scholarly journals Whole-Genome Sequence of a Unique Elioraea Species Strain Isolated from a Yellowstone National Park Hot Spring

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (44) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney Robertson ◽  
Robert F. Ramaley ◽  
Terry Meyer ◽  
John A. Kyndt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Photosynthetic Bacteria ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Whole Genome Sequence ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria

The genus Elioraea has only one species characterized microbiologically and two genomes sequenced. We have sequenced the genome of a unique Elioraea strain isolated from Yellowstone National Park and found it to be a distinct new species. Elioraea is suggested to be a member of the aerobic anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria.

scholarly journals Microbial Fe(III) oxide reduction potential in Chocolate Pots hot spring, Yellowstone National Park

Geobiology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. W. Fortney ◽  
S. He ◽  
B. J. Converse ◽  
B. L. Beard ◽  
C. M. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Reduction Potential ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Oxide Reduction

A Site Characterization Of The Soda Butte Creek Drainage, Yellowstone National Park

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Nyberg ◽  
Wayne L. Hamilton ◽  
William R. Sill ◽  
Marvin A. Speece
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Site Characterization ◽  
A Site

scholarly journals Cultivation and Genomic, Nutritional, and Lipid Biomarker Characterization of Roseiflexus Strains Closely Related to Predominant In Situ Populations Inhabiting Yellowstone Hot Spring Microbial Mats

2010 ◽  
Vol 192 (12) ◽  
pp. 3033-3042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel T. J. van der Meer ◽  
Christian G. Klatt ◽  
Jason Wood ◽  
Donald A. Bryant ◽  
Mary M. Bateson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Microbial Mats ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Small Subunit Rrna ◽  
Anoxygenic Phototrophs ◽  
Lipid Biomarker ◽  
Genes Encoding

ABSTRACT Roseiflexus sp. strains were cultivated from a microbial mat of an alkaline siliceous hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. These strains are closely related to predominant filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs found in the mat, as judged by the similarity of small-subunit rRNA, lipid distributions, and genomic and metagenomic sequences. Like a Japanese isolate, R. castenholzii, the Yellowstone isolates contain bacteriochlorophyll a, but not bacteriochlorophyll c or chlorosomes, and grow photoheterotrophically or chemoheterotrophically under dark aerobic conditions. The genome of one isolate, Roseiflexus sp. strain RS1, contains genes necessary to support these metabolisms. This genome also contains genes encoding the 3-hydroxypropionate pathway for CO2 fixation and a hydrogenase, which might enable photoautotrophic metabolism, even though neither isolate could be grown photoautotrophically with H2 or H2S as a possible electron donor. The isolates exhibit temperature, pH, and sulfide preferences typical of their habitat. Lipids produced by these isolates matched much better with mat lipids than do lipids produced by R. castenholzii or Chloroflexus isolates.

scholarly journals Remarkable archaeal diversity detected in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring environment.

1994 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 1609-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Barns ◽  
R. E. Fundyga ◽  
M. W. Jeffries ◽  
N. R. Pace
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Archaeal Diversity
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