Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments

Microbial activity was assayed in sediments under five nutrient-limited Posidonia oceanica meadows on the north-east coast of Spain by measuring potential DMSO reduction to dimethylsulfide (DMS) throughout an annual cycle. Nutrient enrichment of the sediments was used to examine the importance of nu...

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Autores principales: López, N.I., Duarte, C.M.
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spelling todo:paper_13851101_v51_n1_p11_Lopez2023-10-03T16:12:04Z Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments López, N.I. Duarte, C.M. Dimethyl sulfoxide reduction Dimethylsulfide Microbial activity Seagrass meadows Sediments dimethyl sulfoxide dimethylsulfide microbial activity nutrient availability reduction seagrass meadow sediment chemistry Eurasia Europe Southern Europe Spain Bacteria (microorganisms) Halophila Posidonia Posidonia oceanica Posidonia oceanica Microbial activity was assayed in sediments under five nutrient-limited Posidonia oceanica meadows on the north-east coast of Spain by measuring potential DMSO reduction to dimethylsulfide (DMS) throughout an annual cycle. Nutrient enrichment of the sediments was used to examine the importance of nutrient availability for potential DMSO reduction. DMSO reduction was observed in all the sediments analysed. Values were higher under anaerobic conditions, and low in spring when seagrass uptake removed most of the interstitial sediment phosphorus. DMSO reduction was correlated with α-glucosidase activity suggesting a link with other microbial activities. Nutrient additions significantly increased DMSO reduction in the meadows studied. The extent of the response varied substantially over the year and was highest during November-December. Microbial DMSO reduction was coupled with nutrient cycles like other bacterial activities. This suggests a possibly important role of nutrient additions in bacterial activity in Mediterranean seagrass sediments. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_13851101_v51_n1_p11_Lopez
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topic Dimethyl sulfoxide reduction
Dimethylsulfide
Microbial activity
Seagrass meadows
Sediments
dimethyl sulfoxide
dimethylsulfide
microbial activity
nutrient availability
reduction
seagrass meadow
sediment chemistry
Eurasia
Europe
Southern Europe
Spain
Bacteria (microorganisms)
Halophila
Posidonia
Posidonia oceanica
Posidonia oceanica
spellingShingle Dimethyl sulfoxide reduction
Dimethylsulfide
Microbial activity
Seagrass meadows
Sediments
dimethyl sulfoxide
dimethylsulfide
microbial activity
nutrient availability
reduction
seagrass meadow
sediment chemistry
Eurasia
Europe
Southern Europe
Spain
Bacteria (microorganisms)
Halophila
Posidonia
Posidonia oceanica
Posidonia oceanica
López, N.I.
Duarte, C.M.
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments
topic_facet Dimethyl sulfoxide reduction
Dimethylsulfide
Microbial activity
Seagrass meadows
Sediments
dimethyl sulfoxide
dimethylsulfide
microbial activity
nutrient availability
reduction
seagrass meadow
sediment chemistry
Eurasia
Europe
Southern Europe
Spain
Bacteria (microorganisms)
Halophila
Posidonia
Posidonia oceanica
Posidonia oceanica
description Microbial activity was assayed in sediments under five nutrient-limited Posidonia oceanica meadows on the north-east coast of Spain by measuring potential DMSO reduction to dimethylsulfide (DMS) throughout an annual cycle. Nutrient enrichment of the sediments was used to examine the importance of nutrient availability for potential DMSO reduction. DMSO reduction was observed in all the sediments analysed. Values were higher under anaerobic conditions, and low in spring when seagrass uptake removed most of the interstitial sediment phosphorus. DMSO reduction was correlated with α-glucosidase activity suggesting a link with other microbial activities. Nutrient additions significantly increased DMSO reduction in the meadows studied. The extent of the response varied substantially over the year and was highest during November-December. Microbial DMSO reduction was coupled with nutrient cycles like other bacterial activities. This suggests a possibly important role of nutrient additions in bacterial activity in Mediterranean seagrass sediments. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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author López, N.I.
Duarte, C.M.
author_facet López, N.I.
Duarte, C.M.
author_sort López, N.I.
title Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments
title_short Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments
title_full Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments
title_fullStr Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments
title_full_unstemmed Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reduction potential in Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) sediments
title_sort dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso) reduction potential in mediterranean seagrass (posidonia oceanica) sediments
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_13851101_v51_n1_p11_Lopez
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