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CHEMOLITHOTROPHS
Martin Könneke
Physiology and Diversity of Prokaryotes WS 2009/2010 (www.icbm.de/pmbio/)
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Energy source Electrondonor Carbon source
Chemo- Organo- heterotrophic
Photo- Litho- autotrophic
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Concept of lithotrophy (1886)
Conversion of inorganic
compounds for energy
conservation: - Nitrification (oxidation of
ammonia to nitrate)
- Sulfur oxidation
- Iron oxidation
- Autotrophic bacteria
- Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Ihre Lebensprozesse spielen sich nach einem viel einfacheren Schema ab;
durch einen rein anorganischen chemischen Prozess...werden alle ihre
Lebensbewegungen im Gange erhalten
Vertical profile of potential
electron acceptors in sediments
Eo’ [mV]
O2/H2O +820 Aerobic respiration
NO3-/N2 +751 Denitrification
NO3-/NH4
+ +363 Nitrate ammonification
MnO2/Mn2++390 Manganese reduction
FeOOH +150 Iron reduction
SO42-/HS- -218 Sulfate reduction
So/HS- -240 Sulfur reduktion
CO2/CH4 -244 Methanogenesis
O2
NO3-
MnO2
Fe(III)
SO42-
CH4
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Lithotrophic processes are essential for the
reoxidation of reduced electron acceptors!
All chemolithotrophes are prokaryotes!
Almost all known lithotrophes are autotroph!
Lithotrophic Processes
Elektronendonor Oxidized product Process/ organism
H2 H+ (H2O) Knallgas reaction/ Ralstonia
NH4+ NO3
- Nitrification (2 types)
NH4+ NO2
- Ammonia oxidizer (Nitroso-)
NO2- NO3
- Nitrite oxidizer (Nitro-)
CH4 CO2 Methane oxidizer (Methylo-)
H2S, S SO42- Sulfur oxidizer/Thiobacillus,
Beggiatoa
Fe2+ Fe3+ Iron oxidation/Thiobacillus
H2O O2 Photosynthesis
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‘Knallgas reaction’
Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria:
Hydrogen as electron donor
A)!Energy source
B)!Reduction power for carbon fixation
Key enzyme:
Hydrogenase
Catalyses the reversible conversion
of hydrogen to protons and electrons
H2 2H+ + 2e-
Aerobic oxidation of hydrogen
“Knallgasbacteria”
2 H2 + O2 ! 2 H2O
Facultativ chemolithotrophes
(are also able to use organic compounds
as carbon source)
Microaerophilic (5-10% O2)
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Helicobacter pylori
Gram negative epsilonproteobacteria
The only known bacterium that can thrive in the acid
environment of the stomach
Cause infections of the mucus lining of the stomach
(gastritis)
Isolated by Robin Warren und Barry Marschall
(Medicin Nobel Prize in 2005)
Containing hydrogenase as well as urease
Requires oxygen, but in lower levels than in atmosphere
(microaerophilic)
Helicobacter pylori
(3 !m in length, 4-6 flagella)
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Habitats of Knallgasbacteria
Hydrogen of biotic or abiotic origin
Habitats:
Boundary between oxic and anoxic conditions: -!Rhizosphere
Ralstonia eutropha
-!Marine sediments
Hydrogenovibrio marinus
-!Human gastrointestinal tract Helicobacter pylori
-!Hydrothermal systems
Aquifex pyrophilus (Bacteria, 85˚C) Pyrolobus spec. (Archaea, 106˚C)
Anaerobic oxidation of hydrogen
5 H2 + 2 NO3- + 2 H+ ! N2 + 6 H2O
H2 + 2 Fe3+ ! 2 H+ + 2 Fe2+
4 H2 + SO42- + H+ ! HS- + 4 H2O
4 H2 + 2 CO2 ! acetate + 2 H2O + H+
4 H2 + CO2 ! CH4 + H2O
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Nitrification
Oxidation of ammonia to nitrate
Performed by 2 physiological distinct groups of
microorganisms.
1.!Ammonia oxidizer (Nitroso-)
z.B. Nitrosomonas europaea
2 NH3 + 3 O2 ! 2 NO2- + 2 H2O + 2 H+
2. Nitrite oxidizer (Nitro-)
z.B. Nitrobacter winogradskyi
2 NO2- + O2 ! 2 NO3
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NO3-
NO2-
NH4+
N2
NO
N2O
The biological nitrogen cycle
Nitrate reduction
NH2OH
Nitrific
atio
n Den
itri
ficati
on
Nitrite
ammonification
Nitrogen fixation
Physiology and Diversity of Prokaryotes WS 2006/2007 (www.icbm.de/pmbio/)
Anammox
NO3-
NO2-
NH4+
N2
Oxidation of ammonium
NH2OH
Nitrific
atio
n
Physiology and Diversity of Prokaryotes WS 2006/2007 (www.icbm.de/pmbio/)
Anammox
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Nitrification
Oxidation of ammonia to nitrate
Ammonia (- III)
Nitrite (+ III)
Nitrate (+ V)
Ammonia oxidizers
Nitrite oxidizers
Oxidation
Ammonia oxidizer
z.B. Nitrosomonas europaea
Activation of ammonia
“elemental oxygen as reactant”
1.! Ammonia monooxigenase (AMO)
NH3 + 0.5 O2 ! NH2OH (+17 kJ/mol)
2. Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase (HAO)
NH2OH + H2O ! NO2- + 5 H+ + 4 e- (+23 kJ/mol)
O2 + 4 H+ + 4 e- ! 2 H2O (-274 kJ/mol)
NH3 + 1.5 O2 ! NO2
- + H2O + H+ (-234 kJ/mol)
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Ammonia oxidation in AOB
•! Ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) catalyzes conversion of ammonia (NH3) to hydroxylamine (NH2OH)
•! AMO is membrane associated and is composed of 3 subunits (AmoABC)
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Nitrit-Oxidierer
z.B. Nitrobacter winogradskyi
Nitrite oxigenasereductase (NOR)
NO2- + H2O ! NO3
- + 2 H+ + 2e- (+83 kJ/mol)
0.5 O2 + 2 H+ + 2e- ! H2O (- 137 kJ/mol)
NO2- + 0.5 O2 ! NO3
- (- 54 kJ/mol)
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Ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms
Nitrosopumilus maritimus (Crenarchaeota)
a DAPI
b FISH
Scale: 1 !m
c TEM
b SEM
Scale: 0.1 !m
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NH3 + 1.5 O2 ! NO2- + H2O + H+ ("G0’ = - 235 kJ mol-1)
The first nitrifyer within the domain Archaea
NH3
+O2 pcy
NADH dehydrogenase
NXH HNO
+ H2O
2 H+ + HNO2
AMO QH2
Q
QH2
Q 2 H+
4 H+
4 H+
NAD+
+ H+ NADH
2 H+
4 H+ 2 e-
4 H+
aa3
0.5 O2 H2O
2 H+ 4 H+
4 H+ ADP +
Pi ATP
Out
In
pcy 2 e-
2 H+
2 e-
pcy
pcy
NO+H2O CuNIR
I
IV
III
V
ATPase
e- H+
HNO2
2 e-
Nitrite
reduction
M. Klotz (unpublished)
Proposed ammonia oxidation pathway in ammonia-
oxdizing archaea
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Distribution of
Archaea and
Bacteria in
North Pacific
ocean water
High substrate affinity and extremly low KM values for ammonia!
Martens-Habbena et al. (Nature, 2009) !
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HCO3-!
Acetyl-CoA!
Succinyl-CoA!Methylmalonyl-CoA!
3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA!
Crotonyl-CoA!
Acetyl-CoA!
Malonyl-CoA!
3-Hydroxypropionate!
Propionyl-CoA!
Acetoacetyl-CoA!
4-Hydroxybutyrate!
Succinate-semialdehyde!
4-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA!
HCO3-!
(Berg et al., 2007)!
!!
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Biochemical!
analyses!
Whole genome!
analyses!
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S. Standfest et al. (in prep.) !
N. maritimus uses the 3-OH-propionate/"4-OH-butyrate pathway for carbon fixation!
M. Könneke !
Habitats of nitrifying microorganisms
-! Open Ocean water and oxic marine sediments
-! Freshwater habitats
-! waste water treatment
-! Aquaria
-! Soils (forrest and agricultural)
-! Surfaces of building material
-! As symbionts in animals
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At present all known nitrifyer are
obligat chemolithotrophautotroph!
Nitrifying bacteria mainly fix carbon via the
Calvin cycle (Calvin-Bassham-Benson-cycle)
Key enzyme: RubisCO
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea fix carbon via the 3
hydrroxypropionate/ 4 hydroxybutyrate cycle
Methan (CH4)
+ IV
- IV
Oxidation
8 electrons (e-)
Methane oxidation: CH4 ! CH3OH ! CH2O !CHOO- ! CO2
Formaldehyde
Formate
Methanol
CO2
CH4 + 2 O2 ! CO2 + 2 H2O
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Methane-oxidizing microorganisms
(Methylotrophs)
Oxidize methane and few other C1 Compounds as
electron donor for energy conservation and as sole
carbon source.
Methylotrophs synthesize all C-C bonds de novo
Key enzyme: Methane monooxygenase; catalyze the
reaction of methane to methanol
Type I methylotrophes: C1 assimilation via ribulose
monophosphate pathway
Type II methylotrophes: via serine pathway
CH4 CH3OH CH2O
NADH+H+ NAD
O2 H2O
Methane-monooxigenase
Methanol-dehydrogenase
CHOO-
NAD NADH+H+
H2O
OCO
NAD NADH+H+
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Type I methylotrophes:
Ribulose monophosphate
pathway
Key enzyme:
Hexulose-P-synthase
No reducing power
required!
Type II methylotrophes:
Serine pathway
Key enzyme: Serine
transhydroxymethylase
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Oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds
Many reduced sulfur compounds can be used by
‘Colorless sulfur bacteria’
Electron donor: Sulfide, sulfur, thiosulfate
Oxidation occurs in stages, resulting in formation of
sulfur
Oxidation of red. sulfur compounds results in
acidification (= sulfuric acid H2SO4)
Oxidation of sulfite to sulfate either via APS or sulfite
oxidase
Sulfate (SO4-)
Hydrogen sulfide
(H2S)
+ VI
- II
Oxidation
8 electrons (e-) Sulfite (+IV)
Thiosulfate (av. +II)
Sulfur (0) HS- + 2 O2 ! SO42- + H+
2 HS- + O2 + 2 H+ ! 2 S0 + 2H2O
2 S0 + 3 O2 + 2H2O ! 2 SO42- + 4 H+
S2O32- + H2O + 2 O2 ! 2 SO4
2- + 2 H+
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Decrease of internal sulfur globules in Beggiatoa
(from Winogradsky)
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Sulfur oxidizing bacteria (archaea)
Archaea (thermophilic) : Acidianus sp.
Sulfolobus sp.
Bacteria: Thiomicrospira
Beggiatoa
Thioploca
Thiomargerita
Thiobacillus denitrificans
Most can also grow anaerobically by using nitrate as
terminal electron acceptor
Carbon fixation via the Calvin-cycle
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Sulfur globules in Beggiatoa
Filamente von Schwefel-oxidierenen Bakterien
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Size comparison:
Thiomargarita namibiensis - Drosophila
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Aerobic oxidation of iron
4 Fe2+ + O2 + 6 H2O ! 4 FeOOH + 8 H+
e.g. Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
(former Thiobacillus ferrooxidans)
Can oxidize both iron and sulfur!
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Lithotrophic Processes
Elektronendonor Oxidized product Process/ organism
H2 H+ (H2O) Knallgasbakterien/ Ralstonia
NH4+ NO3
- Nitrification (2 types)
NH4+ NO2
- Ammonia oxidizer (Nitroso-)
NO2- NO3
- Nitrite oxidizer (Nitro-)
CH4 CO2 Methane oxidizer (Methylo-)
H2S, S SO42- Sulfur oxidizer Thiobacillus,
Beggiatoa
Fe2+ Fe3+ Iron oxidation (Thiobacillus)
H2O O2 Photosynthesis
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Lithotrophic processes are essential for the
reoxidation of reduced electron acceptors!
All chemolithotrophes are prokaryotes!
Almost all known lithotrophes are autotroph!
Autotrophy in lithotrophic organisms
Most of the lithotrophs fix inorganic carbon via the
Calvin cycle or pathways typical for anaerobes
Autotrophy requires much more energy than
heterotrophy
Reduction of carbon dioxide requires additional reducing
power (NADPH+H+)
Electrons are introduced via energy consuming, reverse
electron transport systems
Autotrophy and low energy yield results in low growth yield, but in high conversion rates.
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Reducing
power