Piché-Choquette, Sarah et Constant, Philippe 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2739-2801
(2019).
Molecular Hydrogen, a Neglected Key Driver of Soil Biogeochemical Processes.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
, vol. 85
, nº 6.
pii: e02418-18.
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02418-18.
Résumé
The atmosphere of the early Earth is hypothesized to have been rich in reducing gases such as hydrogen (H2). H2 has been proposed as the first electron donor leading to ATP synthesis due to its ubiquity throughout the biosphere as well as its ability to easily diffuse through microbial cells and its low activation energy requirement. Even today, hydrogenase enzymes enabling the production and oxidation of H2 are found in thousands of genomes spanning the three domains of life across aquatic, terrestrial, and even host-associated ecosystems. Even though H2 has already been proposed as a universal growth and maintenance energy source, its potential contribution as a driver of biogeochemical cycles has received little attention. Here, we bridge this knowledge gap by providing an overview of the classification, distribution, and physiological role of hydrogenases. Distribution of these enzymes in various microbial functional groups and recent experimental evidence are finally integrated to support the hypothesis that H2-oxidizing microbes are keystone species driving C cycling along O2 concentration gradients found in H2-rich soil ecosystems. In conclusion, we suggest focusing on the metabolic flexibility of H2-oxidizing microbes by combining community-level and individual-level approaches aiming to decipher the impact of H2 on C cycling and the C-cycling potential of H2-oxidizing microbes, via both culture-dependent and culture-independent methods, to give us more insight into the role of H2 as a driver of biogeochemical processes.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | H2 oxidation; anaerobic processes; biogeochemical processes; carbon cycle; environmental microbiology; hydrogen; soil |
| Centre: | Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier |
| Date de dépôt: | 20 nov. 2019 15:45 |
| Dernière modification: | 18 nov. 2022 16:15 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/8163 |
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