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08 Nov 2024
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Controls on the composition of hydroxylated isoprenoidal glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (isoGDGTs) in cultivated ammonia-oxidizing Thaumarchaeota
Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, the Netherlands
Laura Villanueva
Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, the Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Nicole J. Bale
Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, the Netherlands
Pierre Offre
Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, the Netherlands
Gert-Jan Reichart
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Department of Ocean Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, the Netherlands
Stefan Schouten
Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, the Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Archaeal hydroxylated tetraether lipids are increasingly used as temperature indicators in marine settings, but the factors influencing their distribution are still unclear. Analyzing membrane lipids of two thaumarchaeotal strains showed that the growth phase of the cultures does not affect the lipid distribution, but growth temperature profoundly affects the degree of cyclization of these lipids. Also, the abundance of these lipids is species-specific and is not influenced by temperature.
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