THE RECENT PROGRESS OF SUBMARINE HYDROTHERMAL BIOMINERALIZATION

SUN Zhilei; HE Yongjun; LI Jun; QI Chongyang; LI Jiwei; LIU Weiliang

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.03123

2011 Vol. 31, No. 3

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SUN Zhilei, HE Yongjun, LI Jun, QI Chongyang, LI Jiwei, LIU Weiliang. THE RECENT PROGRESS OF SUBMARINE HYDROTHERMAL BIOMINERALIZATION[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2011, 31(3): 123-132. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.03123

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SUN Zhilei, HE Yongjun, LI Jun, QI Chongyang, LI Jiwei, LIU Weiliang. THE RECENT PROGRESS OF SUBMARINE HYDROTHERMAL BIOMINERALIZATION[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2011, 31(3): 123-132. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.03123

THE RECENT PROGRESS OF SUBMARINE HYDROTHERMAL BIOMINERALIZATION

1 Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Land and Resources, Qingdao 266071;
2 Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266071;
3 Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640;
4 School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275

Received Date: 11 December 2010

Revised Date: 19 January 2011

Abstract

Abstract

The study of biomineralization in modern hydrothermal vent system is one of the keys to the research and the exploring of the early history of the earth, the evolution of life, the subsurface biosphere and the study of terrestrial planets (such as the Mar). It has in the past decade become one of the focuses of geobiological research with the application of the microelectronic technology and molecular biology technology. Available information indicates that microorganisms play a critical role in the formation of oxyhydroxides (for instance, Fe, Mn, S or Si oxyhydroxide) and silicates in the hydrothermal systems of the earth. Furthermore, the biomineralization of modern chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms has been identified to be the nexus of the interaction between the geoshpere and the biosphere and one of the forces to push forward the in-depth study of bioscience and geosciences In this paper, we summarized the ongoing research of hydrothermal bionmieralzaiton, including the biogenic minerals, the microbial biodiversity and the interactions between the minerals and microorganisms. In the foreseeable future, the research of hydrothermal biomineralization will inspire both the development of geosciences and biosciences and deepen our understanding of the earth history, life evolution and even astrobiology.
- hydrothermal vent systems /
- biomineralization /
- chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms

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