地学前缘 ›› 2023, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 479-494.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2022.2.82

• 表层地球系统与生态环境效应 • 上一篇    下一篇

地热生境中硫循环微生物研究进展——对早期地球生命过程的启示

马力1(), 谢逸豪2, 吴耿2, 蒋宏忱1,*()   

  1. 1.中国地质大学(北京) 海洋学院, 北京 100083
    2.中国地质大学(武汉) 生物地质与环境地质国家重点实验室, 湖北 武汉 430074
  • 收稿日期:2022-01-05 修回日期:2022-06-09 出版日期:2023-03-25 发布日期:2023-01-05
  • 通讯作者: 蒋宏忱
  • 作者简介:马 力(1996—),男,博士研究生,海洋科学专业。E-mail: 1114824383@qq.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(42192503);国家自然科学基金项目(42192500);国家自然科学基金项目(91951205);国家自然科学基金项目(41877322)

Research progress in microbial-mediated sulfur cycles in geothermal habitats: Insights into biological processes on the early Earth

MA Li1(), XIE Yihao2, WU Geng2, JIANG Hongchen1,*()   

  1. 1. School of Ocean Science, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
  • Received:2022-01-05 Revised:2022-06-09 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-01-05
  • Contact: JIANG Hongchen

摘要:

地热生境具有高温、缺氧等特点,与早期地球环境条件相似。因此,现代地热生境中嗜热菌可作为研究对象用来探讨地球早期生命与环境协同演化过程。微生物介导的硫循环过程是早期地球主要的生物地球化学过程之一。因此,研究地热生境微生物介导的硫循环及其耦合的相关元素循环过程,有助于我们理解早期地球硫元素生物地球化学循环过程及其环境效应。本文综述了地热生境中硫循环微生物多样性特征及其影响因素,以及与硫循耦合的碳、氮、铁循环的微生物过程;结合地球早期的环境条件以及对应的地层中的同位素地质记录,探讨了地球早期微生物介导的硫循环过程可能产生的环境效应,为研究早期地球微生物介导的硫循环与环境的协同演化过程提出展望。

关键词: 地热生境, 硫循环, 太古宙, 微生物, 环境效应

Abstract:

Geothermal habitats are characterized by high temperature and hypoxia similar to the conditions of early Earth. Therefore, thermophiles in modern geothermal habitats can be used to study the co-evolution of life and environment on the early Earth. The sulfur cycle is one of main biogeochemical processes on the early Earth, thus studying microbial-mediated sulfur cycle and its coupling with other elements in geothermal habitats can deepen our understanding of the biogeochemical sulfur cycle and its environmental effects on the early Earth. This review summarizes the characteristics of microbial diversity in the sulfur cycle and their influencing factors in geothermal habitats, as well as the coupling of the sulfur cycle with the iron, methane, and nitrogen cycles. Combined with Archean geochemical conditions and stratigraphic isotope record, this review also discusses the possible environmental effects of the sulfur cycle on the early Earth. Finally, an outlook on future research on microbial-mediated co-evolution of the sulfur cycle and environment on the early Earth is discussed.

Key words: geothermal habitats, sulfur cycle, Archean, microbes, environmental effect

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