IAMC – Istituto Sperimentale Talassografico CNR – Messina, Italy ~~~~ Università degli studi di Messina, Italy WP3 - WP4 – WP5 State of the Art October 2002 L’Atalante Urania 1.453 AUI 1.420 ALI 0 500 1000 1500 13.358 5.136 UUI ULI 2.238 ABB 0 2500 5000 10000 Discovery 385 DUI 1.698 BI 911 DLI 6.228 UBB 2000 Bannock 15000 1.578 BBB 435 DBB 1500 1550 1600 1650 1700 0 500 1000 Total count cells/ml (x1000) ALI 0 35,6661 3 8,505 1 46,286 A BB 0% 98,76774 50% 10013,952 UUI 6219,2813 U B B 1275,75 7484,4 100% 0% 20% 1719,9 Salinity (%) 15,6 434,7 18,03 387,45 21,1 453,6 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0% 625,52903 20% 40% 60% 80% DB B 232,47 1 4,1 75 1 47,42 5 100% 0% 727,65 705 703,08 60% 362,88 1 04,895 50% 100% Bannock Interface (BD-2002) 982,8 40% BBB 112 277,83 Eubatteri % Archea % Urania Interface (BD-2002) 3,7 515,97 BI U L I717,60938 DUI 1048,95 80% 7.523,91 4,6 Salinity (%) 374,22 A UI 11 2.186,39 3.312,42 21 969,57 5.949,56 258,51 100% 0% 6.390,56 299,11 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Natural Sample of L’Atalante Interface (2001) MERTZ 21_CM_101 KTK-14, Aj133615 Desulfobacula toluolica Env. Smpl. Shaban Deep, Red Sea Env. WCHB53 Epsilon proteobacteria, Ab013262 Desulfobacterium phenolicum Unc. Spnge symbiont L’Atalnte Interface natural sample Actinobacteria High GC Candidate division KB1 Delta-Proteobacteria SB1 - Firmicutes Low CFBGC related Epsilon-Proteobacteria Delta Proteobacteria Actinobacteria Unc. Delta proteobact., AF154102 KTK 14 KTK 14 Unid, AB015534 Unc. Spnge symbiont Delta Proteobacteria Candidate division KB1 Candidate division KB1 Firmicutes low GC Actinobacteria related Unc. Delta proteobact. KTK 14, Aj133615 Unid, AB015534 Desulfobacterium phenolicum Epsilon proteobacteria MERTZ 21_CM_101 Desulfobacula toluolica Delta Proteobacteria Candidate division KB1 Firmicutes low GC Delta Proteobacteria Epsilon-Proteobacteria Actinobacteria High GC Delta-Proteobacteria Enrichment of dilution (2001) Urania Interface Bannock Interface L’Atalante Body Brine Oceanospirillum pusillum Gamma proteobacteria Uncultured hydrocarbon seep bacterium Epsilon proteobacteria Arcobacter sp. Epsilon proteobacteria Halomonas variabilis Gamma proteobacteria Oceanospirillum pusillum Gamma proteobacteria Unculturead Archeon Archea Alteromonas sp. Gamma proteobacteria Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus Gamma proteobacteria Thiovulum sp. Epsilon proteobacteria Marinobacter aqueoli Gamma proteobacteria Alteromonadaceae bacterium LA34A Gamma proteobacteria Pseudomonas sp. Gamma proteobacteria Desulfotomaculum thermobenzoicum Thermoanaerobacteriaceae Alteromonas sp. Gamma proteobacteria Bannock Interface on P1 Bannock Interface on P1 Urania Interface on P10 (Petroleum) Urania Interface on P10 (petroleum) Urania Interface on P3 Bannock Interface 327 Alteromonadaceae 326 Marinobacter aqueoli 324 325 352 345 347 132 0 P1 0 135 Alteromonadaceae Alteromonadaceae bacterium Alteromonadaceae Marinobacter h. Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus. 335 Idiomarina loihiensis strain 53 359 Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes 348 Idiomarina loihiensis strain 53 P4 0 P9 140 321 Alcanivorax borkumensis 322 Alteromonas bacterium LA34A Urania Interface 359 Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes P10 ( Petroleum ) Urania Body Brine 366 Alcanivorax venusti P10 ( Petroleum ) 365 Sulfitobacter sp. EE-36 364 Sulfitobacter sp. EE-36 Urania Body Brine on P3 368 Uncultured Halomonas 367 Sulfitobacter sp. 369 Pseudomonas alcalophila P3 L’Atalante Upper Interface 350 Alteromonadaceae 340 Alteromonas sp. 353 Marinobacter h. 0 48 342 P1 231 Marinobacter h. 355 Alteromonadaceae b. L’Atalante Body Brine 361 Halomonas m. P10 (petroleum) 362 Idiomarina l. 363 Alcanivorax v. UBB P3,P10 BI P4 ABB P10 BI P1 BI P9 AI P1 UI P10 UBB P3 BI P4 BI P9 UBB P10 ABB P10 ABB P10 BI P1 AI P1 Bannock Medium Interface Growth on plate (II) after P1 Anoxic Oxic 324 352 Alteromonadaceae 345 Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus MBIC1303 8 326 Marinobacter aqueoli 8 3 347 Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus MBIC1303 325 Alteromonadaceae bacterium 327 Alteromonadaceae 7 2 Medium Alteromonadaceae bacterium P4 335 Idiomarina loihiensis strain 53 359 Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes 348 Idiomarina loihiensis strain 53 Medium 11 P9 321 Alcanivorax borkumensis 322 Alteromonas bacterium LA34A Anoxic Interface Urania Medium 359 Growth on plate (II) after P10 Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes Body Brine Medium P10 366 Alcanivorax venusti 365 Sulfitobacter sp. EE-36 364 Sulfitobacter sp. EE-36 Medium P3 Anoxic 368 Uncultured Halomonas SIC.42334 4 367 Sulfitobacter sp. 1 369 Pseudomonas alcalophila 3 L'Atalante Medium Upper Interface Growth on plate (II) after Anoxic P1 350 Alteromonadaceae bacterium 353 Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus MBIC1303. 340 Alteromonas bacterium 5 342 Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus MBIC1303. 2 355 Alteromonadaceae bacterium 9 Body Brine Medium P10 Oxic Anoxic 361 Halomonas marina 362 Idiomarina loihiensis strain 53, Oceanospirillum 3 363 Alcanivorax venusti 4 Bannock Interface on P4 Bannock interface on P1 0,80 332 0,60 333 0,40 334 0,20 330 0,00 356 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OD 600nm OD 600nm 1,00 324 0,30 0,25 0,20 0,15 0,10 0,05 0,00 348 325 326 327 345 347 346 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Time (days) Time (days) Bannock Body Brine on P4 0,7 0,6 OD 600nm Growth curves of Bannock Isolate in the culture medium 0,5 0,4 370 0,3 0,2 0,1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Time (days) Bannock Sediment on P2 Bannock Sediment on P1 1,5 1 331 0,5 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (days) 8 9 10 11 12 OD 600nm OD 600nm 2 0,8 0,7 0,6 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2 0,1 0 349 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (days) 8 9 10 11 12 Growth curves of Urania Isolates in the culture medium Urania Body Brine on P3 Urania Body Brine on P10 (oil) 0,5 0,30 0,25 0,20 0,15 0,10 0,05 0,00 0,2 358 359 OD 600nm OD 600nm 0,4 367 0,3 368 0,2 369o363 0,15 364 0,1 366 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Time (days) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Time (days) Time (days) Growth curves of L’Atalante Isolates in the culture medium L'Atalante Body Brine on P10 (oil) L'Atalante Interface on P1 340 1 1 341 0,8 342 0,6 343 0,4 344 350 0,2 0,8 OD 600nm 0 365 0,05 0,1 OD 600nm Od 600nm Urania Interface on P10 360 0,6 361 0,4 362 363o369 0,2 351 0 353 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (days) 8 9 10 11 12 354 355 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (days) 8 9 10 11 12