Indicative role and significance of bacterial pigments in aquatic environments
KAN Jia-wei1,2,3, DUAN Li-qin1,2,3, SONG Jin-ming1,2,3, YUAN Hua-mao1,2,3, LI Xue-gang1,2,3
1. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; 2. School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; 3. Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
Abstract:Bacterialchlorophyll (Bchl), as the main pigment of anaerobic photosynthetic bacteria (APB), serves as an important biomarker for studying paleoenvironmental changes in sediment. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the sources of bacterial pigments, distribution of APB, analytical methods for bacterial pigments, and its applications in indicating hydrological conditions in modern and ancient aquatic environments, polar ice cover changes, occurrence of hypoxia events and primary production. Bacterial pigments primarily originates from APB such as green sulfur bacteria (GSB) and purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) at the chemocline. PSB exhibits a higher carbon isotope fractionation compared to GSB. Due to the unique living environmental conditions of APB, the produced pigments can indicate changes in the depth of chemocline and the meromixis history of lakes. Currently, spectroscopy, chromatography and chromatography-mass spectrometry are the main analytical methods for bacterial pigments, with chromatography-mass spectrometry demonstrating advantages in bacterial pigment identification and quantification. The preservation of bacterial pigments in water and sediment is susceptible to physical, chemical and biological disturbances, and its stability is still uncertain. The analytical methods, and degradation and preservation mechanisms require further exploration and optimization to facilitate the widespread application of bacterial pigments in paleoenvironmental and paleoclimate reseaerch.
阚家薇, 段丽琴, 宋金明, 袁华茂, 李学刚. 细菌色素在水体环境中的指示作用与意义[J]. 中国环境科学, 2023, 43(9): 4849-4858.
KAN Jia-wei, DUAN Li-qin, SONG Jin-ming, YUAN Hua-mao, LI Xue-gang. Indicative role and significance of bacterial pigments in aquatic environments. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2023, 43(9): 4849-4858.
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