Abstract：
:Photosynthetic organisms normally endeavor to optimize the efficiency of their light-harvesting apparatus. However, here we describe two bacterial isolates belonging to the genera Allochromatium and Thiocapsa that demonstrate a novel adaptation by optimizing their external growth conditions at the expense of photosynthetic efficiency. In the South Andros Black Hole, Bahamas, a dense l-m thick layer of these anoxygenic purple sulfur bacteria is present at a depth of 17.8 m. In this layer the water temperature increases sharply to 36 degrees C as a consequence of the low-energy transfer efficiency of their carotenoids (ca. 30%). These include spirilloxanthin, and related polyene molecules and a novel chiral carotenoid identified as spirilloxanthin-2-ol, not previously reported in purple bacteria. To our knowledge, this study presents the first evidence of such a bacterial mass significantly increasing the ambient water temperature. The transduction of light to heat energy to excess heat may provide these anoxygenic phototropic bacteria with a competitive advantage over non-thermotolerant species, which would account for their predominance within the microbial layer.
journal_name
Photosynth Resjournal_title
Photosynthesis researchauthors
Herbert RA,Gall A,Maoka T,Cogdell RJ,Robert B,Takaichi S,Schwabe Sdoi
10.1007/s11120-007-9246-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-02-01 00:00:00pages
261-8issue
2-3eissn
0166-8595issn
1573-5079journal_volume
95pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Artificial aggregates of bacteriochlorophyllc (BChlc) were formed in an aqueous medium in the presence of a lipid, monogalactosyl diglyceride (MGDG), and the optical properties of those aggregates were studied by absorption and circular dichroism (CD) mainly. Four BChlc homologs, ([E,E]BChlc F, [P,E]BChlc F, [E,M]BChl...
journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF02184164
更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00032597
更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00041806
更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-018-0513-0
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-008-9348-4
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-012-9777-y
更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-017-0417-4
更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00030048
更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00029424
更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1023/A:1020915812770
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-017-0434-3
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s11120-010-9536-x
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-016-0216-3
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-014-0002-z
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 传,历史文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-014-9999-2
更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00048977
更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s11120-013-9797-2
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1023/A:1024944606930
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-007-9147-3
更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00032785
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-007-9253-2
更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00032919
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF02184284
更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-014-9978-7
更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00054124
更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-006-9126-0
更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-014-0003-y
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00032585
更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The origin of the extraordinary high redox potential of P680, the primary electron donor of Photosystem II, is still unknown. Photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarisation (photo-CIDNP) 13C magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR is a powerful method to study primary electron donors. In order to reveal the electronic st...
journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s11120-005-0411-0
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The polypeptide composition of thylakoid membranes of the red alga Cyanidium caldarium was studied by PAGE in the presence of lithium dodecyl sulfate. The thylakoid membranes were shown to contain 65 polypeptides with mol wt from 110 to 10 kDa. PS I isolated from C. caldarium cells is composed of at least 5 components...
journal_title：Photosynthesis research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00035678
更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00
