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Distribution Patterns and Diversity of Sedimental Microbial Communities in the Tianxiu Hydrothermal Field of Carlsberg Ridge
by Fangru Li, Xiaolei Liu, Weiguo Hou, Hailiang Dong, Jinglong Hu, Hongyu Chen, Yi Ding, Yuehong Wu and Xuewei Xu
Oceans 2025, 6(4), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans6040061 - 24 Sep 2025
Abstract
Hydrothermal vents, widely occurring along middle-ocean ridges and volcanic arcs, have been well-studied in vent-associated microbiology, mineralogy, and geochemistry. However, there are rarely investigations regarding the detailed microbial community in the hydrothermal vent-influenced sediment. To explore hydrothermal activities on microbial diversity at the [...] Read more.
Hydrothermal vents, widely occurring along middle-ocean ridges and volcanic arcs, have been well-studied in vent-associated microbiology, mineralogy, and geochemistry. However, there are rarely investigations regarding the detailed microbial community in the hydrothermal vent-influenced sediment. To explore hydrothermal activities on microbial diversity at the Carlsberg Ridge in the northwestern Indian Ocean, four sediment cores were sampled from the near-vent fields to distant vent sedimentary fields in the Tianxiu hydrothermal field, and the microbial community compositions were analyzed. The sediment microorganisms closest to the hydrothermal vent were primarily composed of Acidimicrobiia, Gammaproteobacteria, Anaerolineae, and Planctomycetes. The microbial communities at the depth containing extensive signals of hydrothermal activity consisted mainly of Dehalococcoidia, Aerophoria, Anaerolineae, and Gammaproteobacteria. No significant differences in microbial composition were observed between the two weak hydrothermal sediment cores, primarily composed of Nitrososphaeria, Gammaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, and Acidimicrobiia. Moreover, heterogeneous selection substantially impacted the bacterial community assembly in near-vent sediments other than stochasticity. Multivariate statistical analysis identified that environmental fluctuations accounted for 55.59% of the community variation, with hydrothermal inputs (such as Fe, Pb, Cu, and Zn) being the primary factors shaping the construction of hydrothermal sediment microbial communities. These results enhance understanding of the response of deep-sea sediments to hydrothermal activity. Full article
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