Work

Isotopic Signatures of Carbon Transfer in a Proterozoic Analogue Microbial Mat

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: C value of the most abundant photosynthetic exudate (exopolysaccharide) in a modern analogue for a Proterozoic environment. Given these data, future studies will be better equipped to estimate the most likely carbon source for heterotrophs in both modern environments as well as in Proterozoic environments preserved in the rock record.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.01870-22

Authors: Ana C. Gonzalez-Nayeck, Sharon L. Grim, Jacob Waldbauer, Gregory J. Dick, Ann Pearson

Institutions: Harvard University, University of Michigan, University of Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, University of Chicago, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Awards: G4416579225, Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), Collaborative Research: Revealing the interplay between light, sulfur cycling, and oxygen production in cyanobacterial mats