Sulfur Isotope Fractionation Mediated by Microbial Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Sulfur Oxidation Processes and Its Geological Implications

Xie Yihao, Wu Geng, Xian Wendong, Li Wenjun, Jiang Hongchen

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Earth Science ›› 2023, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (08) : 2837-2850. DOI: 10.3799/dqkx.2022.420

Sulfur Isotope Fractionation Mediated by Microbial Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Sulfur Oxidation Processes and Its Geological Implications

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The isotopic preferences exhibited by microorganisms during the utilization of sulfur-containing materials result in sulfur isotopic fractionation in metabolites, Consequently, sulfur isotopes in the geological record can serve as indicators of microbial activity and redox conditions in the paleo-oceans and atmospheres. Conventionally, significant isotopic fractionation has been associated with microbially mediated sulfur reduction and sulfur disproportionation, while the fractionation effect caused by microbial sulfur oxidation processes has considered less evident. However, recent research has shown that one of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria can produce substantial sulfur isotopic fractionation, necessitating a reassessment of sulfur oxidation processes in the geological record. This paper provides a comprehensive review of sulfur isotopic fractionation effects in microbial anoxygenic photosynthetic sulfur oxidation processes and its geological implications, which includes the distribution and function of sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms and Chloroflexota, the sulfur isotopic fractionation effect of microbially mediated sulfur oxidation processes, and the geological record of sulfur isotopic fractionation studies related to microbial sulfur oxidation processes. Finally, the current status and future directions of research on sulfur isotopic fractionation mediated by microbial anoxygenic photosynthetic sulfur oxidation processes are summarized and presented.

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Chloroflexota / green nonsulfur bacteria / sulfur oxidation / isotope fractionation / anoxygenic photosynthesis / biogeochemistry

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Xie Yihao , Wu Geng , Xian Wendong , et al . Sulfur Isotope Fractionation Mediated by Microbial Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Sulfur Oxidation Processes and Its Geological Implications. Earth Science. 2023, 48(08): 2837-2850 https://doi.org/10.3799/dqkx.2022.420

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