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Use of oxygen isotopes to differentiate between nitrous oxide produced by fungi or bacteria during denitrification.
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Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM [Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom] 2017 Aug 30; Vol. 31 (16), pp. 1297-1312. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Rationale: Fungal denitrifiers can contribute substantially to N <subscript>2</subscript> O emissions from arable soil and show a distinct site preference for N <subscript>2</subscript> O (SP(N <subscript>2</subscript> O)). This study sought to identify another process-specific isotopic tool to improve precise identification of N <subscript>2</subscript> O of fungal origin by mass spectrometric analysis of the N <subscript>2</subscript> O produced.<br />Methods: Three pure bacterial and three fungal species were incubated under denitrifying conditions in treatments with natural abundance and stable isotope labelling to analyse the N <subscript>2</subscript> O produced. Combining different applications of isotope ratio mass spectrometry enabled us to estimate the oxygen (O) exchange accelerated by denitrifying enzymes and the ongoing microbial pathway in parallel. This experimental set-up allowed the determination of δ <superscript>18</superscript> O(N <subscript>2</subscript> O) values and isotopic fractionation of O, as well as SP(N <subscript>2</subscript> O) values, as a perspective to differentiate between microbial denitrifiers.<br />Results: Oxygen exchange during N <subscript>2</subscript> O production was lower for bacteria than for fungi, differed between species, and depended also on incubation time. Apparent O isotopic fractionation during denitrification was in a similar range for bacteria and fungi, but application of the fractionation model indicated that different enzymes in bacteria and fungi were responsible for O exchange. This difference was associated with different isotopic fractionation for bacteria and fungi.<br />Conclusions: δ <superscript>18</superscript> O(N <subscript>2</subscript> O) values depend on isotopic fractionation and isotopic fractionation may differ between processes and organism groups. By comparing SP(N <subscript>2</subscript> O) values, O exchange and the isotopic signature of precursors, we propose here a novel tool for differentiating between different sources of N <subscript>2</subscript> O.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1097-0231
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- MEDLINE
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- Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28556299
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7909