A comparison of the proto-dolomite induced by cyanobacteria and halophilic bacteria: implications for dolomite-inducing microbe identification

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This study investigates the morphological and mineralogical characteristics of proto-dolomite induced by two specific microorganisms with varying lifestyles: the extremely halophilic bacterium Vibrio harveyi QPL2 and the cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya boryana. Halophilic bacterially-induced proto-dolomite (HBD) and cyanobacterially-induced proto-dolomite (CBD) were subjected to comprehensive characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Focused Ion Beam, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results indicate that both HBD and CBD exhibit a low degree of crystallinity and possess comparable molar ratios of MgCO₃ to CaCO₃. Moreover, neither of them exhibits the ordered structure of ideal dolomite. HBD and CBD exhibit notable distinctions in external morphology and internal structure. HBD forms a subunit aggregate with a less dense surface and numerous pinhole structures resulting from bacterial survival. In contrast, CBD adopts a bispherical shape with a relatively dense surface and minimal indications of cyanobacterial survival. Both HBD and CBD have an internal hollow structure. However, HBD is characterized by sparse population and loosely arranged subunits , while CBD features only a central cavity. Additionally, HBD particles are smaller compared to CBD particles. These morphological differences suggest that HBD primarily grows through bacterial surface-dependent processes, whereas the growth of CBD is not directly reliant on the surface of cyanobacteria. Compositionally, the weight percentage of crystalline water in CBD exceeded that of HBD with a value of 29.42% compared to 5.9%. This increase in internal crystalline water enables a faster conversion of CBD to the ordered ideal dolomite in a specific diagenetic environment. This study implies that the morphology and composition of microbial proto-dolomite may aid in identifying the type of dolomite-inducing microbes.

Key words： Proto-dolomite Cyanobacteria Halophile Crystal morphology Water of crystallization

Received: 14 September 2023

Corresponding Authors: ^*hanzuozhen@sdust.edu.cn (Z.- Z. Han), Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qianwangang Road No.579. Huangdao Distinct, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China

About author:: Zhao Yanyang (赵延洋) was born in 1991 and holds a Bachelor's and a Doctoral degree from Shandong University of Science and Technology (SDUST). He currently works as a lecturer at SDUSTand focuses on experimental sedimentology research. His research employs modern microbial mineralization experiments to investigate the processes of microbe-related element cycling, organic matter enrichment and mineral formation during geological history. Zuozhen Han (韩作振) was born in 1965. He is a professor at SDUST with research interest in geochemistry and sedimentology. He focused his studies on carbonate sedimentology, especially the formation mechanism of microbialites and microbial dolomite.

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