Let’s take a deep dive into chemoautotrophy! Today, Dr. Roxanne Beinart, Associate Professor of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how some marine creatures use bacterial symbioses to provide organic compounds for growth and reproduction.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Roxanne Beinart
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Links for this episode
- An appreciation of the late Dr. Moselio (Elio) Schaechter from his friends at the blog “Small Things Considered.”
- A video from This Week in Microbiology appreciating Elio Schaechter.
- A video describing deep sea symbioses.
- A video by the great Dr. Colleen Cavanaugh about chemoautotrophy/chemosynthesis.
- An overview of chemoautotrophic strategies in the ocean.
- An overview of hydrothermal vents.
- A video review of thiotrophic (sulfur based) symbiotic associations.
- A video about hydrothermal vent exploration.
- A review of hydrothermal vent communities.
- Alvinella, the extremophilic bristleworm discussed in this episode (includes videos).
- An article by Dr. Beinart and colleagues, describing how a hydrothermal vent community is disrupted by a volcanic eruption.
- A report on the 2020 submarine volcano eruption discussed in this episode.
- An interesting article about studying deep sea symbioses, coauthored by Dr. Beinart.
- A great video by Dr. Beinart about her research.
- Dr. Beinart’s research team website.
- Dr. Beinart’s faculty webpage.
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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