The “critical region of the earth covers a layer of ecosystem starting from the top of the trees to a depth of 200 meters. This region; It organizes vital processes such as soil formation, water cycle and nutrient cycle and is therefore considered indispensable for food production, water quality and ecosystem health.
Microbiology Specialist from Michigan State University. The team led by James Tiedje came across a brand new germ branch (Filum) called “CSP1-3 ında in these deep soil layers. These microorganisms were isolated from deep land examples in the US state of Iowa and China.
Millions of years ago they switched from water to soil
Researchers, the ancestors of the CSP1-3 family live in hot water resources and fresh water millions of years ago, over time before the surface soil, then deeper soil layers revealed.
As a result of DNA analyzes, it was found that these microbes continued to grow actively, not asleep. In addition, these organisms have a much more dominant settlement than expected. In some examples, more than 50 %of the soil microbiota was recorded by the CSP1-3 group.
Prof. Tiedje evaluated this situation as follows:
“Deep soil layers have a very different environment from the surface soil. These microorganisms have resisted inadequate food conditions with long -term evolutionary adaptation.”
How do microbes clean water?
According to the research, Toprak is the world’s largest water filter. Rain water is treated with physical, chemical and biological processes while floating into the soil. CSP1-3 microorganisms living in deep soils contribute to this treatment process by separating the carbon and nitrogen components carried from the surface.
Prof. Tiedje summarized this process as follows:
“CSP1-3 works like a cleaner who cleanses pollutants leaking from the surface.”
Next Target: Producing in the laboratory
Scientists are now trying to produce germs in the CSP1-3 group in the laboratory. However, this is a very challenging process. Because it is very difficult to imitate the natural conditions of deep soil environments in the laboratory.
Tiedje’s team makes cultureing attempts by re -ing the temperature conditions in the hot water sources that these microbes originate. In case of success, the genetic characteristics of these microorganisms for bio-technological applications, such as the capacity of disintegration of pollutants, will also be examined.
Prof. Tiedje drew attention to the importance of this new discovery with the following words:
“There is a lot we don’t know about these microorganisms yet. But if we can learn this information, we can develop effective solutions against the environmental problems faced by our world.”
