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dc.contributor.authorSmeaton, Christina M.
dc.contributor.authorVan Cappellen, Philippe
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-21 14:12:42 (GMT)
dc.date.available2018-11-21 14:12:42 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2018-11-15
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2018.08.023
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/14171
dc.descriptionThe final publication is available at Elsevier via https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2018.08.023 © 2018. This open-access version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.description.abstractBiomass-explicit biogeochemical models assign microbial growth yields (Y) using values measured in the laboratory or predicted using thermodynamics-based methods. However, Y values are rarely measured under the low energy delivery conditions that often prevail in the subsurface, and existing predictive methods for calculating Y values when the catabolic energy supply rate is limited remain poorly tested. Here, we derive and validate a new semi-theoretical method for calculating Y values: the Gibbs Energy Dynamic Yield Method (GEDYM). Method validation relies on a compilation of 132 geochemically relevant literature Y values comprising predominantly (60%) low energy (> −25 kJ (mol e−)−1) metabolisms. GEDYM is based on estimating the Gibbs energy change of the metabolic reaction (ΔGmet), which links the Gibbs energy changes of the catabolic (ΔGcat) and anabolic (ΔGan) reactions of a microorganism through its growth yield. Given that the values of ΔGmet,ΔGcat and ΔGan all depend on their respective reaction quotients, the resulting Y values account for changes in the chemical environment surrounding the cells. GEDYM incorporates an empirical relationship that accurately estimates the extent to which ΔGmet deviates from its standard state value from the relative difference between ΔGcat and its corresponding standard state value. GEDYM yields Y values with lower relative errors and statistical bias than the existing Gibbs energy dissipation method (GEDM). Using dissimilatory iron reduction, sulfate reduction and methanogenesis as examples, we illustrate the importance of considering variations in ΔGcat and ΔGan when predicting Y values for individual metabolisms. Because of its ability to dynamically adjust the values of ΔGmet and Y to variable geochemical conditions, GEDYM yields a more realistic representation of geomicrobial activity in predictive reactive transport models.en
dc.description.sponsorshipCanada Excellence Research Chairs, Government of Canadaen
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. Department of Energy ["DE-SC0005520"]en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.titleGibbs Energy Dynamic Yield Method (GEDYM): Predicting microbial growth yields under energy-limiting conditionsen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSmeaton, C. M., & Van Cappellen, P. (2018). Gibbs Energy Dynamic Yield Method (GEDYM): Predicting microbial growth yields under energy-limiting conditions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 241, 1–16. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2018.08.023en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Scienceen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Earth and Environmental Sciencesen
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