@article{fdi:010076535,
  title = {{A}mino acids promote black carbon aggregation and microbial colonization in coastal waters off {V}ietnam},
  author = {{B}enavides, {M}ar and {V}an, {T}. {C}. and {M}ari, {X}avier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he combustion of fossil fuels and biomass produces pyrogenic organic matter usually known as 'black carbon' ({BC}), which are transported across the atmosphere as particulate aerosol, eventually deposited on land and oceans. {S}oil studies have investigated the potential microbial colonization and remineralization of {BC} particles, but this process has been seldom studied in marine waters. {BC} provides a significant input of organic carbon to the oceans, yet its fate and role in biogeochemical cycling remains unknown. {H}ere we explored the microbial colonization of {BC} particles in coastal seawater samples collected in {H}along {B}ay (northern {V}ietnam). {U}sing high-resolution mass spectrometry and microscopy methods, we observed an increasing colonization of {BC} particles by marine microbes in the presence of amino acids. {O}ur results suggest that natural organic matter ({NOM}) present in seawater may promote the microbial colonization and eventual remineralization of {BC} particles. {F}uture experiments should explore the potential microbial remineralization of {BC} particles to unveil the role of this massive source of carbon to marine ecosystems.},
  keywords = {{P}yrogenic organic matter ; {N}ano{SIMS} ; {SEM} ; {A}ggregates ; {H}along {B}ay ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {HALONG} {BAIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of the {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {685},
  numero = {},
  pages = {527--532},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.141},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076535},
}