Complete nitrification by a single microorganism

Maartje A. H. J. van Kessel, Daan R. Speth, Mads Albertsen, Per H. Nielsen, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Boran Kartal, Mike S. M. Jetten and Sebastian Lücker ()
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Maartje A. H. J. van Kessel: IWWR, Radboud University
Daan R. Speth: IWWR, Radboud University
Mads Albertsen: Center for Microbial Communities, Aalborg University
Per H. Nielsen: Center for Microbial Communities, Aalborg University
Huub J. M. Op den Camp: IWWR, Radboud University
Boran Kartal: IWWR, Radboud University
Mike S. M. Jetten: IWWR, Radboud University
Sebastian Lücker: IWWR, Radboud University

Nature, 2015, vol. 528, issue 7583, 555-559

Abstract: Until now, the oxidation steps necessary for complete nitrification had always been observed to occur in two separate microorganisms in a cross-feeding interaction; here, together with the study by Daims et al., van Kessel et al. report the enrichment and characterization of Nitrospira species that encode all of the enzymes necessary to catalyse complete nitrification, a phenotype referred to as ‘comammox’ (for complete ammonia oxidation).

Date: 2015
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