Novel microbial groups drive productivity in an archean iron formation

CS Sheik, JP Badalamenti, J Telling, D Hsu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Deep subsurface environments are decoupled from Earth's surface processes yet diverse,
active, and abundant microbial communities thrive in these isolated environments. Microbes …

Gallionellaceae pangenomic analysis reveals insight into phylogeny, metabolic flexibility, and iron oxidation mechanisms

RL Hoover, JL Keffer, SW Polson, CS Chan - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The iron-oxidizing Gallionellaceae drive a wide variety of biogeochemical cycles through
their metabolisms and biominerals. To better understand the environmental impacts of …

Physiological and genomic characterization of a new 'Candidatus Nitrotoga' isolate

K Ishii, H Fujitani, Y Sekiguchi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidation of nitrite to nitrate is an important process in the global nitrogen cycle. Recent
molecular biology‐based studies have revealed that the widespread nitrite‐oxidizing …

Genome streamlining, proteorhodopsin, and organic nitrogen metabolism in freshwater nitrifiers

JC Podowski, SF Paver, RJ Newton, ML Coleman - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microbial nitrification is a critical process governing nitrogen availability in aquatic systems.
Freshwater nitrifiers have received little attention, leaving many unanswered questions …

Marine and terrestrial nitrifying bacteria are sources of diverse bacteriohopanepolyols

FJ Elling, TW Evans, V Nathan, JD Hemingway… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hopanoid lipids, bacteriohopanols and bacteriohopanepolyols, are membrane components
exclusive to bacteria. Together with their diagenetic derivatives, they are commonly used as …

An abundant bacterial phylum with nitrite-oxidizing potential in oligotrophic marine sediments

R Zhao, SL Jørgensen, AR Babbin - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) are important nitrifiers whose activity regulates the
availability of nitrite and dictates the magnitude of nitrogen loss in ecosystems. In oxic …

Work along both lines: The p-chloro-m-cresol achieved stable and long-term partial nitrification and inhibited the enrichment of resistance genes

Y Guo, J Gao, Z Wu, Z Li, Y Zhang, H Zhang - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The p-chloro-m-cresol (PCMC) is a versatile preservative with extensive appliance in
various pharmaceutical personal care products. In this study, PCMC in-situ anaerobic …

Microbial community structure in aquifers associated with arsenic: analysis of 16S rRNA and arsenite oxidase genes

P Sonthiphand, P Rattanaroongrot, K Mek-Yong… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
The microbiomes of deep and shallow aquifers located in an agricultural area, impacted by
an old tin mine, were explored to understand spatial variation in microbial community …

Phenacetin promoted the rapid start-up and stable maintenance of partial nitrification: Responses of nitrifiers and antibiotic resistance genes

Y Zhang, Z Wu, Y Gao, J Gao, F Bao, Y Zhao… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phenacetin (PNCT) belongs to one of the earliest synthetic antipyretics. However, impact of
PNCT on nitrifying microorganisms in wastewater treatment plants and its potential microbial …

Out of sight, but not out of season: Nitrifier distributions and population dynamics in a large oligotrophic lake

LM Peoples, MH Seixas, KA Evans… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrification is an important control on the form and distribution of nitrogen in freshwater
ecosystems. However, the seasonality of nitrogen pools and the diversity of organisms …