Nitrous oxide production by ammonia oxidizers: physiological diversity, niche differentiation and potential mitigation strategies

JI Prosser, L Hink, C Gubry‐Rangin… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidation of ammonia to nitrite by bacteria and archaea is responsible for global emissions
of nitrous oxide directly and indirectly through provision of nitrite and, after further oxidation …

Complete nitrification: insights into the ecophysiology of comammox Nitrospira

H Koch, MAHJ van Kessel, S Lücker - Applied microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia via nitrite to nitrate, has been considered to be a
stepwise process mediated by two distinct functional groups of microorganisms. The …

Structure and function of the soil microbiome underlying N2O emissions from global wetlands

M Bahram, M Espenberg, J Pärn… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Wetland soils are the greatest source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a critical greenhouse gas and
ozone depleter released by microbes. Yet, microbial players and processes underlying the …

Enlisting wild grass genes to combat nitrification in wheat farming: A nature-based solution

GV Subbarao, M Kishii, A Bozal-Leorri… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Active nitrifiers and rapid nitrification are major contributing factors to nitrogen losses in
global wheat production. Suppressing nitrifier activity is an effective strategy to limit N losses …

Stimulation of ammonia oxidizer and denitrifier abundances by nitrogen loading: Poor predictability for increased soil N2O emission

Y Zhang, F Zhang, D Abalos, Y Luo, D Hui… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Unprecedented nitrogen (N) inputs into terrestrial ecosystems have profoundly altered soil N
cycling. Ammonia oxidizers and denitrifiers are the main producers of nitrous oxide (N2O) …

Insights into the physiology of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms

LY Stein - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Nitrification is the aerobic process of the nitrogen cycle that converts ammonia to nitrate and
is facilitated by ammonia-oxidizing and nitrite-oxidizing microorganisms. Ammonia-oxidizers …

Niche specialization of comammox Nitrospira in terrestrial ecosystems: Oligotrophic or copiotrophic?

C Li, ZY He, HW Hu, JZ He - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The discovery of complete ammonia oxidizers, comammox Nitrospira, represents a
breakthrough in the history of nitrification research. Nitrospira inopinata, which was obtained …

Relationships between nitrogen cycling microbial community abundance and composition reveal the indirect effect of soil pH on oak decline

K Scarlett, S Denman, DR Clark, J Forster… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Tree decline is a global concern and the primary cause is often unknown. Complex
interactions between fluctuations in nitrogen (N) and acidifying compounds have been …

Biological nitrification inhibition in the rhizosphere: determining interactions and impact on microbially mediated processes and potential applications

P Nardi, HJ Laanbroek, GW Nicol… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Nitrification is the microbial conversion of reduced forms of nitrogen (N) to nitrate (NO3−),
and in fertilized soils it can lead to substantial N losses via NO3− leaching or nitrous oxide …

Dominance of comammox Nitrospira in soil nitrification

J Hu, Y Zhao, X Yao, J Wang, P Zheng, C Xi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The first and limiting step of nitrification is catalyzed by ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA)
and bacteria (AOB). Recently, complete ammonia oxidizers (comammox Nitrospira) have …