Purpose Nitrification, the microbial oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, is a pivotal
component of the biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. Nitrification was conventionally assumed …

Functional differentiation and metabolite exchange enable microbial consortia to perform
complex metabolic tasks and efficiently cycle the nutrients. Inspired by the cooperative …

Nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia via nitrite to nitrate, has always been considered to be
catalyzed by the concerted activity of ammonia-and nitrite-oxidizing microorganisms. Only …

Excessive ammonia (NH 3) emitted from nitrogen fertilizer application in farmland have
caused serious disturbance to global environment, including reduction of visibility, formation …

Nitrification has an immense impact on nitrogen cycling in natural ecosystems and in
wastewater treatment plants. Mathematical models function as tools to capture the …

Soil microorganisms, which intricately link to ecosystem functions, are pivotal for the
ecological restoration of heavy metal-contaminated soil. Despite the importance of rare and …

Rice paddy fields are characterized by regular flooding and nitrogen fertilization, but the
functional importance of aerobic ammonia oxidizers and nitrite oxidizers under unique …

Increasing lines of evidence have suggested the functional importance of ammonia-
oxidizing archaea (AOA) rather than bacteria (AOB) for nitrification in upland soils with low …

Network and multivariate statistical analyses were performed to determine interactions
between bacterial and fungal community terminal restriction length polymorphisms as well …

Plant growth promoting diazotrophs with the ability to associate with plant roots are in
common use as inoculants to benefit crop yield and to mitigate chemical nitrogen …