Nitrogen is an essential component of all living organisms and the main nutrient limiting life
on our planet. By far, the largest inventory of freely accessible nitrogen is atmospheric …

Agriculture is responsible for over half of the input of reactive nitrogen (N) to terrestrial
systems; however improving N availability remains the primary management technique to …

Nitrification, as a crucial step in nitrogen cycling and plant nutrition, is a biologically
mediated process responsible for enormous losses of nitrogen fertilizer and a contributor to …

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are one of the most abundant groups of microbes in the
world's oceans and are key players in the nitrogen cycle. Their energy metabolism—the …

Highlights•Nitrification causes nitrogen losses with impact on crop yield and
environment.•Newly discovered microbes can be important for nitrification in agricultural …

Nitrogen is the fourth most abundant element in cellular biomass, and it comprises the
majority of Earth's atmosphere. The interchange between inert dinitrogen gas (N 2) in the …

The understanding of nitrogen (N) cycling in forest ecosystems has undergone a major shift
in the past decade as molecular methods are being used to link microorganisms to key …

Chemolithotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and Thaumarchaeota are central players in
the global nitrogen cycle. Obligate ammonia chemolithotrophy has been characterized for …

Archaea of the phylum Thaumarchaeota are among the most abundant prokaryotes on Earth
and are widely distributed in marine, terrestrial, and geothermal environments. All studied …

Nitrification, the aerobic oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, has been suggested to
have been a central part of the global biogeochemical nitrogen cycle since the oxygenation …