Low yield and abiotic origin of N2O formed by the complete nitrifier Nitrospira inopinata
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea are major producers of the gases nitrous oxide and nitric oxide. Here, Kits et al. show that a complete ammonia-oxidizing (comammox) bacterium emits nitrous oxide at levels that are comparable to those produced by ammonia-oxidizing archaea.
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
K. Dimitri Kits,
Man-Young Jung,
Julia Vierheilig,
Petra Pjevac,
Christopher J. Sedlacek,
Shurong Liu,
Craig Herbold,
Lisa Y. Stein,
Andreas Richter,
Holger Wissel,
Nicolas Brüggemann,
Michael Wagner,
Holger Daims |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2019-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09790-x
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