Physiology and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea
The discovery of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), now generally recognized to exert
primary control over ammonia oxidation in terrestrial, marine, and geothermal habitats …
primary control over ammonia oxidation in terrestrial, marine, and geothermal habitats …
Metagenomics: genomic analysis of microbial communities
▪ Abstract Uncultured microorganisms comprise the majority of the planet's biological
diversity. Microorganisms represent two of the three domains of life and contain vast …
diversity. Microorganisms represent two of the three domains of life and contain vast …
Examining the global distribution of dominant archaeal populations in soil
Archaea, primarily Crenarchaeota, are common in soil; however, the structure of soil
archaeal communities and the factors regulating their diversity and abundance remain …
archaeal communities and the factors regulating their diversity and abundance remain …
Ubiquity and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in water columns and sediments of the ocean
Nitrification, the microbial oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and nitrate, occurs in a wide variety
of environments and plays a central role in the global nitrogen cycle. Catalyzed by the …
of environments and plays a central role in the global nitrogen cycle. Catalyzed by the …
Methanogenic archaea are globally ubiquitous in aerated soils and become active under wet anoxic conditions
R Angel, P Claus, R Conrad - The ISME journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The prototypical representatives of the Euryarchaeota—the methanogens—are oxygen
sensitive and are thought to occur only in highly reduced, anoxic environments. However …
sensitive and are thought to occur only in highly reduced, anoxic environments. However …
Occurrence and distribution of tetraether membrane lipids in soils: Implications for the use of the TEX86 proxy and the BIT index
JWH Weijers, S Schouten, OC Spaargaren… - Organic …, 2006 - Elsevier
A diverse collection of globally distributed soil samples was analyzed for its glycerol dialkyl
glycerol tetraether (GDGT) membrane lipid content. Branched GDGTs, derived from …
glycerol tetraether (GDGT) membrane lipid content. Branched GDGTs, derived from …
Nitrososphaera viennensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic and mesophilic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon from soil and a member of the archaeal phylum …
A mesophilic, neutrophilic and aerobic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon, strain EN76T, was
isolated from garden soil in Vienna (Austria). Cells were irregular cocci with a diameter of …
isolated from garden soil in Vienna (Austria). Cells were irregular cocci with a diameter of …
Microbial communities and their interactions in soil and rhizosphere ecosystems
▪ Abstract Since the first estimate of prokaryotic abundance in soil was published,
researchers have attempted to assess the abundance and distribution of species and relate …
researchers have attempted to assess the abundance and distribution of species and relate …
Molecular microbial diversity in soils from eastern Amazonia: evidence for unusual microorganisms and microbial population shifts associated with deforestation
Although the Amazon Basin is well known for its diversity of flora and fauna, this report
represents the first description of the microbial diversity in Amazonian soils involving a …
represents the first description of the microbial diversity in Amazonian soils involving a …
Genomic studies of uncultivated archaea
C Schleper, G Jurgens, M Jonuscheit - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2005 - nature.com
Archaea represent a considerable fraction of the prokaryotic world in marine and terrestrial
ecosystems, indicating that organisms from this domain might have a large impact on global …
ecosystems, indicating that organisms from this domain might have a large impact on global …