The biologically relevant coordination chemistry of iron and nitric oxide: electronic structure and reactivity

N Lehnert, E Kim, HT Dong, JB Harland… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is involved in a wide range of
physiological and pathological events in biology. Metal coordination chemistry, especially …

The microbial nitrogen-cycling network

MMM Kuypers, HK Marchant, B Kartal - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
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 …

Methanotrophs: discoveries, environmental relevance, and a perspective on current and future applications

S Guerrero-Cruz, A Vaksmaa, MA Horn… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Methane is the final product of the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter. The
conversion of organic matter to methane (methanogenesis) as a mechanism for energy …

Methane feedbacks to the global climate system in a warmer world

JF Dean, JJ Middelburg, T Röckmann… - Reviews of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Methane (CH4) is produced in many natural systems that are vulnerable to change under a
warming climate, yet current CH4 budgets, as well as future shifts in CH4 emissions, have …

Nitrogen cycling and microbial cooperation in the terrestrial subsurface

OE Mosley, E Gios, M Close, L Weaver… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The nitrogen cycle plays a major role in aquatic nitrogen transformations, including in the
terrestrial subsurface. However, the variety of transformations remains understudied. To …

Oxygen and nitrogen production by an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon

B Kraft, N Jehmlich, M Larsen, LA Bristow, M Könneke… - Science, 2022 - science.org
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 …

A comprehensive review of aliphatic hydrocarbon biodegradation by bacteria

F Abbasian, R Lockington, M Mallavarapu… - Applied biochemistry and …, 2015 - Springer
Hydrocarbons are relatively recalcitrant compounds and are classified as high-priority
pollutants. However, these compounds are slowly degraded by a large variety of …

Potential virus-mediated nitrogen cycling in oxygen-depleted oceanic waters

MC Gazitúa, DR Vik, S Roux, AC Gregory… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Viruses play an important role in the ecology and biogeochemistry of marine ecosystems.
Beyond mortality and gene transfer, viruses can reprogram microbial metabolism during …

How biology handles nitrite

LB Maia, JJG Moura - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nitrite is one of the players in the broad nitrogen biogeochemical cycle. This nitrogen oxo-
anion is involved in key pathways crucial to life on Earth and to the planetary “recycling” of …

Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems

C Cai, X Zhang, M Wu, T Liu, CY Lai, J Frank… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Reduction in methane emissions to the Earth's atmosphere is a critical strategy for tackling
climate change. It is well established that anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) associated …