Various players in the nitrogen cycle: diversity and functions of the microorganisms involved in nitrification and denitrification

M Hayatsu, K Tago, M Saito - Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Microorganisms play important roles in the nitrogen cycles of various ecosystems. Research
has revealed that a greater diversity of microorganisms is involved in the nitrogen cycle than …

Biochemistry and molecular biology of anammox bacteria

MSM Jetten, L Niftrik, M Strous, B Kartal… - Critical reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria are one of the latest additions to the
biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. These bacteria derive their energy for growth from the …

[Књига][B] The energetics of mangrove forests

D Alongi - 2009 - books.google.com
Despite their importance in sustaining livelihoods for many people living along some of the
world's most populous coastlines, tropical mangrove forests are disappearing at an alarming …

New processes and players in the nitrogen cycle: the microbial ecology of anaerobic and archaeal ammonia oxidation

CA Francis, JM Beman, MMM Kuypers - The ISME journal, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Microbial activities drive the global nitrogen cycle, and in the past few years, our
understanding of nitrogen cycling processes and the micro-organisms that mediate them …

Candidatus “Anammoxoglobus propionicus” a new propionate oxidizing species of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria

B Kartal, J Rattray, LA van Niftrik… - Systematic and applied …, 2007 - Elsevier
The bacteria that mediate the anaerobic oxidation of ammonium (anammox) are detected
worldwide in natural and man-made ecosystems, and contribute up to 50% to the loss of …

Anammox bacteria disguised as denitrifiers: nitrate reduction to dinitrogen gas via nitrite and ammonium

B Kartal, MMM Kuypers, G Lavik… - Environmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Anaerobic ammonium‐oxidizing (anammox) bacteria oxidize ammonium with nitrite and
produce N2. They reside in many natural ecosystems and contribute significantly to the …

Towards a consistent classification scheme for geochemical environments, or, why we wish the term 'suboxic'would go away

DE Canfield, BO Thamdrup - Geobiology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
It is our opinion that the nomenclature used to define geochemical environments is
inconsistent and confusing, and in particular the use and meaning of the term 'suboxic' …

Hotspots of anaerobic ammonium oxidation at land–freshwater interfaces

G Zhu, S Wang, W Wang, Y Wang, L Zhou, B Jiang… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
For decades, the conversion of organic nitrogen to dinitrogen gas by heterotrophic bacteria,
termed heterotrophic denitrification, was assumed to be the main pathway of nitrogen loss in …

Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida': an autofluorescent anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacterium

B Kartal, L Van Niftrik, J Rattray… - FEMS microbiology …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria are detected in many natural
ecosystems and wastewater treatment plants worldwide. This study describes the …

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacterial diversity, abundance, and activity in marsh sediments of the Yangtze Estuary

L Hou, Y Zheng, M Liu, J Gong, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) as an important process of nitrogen cycle has
been studied in estuarine environments. However, knowledge about the dynamics of …