Cultivation of a thermophilic ammonia oxidizing archaeon synthesizing crenarchaeol.
Cultivation of a thermophilic ammonia oxidizing archaeon synthesizing crenarchaeol.
Jose R. de la Torre,C. Walker,2 Authors,David A. Stahl
2008 · DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01506.x
Environmental Microbiology · 121 Citations
TLDR
The cultivation of a thermophilic nitrifier ('Candidatus Nitrosocaldus yellowstonii'), an autotrophic crenarchaeote growing up to 74 degrees C by aerobic ammonia oxidation, providing the first direct evidence for its synthesis by a thermophile.