Nitrosopumilus maritimus genome reveals unique mechanisms for nitrification and autotrophy in globally distributed marine crenarchaea
Nitrosopumilus maritimus genome reveals unique mechanisms for nitrification and autotrophy in globally distributed marine crenarchaea
C. Walker,J. Torré,25 Authors,D. Stahl
2010 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0913533107
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 911 Citations
TLDR
The isolation of Candidatus “Nitrosopumilus maritimus” strain SCM1 is reported, revealing highly copper-dependent systems for ammonia oxidation and electron transport that are distinctly different from known ammonia-oxidizing bacteria.