Virophages are small dsDNA viruses that hijack the machinery of giant viruses during the co-
infection of a protist (ie, microeukaryotic) host and represent an exceptional case of …

Exploiting electrogenic microorganisms as unconventional chassis hosts offers potential
solutions to global energy and environmental challenges. However, their limited …

Common culturing techniques and priorities bias our discovery towards specific traits that
may not be representative of microbial diversity in nature. So far, these biases have not been …

The role of ray radiation from the sunlight acting on organisms has long-term been
investigated. However, how the light with different wavelengths affects nitrification and the …

The recent discovery of comammox Nitrospira performing complete ammonia oxidation to
nitrate has overturned the long-held dogma of two-step nitrification on Earth, yet little is …

Archaeal glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (isoGDGTs) and their hydroxylated
derivatives (OH-GDGTs) have been increasingly applied to reconstruct past changes in lake …

Chemolithoautotrophic production of nitrate is accomplished by the polyphyletic functional
group of nitrite‐oxidizing bacteria (NOB). A widely distributed and important NOB clade in …

The iron-oxidizing Gallionellaceae drive a wide variety of biogeochemical cycles through
their metabolisms and biominerals. To better understand the environmental impacts of …

Nitrification is an important control on the form and distribution of nitrogen in freshwater
ecosystems. However, the seasonality of nitrogen pools and the diversity of organisms …

Microbial rhodopsins are widely distributed in aquatic environments and may significantly
contribute to phototrophy and energy budgets in global oceans. However, the study of …