Bacterial chemolithoautotrophy via manganese oxidation

H Yu, JR Leadbetter - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Manganese is one of the most abundant elements on Earth. The oxidation of manganese
has long been theorized—yet has not been demonstrated,–—to fuel the growth of …

Metabolic versatility of the nitrite-oxidizing bacterium Nitrospira marina and its proteomic response to oxygen-limited conditions

B Bayer, MA Saito, MR McIlvin, S Lücker… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The genus Nitrospira is the most widespread group of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria and thrives in
diverse natural and engineered ecosystems. Nitrospira marina Nb-295T was isolated from …

Cultivation and genomic characterization of novel and ubiquitous marine nitrite-oxidizing bacteria from the Nitrospirales

AJ Mueller, A Daebeler, CW Herbold… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Nitrospirales, including the genus Nitrospira, are environmentally widespread
chemolithoautotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacteria. These mostly uncultured microorganisms …

[HTML][HTML] Paving the way for synthetic C1-metabolism in Pseudomonas putida through the reductive glycine pathway

L Bruinsma, S Wenk, NJ Claassens… - Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract One-carbon (C1) compounds such as methanol, formate, and CO 2 are alternative,
sustainable microbial feedstocks for the biobased production of chemicals and fuels. In this …

Exploring the upper pH limits of nitrite oxidation: diversity, ecophysiology, and adaptive traits of haloalkalitolerant Nitrospira

A Daebeler, K Kitzinger, H Koch, CW Herbold… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria of the genus Nitrospira are key players of the biogeochemical
nitrogen cycle. However, little is known about their occurrence and survival strategies in …

Diverse ecophysiological adaptations of subsurface Thaumarchaeota in floodplain sediments revealed through genome-resolved metagenomics

L Reji, EL Cardarelli, K Boye, JR Bargar… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The terrestrial subsurface microbiome contains vastly underexplored phylogenetic diversity
and metabolic novelty, with critical implications for global biogeochemical cycling. Among …

Modularity of membrane-bound charge-translocating protein complexes

F Calisto, MM Pereira - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Energy transduction is the conversion of one form of energy into another; this makes life
possible as we know it. Organisms have developed different systems for acquiring energy …

Heterotrophic Thaumarchaea with small genomes are widespread in the dark ocean

FO Aylward, AE Santoro - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Thaumarchaeota is a diverse archaeal phylum comprising numerous lineages that play
key roles in global biogeochemical cycling, particularly in the ocean. To date, all …

Insights into the Metabolism and Evolution of the Genus Acidiphilium, a Typical Acidophile in Acid Mine Drainage

L Li, Z Liu, M Zhang, D Meng, X Liu, P Wang, X Li… - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Here, we report three new Acidiphilium genomes, reclassified existing Acidiphilium species,
and performed the first comparative genomic analysis on Acidiphilium in an attempt to …

Structure and mechanism of the Mrp complex, an ancient cation/proton antiporter

J Steiner, L Sazanov - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Multiple resistance and pH adaptation (Mrp) antiporters are multi-subunit Na+ (or K+)/H+
exchangers representing an ancestor of many essential redox-driven proton pumps, such as …