The role of nitrifier denitrification in the production of nitrous oxide revisited

N Wrage-Mönnig, MA Horn, R Well, C Müller… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitrifier denitrification is the reduction of nitrite (NO 2−) by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. This
process may account for up to 100% of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions from ammonium (NH …

Nitrous oxide production by ammonia oxidizers: physiological diversity, niche differentiation and potential mitigation strategies

JI Prosser, L Hink, C Gubry‐Rangin… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidation of ammonia to nitrite by bacteria and archaea is responsible for global emissions
of nitrous oxide directly and indirectly through provision of nitrite and, after further oxidation …

Oxygen and nitrogen production by an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon

B Kraft, N Jehmlich, M Larsen, LA Bristow, M Könneke… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are one of the most abundant groups of microbes in the
world's oceans and are key players in the nitrogen cycle. Their energy metabolism—the …

Microbial regulation of terrestrial nitrous oxide formation: understanding the biological pathways for prediction of emission rates

HW Hu, D Chen, JZ He - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The continuous increase of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) in the atmosphere due
to increasing anthropogenic nitrogen input in agriculture has become a global concern. In …

Archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidisers in soil: the quest for niche specialisation and differentiation

JI Prosser, GW Nicol - Trends in microbiology, 2012 - cell.com
Autotrophic archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidisers (AOA and AOB) drive soil nitrification.
Ammonia limitation, mixotrophy, and pH have been suggested as factors providing niche …

Archaea produce lower yields of N2O than bacteria during aerobic ammonia oxidation in soil

L Hink, GW Nicol, JI Prosser - Environmental microbiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen fertilisation of agricultural soil contributes significantly to emissions of the potent
greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O), which is generated during denitrification and, in oxic …

Pathways and key intermediates required for obligate aerobic ammonia-dependent chemolithotrophy in bacteria and Thaumarchaeota

JA Kozlowski, M Stieglmeier, C Schleper… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Chemolithotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and Thaumarchaeota are central players in
the global nitrogen cycle. Obligate ammonia chemolithotrophy has been characterized for …

Diversity, physiology, and niche differentiation of ammonia-oxidizing archaea

R Hatzenpichler - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nitrification, the aerobic oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, has been suggested to
have been a central part of the global biogeochemical nitrogen cycle since the oxygenation …

Archaea in biogeochemical cycles

P Offre, A Spang, C Schleper - Annual review of microbiology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Archaea constitute a considerable fraction of the microbial biomass on Earth. Like Bacteria
they have evolved a variety of energy metabolisms using organic and/or inorganic electron …

Marine ammonia-oxidizing archaeal isolates display obligate mixotrophy and wide ecotypic variation

W Qin, SA Amin, W Martens-Habbena… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are now implicated in exerting significant control over the
form and availability of reactive nitrogen species in marine environments. Detailed studies of …