Extracellular electron transfer-dependent anaerobic oxidation of ammonium by anammox bacteria

Bacteria capable of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) produce half of the nitrogen gas in the atmosphere, but much of their physiology is still unknown. Here the authors show that anammox bacteria are capable of a novel mechanism of ammonium oxidation using extracellular electron transfer.

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Main Authors: Dario R. Shaw, Muhammad Ali, Krishna P. Katuri, Jeffrey A. Gralnick, Joachim Reimann, Rob Mesman, Laura van Niftrik, Mike S. M. Jetten, Pascal E. Saikaly
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5d457f0525ae473ea2f1f2684749ae2f
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