Low yield and abiotic origin of N2O formed by the complete nitrifier Nitrospira inopinata

Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea are major producers of the gases nitrous oxide and nitric oxide. Here, Kits et al. show that a complete ammonia-oxidizing (comammox) bacterium emits nitrous oxide at levels that are comparable to those produced by ammonia-oxidizing archaea.

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Main Authors: K. Dimitri Kits, Man-Young Jung, Julia Vierheilig, Petra Pjevac, Christopher J. Sedlacek, Shurong Liu, Craig Herbold, Lisa Y. Stein, Andreas Richter, Holger Wissel, Nicolas Brüggemann, Michael Wagner, Holger Daims
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6041b83f2ce8478f9eae484cf55fc0df
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