Ancient electrogenic survival metabolism of β-proteobacterial ammonia oxidizers for oxygen deficiency
A. Gulay, G. Fournier, B. F. Smets, P. R. Girguis
This paper demonstrates that aerobic β-proteobacterial ammonia oxidizers can perform anaerobic extracellular electron transfer (EET) and reconstructs the evolutionary history of this metabolism under fluctuating oxygen levels.
bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology