MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Autoinducer-2 and acyl homoserine lactones have contrasting effects on ammonia and nitrite-oxidizing sludge
Hira Waheed, Yuchen Zhang, Lan Nguyen…·Jeseth Delgado Vela
This study shows that AHLs boost ammonia oxidation while AI-2 suppresses it but enhances nitrite oxidation, suggesting they regulate nitrification differently.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.08.698431