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K. Kitzinger

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Assay:metagenomics· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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M. Wagner· 4 shared H. Daims· 3 shared P. H. Nielsen· 3 shared P. Pjevac· 3 shared B. Hausmann· 2 shared C. W. Herbold· 2 shared J. M. Kristensen· 2 shared A. Daebeler· 1 shared

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Global abundance patterns, diversity, and ecology of Patescibacteria in wastewater treatment plants

M. Wagner, H. Hu, J. M. Kristensen, P. Pjevac, K. Kitzinger, C. W. Herbold, B. Hausmann, M. K. D. Dueholm, P. H. Nielsen

The paper improves 16S rRNA gene primers to better detect Patescibacteria in wastewater treatment plants, revealing their global diversity and potential ecological roles.

Microbiome · Mar 16, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology

Novel nitrifying symbiont lineages are vertically inherited and widespread in marine sponges

B. Glasl, H. M. Luter, K. Damjanovic, K. Kitzinger, A. J. Mueller, L. Mahler, J. P. Engelberts, L. Rix, J. T. Osvatic, B. Hausmann, J. Seneca, H. Daims, P. Pjevac, M. Wagner

This study identifies two novel nitrifying symbiont lineages in marine sponges, showing vertical transmission and suggesting their role in nitrogen cycling.

bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Quantification of archaea-driven freshwater nitrification: from single cell to ecosystem level

F. Klotz, K. Kitzinger, D. K. Ngugi, P. Buesing, S. Littmann, M. M. M. Kuypers, B. Schink, M. Pester

The paper quantifies the role of Nitrososphaeria archaea in freshwater nitrification, showing they oxidize 12% of annual N-biomass in Lake Constance.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2021Microbiology

A refined set of rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for in situ detection and quantification of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

M. Lukumbuzya, J. M. Kristensen, K. Kitzinger, A. Pommerening-Roeser, P. H. Nielsen, M. Wagner, H. Daims, P. Pjevac

The paper develops and evaluates new highly specific 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for accurate detection and differentiation of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in environmental samples.

Water Research · Nov 1, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Exploring the upper pH limits of nitrite oxidation: diversity, ecophysiology, and adaptive traits of haloalkalitolerant Nitrospira

A. Daebeler, K. Kitzinger, H. Koch, C. W. Herbold, M. Steinfeder, J. Schwarz, T. Zechmeister, S. M. Karst, M. Albertsen, P. H. Nielsen, M. Wagner, H. Daims

This study identifies haloalkalitolerant Nitrospira species in extreme pH lakes, revealing their diversity and adaptive traits for nitrite oxidation at high pH.

The ISME Journal · Jul 24, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology