Comparative Genomics Sheds Light On Niche Differentiation And The Evolutionary History Of Comammox Nitrospira
A. Palomo, A. G. Pedersen, S. J. Fowler, A. Dechesne, T. Sicheritz-Ponten, B. F. Smets
This paper presents the first comparative genomic analysis of comammox Nitrospira, revealing their unique adaptations to oligotrophy and hypoxia and tracing the evolutionary origins of their ammonium oxidation pathway from beta-AOB.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2017Microbiology