A new abundant nitrite-oxidizing phylum in oligotrophic marine sediments
R. Zhao, S. L. Jorgensen, A. R. Babbin
The paper identifies a new bacterial phylum, Candidatus Nitrosediminicolota, which oxidizes nitrite and resolves the abundance imbalance between ammonia-oxidizing archaea and canonical nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in marine sediments.
bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology