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