Nitrospira
| Nitrospira | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Nitrospirae |
| Class: | Nitrospira |
| Order: | Nitrospirales |
| Family: | Nitrospiraceae |
| Genus: | Nitrospira |
| Species | |
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N. moscoviensis | |
Nitrospira is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Nitrospirae. The first member of this genus was described 1986 by Watson et al. isolated from the Gulf of Maine. The bacterium was named Nitrospira marina.[1] The second member of this genus was discovered in 1995 from a corroded iron pipe in a Moscow heating system. The bacterium was named Nitrospira moscoviensis and is a gram-negative nitrite-oxidising organism with a helical to vibroid morphology 0.9-2.2 x 0.2-0.4 micrometres in size.[2] Members of Nitrospira with the capabilities to perform complete nitrification (Comammox bacteria) has also been discovered.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ Stanley W. Watson, Eberhard Bock, Frederica W. Valois, John B. Waterbury and Ursula Schlosser (1986). "Nitrospira marina gen. nov. sp. nov.: a chemolithotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium.". Arch Microbiol 144 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1007/BF00454947.
- ↑ Ehrich S, Behrens D, Lebedeva E, Ludwig W, Bock E (1995). "A new obligately chemolithoautotrophic, nitrite-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrospira moscoviensis sp. nov. and its phylogenetic relationship.". Arch Microbiol 164 (1): 16–23. doi:10.1007/BF02568729. PMID 7646315.
- ↑ van Kessel, Maartje A. H. J.; Speth, Daan R.; Albertsen, Mads; Nielsen, Per H.; Camp, Huub J. M. Op den; Kartal, Boran; Jetten, Mike S. M.; Lücker, Sebastian. "Complete nitrification by a single microorganism". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature16459.
- ↑ Daims, Holger; Lebedeva, Elena V.; Pjevac, Petra; Han, Ping; Herbold, Craig; Albertsen, Mads; Jehmlich, Nico; Palatinszky, Marton; Vierheilig, Julia. "Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature16461.
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