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New processes and players in the nitrogen cycle: the microbial ecology of anaerobic and archaeal ammonia oxidation

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J Michael Beman, and Christopher A Francis, New processes and players in the nitrogen cycle: the microbial ecology of anaerobic and archaeal ammonia oxidation: .

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Microbial activities drive the global nitrogen cycle, and in the past few years, our understanding of nitrogen cycling processes and the micro-organisms that mediate them has changed dramatically. During this time, the processes of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox), and ammonia oxidation within the domain Archaea, have been recognized as two new links in the global nitrogen cycle. All available evidence indicates that these processes and organisms are critically important in the environment, and particularly in the ocean. Here we review what is currently known about the microbial ecology of anaerobic and archaeal ammonia oxidation, highlight relevant unknowns and discuss the implications of these discoveries for the global nitrogen [...]

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From Source - Mendeley RIS export <br> On - Tue May 10 11:19:39 CDT 2011

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