Adaptive traits of <i>Nitrosocosmicus</i> clade ammonia-oxidizing archaea
Nitrification is a vital process within the global biogeochemical nitrogen cycle but plays a significant role in the eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems and the production of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) from industrial agriculture ecosystems. While various types of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms play a critical role in the N cycle, ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are often the most abundant nitrifiers in natural environments. Members of the genus <i>Nitrosocosmicus</i> are one of the prevalent AOA groups detected in undisturbed terrestrial ecosystems and have previously been reported to possess a range of physiological characteristics that set their physiology apart from other AOA species. This study provides significant progress in understanding these unique physiological traits and their genetic drivers. Our results highlight how physiological studies based on comparative genomics-driven hypotheses can contribute to understanding the unique niche of <i>Nitrosocosmicus</i> AOA.
Authors
- Miye Kwon
- S. Y. Kim
- Sung‐Keun Rhee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-7999)
- Chihong Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8628-4267)
- Man‐Young Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5244-5197)
- Adeel Farooq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0956-8773)
- Lena Rohe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6378-0612)
- Nicolas Brüggemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3851-2418)
- Shurong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-8828)
- Christopher J. Sedlacek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6002-4982)
- Su-Jin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0477-7568)
- Saem Han
Institutions
- University of Southern Indiana (US)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Chungbuk National University (KR)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)
- Jeonju National University of Education (KR)
- Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (DE)
- Jeju TechnoPark (KR)
- Pusan National University (KR)
- Jeju National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- mBio
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02169-24
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.34
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Austrian Science Fund
- Jeju National University
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea