Nitrososphaera gargensis

Nitrososphaera gargensis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Phylum:
Nitrososphaerota
Class:
Nitrososphaeria
Order:
Nitrososphaerales
Family:
Nitrososphaeraceae
Genus:
Nitrososphaera
Species:
N. gargensis
Binomial name
Nitrososphaera gargensis
Zhalnina et al. 2014 [1]

Nitrososphaera gargensis is a non-pathogenic, small coccus measuring 0.9 ± 0.3 μm in diameter.[2][3] N. gargensis is observed in small abnormal cocci groupings and uses its archaella to move via chemotaxis.[2][3] Being an Archaeon, Nitrososphaera gargensis has a cell membrane composed of crenarchaeol, its isomer, and a distinct glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT), which is significant in identifying ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA).[4] The organism plays a role in influencing ocean communities and food production.[5]

  1. ^ Zhalnina, KV; Dias, R; Leonard, MT; Dorr; de Quadros, P; Camargo, FAO; Drew, JC; et al. (2014). "Genome Sequence of Candidatus Nitrososphaera evergladensis from Group I.1b Enriched from Everglades Soil Reveals Novel Genomic Features of the Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea". PLOS ONE. 9 (7): e101648. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j1648Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101648. PMC 4084955. PMID 24999826.
  2. ^ a b Hatzenpichler, Roland; Lebedeva, Elena V.; Spieck, Eva; Stoecker, Kilian; Richter, Andreas; Daims, Holger; Wagner, Michael (2008). "A Moderately Thermophilic Ammonia-oxidizing Crenarchaeote from a Hot Spring". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (6): 2134–139. Bibcode:2008PNAS..105.2134H. doi:10.1073/pnas.0708857105. PMC 2538889. PMID 18250313.
  3. ^ a b Spang, A; Poehlein, A; Offre, P; Zumbrägel, S; Haider, S; Rychlik, N; et al. (2012). ". "The genome of the ammonia-oxidizing CandidatusNitrososphaera gargensis: insights into metabolic versatility and environmental adaptations". Environ Microbiol. 14 (12): 3122–3145. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02893.x. PMID 23057602.
  4. ^ Pitcher, Angela; Rychlik, Nicolas; Hopmans, Ellen C.; Spieck, Eva; Rijpstra, W. Irene C; Ossebaar, Jort; Schouten, Stefan; Wagner, Michael; Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S (2009). "Crenarchaeol Dominates the Membrane Lipids of Candidatus Nitrososphaera Gargensis, a Thermophilic Group I.1b Archaeon". The ISME Journal. 4 (4): 542–52. doi:10.1038/ismej.2009.138. PMID 20033067.
  5. ^ Courtens, Emilie Np, Eva Spieck, Ramiro Vilchez-Vargas, Samuel Bodé, Pascal Boeckx, Stefan Schouten, Ruy Jauregui, Dietmar H. Pieper, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck, and Nico Boon. "A Robust Nitrifying Community in a Bioreactor at 50 °C Opens up the Path for Thermophilic Nitrogen Removal." The ISME Journal (2016) http://www.nature.com/ismej/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ismej20168a.htm