Nitrososphaera viennensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic and mesophilic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon from soil and a member of the archaeal phylum Thaumarchaeota

A mesophilic, neutrophilic and aerobic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon, strain EN76T, was isolated from garden soil in Vienna (Austria). Cells were irregular cocci with a diameter of 0.6–0.9 µm and possessed archaella and archaeal pili as cell appendages. Electron microscopy also indicated clearly disce...

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Main Authors: Stieglmeier, Michaela, Klingl, Andreas, Alves, Ricardo J. E., Rittmann, Simon K.-M. R., Melcher, Michael, Leisch, Nikolaus, Schleper, Christa
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Society for General Microbiology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129164/