Cyanate as energy source for nitrifiers

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Summary

The aerobic growth of a pure culture of the ammonia-oxidizing thaumarchaeote Nitrososphaera gargensis is reported using cyanate as the sole source of energy and reductant; to the authors' knowledge, the first organism known to do so and suggest a previously unrecognized importance of cyanate in cycling of nitrogen compounds in the environment.

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Published
2015-07-29
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Keywords

Cyanate, Chemistry, Environmental science, Organic chemistry

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