Nitrospira moscoviensis
| Nitrospira moscoviensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Nitrospira |
| Class: | Nitrospira |
| Order: | Nitrospirales |
| Family: | Nitrospiraceae |
| Genus: | Nitrospira |
| Species: | N. moscoviensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nitrospira moscoviensis Ehrich et al., 1995 | |
Nitrospira moscoviensis is a bacteria in the phylum Nitrospirae. It is the second member of this genus, discovered in 1995 from a corroded iron pipe in a Moscow heating system. It is a gram-negative nitrite-oxidising[1] organism with a helical to vibroid morphology 0.9-2.2 x 0.2-0.4 micrometres in size.[2] It is non-motile, has an enlarged periplasmic space and lacks intracytoplasmic membranes and carboxysomes. It is chemolithoautotrophic.
References
- ↑ Litman, Matthew R; Chiu, Norman HL; Wang, James (2006). "Specific recognition of non-denatured nitrite-oxidizing system ofNitrospira moscoviensis by monoclonal antibody Hyb 153-3". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 81 (3): 318–321. doi:10.1002/jctb.1397. ISSN 0268-2575.
- ↑ Ehrich S, Behrens D, Lebedeva E, Ludwig W, Bock E (1995). "A new obligately chemolithoautotrophic, nitrite-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrospira moscoviensis sp. nov. and its phylogenetic relationship.". Arch Microbiol 164 (1): 16–23. doi:10.1007/BF02568729. PMID 7646315.
Further reading
- Neubacher, Elke; Prast, Mario; Cleven, Ernst-Josef; Berninger, Ulrike-Gabriele (2007). "Ciliate grazing on Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrospira moscoviensis: Is selectivity a factor for the nitrogen cycle in natural aquatic systems?". Hydrobiologia 596 (1): 241–250. doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9100-7. ISSN 0018-8158.
- Lucker, S.; Wagner, M.; Maixner, F.; Pelletier, E.; Koch, H.; Vacherie, B.; Rattei, T.; Damste, J. S. S.; Spieck, E.; Le Paslier, D.; Daims, H. (2010). "A Nitrospira metagenome illuminates the physiology and evolution of globally important nitrite-oxidizing bacteria". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (30): 13479–13484. doi:10.1073/pnas.1003860107. ISSN 0027-8424.
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