Nitrosarchaeum limnium

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Transmission electron photomicrograph of a typical flagellated (archaellum) Candidatus Nitrosarchaeum limnium cell. Image credit: J. Herrmann, Stanford Univ.

Classification

Archaea; Thaumarchaeota; Nitrososphaeria; Nitrosopumilales; Nitrosopumilaceae

Species

NCBI: [1]

Candidatus Nitrosarchaeum limnium

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Ecology and Environment

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.

References

Blainey PC, Mosier AC, Potanina A, Francis CA, & Quake SR (2011) Genome of a low-salinity ammonia-oxidizing archaeon determined by single-cell and metagenomic analysis. PLoS One 6: e16626. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016626

Mosier AC, Lund MB, & Francis CA (2012) Ecophysiology of an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon adapted to low-salinity habitats. Environ Microbiol 64: 955–963. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-012-0075-1

Tolar BB, Mosier AC, Lund MB, & Francis CA (2019) Nitrosarchaeum (gbm01289). In: Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Ed: WB Whitman, John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01289

Author

Page authored by Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.