Candidatus Scalindua: Difference between revisions
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The “Candidatus Scalindua” group is primarily found in marine environments. | Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria can use nitrite and ammonia are the last major | ||
addition to the nitrogen-cycle (N-cycle). | |||
while only a few | The “Candidatus Scalindua” group is primarily found in marine environments. It contains taxonomically diverse members, | ||
have been successfully grown in enrichment cultures | while only a few them have been successfully grown in enrichment cultures. | ||
[[File:alcanivorax bork.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Alcanivorax borkumensis [1F] ]] | [[File:alcanivorax bork.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Alcanivorax borkumensis [1F] ]] | ||
Revision as of 15:56, 13 May 2015
Classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Planctomycetes
Class: Planctomycetacia
Order: Planctomycetales Family: Brocadiaceae
Genus: Scalindua
Species: Candidatus Scalindua
Description
Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria can use nitrite and ammonia are the last major addition to the nitrogen-cycle (N-cycle). The “Candidatus Scalindua” group is primarily found in marine environments. It contains taxonomically diverse members, while only a few them have been successfully grown in enrichment cultures.
Ecology and Significance
Genome Structure
Metabolism
References
[1] Golyshin, Peter N. “Genome Sequence Completed of Alcanivorax borkumensis, a Hydrocarbon-degrading Bacterium That Plays a Global Role in Oil Removal from Marine Systems.” 3 (2003): 215-20. Print.
Figures
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Author
Page authored by Minghung Hsu, student of Prof. Katherine Mcmahon at University of Wisconsin - Madison.