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==Classification==
==Classification==
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==Description and significance==
==Description and significance==
Nitrobacter winogradsky can be found living in many soils, natural stones as well as both fresh water and salt water. They have many differing rod shaped cells which divide through polar swelling. It contains an asymmetrical membrane system, carboxysomes along with intracellular inclusion bodies.  It can grow in both aerobic and anarobic conditions with nitrate as its electron acceptor.
''Nitrobacter winogradsky'' can be found living in many soils, natural stones as well as both fresh water and salt water. They have many differing rod shaped cells which divide through polar swelling. Along with having two membranes, it has flagella and contains an asymmetrical membrane system, carboxysomes along with intracellular inclusion bodies.  It can grow in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions with nitrate as its electron acceptor during anoxic conditions. Heterotrophic growth in this bacteria is not very efficient and all KREB cycle acids are present. It is important to sequence the genome of ''Nitrobacter winogradskyi'' to understand the relation between itself and other bacteria involved in the nitrogen cycle in order to improve nitrogen management.(1)
  It is important to sequence the genome of Nitrobacter winogradskyi to understand the relation between itself and other bacteria involved in the nitrogen cycle in order to improve nitrogen management.


==Genome structure==
==Genome structure==
Nitrobacter winogradskyi has a circlular DNA chormosome with the length of 3,402,093 bp encoding 3,143 predicted proteins. The genome is make up of around 62% GC pairs. 2566 were assigned a role in catagories.
''Nitrobacter winogradskyi'' has a circlular DNA chormosome with the length of 3,402,093 bp encoding 3,143 predicted proteins. The genome is make up of around 62% GC pairs. 2566 were assigned a role in categories.(2)


==Cell structure and metabolism==
==Cell structure and metabolism==
Nitrobacter winogradskyi are gram negative bacteria which play a key role in the nitrogen cycle by converting nitrite to nitrate. It derives its energy through nitrite oxidation and carbon dioxide fixation, which it can do simultaniously, thus acting as a chemolithoautotroph. In the absence of nitrite it uses soley carbon sources and acts as a chemoorganoheterotroph.  
''Nitrobacter winogradskyi'' are gram-negative bacteria which play a key role in the nitrogen cycle by converting nitrite to nitrate.  Nitrite is the end product of ammonium oxidation during the nitrifictation process of the nitrogen cycle. It derives its energy through nitrite oxidation and carbon dioxide fixation, which it can do simultaniously, thus acting as a chemolithoautotroph.(1) In the absence of nitrite it uses solely carbon sources and acts as a chemoorganoheterotroph. It uses nitrate as an electron acceptor producing nitrite, nitric oxide and nitrous oxide. When oxygen is present it oxidizes nitrite to nitrate. It is capabale of using nitric oxide and a substrate to produce NADH.(2)
Describe any interesting features and/or cell structures; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.


==Ecology==
==Ecology==
It interacts with ammonium oxidizing bacteria which also plays a key role in the nitrogen cycle. Ammonium oxidizing bacteria inititaites nitrification, in which nitrite is the end product.  Nitrobacter winogradskyi then proceeds to oxidize nitrite to nitrate.
It interacts with ammonium oxidizing bacteria which also play a key role in the nitrogen cycle. Ammonium oxidizing bacteria initiate nitrification, in which nitrite is the end product.  ''Nitrobacter winogradskyi'' then proceeds to oxidize nitrite to nitrate.(1)
Describe any interactions with other organisms (included eukaryotes), contributions to the environment, effect on environment, etc.


==Pathology==
==Pathology==
There is no known virulence
There is no known virulence(2)


==Application to Biotechnology==
==Application to Biotechnology==
Does this organism produce any useful compounds or enzymes?  What are they and how are they used?
As can be seen through current research done on ''Nitrobacter winogradskyi'' along with other nitrobacter, they allow for the removal of significant amounts of nitrogen from effluent wastewater through the use of biofilms.(4)


==Current Research==
==Current Research==
Current research has been done on the genome sequence of ''Nitrobacter winogradsky'' in oder to better understand its role in the nitrogen cycle.  It was found that 10% of the genome codes for genes involved in transport and secretion.  They hope that its genome will serve as a reference to study the mechanism which controls nitrite oxidation and its interaction with other processes.(3)


Enter summaries of the most recent research here--at least three required
Current research is being done on how nitrifying bacteria such as nitrobacter can be used for ammonium removal of wastewater effluents.  In this study it was shown that using biofilms including ''Nitrobacter winogradskyi'' allowed for significant removal of nitrogen in a short period of time from wastewater effluents.  This could be a lead to a promising and inexpensive way of treating wastewater for bioremediation of effluents.(4)
 
Current research has demonstrated that extracellular polymeric substances(EPS) have been shown to play a key role in the formation of nitrofying biofilms. It was shown that when hetorotroph isolates were cultured with ''Nitrobacter winogradskyi'', significance biofilm growth was demonstrated(5)


==References==
==References==
example:
(1)example:
http://genome.jgi-psf.org/finished_microbes/nitwi/nitwi.home.html
http://genome.jgi-psf.org/finished_microbes/nitwi/nitwi.home.html


http://www.microbionet.com.au/nwinogradskyi.htm
(2)http://www.microbionet.com.au/nwinogradskyi.htm
 
(3)http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/72/3/2050?view=long&pmid=16517654
Shawn R. Starkenburg,1 Patrick S. G. Chain,2,3 Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto,1 Loren Hauser,4 Miriam L. Land,4 Frank W. Larimer,4 Stephanie A. Malfatti,3 Martin G. Klotz,5 Peter J. Bottomley,1 Daniel J. Arp,1 and William J. Hickey6*.2006. " Genome Sequence of the Chemolithoautotrophic Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacterium Nitrobacter winogradskyi Nb-255."Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2006, p. 2050-2063, Vol. 72, No. 3
0099-2240/06/ 
 
(4)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=pubmed
Franco-Rivera A, Paniagua-Michel J, Zamora-Castro J.2007. "Characterization and performance of constructed nitrifying biofilms during nitrogen bioremediation of a wastewater effluent." J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2007 Apr;34(4):279-87. 
 
(5)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=pubmed
Tsuneda S, Park S, Hayashi H, Jung J, Hirata A.2001. "Enhancement of nitrifying biofilm formation using selected EPS produced by heterotrophic bacteria."Department of Chemical Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.2001;43(6):197-204
 


http://rice.tigr.org/tigr-scripts/CMR2/GenomeTabs.spl?database=ntnw01
[http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/100/14/8298 Glockner, F. O., M. Kube, M. Bauer, H. Teeling, T. Lombardot, W. Ludwig, D. Gade, A. Beck, K Borzym, K Heitmann, R. Rabus, H. Schlesner, R. Amann, and R. Reinhardt. 2003. "Complete genome sequence of the marine planctomycete ''Pirellula'' sp. strain 1."'' Proceedings of the National Acedemy of Sciences'', vol. 100, no. 14. (8298-8303)]


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A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Nitrobacter winogradskyi

Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Alphaproteobacteria;Rhizobiales;Bradyrhizobiaceae;Nitrobacter


Genus

Nitrobacter winogradskyi Nb-255


NCBI: Taxonomy

Description and significance

Nitrobacter winogradsky can be found living in many soils, natural stones as well as both fresh water and salt water. They have many differing rod shaped cells which divide through polar swelling. Along with having two membranes, it has flagella and contains an asymmetrical membrane system, carboxysomes along with intracellular inclusion bodies. It can grow in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions with nitrate as its electron acceptor during anoxic conditions. Heterotrophic growth in this bacteria is not very efficient and all KREB cycle acids are present. It is important to sequence the genome of Nitrobacter winogradskyi to understand the relation between itself and other bacteria involved in the nitrogen cycle in order to improve nitrogen management.(1)

Genome structure

Nitrobacter winogradskyi has a circlular DNA chormosome with the length of 3,402,093 bp encoding 3,143 predicted proteins. The genome is make up of around 62% GC pairs. 2566 were assigned a role in categories.(2)

Cell structure and metabolism

Nitrobacter winogradskyi are gram-negative bacteria which play a key role in the nitrogen cycle by converting nitrite to nitrate. Nitrite is the end product of ammonium oxidation during the nitrifictation process of the nitrogen cycle. It derives its energy through nitrite oxidation and carbon dioxide fixation, which it can do simultaniously, thus acting as a chemolithoautotroph.(1) In the absence of nitrite it uses solely carbon sources and acts as a chemoorganoheterotroph. It uses nitrate as an electron acceptor producing nitrite, nitric oxide and nitrous oxide. When oxygen is present it oxidizes nitrite to nitrate. It is capabale of using nitric oxide and a substrate to produce NADH.(2)

Ecology

It interacts with ammonium oxidizing bacteria which also play a key role in the nitrogen cycle. Ammonium oxidizing bacteria initiate nitrification, in which nitrite is the end product. Nitrobacter winogradskyi then proceeds to oxidize nitrite to nitrate.(1)

Pathology

There is no known virulence(2)

Application to Biotechnology

As can be seen through current research done on Nitrobacter winogradskyi along with other nitrobacter, they allow for the removal of significant amounts of nitrogen from effluent wastewater through the use of biofilms.(4)

Current Research

Current research has been done on the genome sequence of Nitrobacter winogradsky in oder to better understand its role in the nitrogen cycle. It was found that 10% of the genome codes for genes involved in transport and secretion. They hope that its genome will serve as a reference to study the mechanism which controls nitrite oxidation and its interaction with other processes.(3)

Current research is being done on how nitrifying bacteria such as nitrobacter can be used for ammonium removal of wastewater effluents. In this study it was shown that using biofilms including Nitrobacter winogradskyi allowed for significant removal of nitrogen in a short period of time from wastewater effluents. This could be a lead to a promising and inexpensive way of treating wastewater for bioremediation of effluents.(4)

Current research has demonstrated that extracellular polymeric substances(EPS) have been shown to play a key role in the formation of nitrofying biofilms. It was shown that when hetorotroph isolates were cultured with Nitrobacter winogradskyi, significance biofilm growth was demonstrated(5)

References

(1)example: http://genome.jgi-psf.org/finished_microbes/nitwi/nitwi.home.html

(2)http://www.microbionet.com.au/nwinogradskyi.htm

(3)http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/72/3/2050?view=long&pmid=16517654 Shawn R. Starkenburg,1 Patrick S. G. Chain,2,3 Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto,1 Loren Hauser,4 Miriam L. Land,4 Frank W. Larimer,4 Stephanie A. Malfatti,3 Martin G. Klotz,5 Peter J. Bottomley,1 Daniel J. Arp,1 and William J. Hickey6*.2006. " Genome Sequence of the Chemolithoautotrophic Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacterium Nitrobacter winogradskyi Nb-255."Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2006, p. 2050-2063, Vol. 72, No. 3 0099-2240/06/

(4)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=pubmed Franco-Rivera A, Paniagua-Michel J, Zamora-Castro J.2007. "Characterization and performance of constructed nitrifying biofilms during nitrogen bioremediation of a wastewater effluent." J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2007 Apr;34(4):279-87.

(5)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=pubmed Tsuneda S, Park S, Hayashi H, Jung J, Hirata A.2001. "Enhancement of nitrifying biofilm formation using selected EPS produced by heterotrophic bacteria."Department of Chemical Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.2001;43(6):197-204


Edited by Marilyn Mendoz of Rachel Larsen and Kit Pogliano class

KMG