Nitrososphaera is a mesophilic genus of ammonia-oxidizing Crenarchaeota.[1][2] The first Nitrososphaera organism was discovered in garden soils at the University of Vienna leading to the categorization of a new genus, family, order and class of Archaea.[3] This genus is contains three distinct species: N. viennensis, Ca. N. gargensis, and Ca N. evergladensis.[1] Nitrososphaera are chemolithoautotrophs and have important biogeochemical roles as nitrifying organisms.[4]
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Phylogeny
editThe Nitrososphaera genus contains one of the first discovered ammonia-oxidizing archaea (N. viennensis). Only three distinct species of this genus have been identified. Both Ca. N. gargensis, and Ca N. Evergladensis are known as Candidatus, which have been discovered and analyzed but have yet been studied in pure culture in a lab. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Cladogram was taken from GTDB release 07-RS207 (8 April 2022).
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Genome structure
editThe 16S rRNA gene of all Nitrososphaera sp. are nearly identical as they are neighboring within the phylogentic tree. N. viennensis has a 3% divergence from Ca. N. gargensis, while Ca. N evergladensis has a 97% similarity to Ca. N. gargensis within the 16S rRNA gene.[5] The Nitrososphaera sp. use ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) genes to oxidize ammonium to nitrite.[6]
Morphology
editAll three species contain genes for urease, urea, and ammonia.[6] Nitrososphaera have a cell membrane composed of crenarchaeol, its isomer, and a glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT), all of which are used for identifying ammonia-oxidizing archaea.[7] N. viennensis has a cell diameter of 0.6–0.9 μm and is an irregular spherical coccus.[1][6] Ca. N. gargensis is non-pathogenic presents a diameter of approximately 0.9 ± 0.3 μm with a relatively small coccus.[8] Ca. N evergladensis has yet to be properly analyzed and described for morphological characteristics.
Habitats
editAmmonia-oxidizing archaea have been found in various environments and habitats around the world. N. viennensis was first discovered in garden soils.[3] The preferred growth conditions are 35 °C - 42 °C and pH of 7.5.[1] Ca. N. gargensis was found in hot springs and is commonly found in heavy metal containing habitats with a growth temperature of ~ 46 °C.[9] Ca. N evergladensis was first discovered in the humid region of the Everglades in Florida. Other relatives of Nitrososphaera sp. have also been detected in swamps, microbial mats, freshwater sediments, deep sea marine sediments, and regions with high levels of nitrogen and ammonia sources to allow for the oxidation process of the lipids and nutrients for the optimal survival of these microbes.[4]
Nitrification and environmental impact
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The discovery of Nitrososphaera capable of ammonia oxidation indicated that both archaea and bacteria were capable of ammonia oxidation.[10] Ammonia-oxidizing archaea have been comparable to ammonia-oxidizing bacteria.[2] It was not until recent discovery and analysis, scientists believed that only ammonia-oxidizing bacteria were capable of oxidizing ammonia within the soils. However, ammonia-oxidizing archaea and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria work together in the nitrogen cycle. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea, including Nitrososphaera, are abundant in warm and humid soils, along with ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Both microbes play a significant role in the nitrification of soils.[1][2]
Nitrososphaera utilize ammonia from the environment to generate ATP by oxidizing ammonia (NH3) into nitrite (NO2−).[11] Ammonia oxidation leads to the disaggregation of other chemical compounds, providing important nutrients for plant survival.[1] One of the chemical compounds that forms from nitrogen cycling is nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas.[4][6] Nitrous oxide has a 216 times higher radiative efficiency than CO2.[12] These ammonia-oxidizing archaea are a key component in soils, which emit more than 65% of the Earth's atmospheric nitrous oxide concentrations.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Stieglmeier M, Klingl A, Alves RJ, Rittmann SK, Melcher M, Leisch N, Schleper C (August 2014). "Nitrososphaera viennensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic and mesophilic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon from soil and a member of the archaeal phylum Thaumarchaeota". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64 (Pt 8): 2738–2752. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.063172-0. PMC 4129164. PMID 24907263.
- ^ a b c d Jung MY, Well R, Min D, Giesemann A, Park SJ, Kim JG, et al. (May 2014). "Isotopic signatures of N2O produced by ammonia-oxidizing archaea from soils". The ISME Journal. 8 (5): 1115–1125. doi:10.1038/ismej.2013.205. PMC 3996685. PMID 24225887.
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- ^ Zhalnina KV, Dias R, Leonard MT, Dorr de Quadros P, Camargo FA, Drew JC, et al. (2014-07-07). "Genome sequence of Candidatus Nitrososphaera evergladensis from group I.1b enriched from Everglades soil reveals novel genomic features of the ammonia-oxidizing archaea". PLOS ONE. 9 (7): e101648. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j1648Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101648. PMC 4084955. PMID 24999826.
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Further reading
edit- Zhalnina KV, Dias R, Leonard MT, Dorr de Quadros P, Camargo FA, Drew JC, et al. (July 7, 2014). "Genome sequence of Candidatus Nitrososphaera evergladensis from group I.1b enriched from Everglades soil reveals novel genomic features of the ammonia-oxidizing archaea". PLOS ONE. 9 (7): e101648. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j1648Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101648. PMC 4084955. PMID 24999826.
- Zhalnina K, de Quadros PD, Gano KA, Davis-Richardson A, Fagen JR, Brown CT, et al. (1 May 2013). "Ca. Nitrososphaera and Bradyrhizobium are inversely correlated and related to agricultural practices in long-term field experiments". Frontiers in Microbiology. 4: 104. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2013.00104. PMC 3640186. PMID 23641242.