Research Notes on Nitrospirae
The Nitrospira are a family of bacteria, given their own phylum (Nitrospirae). The first member of this phylum was discovered in 1995 from a corroded iron pipe in a Moscow heating system. The bacterium was named Nitrospira moscoviensis and is a gram-negative nitrogen-oxidising organism with a helical to vibroid morphology 0.9-2.2 x 0.2-0.4 micrometres in size. ...from Wikipedia
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Top Resources on Nitrospirae
- UniProt: Phylum Nitrospirae
- MicrobeWiki: Nitrospira
- Department of Microbial Ecology: Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria
- ScienceDirect: Nitrospira
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Nitrifying Bacterium
Research Notes References
- ↑ MicrobeWiki: Nitrospira
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Department of Microbial Ecology: Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria
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