Nitrososphaera

E238608

archaea genus genus

Nitrososphaera is a genus of ammonia-oxidizing archaea commonly found in soil and other terrestrial environments, playing a key role in the global nitrogen cycle.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Nitrososphaeraceae	2
Nitrososphaeria	2
Nitrososphaera canonical	1
Nitrososphaera viennensis	1
Nitrososphaerota	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaea genus ⓘ genus ⓘ
associatedProcess	soil nitrification potential ⓘ
associatedWith	ammonia-oxidizing archaea community in soils ⓘ
carbonSource	carbon dioxide ⓘ
catalyzes	oxidation of ammonia to nitrite ⓘ
cellEnvelope	archaeal cell wall lacking peptidoglycan ⓘ
cellShape	coccoid to irregular ⓘ
class	Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nitrososphaeria
containsGene	ammonia monooxygenase subunit A ⓘ
distribution	cosmopolitan in terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
domain	Archaea ⓘ
ecologicalRole	ammonia-oxidizing archaeon ⓘ nitrifying microorganism ⓘ
energySource	oxidation of reduced inorganic nitrogen compounds ⓘ
family	Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nitrososphaeraceae
firstDescribedAsGenus	2011 ⓘ
foundIn	rhizosphere ⓘ
geneticMarker	amoA gene ⓘ
gramStain	Gram-negative-like (archaeal) ⓘ
habitat	agricultural soils ⓘ compost ⓘ forest soils ⓘ grassland soils ⓘ soil ⓘ terrestrial environments ⓘ wastewater biofilms ⓘ
impact	controls soil ammonia availability ⓘ influences nitrous oxide emissions indirectly ⓘ
involvedIn	global nitrogen cycle ⓘ nitrification ⓘ
metabolismType	chemolithoautotroph ⓘ obligate aerobe ⓘ
order	Thaumarchaeota ⓘ surface form: Nitrososphaerales
oxygenRequirement	aerobic ⓘ
parentTaxon	Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nitrososphaeraceae
pHPreference	near neutral pH ⓘ
phylum	Thaumarchaeota ⓘ
product	nitrite ⓘ
reproduction	binary fission ⓘ
studiedIn	biogeochemistry ⓘ environmental microbiology ⓘ
substrate	ammonia ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
temperaturePreference	mesophilic ⓘ
trophicMode	autotrophic ⓘ
typeSpecies	Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nitrososphaera viennensis

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thaumarchaeota → hasRepresentativeGenus → Nitrososphaera ⓘ

Nitrosopumilus → phylum → Nitrososphaera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nitrososphaerota

Nitrosopumilus → class → Nitrososphaera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nitrososphaeria

Nitrososphaera → parentTaxon → Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nitrososphaeraceae

Nitrososphaera → family → Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nitrososphaeraceae

Nitrososphaera → class → Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nitrososphaeria

Nitrososphaera → typeSpecies → Nitrososphaera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nitrososphaera viennensis