Nitrososphaera
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nitrososphaeraceae | 2 |
| Nitrososphaeria | 2 |
| Nitrososphaera canonical | 1 |
| Nitrososphaera viennensis | 1 |
| Nitrososphaerota | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2108034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Nitrososphaera Context triple: [Thaumarchaeota, hasRepresentativeGenus, Nitrososphaera]
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A.
Nitrosopumilus
Nitrosopumilus is a genus of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea that plays a key role in the global nitrogen cycle, particularly in oceanic environments.
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B.
Thaumarchaeota
Thaumarchaeota are a phylum of Archaea known primarily for their role in ammonia oxidation and global nitrogen cycling in diverse environments.
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C.
Korarchaeota
Korarchaeota are a deeply branching, poorly understood lineage of Archaea typically found in high-temperature environments and known mainly from environmental DNA rather than cultivated representatives.
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D.
Pyrobaculum aerophilum
Pyrobaculum aerophilum is a hyperthermophilic archaeon that thrives in extremely high-temperature, often sulfur-rich environments and serves as a model organism for studying the biology of Crenarchaeota.
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E.
Euryarchaeota
Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nitrososphaera Target entity description: 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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A.
Nitrosopumilus
Nitrosopumilus is a genus of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea that plays a key role in the global nitrogen cycle, particularly in oceanic environments.
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B.
Thaumarchaeota
Thaumarchaeota are a phylum of Archaea known primarily for their role in ammonia oxidation and global nitrogen cycling in diverse environments.
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C.
Korarchaeota
Korarchaeota are a deeply branching, poorly understood lineage of Archaea typically found in high-temperature environments and known mainly from environmental DNA rather than cultivated representatives.
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D.
Pyrobaculum aerophilum
Pyrobaculum aerophilum is a hyperthermophilic archaeon that thrives in extremely high-temperature, often sulfur-rich environments and serves as a model organism for studying the biology of Crenarchaeota.
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E.
Euryarchaeota
Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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| firstDescribedAsGenus | 2011 ⓘ |
| foundIn | rhizosphere ⓘ |
| geneticMarker | amoA gene ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative-like (archaeal) ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural soils
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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
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environmental microbiology ⓘ |
| substrate | ammonia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | mesophilic ⓘ |
| trophicMode | autotrophic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Nitrososphaera
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nitrososphaera viennensis
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Subject: Nitrososphaera Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.