Nitrososphaera

Nitrososphaera
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Crenarchaeota
Phylum: Thaumarchaeota
Class: Nitrososphaeria
Order: Nitrososphaerales
Family: Nitrososphaeraceae
Genus: Nitrososphaera

Nitrososphaera is a genus of ammonia oxidizing archaeans in the order Nitrososphaerales.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Tourna, Maria; Stieglmeier, Michaela; Spang, Anja; Könneke, Martin; Schintlmeister, Arno; Urich, Tim; Engel, Marion; Schloter, Michael; et al. (2011). "Nitrososphaera viennensis, an ammonia oxidizing archaeon from soil". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (20): 8420–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.1013488108. PMC 3100973Freely accessible. PMID 21525411.

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