School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330004, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China; Chemistry and Life Science depar 在期刊界中查找 在百度中查找 在本站中查找
Anammox bacteria can perform anaerobic ammonium oxidation, a long missing process which contributes 30%~50% to dinitrogen gas in marine nitrogen cycling. The potential role of anammox bacteria coupling with ammonium oxidizing bacteria and archaea will benefit to elaborate the complex mechanism of marine nitrogen cycling. Furthermore, the unique cell and genomic characteristics make anammox bacteria an important model microorganism to explore the bacterial evolution. Here we re-viewed the current status of molecular ecology of marine anammox bacteria and give a perspective into the future based on our understanding of the literature and our own work.
