Carbon recycling efficiency and phosphate turnover by marine nitrifying archaea
Travis B. Meador, Niels J. Schoffelen, Timothy G. Ferdelman, Osmond Rebello, Alexander Khachikyan, Martin Könneke
Abstract
and thereby recycle roughly 5% of mineralized C and P into marine biomass. Release of roughly 50 Tg DOC and 0.2 Tg DOP by thaumarchaea each year represents a small but fresh input of reduced substrates throughout the ocean.
Topics & Concepts
ArchaeaPhosphateEnvironmental chemistryNitrifying bacteriaCarbon fibersEnvironmental scienceChemistryNitrificationBiochemistryMaterials scienceNitrogenOrganic chemistryComposite numberComposite materialGeneWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMarine and coastal ecosystems