Author:Ramond, JB; Lako, JDW; Stafford, William HL; Tuffin, MI; Cowan, DADate:Feb 2015Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) are essential in the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen as they catalyze the rate-limiting oxidation of ammonia into nitrite. Since their first isolation in the late 19th century, chemolithoautotrophic AOBs ...Read more