Nitrososphaera

E238608

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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 Nitrososphaeria ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
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 Nitrososphaeraceae ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
firstDescribedAsGenus 2011 ⓘ
foundIn rhizosphere ⓘ
geneticMarker amoA gene ⓘ
gramStain Gram-negative-like (archaeal) ⓘ
habitat agricultural soils ⓘ
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 Nitrososphaerales ⓘ
linked to: Thaumarchaeota
oxygenRequirement aerobic ⓘ
parentTaxon Nitrososphaeraceae ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
pHPreference near neutral pH ⓘ
phylum Thaumarchaeota ⓘ
product nitrite ⓘ
reproduction binary fission ⓘ
studiedIn biogeochemistry ⓘ
environmental microbiology ⓘ
substrate ammonia ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
temperaturePreference mesophilic ⓘ
trophicMode autotrophic ⓘ
typeSpecies Nitrososphaera viennensis ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thaumarchaeota → hasRepresentativeGenus → Nitrososphaera ⓘ
Nitrosopumilus → phylum → Nitrososphaerota ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
Nitrosopumilus → class → Nitrososphaeria ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
Nitrososphaera → parentTaxon → Nitrososphaeraceae ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
Nitrososphaera → family → Nitrososphaeraceae ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
Nitrososphaera → class → Nitrososphaeria ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera
Nitrososphaera → typeSpecies → Nitrososphaera viennensis ⓘ
linked to: Nitrososphaera