MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Differential substrate affinity and catabolite repression enable preferential use of urea by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
Wei Qin, Stephany P. Wei, Yue Zheng…·Mari-Karoliina H. Winkler
The paper shows that ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms use different regulatory strategies for ammonia and urea, enabling coexistence by minimizing competition.
DOI 10.1101/2023.08.04.551995