Autoinducer-2 and acyl homoserine lactones have contrasting effects on ammonia and nitrite-oxidizing sludge
Hira Waheed, Yuchen Zhang, Lan Nguyen, Abigail S. Joyce, P. Lee Ferguson, Jeseth Delgado Vela
This study shows that AHLs boost ammonia oxidation while AI-2 suppresses it but enhances nitrite oxidation, suggesting they regulate nitrification differently.
bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology