Genome streamlining, proteorhodopsin, and organic nitrogen metabolism in freshwater nitrifiers
J. C. Podowski, S. F. Paver, R. J. Newton, M. L. Coleman
The paper reconstructs genomes of freshwater nitrifiers in the Laurentian Great Lakes to explore their metabolism, ecology, and functional diversity, revealing new species and adaptations like proteorhodopsin.
bioRxiv · Jan 19, 2021Microbiology