Nitrosomonas europaea

Nitrosomonas europaea
Systematics
Department :	Proteobacteria
Class :	Betaproteobacteria
Order :	Nitrosomonadales
Family :	Nitrosomonadaceae
Genre :	Nitrosomonas
Type :	Nitrosomonas europaea
Scientific name
	Nitrosomonas europaea
	Winogradsky 1892

Nitrosomonas europaea is a species of bacteria in the genus Nitrosomonas . It is also known in German as an ammonium bacterium.

The species is 1.1 to 1.8 micrometers in size and ellipsoidal. It has a polar flagellum that cannot be seen with a light microscope. Nitrosomonas europaea rarely forms short chains.

Nitrosomonas europaea oxidizes ammonium and ammonium salts to nitrites . The species is widespread in soil and water, especially in wastewater.

literature

Chain, Patrick, et al. Complete genome sequence of the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium and obligate chemolithoautotroph Nitrosomonas europaea. Journal of bacteriology 185.9 (2003): 2759-2773.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2 .

[Wassertropfen-1] Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2 .