Small but versatile; key players in the marine nitrogen cycle can utilize cyanate and urea | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft https://www.mpg.de/12584086/small-but-versatile-key-players-in-the-marine-nitrogen-cycle-can-utilize-cyanate-and-urea
The ammonia oxidizing archaea, or Thaumarchaeota, are amongst the most abundant marine microorganisms. Yet, we are still discovering which factors allow them to thrive in the ocean. A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and the University of Vienna was now able to show that marine Thaumarchaeota have a broader metabolism than previously thought. The results are published in the journal Nature Microbiology.
“We still aren’t sure exactly how they do it.