TWiM #117: Finding the comammox

The TWiM team marvels over the finding of a completely nitrifying Nitrospira, and horizontal gene transfer from Wolbachia into an animal genome.

Links for this episode:

• Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria (Nature one, two)


• Enigmatic comammox (PhysOrg)


• Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (Ann Rev Micro)


• Tardigrade controversy (SciAlert)


• Horizontal gene transfer from Wolbachia to grasshopper (PeerJ)


• Thumbnail Image (nitrogen cycle) credit


• Letters read on TWiM 117

This episode is sponsored by ASM Microbe 2016 and ASM Biodefense

Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.

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