Comammox bacteria found to grow using guanidine, potentially reducing agricultural nitrous oxide emissions.
An international team led by the University of Vienna's CeMESS discovered that comammox bacteria can grow using guanidine as their sole energy and nitrogen source. This finding may lead to the cultivation of these microbes, reducing agricultural nitrous oxide emissions, and promoting nitrifiers that emit less nitrous oxide, benefiting the environment and agriculture. The research was published in the journal Nature.
August 14, 2024
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