The impact of organic matter on nitric oxide formation by Nitrosomonas europaea |
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Authors: | Ralf Stüven Michael Vollmer Eberhard Bock |
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Affiliation: | (1) Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Institut für Allgemeine Botanik der Universität Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, W-2000 Hamburg 52, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | Chemolithoautotrophically growing cells of Nitrosomonas europaea quantitatively oxidized ammonia to nitrite under aerobic conditions with no loss of inorganic nitrogen. Significant inorganic nitrogen losses occurred when cells were growing mixotrophically with ammonium, pyruvate, yeast extract and peptone. Under oxygen limitation the nitrogen losses were even higher. In the absence of oxygen pyruvate was metabolized slowly while nitrite was consumed concomitantly. Nitrogen losses were due to the production of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide. In mixed cultures of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter, strong inhibition of nitrite oxidation was reproducibly measured. NO and ammonium were not inhibitory to Nitrobacter. First evidence is given that hydroxylamine, the intermediate of the Nitrosomonas monooxygenase-reaction, is formed. 0.2 to 1.7 M NH2OH were produced by mixotrophically growing cells of Nitrosomonas and Nitrosovibrio. Hydroxylamine was both a selective inhibitory agent to Nitrobacter cells and a strong reductant which reduced nitrite to NO and N2O. It is discussed whether chemodenitrification or denitrification is the most abundant process for NO and N2O production of Nitrosomonas. |
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Keywords: | Nitrification Nitrosomonas Nitrogenloss Nitric oxide Nitrous oxide Hydroxylamine Pyruvate Chemodenitrification Nitrobacter |
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