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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Anderson I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3156401 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Standards in genomic sciences 20110701 3
Nitratifractor salsuginis Nakagawa et al. 2005 is the type species of the genus Nitratifractor, a member of the family Nautiliaceae. The species is of interest because of its high capacity for nitrate reduction via conversion to N(2) through respiration, which is a key compound in plant nutrition. The strain is also of interest because it represents the first mesophilic and facultatively anaerobic member of the Epsilonproteobacteria reported to grow on molecular hydrogen. This is the first compl ...[more]