New Archaeal and Bacterial Players Reveal Exciting New Insights into Marine and Terrestrial Nitrogen Cycle

Several recent discoveries have changed our view of the global nitrogen cycle. New processes and new organisms have been identified that challenge Century-old paradigms about essential N cycle processes. During my presentation I will introduce ammonia-oxidizing archaea as well as comammox. I will highlight some of the initial insights we have gained into the biology of ammonia-oxidizing archaea, a fascinating and ubiquitous group of archaea. I will summarize my presentation with the new avenues of research that we are currently pursuing.