Substantial oxygen consumption by aerobic nitrite oxidation in oceanic oxygen minimum zones

Substantial oxygen consumption by aerobic nitrite oxidation in oceanic oxygen minimum zones

Oxygen is fundamental for marine life, yet it is absent from large areas of the ocean. Here the authors demonstrate that microbial nitrite oxidation effectively consumes oxygen where oxygen concentrations are low, playing a pivotal role in these regions.

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Main Authors: J. M. Beman, S. M. Vargas, J. M. Wilson, E. Perez-Coronel, J. S. Karolewski, S. Vazquez, A. Yu, A. E. Cairo, M. E. White, I. Koester, L. I. Aluwihare, S. D. Wankel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27381-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27381-7

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