Nitrosomonas+Europaea

//Nitrosomonas Europaea// (No Common Name)

Domain: Bacteria Kingdom: Unknown Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Betaproteobacteria Order: Nitrosomonadales Family: Nitrosomonadacaea Genus: Nitrosomonas Species: Europaea
 * Taxonomy Hierarchy ﻿ **

The nitrosomonas europaea is a nitrite oxidizing bacteria shaped similarly to a bacillus. It uses carbon in the atmosphere to make energy for itself in a process known as Carbon Fixation. The nitrosomonas Europaea help out wastewater treatment plants, where it eliminates excess ammonia by converting it to nitrate. The nitrosomonas species plays an important role in giving nitrogen to plants and lowering carbon dioxide fixation. It prefers a pH of 6.0 to 9.0. Cell division can take up to several days to complete because of the large amount of energy required. The nitrosomonas europaea is the most studied of all ammonia oxidizing organisms in the Nitrogen Cycle. [] [] []
 * Description**
 * Unique Features:** This is one of the few organisms that can fixate nitrogen directly from the atmosphere. Making it a very important part of nitrogen cycle.
 * Type of Cell:** Prokaryote
 * Type of Reproduction:** Asexual
 * Food Source:** Autotroph
 * Predators:** Ciliated Protists
 * Symbiotic Relationships:** Mutualisim with various plants, the Nitrosomonas Europaea uses [|nitrogen fixation]as a way to help the plants, and they also lower the amount of ammonia.
 * Habitat:** Dirt or water, wherever a large amount of ammonia is found. In temperatures 20-30 centigrade.
 * Interesting Facts:** The genome of the Nitrosmonas is one circuler chromosome of 2,812,094 bp.
 * Links:**

"Nitrosomonas Europaea - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon." //The Taxonomicon//. Web. 08 June 2011.http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=118. "Nitrosomonas - MicrobeWiki." //MicrobeWiki - MicrobeWiki//. Web. 08 June 2011. http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/nitrosomonas. "Hydrbologia." //Springer Link//. Web. 8 June 2011. . "Nitrosomonas Europaea ATCC 19718 - Home." //JGI Genome Portal - Home//. Web. 08 June 2011. . //- Home//. Web. 08 June 2011. .
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