TWiM #117: Finding the comammox

The TWiM team marvels over the finding of a completely nitrifying Nitrospira, and horizontal gene transfer from Wolbachia into an animal genome.
Links for this episode:

Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria (Nature one, two)
Enigmatic comammox (PhysOrg)
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (Ann Rev Micro)
Tardigrade controversy (SciAlert)
Horizontal gene transfer from Wolbachia to grasshopper (PeerJ)
Thumbnail Image (nitrogen cycle) credit
Letters read on TWiM 117

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