Brocadia anammoxidans

Candidatus Brocadia anammoxidans. This organism is a bacterial member of the planctomycetesand therefore lacks peptidoglycanin its cell wall, divides by budding, and has a compartmentalized cytoplasm. Candidatus Brocadia anammoxidans is able to anaerobically oxidize ammoniumand nitriteto nitrogengas. The key enzymeinvolved in this reaction, hydroxylamine oxidoreductase, is located in an organelle-like structure called an anammoxosome. The ability to oxidize ammonium anaerobically makes Candidatus Brocadia anammoxidans potentially useful for reducing, or eliminating, ammonium from wastewater. This organism was recently discovered and it will be used in comparative genomicstudies with other anaerobicammonium oxidizers. Because of its ability to elinimate ammonium, a variety of uses have been found for this bacteria, such as cleaning human waste and making our world a better place.

External links

• www.anammox.com

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