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Nitrosopumilus maritimus is an archaea which lives in seawater. It measures about 0.2 micrometer in diameter. Its distribution is ubiquitous in ocean waters. The peculiarity of N.maritimus is that it oxidixes ammonia to nitrite even at nanomolar level.
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Ch. 17.1 - Since cells of Halobacterium require high levels...Ch. 17.1 - What benefit does bacteriorhodopsin confer on...Ch. 17.1 - Contrast the roles of bacteriorhodopsin,...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 1MQCh. 17.2 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.2 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 17.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.3 - What two major physiological features unify...Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 1MQ
Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.4 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 17.5 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.5 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 17.6 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.6 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 17.7 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.8 - What form of energy metabolism is widespread among...Ch. 17.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.8 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.9 - Prob. 1MQCh. 17.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.9 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.10 - What can we conclude about the...Ch. 17.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.10 - Prob. 1CRCh. 17.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 17.11 - Why would it be impossible for organisms to grow...Ch. 17.11 - What organism is the current record holder for the...Ch. 17.12 - How do hyperthermophiles keep proteins and DNA...Ch. 17.12 - How are the lipids and ribosomes of...Ch. 17.12 - What is reverse DNA gyrase and why is it important...Ch. 17.13 - What phylogenetic and physiological evidence...Ch. 17.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 17.13 - Which chemolithotrophic lifestyle seems best...Ch. 17.13 - Why might H2 metabolism have evolved as a...Ch. 17 - Using the phylogenetic tree in Figure 17.1 as a...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2AQ
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