Nitrosophilus labii HRV44T (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Nitrosophilus labii HRV44T

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Nitrosophilus labii HRV44T is a thermophilic chemolithoautotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the Okinawa Trough, Japan. It grows using hydrogen as an electron donor and N2O as an electron acceptor. (Photo by Muneyuki Fukushi, Hokkaido University)

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Muneyuki Fukushi

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