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CcmAB results in loss of c-type cytochrome synthesis and incomplete processing of CcmE.
FEBS J 274:2322–2332
94. Wunsch P, Zumft WG (2005) Functional domains of NosR, a novel transmembrane
iron-sulfur flavoprotein necessary for nitrous oxide respiration. J Bacteriol 187:1992–2001
95. Zhang L, Trncik C, Andrade SL et al (2017) The flavinyl transferase ApbE of Pseudomonas
stutzeri matures the NosR protein required for nitrous oxide reduction. Biochim Biophys
Acta 1858:95–102
96. Wunsch P, Körner H, Neese F et al (2005) NosX function connects to nitrous oxide (N 2 O)
reduction by affecting the Cu Z center of NosZ and its activity in vivo. FEBS Lett 579:4605–
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97. Brondijk TH, Fiegen D, Richardson DJ et al (2002) Roles of NapF, NapG and NapH,
subunits of the Escherichia coli periplasmic nitrate reductase, in ubiquinol oxidation. Mol
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98. Brondijk TH, Nilavongse A, Filenko N et al (2004) NapGH components of the periplasmic
nitrate reductase of Escherichia coli K-12: location, topology and physiological roles in
quinol oxidation and redox balancing. Biochem J 379:47–55
99. Kern M, Simon J (2008) Characterization of the NapGH quinol dehydrogenase complex
involved in Wolinella succinogenes nitrate respiration. Mol Microbiol 69:1137–1152
100. Kern M, Simon J (2009) Electron transport chains and bioenergetics of respiratory nitrogen
metabolism in Wolinella succinogenes and other Epsilonproteobacteria. Biochim Biophys
Acta 1787:646–656
101. Itakura M, Uchida Y, Akiyama H et al (2013) Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from
soils by Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculation. Nat Clim Change 3:208–212
102. Akiyama H, Hoshino YT, Itakura M et al (2016) Mitigation of soil N 2 O emission by
inoculation with a mixed culture of indigenous Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens. Sci Rep
6:32869
103. Usyskin-Tonne HY, Minz D (2019) Altering N 2 O emissions by manipulating wheat root
bacterial community. Sci Rep 9:7613
104. Ikeda-Ohtsubo W, Miyahara M, Kim SW et al (2013) Bioaugmentation of a wastewater
bioreactor system with the nitrous oxide-reducing denitrifier Pseudomonas stutzeri strain
TR2. J Biosci Bioeng 115:37–42
105. Wu S, Zhuang G, Bai Z et al (2018) Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from acidic soils
by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, a plant growth-promoting bacterium. Glob Change Biol
24:2352–2365
106. Jones CM, Spor A, Brennan FP et al (2014) Recently identified microbial guild mediates soil
N 2 O sink capacity. Nat Clim Change 4:801–805
107. Orellana LH, Rodriguez-R LM, Higgins S et al (2014) Detecting nitrous oxide reductase
(nosZ) genes in soil metagenomes: method development and implications for the nitrogen
cycle. mBio 5:e01193-14
108. Chee-Sanford JC, Connor L, Krichels A et al (2020) Hierarchical detection of diverse
Clade II (atypical) nosZ genes using new primer sets for classical- and multiplex PCR array
application. J Microbiol Methods 172:105908
109. Conthe M, Wittorf L, Kuenen JG et al (2018a) Growth yield and selection of nosZ clade II
types in a continuous enrichment culture of N 2 O respiring bacteria. Environ Microbiol Rep
10:239–244
110. Conthe M, Wittorf L, Kuenen JG et al (2018b) Life on N 2 O: deciphering the ecophysiology
of N 2 O respiring bacterial communities in a continuous culture. ISME J 12:1142–1153
111. Conthe M, Kuenen JG, Kleerebezem R et al (2018) Exploring microbial N 2 O reduction: a
continuous enrichment in nitrogen free medium. Environ Microbiol Rep 10:102–107
210
J. Simon
reductase of Wolinella succinogenes. Biochim Biophys Acta 1142:253–261
93. Christensen O, Harvat EM, Thöny-Meyer L et al (2007) Loss of ATP hydrolysis activity by
CcmAB results in loss of c-type cytochrome synthesis and incomplete processing of CcmE.
FEBS J 274:2322–2332
94. Wunsch P, Zumft WG (2005) Functional domains of NosR, a novel transmembrane
iron-sulfur flavoprotein necessary for nitrous oxide respiration. J Bacteriol 187:1992–2001
95. Zhang L, Trncik C, Andrade SL et al (2017) The flavinyl transferase ApbE of Pseudomonas
stutzeri matures the NosR protein required for nitrous oxide reduction. Biochim Biophys
Acta 1858:95–102
96. Wunsch P, Körner H, Neese F et al (2005) NosX function connects to nitrous oxide (N 2 O)
reduction by affecting the Cu Z center of NosZ and its activity in vivo. FEBS Lett 579:4605–
4609
97. Brondijk TH, Fiegen D, Richardson DJ et al (2002) Roles of NapF, NapG and NapH,
subunits of the Escherichia coli periplasmic nitrate reductase, in ubiquinol oxidation. Mol
Microbiol 44:245–255
98. Brondijk TH, Nilavongse A, Filenko N et al (2004) NapGH components of the periplasmic
nitrate reductase of Escherichia coli K-12: location, topology and physiological roles in
quinol oxidation and redox balancing. Biochem J 379:47–55
99. Kern M, Simon J (2008) Characterization of the NapGH quinol dehydrogenase complex
involved in Wolinella succinogenes nitrate respiration. Mol Microbiol 69:1137–1152
100. Kern M, Simon J (2009) Electron transport chains and bioenergetics of respiratory nitrogen
metabolism in Wolinella succinogenes and other Epsilonproteobacteria. Biochim Biophys
Acta 1787:646–656
101. Itakura M, Uchida Y, Akiyama H et al (2013) Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from
soils by Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculation. Nat Clim Change 3:208–212
102. Akiyama H, Hoshino YT, Itakura M et al (2016) Mitigation of soil N 2 O emission by
inoculation with a mixed culture of indigenous Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens. Sci Rep
6:32869
103. Usyskin-Tonne HY, Minz D (2019) Altering N 2 O emissions by manipulating wheat root
bacterial community. Sci Rep 9:7613
104. Ikeda-Ohtsubo W, Miyahara M, Kim SW et al (2013) Bioaugmentation of a wastewater
bioreactor system with the nitrous oxide-reducing denitrifier Pseudomonas stutzeri strain
TR2. J Biosci Bioeng 115:37–42
105. Wu S, Zhuang G, Bai Z et al (2018) Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from acidic soils
by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, a plant growth-promoting bacterium. Glob Change Biol
24:2352–2365
106. Jones CM, Spor A, Brennan FP et al (2014) Recently identified microbial guild mediates soil
N 2 O sink capacity. Nat Clim Change 4:801–805
107. Orellana LH, Rodriguez-R LM, Higgins S et al (2014) Detecting nitrous oxide reductase
(nosZ) genes in soil metagenomes: method development and implications for the nitrogen
cycle. mBio 5:e01193-14
108. Chee-Sanford JC, Connor L, Krichels A et al (2020) Hierarchical detection of diverse
Clade II (atypical) nosZ genes using new primer sets for classical- and multiplex PCR array
application. J Microbiol Methods 172:105908
109. Conthe M, Wittorf L, Kuenen JG et al (2018a) Growth yield and selection of nosZ clade II
types in a continuous enrichment culture of N 2 O respiring bacteria. Environ Microbiol Rep
10:239–244
110. Conthe M, Wittorf L, Kuenen JG et al (2018b) Life on N 2 O: deciphering the ecophysiology
of N 2 O respiring bacterial communities in a continuous culture. ISME J 12:1142–1153
111. Conthe M, Kuenen JG, Kleerebezem R et al (2018) Exploring microbial N 2 O reduction: a
continuous enrichment in nitrogen free medium. Environ Microbiol Rep 10:102–107
210
J. Simon