![Researchers determined the nitrogen source preference of different ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms by growing cells in an ammonia-urea mixture with nitrogen-15 labeled urea or ammonia and imaging labeled cells with NanoSIMS.](/-/media/ber/images/highlights/2024/Winkler_ammonia-oxidizing-microbes.jpg?h=569&w=1430&la=en&hash=512E06D4BD20A8F68ABB85CA35CCCB6F9255898D6C656E5A6B025721D5E4647C)
Different Microorganisms Have a Taste for Different Flavors of Ammonia
Research on ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms reshapes scientists’ perspective on those microbes’ physiology and ecological niche.
Research on ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms reshapes scientists’ perspective on those microbes’ physiology and ecological niche.
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