Table 2.
Summary of microorganisms participating in nitrogen cycling.
Phylum | Taxa | Role | References |
---|---|---|---|
Cyanobacteria | Nostoc commune | Nitrogen fixation | [38] |
Dichothrix
Nodularia Hydrocoryne Hydrocoryne |
Nitrogen sequestration | [39,40] | |
Nitrosospira
Nitrosomonas |
Ammonia oxidation | [41,42] | |
Nostoc
Anabeana |
Nitrification | [12,43] | |
Actinobacteria |
Streptomyces
Frankeniaceae |
Nitrogen fixation | [44,45] |
- | Denitrification | [25,37] | |
Bacteroidetes | - | Denitrification | [34,36,44] |
Proteobacteria | Burkholderiales | Nitrogen input | [46] |
Deltaproteobacteria | Denitrification | [34,36,44] | |
Chloroflexi | - | Denitrification | [44,45] |
Thaumarchaeota | Crenarchaeota Marine Group 1.1b | Nitrogen fixation | [47] |
Nitrososphaerales | Ammonia oxidizing | [25,41,42,48,49] | |
Basidiomycota Ascomycota |
Rhodotorula muscorum
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Cryptococcus aerius Cryptococcus albidus |
Nitrogen mineralization, nitrogen assimilation and ammonification | [50,51] |
Trichosporon cutaneum | Denitrification | [52] | |
Candida sp. | Denitrification | [52] |