The Evolution Pathway of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea Shaped by Major Geological Events.
Mol Biol Evol
; 38(9): 3637-3648, 2021 08 23.
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ABSTRACT
Primordial nitrification processes have been studied extensively using geochemical approaches, but the biological origination of nitrification remains unclear. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are widely distributed nitrifiers and implement the rate-limiting step in nitrification. They are hypothesized to have been important players in the global nitrogen cycle in Earth's early history. We performed systematic phylogenomic and marker gene analyses to elucidate the diversification timeline of AOA evolution. Our results suggested that the AOA ancestor experienced terrestrial geothermal environments at â¼1,165 Ma (1,928-880 Ma), and gradually evolved into mesophilic soil at â¼652 Ma (767-554 Ma) before diversifying into marine settings at â¼509 Ma (629-412 Ma) and later into shallow and deep oceans, respectively. Corroborated by geochemical evidence and modeling, the timing of key diversification nodes can be linked to the global magmatism and glaciation associated with the assembly and breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia, and the later oxygenation of the deep ocean. Results of this integrated study shed light on the geological forces that may have shaped the evolutionary pathways of the AOA, which played an important role in the ancient global nitrogen cycle.
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Archaea
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Amônia
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Prognostic_studies
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Mol Biol Evol
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BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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2021
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Article
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China