Unveiling the overlooked nitrous oxide reduction enzyme in wastewater treatment systems.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas with steadily rising atmospheric concentrations. N2O reductase (N2OR), encoded by the nosZ gene, is the key enzyme capable of reducing N2O to dinitrogen. While the canonical nosZ clades (I and II) have been extensively investigated, the recently proposed clade III (L-nosZ)...