identifier: traitmech:000123
label: nitrite respiration
definition: A nitrogen respiration in which nitrite is the terminal electron acceptor.
definition_source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
trait_category: METABOLISM
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: PROPOSED
parent_traits:
- traitmech:000121
synonyms:
- synonym_text: nitrite_respiration
  synonym_type: RELATED_SYNONYM
  source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
evidence:
- reference: DOI:10.1074/jbc.M709090200
  snippet: Cytochrome c nitrite reductase (NrfA) from Escherichia coli has a well
    established role in the respiratory reduction of nitrite to ammonium
  notes: van Wonderen et al. describe NrfA-catalyzed respiratory reduction of nitrite
    to ammonium.
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-08T00:00:00Z'
  curator: codex
  action: PROPOSED_FROM_RESEARCH
  changes: Proposed a DOI-backed FAPROTAX metabolic capability from proposals/metpo_traitmech_v11
    after repository-wide duplicate review.
  llm_assisted: true