# Unlocking bacterial potential to reduce farmland N2O emissions

*PRI Rank #19 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #19 |
| 18m citations | 79 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-024-07464-3 |
| Corresponding authors | Lars R. Bakken |
| Institution | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/microbial-community-ecology-and-physiology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41586-024-07464-3](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07464-3)

## Topics

Nitrous oxide emission · farmland soils · NosZ enzyme · N2O reduction to N2 · Cloacibacterium sp. CB-01 · N2O-respiring bacteria · biogas waste substrate · soil microbiota bioengineering · Bacterial survival in soil · Nutrient addition experiments · aerobic bacterial growth · biokinetic parameters · emission reduction 50-95% · Bacterial survival in soil · organic waste vector · anthropogenic N2O mitigation · European-scale emission reduction · microbial nitrogen transformations

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