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Mike S. M. Jetten

Mike S. M. Jetten

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Microbiology
Netherlands
2026
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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
132
Citations
75322
World Ranking
71
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2012 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 2010 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Mike S. M. Jetten is a researcher affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands, specializing in environmental science with a focus on microbial processes. Their work extensively covers microbial community ecology and physiology, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Extracellular electron transfer-dependent anaerobic oxidation of ammonium by anammox bacteria, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Enrichment and physiological characterization of a novel comammox Nitrospira indicates ammonium inhibition of complete nitrification, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Air pollution could drive global dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Towards a more labor-saving way in microbial ammonium oxidation: A review on complete ammonia oxidization (comammox), 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Anthropogenic and Environmental Constraints on the Microbial Methane Cycle in Coastal Sediments, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Cornelia U. Welte
  • Caroline P. Slomp
  • Huub J. M. Op den Camp
  • Niels A. G. M. van Helmond
  • Wytze K. Lenstra

Mike S. M. Jetten publishes regularly in several scientific venues, with significant contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The ISME Journal

The main fields and subfields of their research encompass:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pollution
  • Environmental Engineering

Key research topics addressed in their work include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Microbial metabolism and enzyme function

Recognition for their contributions includes the Spinoza Prize awarded by the Dutch Research Council in 2012, appointment to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • The sequencing batch reactor as a powerful tool for the study of slowly growing anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms

    M. Strous;J. J. Heijnen;J. G. Kuenen;M. S. M. Jetten

  • Missing lithotroph identified as new planctomycete

    Marc Strous;John A. Fuerst;Evelien H. M. Kramer;Susanne Logemann

  • Autotrophic growth of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing micro-organisms in a fluidized bed reactor

    A.A. Van de Graaf;P. De Bruijn;L.A. Robertson;M.S.M. Jetten

  • Complete nitrification by a single microorganism

    Maartje A. H. J. van Kessel;Daan R. Speth;Mads Albertsen;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria

    Katharina F. Ettwig;Margaret K. Butler;Margaret K. Butler;Denis Le Paslier;Denis Le Paslier;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

  • Nitrous oxide emission during wastewater treatment.

    Marlies J. Kampschreur;Hardy Temmink;Robbert Kleerebezem;Mike S.M. Jetten;Mike S.M. Jetten

  • Anaerobic ammonium oxidation by anammox bacteria in the Black Sea

    Marcel M. M. Kuypers;A. Olav Sliekers;Gaute Lavik;Markus Schmid

  • A microbial consortium couples anaerobic methane oxidation to denitrification

    Ashna A. Raghoebarsing;Arjan Pol;Katinka T. van de Pas-Schoonen;Alfons J. P. Smolders

  • Deciphering the evolution and metabolism of an anammox bacterium from a community genome

    Marc Strous;Eric Pelletier;Sophie Mangenot;Thomas Rattei

  • The anaerobic oxidation of ammonium

    Mike S.M Jetten;Marc Strous;Katinka T van de Pas-Schoonen;Jos Schalk

  • The SHARON-Anammox process for treatment of ammonium rich wastewater

    U. van Dongen;M. S.M. Jetten;M. C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Anaerobic oxidation of ammonium is a biologically mediated process

    A.A. Van de Graaf;A. Mulder;P. De Bruijn;M.S.M. Jetten

  • Completely autotrophic nitrogen removal over nitrite in one single reactor

    A Olav Sliekers;N Derwort;J L Campos Gomez;M Strous;M Strous

  • Molecular mechanism of anaerobic ammonium oxidation

    Boran Kartal;Wouter J. Maalcke;Naomi M. de Almeida;Irina Cirpus

  • Microbiology and application of the anaerobic ammonium oxidation ('anammox') process.

    Mike S.M Jetten;Mike S.M Jetten;Michael Wagner;John Fuerst;Mark van Loosdrecht

  • Molecular evidence for genus level diversity of bacteria capable of catalyzing anaerobic ammonium oxidation.

    Markus Schmid;Ulf Twachtmann;Michael G Klein;Marc Strous

  • Massive nitrogen loss from the Benguela upwelling system through anaerobic ammonium oxidation.

    Marcel M. M. Kuypers;Gaute Lavik;Dagmar Woebken;Markus Schmid

  • Ammonium removal from concentrated waste streams with the anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) process in different reactor configurations

    Marc Strous;Eric Van Gerven;Ping Zheng;J. Gijs Kuenen

  • Revising the nitrogen cycle in the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone

    Phyllis Lam;Gaute Lavik;Marlene M. Jensen;Jack van de Vossenberg

  • New concepts of microbial treatment processes for the nitrogen removal in wastewater

    Ingo Schmidt;Olav Sliekers;Markus Schmid;Eberhard Bock

Frequent Co-Authors

Huub J. M. Op den Camp
Huub J. M. Op den Camp Radboud University
Marc Strous
Marc Strous University of Calgary
Boran Kartal
Boran Kartal Max Planck Society
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Manfred Rohde
Manfred Rohde Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Stefan Schouten
Stefan Schouten Utrecht University
J.G. Kuenen
J.G. Kuenen Delft University of Technology
John A. Fuerst
John A. Fuerst University of Queensland
Marcel M. M. Kuypers
Marcel M. M. Kuypers Max Planck Society
Guibing Zhu
Guibing Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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