Composition, diversity, and activity of aerobic ammonia‐oxidizing Bacteria and Archaea in the intertidal sands of a grand strand South Carolina beach
Abstract Aerobic ammonia oxidation to nitrite has been established as an important ecosystem process in regulating the level of nitrogen in marine ecosystems. This process is carried out by ammonia‐oxidizing bacteria (AOB) within the classes Betaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria and ammonia‐oxi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-05-01
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Series: | MicrobiologyOpen |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1011 |