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S C Nold1, J Zhou, A H Devol, J M Tiedje.
Abstract
The diversity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in aquatic sediments was studied by retrieving ammonia monooxygenase and methane monooxygenase gene sequences. Methanotrophs dominated freshwater sediments, while beta-proteobacterial ammonia oxidizers dominated marine sediments. These results suggest that gamma-proteobacteria such as Nitrosococcus oceani are minor members of marine sediment ammonia-oxidizing communities.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11010911 PMCID: PMC92337 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.10.4532-4535.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792