Abundance of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient in Relation to Potential Nitrification Rates
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Abundance of ammonia-oxidizing Archaea (AOA) was found to be always greater than that of ammonia-oxidizing Bacteria along an estuarine salinity gradient, and AOA abundance was highest at intermediate salinity. However, AOA abundance did not correlate with potential nitrification rates. This lack of correlation may be due to methodological limitations or alternative energy sources.
DOI: 10.1128/aem.02018-09
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Science Foundation
Awards: Plum Island Ecosystems LTER, RUI: Population Dynamics and Niche Differentiation among Ammonia Oxidizing Prokaryotes in Salt Marsh Sediments, "Population Dynamics of Ammonium-Oxidizing Bacteria in Estuarine Sediments", Quantifying the role of Group I Crenarchaeota in the marine nitrogen cycle using cultures and environmental monitoring of ammonia oxidation, 16S rRNA genes and lipid biomarkers, MIP: Diversity and Distribution of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea
OpenAlex ID: W2108683162