Ammonia-oxidizing archaea have more important role than ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in ammonia oxidation of strongly acidic soils
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea have more important role than ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in ammonia oxidation of strongly acidic soils
Li‐Mei Zhang,Hangwei Hu,Ju-Pei Shen,Ji‐Zheng He
2011 · DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.168
The ISME Journal · 703 Citations
TLDR
Investigation of the autotrophic nitrification activity of AOA and AOB in five strongly acidic soils during microcosm incubation for 30 days provided strong evidence that AOA have a more important role in autotroph ammonia oxidation in strongly acidic soil.