Molecular and biogeochemical evidence for ammonia oxidation by marine Crenarchaeota in the Gulf of California
Molecular and biogeochemical evidence for ammonia oxidation by marine Crenarchaeota in the Gulf of California
J. Beman,B. N. Popp,Christopher A. Francis
2008 · DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2007.118
The ISME Journal · 419 Citations
TLDR
Direct quantification of ammonia oxidation rates by 15N labeling, and AOA and AOB abundances by quantitative PCR analysis of ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) genes, in the Gulf of California represent compelling evidence for an archaeal role in oceanic nitrification.