Ubiquity and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in water columns and sediments of the ocean.
Ubiquity and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in water columns and sediments of the ocean.
C. A. Francis,K. Roberts,2 Authors,B. Oakley
2005 · DOI: 10.1073/PNAS.0506625102
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2,336 Citations
TLDR
Using PCR primers designed to specifically target archaeal amoA, AOA is found to be pervasive in areas of the ocean that are critical for the global nitrogen cycle, including the base of the euphotic zone, suboxic water columns, and estuarine and coastal sediments.