Characterization of nitrifying bacteria communities of soils from different ecological regions of China by molecular and conventional methods

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-27

  Yuan, Fei ^a   Ran, Wei ^a   Shen, Qirong ^a   Wang, Dezhi ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; Nitrification; Nitrite oxidizer bacteria; Soil

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; SOIL TYPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

AMOA; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOSPIRA;

EID: 11944272388     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0802-y     Document Type: Article

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