Diversity of ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) genes across environmental gradients in Chesapeake Bay sediments

Geobiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-140

  Francis, Chris A ^a,b   O'Mullan, Gregory D ^a   Ward, Bess B ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA;

EID: 6344257178     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4669.2003.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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