Temporal variability in the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria vs. archaea in sandy sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-23

  Magãlhaes, Catarina M ^a   MacHado, Ana ^b   Bordalo, Adriano A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidation; Archaea; Bacteria; Nitrification; Sandy sediments

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 68849089454     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01313     Document Type: Article

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