Production processes affected prokaryotic amoA gene abundance and distribution in high-temperature petroleum reservoirs

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 692-704

  Li, Hui ^a,b   Mu, Bo Zhong ^c   Jiang, Yan ^d   Gu, Ji Dong ^b,e  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d SINOPEC   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ammonia monooxygenase (amoA); Ammonia oxidation archaea; Ammonia oxidation bacteria; Petroleum reservoir

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMMONIA; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PROKARYOTE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER COLUMN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 79955500554     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2010.514026     Document Type: Article

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