Vascular plants mediate the effects of aridity and soil properties on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 273-282

  Delgado Baquerizo, Manuel ^a   Gallardo, Antonio ^a   Wallenstein, Matthew D ^b   Maestre, Fernando T ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium; AmoA genes; Aridity index; Organic C; PH

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ABUNDANCE; AMMONIA; ARIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROGENEITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NICHE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SOIL FERTILITY; VASCULAR PLANT;

AMOA GENES; ARCHAEON; ARIDITY INDEX; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC C; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

AMMONIUM; AMOA GENES; ARIDITY INDEX; ORGANIC C; PH;

AMMONIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84880137413     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12119     Document Type: Article

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