GeoChip-based analysis of the functional gene diversity and metabolic potential of soil microbial communities of mangroves

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 7035-7048

  Bai, Shijie ^a,b   Li, Jiangwei ^a   He, Zhili ^b   Van Nostrand, Joy D ^b   Tian, Yun ^a   Lin, Guanghui ^a   Zhou, Jizhong ^b   Zheng, Tianling ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional gene; GeoChip; Invasive species; Mangroves; Microbial communities; Native species

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL GENES; GEOCHIP; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANGROVES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NATIVE SPECIES;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

MICROORGANISMS;

CARBON; METHANE; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

BACTERIUM; CARBON FIXATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; GENE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANGROVE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUDFLAT; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SALINITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; AMMONIFICATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARICENNIA MARINA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON FIXATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; KENAELIA CANDEL; MANGROVE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; REDUCTION; SALINITY; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPECIES HABITAT;

BACTERIA; CARBON; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SULFUR;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 84880513403     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4496-z     Document Type: Article

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