Mathematical modeling of competition for ammonium among Bacteria, Archaea and cyanobacteria within cyanobacterial mats: Can ammonia-oxidizers force nitrogen fixation?

Ocean Science Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-277

  Boyett, Matthew R ^a   Tavakkoli, Alireza ^a   Sobolev, Dmitri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonia uptake; AOAs; AOBs; coral reef; mathematical model; Michaelis Menten

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BACTERIUM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA; NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 84884811302     PISSN: 17385261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12601-013-0025-y     Document Type: Article

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