Metagenomic analysis of ammonia oxidizing archaea affiliated with the soil group

Ammonia-oxidising archaea (AOA) have recently been recognized as a significant component of many microbial communities and represent one of the most abundant prokaryotic groups in the biosphere. However, only few AOA have been successfully cultivated so far and information on the physiology and geno...

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Main Author: Christa eSchleper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00208/full