Distribution of typical denitrifying functional genes and diversity of the <i>nirS</i>-encoding bacterial community related to environmental characteristics of river sediments
Denitrification in river sediments leads to nitrate removal from the aquatic system; therefore, it is necessary to understand functional diversity of denitrifier communities in the system. Sediment samples (0–25 cm depth) were collected from three typical locations along the Pearl River. The real-ti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-10-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/3041/2011/bg-8-3041-2011.pdf |