Geographical distribution of methanogenic archaea in nine representative paddy soils in China

Paddy field methanogenic archaea are responsible for methane (CH4) production and contribute significantly to climate change. The information regarding the spatial variations in the abundance, the diversity and the composition of such ecologically important microbes, however, is quite limited at lar...

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Main Authors: Qianhui Zu, Linghao Zhong, Ye Deng, Yu Shi, Baozhan Wang, Zhongjun Jia, Xiangui Lin, Youzhi Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01447/full