Diversity and distribution of nirS-type denitrifiers as a biological indicator in response to environmental gradients in the eutrophied Haizhou Bay, China

Denitrifying bacterial communities play an important role in nitrogen removal. The diversity, abundance and distribution of denitrifiers can be applied in eutrophication assessment for the bay ecosystems. In this study, the composition and variation of cytochrome cd1-type nitrite reductase gene (nir...

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Main Authors: Chunyan Wang, Jianyang Song, Xiaoling Hu, Yumei Zhang, Hongyu Wang, Lixin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Environmental Pollutants & Bioavailability
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26395940.2019.1604164