Nitrifier Gene Abundance and Diversity in Sediments Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage

Extremely acidic and metal-rich acid mine drainage (AMD) waters can have severe toxicological effects on aquatic ecosystems. AMD has been shown to completely halt nitrification, which plays an important role in transferring nitrogen to higher organisms and in mitigating nitrogen pollution. We evalua...

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Main Authors: Bhargavi Ramanathan, Andrew M. Boddicker, Timberley M. Roane, Annika C. Mosier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02136/full

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