Community and functional shifts in ammonia oxidizers across terrestrial and marine (soil/sediment) boundaries in two coastal Bay ecosystems

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 2834 - 2853
• Main Authors: Zhang, Li‐Mei, Duff, Aoife M., Smith, Cindy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Ammonia; AmoA gene; Aquatic soils; Archaea; Bacteria; Biogeochemistry; Boundaries; Coastal environments; Communities; Community composition; Community structure; Composition; denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; ecological differentiation; Ecosystems; Field tests; Gene sequencing; genes; Marine ecosystems; Niches; Nitrification; nitrogen; oxidants; Oxidation; Oxidizing agents; pH effects; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; salinity; Sediment; Sediments; Soil; Soil structure; Soils; Transcription; transcription (genetics)

Summary Terrestrial–marine boundaries are significant sites of biogeochemical activity with delineated gradients from land to sea. While niche differentiation of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) driven by pH and nitrogen is well known, the patterns and environmental drivers of AOA...