Seasonal patterns and environmental drivers of nirS- and nirK-encoding denitrifiers in sediments of Daya Bay, China

Summary: The seasonal patterns of the denitrifiers (denitrifying bacteria) in the sediment of Daya Bay, southern China, were examined using quantitative PCR and high-throughput MiSeq sequencing methods in spring, summer and winter. The abundance and diversity of nirS-encoding denitrifiers were much...

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Main Authors: Rongjun Shi, Shumin Xu, Zhanhui Qi, Honghui Huang, Qingyang Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Oceanologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323419300028