Nitrogenase gene amplicons from global marine surface waters are dominated by genes of non-cyanobacteria.

Cyanobacteria are thought to be the main N(2)-fixing organisms (diazotrophs) in marine pelagic waters, but recent molecular analyses indicate that non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs are also present and active. Existing data are, however, restricted geographically and by limited sequencing depths. Our a...

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Main Authors: Hanna Farnelid, Anders F Andersson, Stefan Bertilsson, Waleed Abu Al-Soud, Lars H Hansen, Søren Sørensen, Grieg F Steward, Åke Hagström, Lasse Riemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3084785?pdf=render