The ecological dichotomy of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in the hyper-arid soils of the Antarctic Dry Valleys

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are considered to be one of the most physically and chemically extreme terrestrial environments on the Earth. However, little is known about the organisms involved in nitrogen transformations in these environments. In this study, we investigated the diversity an...

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Main Authors: Catarina Maria Magalhães, Ana eMachado, Béatrice eFrank-Fahle, Charles K. Lee, Craig S. Cary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
AOA
AOB
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00515/full