Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils

In the last years, archaea have been identified as key players in global N cycling, especially in nitrification. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are postulated to belong to the new phylum Thaumarchaeota for which the lipid crenarchaeol should be specific. The ratios between two independent markers f...

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Main Authors: Bannert, A., Mueller-Niggemann, C., Kleineidam, K., Wissing, L., Cao, Z., Schwark, Lorenz, Schloter, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52137
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author Bannert, A.
Mueller-Niggemann, C.
Kleineidam, K.
Wissing, L.
Cao, Z.
Schwark, Lorenz
Schloter, M.
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Mueller-Niggemann, C.
Kleineidam, K.
Wissing, L.
Cao, Z.
Schwark, Lorenz
Schloter, M.
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description In the last years, archaea have been identified as key players in global N cycling, especially in nitrification. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are postulated to belong to the new phylum Thaumarchaeota for which the lipid crenarchaeol should be specific. The ratios between two independent markers for AOA, the ammonia monooxygenase gene and crenarchaeol have been studied in different aerated soils, but so far not in flooded soils. This study investigated ammonia-oxidizing archaea in four paddy soils and a tidal wetland. Ratios were significantly higher in the paddy soils compared to the tidal wetland and in general higher as in upland soils, leading to the assumption that archaeal ammonia oxidizers different from crenarchaeol-containing Thaumarchaeota may play an important role in paddy soils. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-521372017-09-13T15:39:23Z Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils Bannert, A. Mueller-Niggemann, C. Kleineidam, K. Wissing, L. Cao, Z. Schwark, Lorenz Schloter, M. In the last years, archaea have been identified as key players in global N cycling, especially in nitrification. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are postulated to belong to the new phylum Thaumarchaeota for which the lipid crenarchaeol should be specific. The ratios between two independent markers for AOA, the ammonia monooxygenase gene and crenarchaeol have been studied in different aerated soils, but so far not in flooded soils. This study investigated ammonia-oxidizing archaea in four paddy soils and a tidal wetland. Ratios were significantly higher in the paddy soils compared to the tidal wetland and in general higher as in upland soils, leading to the assumption that archaeal ammonia oxidizers different from crenarchaeol-containing Thaumarchaeota may play an important role in paddy soils. © 2011 Springer-Verlag. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52137 10.1007/s00374-011-0552-6 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Bannert, A.
Mueller-Niggemann, C.
Kleineidam, K.
Wissing, L.
Cao, Z.
Schwark, Lorenz
Schloter, M.
Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils
title Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils
title_full Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils
title_fullStr Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils
title_short Comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils
title_sort comparison of lipid biomarker and gene abundance characterizing the archaeal ammonia-oxidizing community in flooded soils
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52137