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Activity, diversity and population size of ammonia-oxidising bacteria in oil-contaminated landfarming soil.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Sept 2005
Kurola Jukka, Salkinoja-Salonen Mirja, Aarnio Tuula, Hultman Jenni, Romantschuk Martin
Abstract excerpt
Chemolithotrophic ammonia-oxidising bacteria (AOB) present in oil-contaminated landfarming soil were studied over two growing seasons in 1999 and 2000. The number of AOB (4-9 x 10(5) cellsg(-1) of dry soil) determined with the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) and the rate of potential ammonium oxidation (0.05-0.28 microg NO2(-)-N g(-1) of dry soil h(-1)) indicated the presence of stable AOB...
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