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Distribution and diversity of archaeal ammonia monooxygenase genes associated with corals.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2007
Beman J Michael, Roberts Kathryn J, Wegley Linda, Rohwer Forest, Francis Christopher A
Abstract excerpt
Corals are known to harbor diverse microbial communities of Bacteria and Archaea, yet the ecological role of these microorganisms remains largely unknown. Here we report putative ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) genes of archaeal origin associated with corals. Multiple DNA samples drawn from nine coral species and four different reef locations were PCR screened for archaeal and bacterial amoA genes, and...
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