Ecology and Distribution of Thaumarchaea in the Deep Hypolimnion of Lake Maggiore.

ABSTRACT: Ammonia-oxidizing Archaea (AOA) play an important role in the oxidation of ammonia in terrestrial, marine, and geothermal habitats, as confirmed by a number of studies specifically focused on those environments. Much less is known about the ecological role of AOA in freshwaters. In order to reach a high resolution at the Thaumarchaea community level, the probe MGI-535 was specifically designed for this study and applied to fluorescence in situ hybridization and catalyzed reporter deposition (CARD-FISH) analysis. We then applied it to a fine analysis of diversity and relative abundance of AOA in the deepest layers of the oligotrophic Lake Maggiore, confirming previous published results of AOA presence, but showing differences in abundance and distribution within the water column without sig

SUBMITTER: Coci M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4561949 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature