Global Distribution of Anaerobic Ammonia Oxidation (Anammox) Bacteria - Field Surveys in Wetland, Dryland, Groundwater Aquifer and Snow.

ABSTRACT: The discovery of anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) expanded our knowledge on the microbial nitrogen cycle. Previous studies report that anammox bacteria are distributed in a wide range of habitats and plays significant roles in the global nitrogen cycle. However, most studies focus only on individual ecosystems or datasets from public databases. To date, our understanding of how anammox bacteria respond to environmental properties and are distributed in different habitats on a global scale, remain unclear. To explore the global distribution of anammox bacteria, samples were collected from different habitats at different locations globally, including wetlands, drylands, groundwater aquifers and snow from 10 countries across six continents. We then used high-throughput amplicon sequencin

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6861858 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature