Identification, enumeration, and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in the Laurentian Great Lakes

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Summary

It is concluded that Thaumarchaeota (AOA) dominate the ammonia oxidizing archaea community in Superior pelagic microbial community, although AOA diversity in Lake Superior was observed to be low, indicating only a few key ecotypes can survive the extreme oligotrophic conditions prevalent in the lake.

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2013-01-01
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Thaumarchaeota, Nitrification, Archaea, Epilimnion, Nitrate

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