Controls and adaptive management of nitrification in agricultural soils

J Norton, Y Ouyang - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is responsible for over half of the input of reactive nitrogen (N) to terrestrial
systems; however improving N availability remains the primary management technique to …

Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: when does community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem processes?

EB Graham, JE Knelman, A Schindlbacher… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Microorganisms are vital in mediating the earth's biogeochemical cycles; yet, despite our
rapidly increasing ability to explore complex environmental microbial communities, the …

Community, distribution, and ecological roles of estuarine archaea

D Zou, H Liu, M Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Archaea are diverse and ubiquitous prokaryotes present in both extreme and moderate
environments. Estuaries, serving as links between the land and ocean, harbor numerous …

Seasonality distribution of the abundance and activity of nitrification and denitrification microorganisms in sediments of surface flow constructed wetlands planted with …

X Li, M Zhang, F Liu, L Chen, Y Li, Y Li, R Xiao… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCWs) planted with Myriophyllum elatinoides for
treatment of swine wastewater were examined to evaluate the effect of season, segment …

Autotrophic growth of bacterial and archaeal ammonia oxidizers in freshwater sediment microcosms incubated at different temperatures

Y Wu, X Ke, M Hernández, B Wang… - Applied and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Both bacteria and archaea potentially contribute to ammonia oxidation, but their roles in
freshwater sediments are still poorly understood. Seasonal differences in the relative …

Short exposure to oxygen and sulfide alter nitrification, denitrification, and DNRA activity in seasonally hypoxic estuarine sediments

JM Caffrey, S Bonaglia, DJ Conley - FEMS microbiology letters, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Increased organic loading to sediments from eutrophication often results in hypoxia,
reduced nitrification and increased production of hydrogen sulfide, altering the balance …

pH rather than nitrification and urease inhibitors determines the community of ammonia oxidizers in a vegetable soil

R Xi, XE Long, S Huang, H Yao - Amb Express, 2017 - Springer
Nitrification inhibitors and urease inhibitors, such as nitrapyrin and N-(n-butyl)
thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT), can improve the efficiencies of nitrogen fertilizers in …

Community diversity and abundance of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea and bacteria in shrimp pond sediment at different culture stages

D Wei, S Zeng, D Hou, R Zhou, C Xing… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Ammonia oxidation is a significant process of nitrogen cycles in a lot of ecosystems
sediments while there are few studies in shrimp culture pond (SCP) sediments. This paper …

Community structure and transcript responses of anammox bacteria, AOA, and AOB in mangrove sediment microcosms amended with ammonium and nitrite

M Li, JD Gu - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
The anthropogenic nitrogen (N) input as an important source strongly influences the
microbial N cycling in coastal ecosystems. In this study, we investigated the responses of …

Species, abundance and function of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in inland waters across China

L Zhou, S Wang, Y Zou, C Xia, G Zhu - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Ammonia oxidation is the first step in nitrification and was thought to be performed solely by
specialized bacteria. The discovery of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) changed this view …