Salinity and redox-driven niche differentiation of ammonia-oxidizing microbes in a saline-alkaline river system.

The ammonia oxidation process constitutes a critical step in the nitrogen cycle within river ecosystems. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) are the major contributors to this process; however, their relative contribu…

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