Ureolytic Prokaryotes in Soil: Community Abundance and Diversity.
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SUBMITTER: Oshiki M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6031400 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
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Ureolytic Prokaryotes in Soil: Community Abundance and Diversity.
Oshiki Mamoru M Araki Mitsuru M Hirakata Yuga Y Hatamoto Masashi M Yamaguchi Takashi T Araki Nobuo N
Microbes and environments 20180428 2
Although the turnover of urea is a crucial process in nitrogen transformation in soil, limited information is currently available on the abundance and diversity of ureolytic prokaryotes. The abundance and diversity of the soil 16S rRNA gene and ureC (encoding a urease catalytic subunit) were examined in seven soil types using quantitative PCR and amplicon sequencing with Illumina MiSeq. The amplicon sequencing of ureC revealed that the ureolytic community was composed of phylogenetically varied ...[more]
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