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ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 201, Issue 8, Pages 1141-1146Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-019-01680-6
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amoA; Thaumarchaeota; Carbon fixation; Plankton; Marine snow
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- MEXT KAKENHI Grant [JP24121004]
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We analyzed the vertical distributions of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) in terms of abundance in Suruga Bay, Japan. We distinguished particle-associated (PA) from free-living (FL) assemblages. According to quantitative PCR measurements of the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A gene (amoA), most marine AOA were in an FL state. The vertical distributions of PA AOA ecotypes differed from the general trend; the Shallow Marine clade was dominant in both the surface and deep layers. Thus, although PA AOA account for a small percentage of AOA abundance, they have a community structure distinct from that of FL AOA in planktonic environments. Marine particles should be investigated further as an unexplored niche of AOA in the ocean.
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