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Many soil functions are driven by soil microorganisms and they have therefore been identified as appropriate indicators for monitoring of soil status. Genetic profiling of the bacterial ammonia oxidizing community was recently top-scored as soil biological indicator (Ritz et al., 2009). However, ammonia oxidation is not only performed by bacteria, but also ammonia oxidizing archaea. Based on the suggested niche differentiation between these two groups and findings that they are susceptible to environmental change in soil ecosystems at varying scales, we suggest that the abundance of these two communities rather than community profiling of the ammonia oxidizing bacteria could serve as a relevant and cost-effective bioindicator for soil monitoring. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Nyckelord

Ammonia oxidation; AOB; AOA; Bioindicator; Biological soil status; Quantitative PCR

Publicerad i

Ecological Indicators
2011, volym: 11, nummer: 6, sidor: 1696-1698
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU författare

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald

UKÄ forskningsämne

Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Jordbruksvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.018

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/58109