Temporal shifts of nitrite reducing communities in a rice field soil in Ibague (Colombia)

• Published in: Agronomía Colombiana
• Main Authors: Castro-González, Maribeb, Lima, Amanda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias 2016
• Subjects: denitrification; nitrogen cycle; soil microorganisms; nirS gene; diversity; S590-599.9; Sciences; Agricultural; desnitrificación; ciclo del nitrógeno; microorganismos del suelo; gen nirS; diversidad; Fuerte; Arctic
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/agrocol/article/view/52993

Denitrification and nitrification are microbial processes that regulate the cycle of nitrogen and nitrous oxide, which is considered an important greenhouse gas. Rice field soils have been known to have strong denitrifying activities; however, the microorganism structure that is responsible for deni...