Do we really understand the nitrification cycle?

[Mugwump]

Here's a further study, and nice piece on the subject.

quarium Nitrification Revisited: Thaumarchaeota Are the Dominant Ammonia Oxidizers in Freshwater Aquarium Biofilters

Laura A. Sauder,


Katja Engel,


Jennifer C. Stearns,


Andre P. Masella,


Richard Pawliszyn,


Josh D. Neufeld mail




Published: August 16, 2011
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023281




http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0023281

[Danburns]

Highly informative and revealing! Thanks for the link, Jon.

[Danburns]

Here is a little additional info on Thaumarchaeota for the curious minds out there. From the National Institutes of Health.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126993/

[Mugwump]

Here is a little additional info on Thaumarchaeota for the curious minds out there. From the National Institutes of Health.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126993/

Thanks Dan, a lot of it is beyond me, but as always, ..I read them anyway, combining what I do know, and figuring a relationship, somehow, to what's being presented. Most times the unknown meshes nicely, and I can actually learn something...LOL

[Danburns]

Thanks Dan, a lot of it is beyond me, but as always, ..I read them anyway, combining what I do know, and figuring a relationship, somehow, to what's being presented. Most times the unknown meshes nicely, and I can actually learn something...LOL

I'm 100% with ya. It would be nice for Google to have a translate "Layman's" button. Might be an interesting way to understand Lawyer-speak too!!!