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    Do we really understand the nitrification cycle?

    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%...l.pone.0023281

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

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    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/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danburns View Post
    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
    Jon
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mugwump View Post
    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!!!

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