Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) play an important role in the global nitrogen cycle, in agriculture, and in wastewater treatment. Cultivation of AOB is difficult and very time consuming. Therefore, today these bacteria are often detected and identified using molecular methods, especially comparative sequence analysis of their 16S rRNA- and amoA- genes. In this thesis 16S rRNA and amoA databases containing all published AOB sequences have been established. Moreover, the sequences of both marker molecules of 44 additional AOB isolates have been determined. Based on the updated and extended databases thorough phylogenetic analyses have been performed and a "genospecies-concept" for the detection of to-date unknown AOB species has been proposed. In addition, the specificity of all published primers and probes for the detection of AOB has been revaluated and natural distribution patterns of distinct AOB-groups have been revealed.
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Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) play an important role in the global nitrogen cycle, in agriculture, and in wastewater treatment. Cultivation of AOB is difficult and very time consuming. Therefore, today these bacteria are often detected and identified using molecular methods, especially comparative sequence analysis of their 16S rRNA- and amoA- genes. In this thesis 16S rRNA and amoA databases containing all published AOB sequences have been established. Moreover, the sequences of both marker...
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