title: Detection of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria in Ago Bay sediments.
abstract: We identified 16S rRNA gene sequences in sediment samples from Ago Bay in Japan, forming a new branch of the anammox group or closely related to anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacterial sequences. Anammox activity in the sediment samples was detected by (15)N tracer assays. These results, along with the results of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis, suggest the presence of anammox bacteria in the marine sediments.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakka
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakka
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007564:Japan; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010802:Phylogeny; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds