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

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Laura A. Sauder,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Katja Engel,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Jennifer C. Stearns,

Current address: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Andre P. Masella,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Pawliszyn,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Josh D. Neufeld

* E-mail: jneufeld@uwaterloo.ca

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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