thaumarchaeotal

English

Adjective

thaumarchaeotal (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Thaumarchaeota^ws.

   Synonyms: thaumarchaeotic, thaumarchaeal

   • 2019, Suhaib A. Bandh, editor, Freshwater Microbiology: Perspectives of Bacterial Dynamics in Lake Ecosystems, page 247:

     The strong correlations found between abundance of thaumarchaeotal 16S rRNA gene, archaeal amoA gene, and nitrite concentrations indicate an ammonium oxidation potential of these microorganisms.

Related terms

• thaumarchaeote