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Community shift of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea.

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol · 2012 · PMC3304064 · PMID 22005744

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In contrast, organic contaminants and heavy metals, e.g., mercury (Hg) in the sediments displayed a decreasing trend from the Pearl River Delta estuary to the open sea (Shi et al. 2010 ).

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