Cowan, Don A.Lako, JosephDept. of BiotechnologyFaculty of Science2013-06-142024-05-092007/04/132007/04/132013-06-142024-05-092005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/13243Magister Scientiae - MScThe major objective of this study was to investigate soil ammonia-oxidizing bacterial diversity and composition associated with plant roots of Proteaceae plants and to compare it with non-plant associated soil.enBacteriaNitrifyingNitrogen in agricultureSoil microbiologyAnalysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria associated with the roots of Proteaceae plant species in soils of Fynbos ecosystemThesisUniversity of the Western Cape