I've read in several threads on various forums that a shovel full of topsoil from your yard contains more nitrifying bacteria that you'll ever grow in your filter.
Just read an article that supports that idea...though not directly related to the nitrogen cycle.
I'm not making any scientific claims, just putting out some food for thought.
"The entire history of eukaryotes (from amoeba to human) fits on one single, thin twig. This solidifies the notion that eukaryotes and archaea are closely related. But bacteria make up most of the tree’s branches. And*a lot*of the diversity exists right under our*noses: “Meadow soil is one of the most microbially complex environments on the planet,”*asserts Dr. Laura Hug, one of the researcher in the study"
There's a Revised "Tree Of Life," And It Has 1000+ New Species
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Just read an article that supports that idea...though not directly related to the nitrogen cycle.
I'm not making any scientific claims, just putting out some food for thought.
"The entire history of eukaryotes (from amoeba to human) fits on one single, thin twig. This solidifies the notion that eukaryotes and archaea are closely related. But bacteria make up most of the tree’s branches. And*a lot*of the diversity exists right under our*noses: “Meadow soil is one of the most microbially complex environments on the planet,”*asserts Dr. Laura Hug, one of the researcher in the study"
There's a Revised "Tree Of Life," And It Has 1000+ New Species
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