%0 Journal Article %@ 1660-4601 %A Xu, A %A Li, L %A Xie, J %A Gopalakrishnan, S %A Zhang, R %A Luo, Z %A Cai, L %A Liu, C %A Wang, L %A Anwar, S %A Jiang, Y %D 2022 %F icrisat:11961 %I MDPI %J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (TSI) %K Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), Soil properties %N 5 %P 1-18 %T Changes in Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea and Bacterial Communities and Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in Response to Long-Term Nitrogen Fertilization %U http://oar.icrisat.org/11961/ %V 19 %X Ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) mediate a crucial step in nitrogen (N) metabolism. The effect of N fertilizer rates on AOA and AOB communities is less studied in the wheat-fallow system from semi-arid areas. Based on a 17-year wheat field experiment, we explored the effect of five N fertilizer rates (0, 52.5, 105, 157.5, and 210 kg ha