Dynamics of denitrification activity of Paracoccus denitrificans in continuous culture during aerobic-anaerobic changes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4367-4374

  Baumann, Barbara ^a   Snozzi, Mario ^a   Zehnder, Alexander J B ^a   Van Meer, Jan Roelof Der ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRITE REDUCTASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 0029765614     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4367-4374.1996     Document Type: Article

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