Short exposure to acetylene to distinguish between nitrifier and denitrifier nitrous oxide production in soil and sediment samples

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-120

  Kester, Ronald A ^a   De Boer, Wietse ^a   Laanbroek, Hendrikus J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide emission; Sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029980930     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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