High nitrate concentrations in vacuolate, autotrophic marine Beggiatoa spp.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 954-958

  McHatton, Sarah C ^a   Barry, James P ^b   Jannasch, Holger W ^c   Nelson, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BEGGIATOA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030051143     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.954-958.1996     Document Type: Article

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