Sulfide-induced dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia in anaerobic freshwater sediments

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-138

  Brunet, R C ^a   Garcia Gil, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia; Ferrous sulfide; Sediment; Sulfide; Thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FERROUS SULFIDE; NITRATE; SULFIDE; THIOSULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATE; REDUCTION;

EID: 0030251273     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00051-7     Document Type: Article

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