A nitrite microsensor for profiling environmental biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 973-977

  De Beer, Dirk ^a   Schramm, Andreas ^a,b   Santegoeds, Cecilia M ^a   Kühl, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT DERIVATIVE; FRESH WATER; NITRITE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; SENSOR; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0031030476     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.3.973-977.1997     Document Type: Article

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