A unifying kinetic model of denitrification

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-249

  Almeida, J S ^b   Reis, M A M ^b   Carrondo, M J T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRITE; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DENITRIFICATION; KINETICS; MICROORGANISM; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REDUCTION; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0031582387     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0352     Document Type: Article

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