Molecular analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria of the β subdivision of the class Proteobacteria in compost and composted materials

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 396-403

  Kowalchuk, George A ^a   Naoumenko, Zinaida S ^b   Derikx, Piet J L ^c   Felske, Andreas ^c   Stephen, John R ^d   Arkhipchenko, Irina A ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b ALL RUSSIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; NITROGEN CYCLE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROSOMONAS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMOA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032975666     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.396-403.1999     Document Type: Article

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