Steady-state nitrogen isotope effects of N2 and N2O production in Paracoccus denitrificans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 989-994

  Barford, Carol C ^a   Montoya, Joseph P ^a,c   Altabet, Mark A ^b   Mitchell, Ralph ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DENITRIFICATION; FRACTIONATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; REACTOR; REDUCTION; STEADY STATE;

PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 0033061458     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.3.989-994.1999     Document Type: Article

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