Distribution of Nitrosomonas europaea and Paracoccus denitrificans immobilized in tubular polymeric gel for nitrogen removal

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 816-819

  Uemoto, Hiroaki ^a   Saiki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; GEL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; GELS; HYDROGEN; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NITROGEN; NITROSOMONAS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 0033952914     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.2.816-819.2000     Document Type: Article

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