Autotrophic Ammonia Oxidation at Low pH through Urea Hydrolysis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2952-2957

  Burton, Simon A Q ^a,b   Prosser, Jim I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; UREA;

ARTICLE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH;

AMMONIA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; UREA;

EID: 0035408582     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.2952-2957.2001     Document Type: Article

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