Presence of Nitrate-Accumulating Sulfur Bacteria and Their Influence on Nitrogen Cycling in a Shallow Coastal Marine Sediment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 3481-3487

  Sayama, Mikio ^a  

^a NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROGEN; SEA WATER; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SEAWATER; SULFUR;

EID: 0035430274     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.8.3481-3487.2001     Document Type: Article

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