The influence of nitrate on microbial processes in oil industry production waters

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 80-86

  Davidova, I ^a   Hicks, M S ^b   Fedorak, P M ^b   Suflita, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Nitrate reducing bacteria; Petroleum; Sulfate; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

NITRATE; NITRITE; PETROLEUM; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES;

ALBERTA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITRATES; NITRITES; OKLAHOMA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PETROLEUM; SULFATES; SULFIDES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035434606     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.7000166     Document Type: Article

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