Characterization of the microbial community and nitrogen transformation processes associated with moving bed bioreactors in a closed recirculated mariculture system

Aquaculture

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 187-202

  Tal, Yossi ^a   Watts, Joy E M ^a   Schreier, Susan B ^a   Sowers, Kevin R ^a   Schreier, Harold J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anammox; Denitrification; Microbial community profile; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; MARICULTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DENITRIFICATION; MARICULTURE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROFLORA; MOVING BED BIOREACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM;

NITROSOMONAS CRYOTOLERANS; NITROSPIRA MARINA; PLANCTOMYCETES; PSEUDOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 0037427769     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00372-1     Document Type: Article

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