Nitrite reductase activity of sulphate-reducing bacteria prevents their inhibition by nitrate-reducing, sulphide-oxidizing bacteria

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 607-617

  Greene, E A ^a   Hubert, C ^a   Nemati, M ^b   Jenneman, G E ^c   Voordouw, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOSIS; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; NITRATES; NITRITE REDUCTASES; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBACTER POSTGATEI; DESULFOBACTERIUM AUTOTROPHICUM; DESULFOBULBUS PROPIONICUS; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; THIOMICROSPIRA; THIOMICROSPIRA SP.;

EID: 0037964766     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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