In situ distribution and activity of nitrifying bacteria in freshwater sediment

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 798-803

  Altmann, Dörte ^a   Stief, Peter ^a   Amann, Rudolf ^a   De Beer, Dirk ^a   Schramm, Andreas ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NITRITES; OXYGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITROSPIRA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0041350475     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-2920.2003.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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