Linking diversity and stable isotope fractionation in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-353

  Casciotti, Karen L ^a   Sigman, Daniel M ^a   Ward, Bess B ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia monooxygenase; Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; Nitrification; Stable isotope fractionation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NITROSOMONAS EUTROPHA; NITROSOMONAS MARINA; NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSOSPIRA TENUIS;

EID: 0141571401     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450303895     Document Type: Article

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