Elevated salinity selects for a less diverse ammonia-oxidizing population in aquarium biofilters

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Grommen, Roeland ^a   Dauw, Lenny ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a Laboratory of Microbial Ecology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aquarium; Biofilter; Inoculum; Nitrification; Nitrosomonas

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

AQUARIUM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILTER; DENATURATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY;

EID: 13844315954     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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