The anaerobic oxidation of hydrazine: A novel reaction in microbial nitrogen metabolism

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-67

  Schalk, Jos ^a   Oustad, Hege ^b   Kuenen, J Gijs ^a   Jetten, Mike S M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation; Biofilm reactor; Hydrazine; Nitrification; Nitrite; Nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HYDRAZINE; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 18744426307     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00501-6     Document Type: Article

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