Enhancing biological nitrogen removal from tannery effluent by using the efficient Brachymonas denitrificans in pilot plant operations

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 545-552

  Leta, Seyoum ^a,b   Assefa, Fassil ^a   Dalhammar, Gunnel ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bio augmentation; Denitrifying bacteria; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Nitrate uptake rate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; TANNING;

NITROGEN UPTAKE RATE (NUR); PILOT PLANT REACTORS; TANNERY EFFLUENTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

BRACHYMONAS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 22944446737     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-3272-3     Document Type: Article

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