In situ substrate conversion and assimilation by nitrifying bacteria in a model biofilm

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1392-1404

  Gieseke, Armin ^a   Nielsen, Jeppe Lund ^b   Amann, Rudolf ^a   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^b   De Beer, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CARBON; NITRATE; NITRITE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NITROSOMONADACEAE;

AMMONIA; BICARBONATES; BIOFILMS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROSOMONADACEAE; OXYGEN;

NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NITROSOMONAS OLIGOTROPHA; NITROSPIRA SP.;

EID: 23944519398     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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