Applying a most probable number method for enumerating planktonic, dissimilatory, ammonium-producing, nitrate-reducing bacteria in oil field waters

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 725-729

  Eckford, Ruth E ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Dissimilatory nitrate reduction; Heterotroph; Nitrate reducing bacteria; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATES; OIL FIELDS;

HETEROTROPH; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER (MPN); NITRATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CARBON; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATE; PETROLEUM; PYRUVIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; SULFIDE;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SAMPLING; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PETROLEUM; PLANKTON; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29144462039     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-055     Document Type: Article

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