Immunocytochemical localization of membrane-bound ammonia monooxygenase in cells of ammonia oxidizing bacteria

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-106

  Fiencke, Claudia ^a   Bock, Eberhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia monooxygenase; AMO; Antibodies; Immunogold labeling; Nitrosococcus; Nitrosomonas; Nitrosospira

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIA MONOOXYGENASE A; AMMONIA MONOOXYGENASE B; MEMBRANE ENZYME; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBEDDING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMMONIA; CELL MEMBRANE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NITROSOMONADACEAE; NITROSOMONAS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOCOCCUS; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS EUTROPHA; NITROSOSPIRA;

EID: 32344438657     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-005-0074-4     Document Type: Article

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