Effect of electromagnetic fields on the denitrification activity of Paracoccus denitrificans

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-95

  Fojt, Lukáš ^a,b   Strašák, Luděk ^a   Vetterl, Vladimír ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

CFU number; Denitrification; Graphite electrodes; Low frequency electromagnetic field; Paracoccus denitrificans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; DENITRIFICATION; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GRAPHITE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; COLONY FORMING UNITS (CFU); DUROQUINONE (DQ); ELECTRON MEDIATORS; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

DUROQUINONE; GRAPHITE; NITRATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CATALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DENITRIFICATION; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NITRITES; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 33845635303     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2006.03.023     Document Type: Article

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