Influence of algal community structure on denitrification rates in periphyton cultivated on artificial substrata

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-152

  Ishida, Cari K ^a   Arnon, Shai ^a   Peterson, Christopher G ^b   Kelly, John J ^b   Gray, Kimberly A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; NITRITE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEASON; SEDIMENT;

ALGAE; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANOBACTERIA; DIATOMS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; NITRITES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEASONS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 44849136535     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-007-9332-0     Document Type: Article

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