Quantification of denitrifying bacteria and denitrification process in surface sediment at adjacent sea area of the Yangtze River Estuary in summer

Zhongguo Huanjing Kexue/China Environmental Science

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 756-761

  Li, Jia Lin ^a   Bai, Jie ^a   Gao, Hui Wang ^a   Wang, Xiao Dong ^a   Yu, Jiang Hua ^a   Zhang, Gui Ling ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Denitrifying bacteria; Environmental factors; Sediment; Yangtze River Estuary

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249130721     PISSN: 10006923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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