Nitrate and nitrite removal from salted water by Haloferax mediterranei

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 25, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 295-300

  Martínez Espinosa, Rosa María ^a   Zafrilla, Basilio ^a   Camacho, Mónica ^a   Bonete, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archaeon; Assimilatory nitrate pathway; Bioremediation; Denitrification; Halophile; Respiratory nitrate pathway

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARCHAEON; ASSIMILATORY NITRATE PATHWAY; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FERTILISERS; HIGH SALT CONCENTRATION; NITRITE REMOVAL; NITROGEN SPECIES; REPAIR DAMAGE; SALTED WATER; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; OXYGEN; POLLUTION;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 77952468426     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420701422781     Document Type: Article

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