Evaluation of nitrifying bacteria product to improve nitrification efficacy in recirculating aquaculture systems

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-82

  Kuhn, David D ^a   Drahos, David D ^b   Marsh, Lori ^a   Flick, George J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Novozymes Biotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Nitrification; Nitrifiers; Nitrite; Nitrobacter; Nitrobacter winogradskyi; Nitrogen management; Nitrosomonas; Nitrosomonas eutropha; Recirculating Aquaculture; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

NITRIFIERS; NITRITE; NITROBACTER; NITROGEN MANAGEMENT; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS EUTROPHA; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE; SHRIMP;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTS; OXIDATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTRATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; MARICULTURE; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; SHRIMP CULTURE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI; NITROBACTER; NITROBACTER WINOGRADSKYI; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS EUTROPHA;

EID: 77956612068     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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