Functional Diversity in the Denitrifying Biofilm of the Methanol-Fed Marine Denitrification System at the Montreal Biodome

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 726-735

  Auclair, Julie ^a   Parent, Serge ^b   Villemur, Richard ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b Biodôme de Montréal ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METHANOL; NITRATE; NITRITE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANADA; DENITRIFICATION; GENETICS; HYPHOMICROBIACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PISCIRICKETTSIACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; HYPHOMICROBIACEAE; METHANOL; NITRATES; NITRITES; PISCIRICKETTSIACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUEBEC; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYPHOMICROBIUM; HYPHOMICROBIUM SP.; METHYLOPHAGA;

EID: 84864362947     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9960-2     Document Type: Article

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