Evidence for the direct oxidation of organic nitrogen to N2 gas in the Arabian Sea

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1798-1800

  Trimmer, Mark ^a   Purdy, Kevin J ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anammox; denitrification; nitrogen; organic; oxygen

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

DENITRIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; OXIDATION; SEAWATER; SUBOXIC CONDITIONS; UREA; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; GAS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEA;

BACTERIA; GASES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OCEANS AND SEAS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84865316311     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2012.18     Document Type: Article

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