Role of the denitrifying Haloarchaea in the treatment of nitrite-brines

International Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 111-119

  Nájera Fernández, Cindy ^a   Zafrilla, Basilio ^a   Bonete, María José ^a   Martínez Espinosa, Rosa María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assimilatory nitrite pathway; Bioremediation; Brines; Denitrification; Haloarchaea; Haloferax mediterranei; Respiratory nitrite pathway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872519411     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.164     Document Type: Article

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