Using the variation of anammox bacteria community structures as a bio-indicator for anthropogenic/terrestrial nitrogen inputs in the Pearl River Delta (PRD)

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9875-9883

  Li, Meng ^a   Cao, Huiluo ^a   Hong, Yiguo ^b   Gu, Ji Dong ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anammox bacteria; Anthropogenic terrestrial nitrogen inputs; Bio indicator; Community structure; Pearl River Delta

Indexed keywords

ANAMMOX BACTERIA; ANTHROPOGENIC/ TERRESTRIAL NITROGEN INPUTS; BIO-INDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; PEARL RIVER DELTA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN; OPEN OCEAN; ORGANIC MATTER; SEA SURFACE SALINITY;

ANAMMOX BACTERIUM; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BROCADIA; CHINA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; HABITAT; KUENENIA; MANGROVE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SALINITY; SCALINDUA; SEA; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS SCALINDUA;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOTA; CHINA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RIVERS; SALINITY;

EID: 84888431412     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4990-y     Document Type: Article

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