Activity and Community Composition of Denitrifying Bacteria in Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)-Using Solid-phase Denitrification Processes

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-31

  Khan, Shams Tabrez ^a   Horiba, Yoko ^a   Takahashi, Naoto ^a   Hiraishi, Akira ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

microbial community; nirS gene; nosZ gene; poly(3 hydroxybutyrate); Solid phase denitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016981784     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.22.20     Document Type: Article

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