denitrifying bacteria


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denitrifying bacteria

the bacteria responsible for DENITRIFICATION; an example is Pseudomonas denitrificans.
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Many genera of denitrifying bacteria can use NO3- and NO2- to degrade organic matter.
Ammonia Nitrogen Removal by Single-stage Process: A Review
The denitrifying bacteria in this long-traveled water, however, are unable to produce similar amounts of nitrogen due to a lack of nutrients in the region.
Nitrogen-producing bacteria ride ocean currents
By the 1880s, other chemists and biologists had worked out the basics of the nitrogen cycle, complete with roles for legumes and nitrogen-fixing, nitrifying, and denitrifying bacteria (Leigh 2004).
Learning from 100 years of ammonia synthesis: establishing human-defined limits through adaptive systems of governance
Quantification of denitrifying bacteria in soils by nirK gene targeted real-time PCR.
Isolation and characterization of novel denitrifying bacterium Geobacillus sp. SG-01 strain from wood chips composted with swine manure
Denitrifying bacteria obtain energy for metabolism and growth from the oxidation of reduced iron and manganese (Sarin et al.
Research on correlation between nitrogen compounds, iron and manganese concentrations in drinking water supply systems
In spite of the higher salinity of mangrove soils, denitrifying bacteria (10.
Diversity and seasonal fluctuation of predominant microbial communities in Bhitarkanika, a tropical mangrove ecosystem in India
The incubation times at 30[degrees]C were 24 h for total bacteria, 48 h for total fungi, 4 days for nitrifying bacteria, and 7 days for denitrifying bacteria.
Impact of successive sugarcane harvests and trash management practices on soil microbiological properties
2006, "Characterization of membrane-bound nitrate reductase from denitrifying bacteria Ochrobactrum anthropi SY509".
Temperature and pH stability of a novel cell-associated Tannase of Serratia ficaria DTC
But still another group of microorganisms, the denitrifying bacteria reduces nitrates all the way to molecular nitrogen.
A nitrogen fixation
The team obtained denitrifying bacteria from soil samples collected at a nearby overland flow treatment site and cultured them in the lab.
New ways to clean up water and use it again
Philippot L, Hallin S (2005) Finding the missing link between diversity and activity using denitrifying bacteria as a model functional community.
Environmental and edaphic drivers of bacterial communities involved in soil N-cycling
Conventional technologies, such as activated sludge, rely on bacteria with fast-growth life strategies in which nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria grow suspended in the water column.
Emerging models for nitrogen removal in treatment wetlands

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