Detection of Anammox Bacteria in Ammonium-Contaminated Groundwater
Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria perform an important step in the global nitrogen cycle: oxidizing ammonium and reducing nitrite to form dinitrogen gas in the absence of oxygen. Anammox bacteria from the Planctomycetes phylum have been identified in a variety of natural environments b...
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6332 |