The Roles of Porous Coral Sands in Initial Enrichment of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria

The purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of coral sands in the enrichment and isolation of ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AOB). We hypothesized that the porous coral sands provided additional surface area and nutrients for the growth of periphytic AOB. In the present study, an orthogonal...

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Main Authors: Qing Guo, Zao-he Wu, Ming-liang Qian, Binhe Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.108