Salinity decreases nitrite reductase gene diversity in denitrifying bacteria of wastewater treatment systems.

ABSTRACT: Investigation of the diversity of nirK and nirS in denitrifying bacteria revealed that salinity decreased the diversity in a nitrate-containing saline wastewater treatment system. The predominant nirS clone was related to nirS derived from marine bacteria, and the predominant nirK clone was related to nirK of the genus ALCALIGENES:

SUBMITTER: Yoshie S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC404418 | biostudies-literature | 2004 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature