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8 - Dissimilatory nitrate and nitrite ammonification by sulphate-reducing eubacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2009

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José J. G. Moura ,
Pablo Gonzalez ,
Isabel Moura  and
Guy Fauque
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Larry L. Barton  and
W. Allan Hamilton
Larry L. Barton
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico
W. Allan Hamilton
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen
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Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria
Environmental and Engineered Systems
 , pp. 241 - 264
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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