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

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 May;70(5):3152-7. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.5.3152-3157.2004.

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:

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anaerobiosis
  • Bacteria / enzymology*
  • Bacteria / genetics*
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Industrial Waste
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nitrite Reductases / genetics*
  • Nitrites / metabolism*
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sodium Chloride / metabolism
  • Sodium Chloride / pharmacology*
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid

Substances

  • Industrial Waste
  • Nitrites
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Nitrite Reductases

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB118878
  • GENBANK/AB118879
  • GENBANK/AB118880
  • GENBANK/AB118881
  • GENBANK/AB118882
  • GENBANK/AB118883
  • GENBANK/AB118884
  • GENBANK/AB118885
  • GENBANK/AB118886
  • GENBANK/AB118887
  • GENBANK/AB118888
  • GENBANK/AB118889
  • GENBANK/AB118890
  • GENBANK/AB118891
  • GENBANK/AB118892
  • GENBANK/AB118893
  • GENBANK/AB118894
  • GENBANK/AB118895
  • GENBANK/AB118896
  • GENBANK/AB118897
  • GENBANK/AB118898
  • GENBANK/AB118899
  • GENBANK/AB118900
  • GENBANK/AB118901
  • GENBANK/AB118902
  • GENBANK/AB118903
  • GENBANK/AB118904