Open AccessDenitrification by extremely halophilic bacteria
Author(s) -
Hochstein Lawrence I.,
Tomlinson Geraldine A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00691.x
Subject(s) - denitrifying bacteria , halophile , bacteria , nitrate , denitrification , anaerobic bacteria , aerobic denitrification , anaerobic exercise , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , environmental chemistry , ecology , nitrogen , physiology , organic chemistry , genetics
Extremely halophilic bacteria were isolated from widely separated sites by anaerobic enrichment in the presence of nitrate. The anaerobic growth of several of these isolates was accompanied by the production of nitrite, nitrous oxide, and dinitrogen. These results are a direct confirmation of the existence of extremely halophilic denitrifying bacteria, and suggest that such bacteria may be common inhabitants of hypersaline environments.