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SUBMITTER: Theerachat M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3056131 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Theerachat Monnat M Virunanon Chompunuch C Chulalaksananukul Suphang S Sinbuathong Nusara N Chulalaksananukul Warawut W
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 20100810 4
The genetic heterogeneity of the nitrite reductase gene (nirK and nirS) fragments from denitrifying prokaryotes in a non-agricultural forest soil in Thailand was investigated using soil samples from the Plant Germplasm-Royal Initiation Project area in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. Soil bacteria were screened for denitrification activity and 13 (from 211) positive isolates were obtained and further evaluated for their ability to reduce nitrate and to accumulate or reduce nitrite. Three species ...[more]