Secondary functions of ammonia oxidising bacteria and their impact on the environment

• Main Author: Chua, Desmond Feng Jun
• Other Authors: Zhou Yan
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/79008
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ammonia oxidising bacteria (AOB) play an important role in the Earth’s ecosystem by being the only known autotrophic bacteria to be able to convert ammonia to nitrite, the first step in nitrogen removal. Besides their primary function and ability, AOB also have secondary functions that have an effec...