N Kinetic Analysis of N(2)O Production by Nitrosomonas europaea: an Examination of Nitrifier Denitrification.

A series of N isotope tracer experiments showed that Nitrosomonas europaea produces nitrous oxide only under oxygen-limiting conditions and that the labeled N from nitrite, but not nitrate, is incorporated into nitrous oxide, indicating the presence of the "denitrifying enzyme" nitrite reductase. A ... View More