title: Denitrification by extremely halophilic bacteria.
abstract: 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 nitrate, 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.
authors.affiliation: Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Hochstein
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D006217:Halobacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D009573:Nitrites; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D009584:Nitrogen