African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Pharmaceutical compounds effects on Nitrosomonas europaea nitrification process

I. Bragança
  • I. Bragança
  • REQUIMTE, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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J. Pacheco
  • J. Pacheco
  • REQUIMTE, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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C. Delerue-Matos
  • C. Delerue-Matos
  • REQUIMTE, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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V. F. Domingues*
  • V. F. Domingues*
  • REQUIMTE, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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C. K. Gunsch
  • C. K. Gunsch
  • Duke University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287, USA
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C.A. Gwin
  • C.A. Gwin
  • Duke University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287, USA
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A. S. Danko
  • A. S. Danko
  • 2. CIGAR, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; 4. CERENA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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  •  Received: 11 July 2013
  •  Accepted: 07 April 2014
  •  Published: 30 April 2014

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