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anaerobic respiration, using ammonium as electron donor

Known as: anammox 
The oxidation of ammonium (NH4) to nitrogen (N2) in the absence of oxygen, using nitrite (NO2) as the electron acceptor. It is suggested that… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Low temperature partial nitritation/anammox in a moving bed biofilm reactor treating low strength wastewater.
Municipal wastewater collected in areas with moderate climate is subjected to a gradual temperature decrease from around 20 °C in… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Aggregate Size and Architecture Determine Microbial Activity Balance for One-Stage Partial Nitritation and Anammox
ABSTRACT Aerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AerAOB) and anoxic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) cooperate in partial… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Short- and long-term effects of temperature on the Anammox process.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Development of high-rate anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) biofilm reactors.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Diversity and Abundance of Nitrate Reductase Genes (narG and napA), Nitrite Reductase Genes (nirS and nrfA), and Their Transcripts in Estuarine Sediments
ABSTRACT Estuarine systems are the major conduits for the transfer of nitrate from agricultural and other terrestrial… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Candidatus "Scalindua brodae", sp. nov., Candidatus "Scalindua wagneri", sp. nov., two new species of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria.
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is both a promising process in wastewater treatment and a long overlooked microbial… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
New concepts of microbial treatment processes for the nitrogen removal in wastewater.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
CANON and Anammox in a gas-lift reactor.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Completely autotrophic nitrogen removal over nitrite in one single reactor.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Biological treatment of ammonium-rich wastewater by partial nitritation and subsequent anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) in a pilot plant.
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