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Alcaligenes faecalis sp. No. 4, that has the ability of heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification in high-strength ammonium at about 1200 mg-N/l, converted about one-half of removed NH +4 -N to intracellular nitrogen and nitrified only 3% of the removed NH +4 . From the nitrogen balance, 40–50% of removed NH +4 -N was estimated to be denitrified. Production of N2 was confirmed by GC-MS and 90% of denitrified products was N2. The maximum ammonium removal rate, 29 mg-N/l h and its denitrification rate in aerated batch experiments, were 5–40 times higher than those of other bacteria with the same ability.
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Joo, HS., Hirai, M. & Shoda, M. Nitrification and Denitrification in High-Strength Ammonium by Alcaligenes faecalis. Biotechnol Lett 27, 773–778 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-005-5634-9
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