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Steady-state cultures of Paracoccus halodenitrificans were grown anaerobically prior to establishing steady states at different concentrations of oxygen. In the absence of oxygen, nitrate-limited cultures produced dinitrogen, and as the oxygen supply increased, these cultures produced nitrous oxide, then nitrite. These changes reflected two phenomena: the inactivation of nitrous oxide reductase by oxygen and the diversion of electrons from nitrite to oxygen.
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Hochstein, L.I., Betlach, M. & Kritikos, G. The effect of oxygen on denitrification during steady-state growth of Paracoccus halodenitrificans . Arch. Microbiol. 137, 74–78 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425811
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