Influence of substrate C/N ratio on the structure of multi-species biofilms consisting of nitrifiers and heterotrophs

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 75-84

  Ohashi, Akiyoshi ^a   Viraj de Silva, D G ^b   Mobarry, Bruce ^b   Manem, Jacques A ^c   Stahl, David A ^b   Rittmann, Bruce E ^b  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CIRSEE   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Biofilm; biological aerated filter; C N ratio; heterotrophs; nitrification; nitrifiers; oligonucleotide probe

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PROBES; RNA; SUBSTRATES;

BACKWASHING; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; HETEROTROPHS; MICROBIAL STRUCTURE; NITRIFIERS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIAL RNA; CARBON; NITROGEN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0029554211     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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