16S rRNA analysis of isolates obtained from Gram-negative, filamentous bacteria micromanipulated from activated sludge

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 334-343

  Bradford, Debbie ^a   Hugenholtz, Philip ^b,d   Seviour, Elizabeth M ^c   Cunningham, Mitchell A ^a   Stratton, Helen ^c   Seviour, Robert J ^c   Blackall, Linda L ^a,b  

^a Ctr Bact Diversity Identification   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bulking; Gram negative filaments; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES PHYLUM; CHLOROFLEXUS; CYTOPHAGA; FLEXIBACTER; HERPETOSIPHON SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RUBRIVIVAX;

EID: 0029859273     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(96)80060-9     Document Type: Article

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