Actinomycete diversity associated with foaming in activated sludge plants

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 268-280

  Goodfellow, M ^a,b   Davenport, R ^a   Stainsby, F M ^a   Curtis, T P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinomycete diversity; Activated sludge foam; Chemotaxonomy; Numerical taxonomy; Pyrolysis mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030512077     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01574701     Document Type: Article

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