Application of microautoradiography to the study of substrate uptake by filamentous microorganisms in activated sludge

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3662-3668

  Andreasen, Kjær ^a   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^b  

^a Kruger AS   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL VIABILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA; LIMICOLA; NOSTOCOIDA; NOSTOCOIDA LIMICOLA;

EID: 0030779914     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3662-3668.1997     Document Type: Article

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