Acinetobacter isolates from different activated sludge processes: Characteristics and neural network identification

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-227

  Kim, Michael H ^a   Hao, Oliver J ^a   Wang, Nam S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Activated sludge process; Enhanced phosphorus removal; Neural network; Nitrate reduction; Poly hydroxybutyrate; Polyphosphate

Indexed keywords

POLYPHOSPHATE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ACINETOBACTER JOHNSONII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030792303     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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