Structure and function of a nitrifying biofilm as determined by microelectrodes and fluorescent oligonucleotide probes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 263-270

  Schramm, A ^a,b   Larsen, L H ^c   Revsbech, N P ^c   Amann, R I ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biosensor; Image analysis; In situ hybridisation; Microelectrodes; Nitrification; Nitrobacter; Nitrosomonas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOSENSORS; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROELECTRODES; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROBES;

FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH); NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOSENSOR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROELECTRODE; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

NITROBACTER; NITROBACTER SP.; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0030848013     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00333-8     Document Type: Article

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