Phenotypic and phylogenetic description of an Italian isolate of 'Microthrix parvicella'

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-410

  Rossetti, S ^a   Christensson, C ^b   Blackall, L L ^b   Tandoi, V ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; PHYLOGENETIC;

16S RDNA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANT; AUSTRALIA; CELL BIOMASS; GRAM POSITIVE; MICRO MANIPULATION; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA; PHYLOGENETICS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOGENESIS;

EID: 0030917722     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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