Molecular microbial ecology of nitrification in an activated sludge process treating refinery wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 105-108

  Ballinger, S J ^a   Head, I M ^a   Curtis, T P ^a   Godley, A R ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; Molecular microbial ecology; Nitrification; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; DENITRIFICATION; DNA; NITRIFICATION; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES; OXIDATION; RNA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; NITRIFICATION; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0031803964     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00091-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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