Variability of type 021N in activated sludge as determined by in situ substrate uptake pattern and in situ hybridization with fluorescent rRNA targeted probes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 423-430

  Nielsen, P H ^a   Andreasen, K ^a   Wagner, M ^b   Blackall, L L ^c   Lemmer, H ^d   Seviour, R J ^e  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Institute for Water Research   (Germany)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bulking; In situ hybridization; Microautoradiography; Substrate uptake; Thiothrix; Type 021N

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RNA; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

BULKING; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROAUTORADIOGRAPHY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; LEUCINE; OLEIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; RNA PROBE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0031860406     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00170-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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