Localization and identification of populations of phosphatase-active bacterial cells associated with activated sludge flocs

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-214

  Van Ommen Kloeke, F ^a   Geesey, G G ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CRYSTAL; CYTOPHAGACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEIC ACID; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ENZYME; FLOC; MUNICIPAL WASTE; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0032737630     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900170     Document Type: Article

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