On the occurrence of anoxic microniches, denitrification, and sulfate reduction in aerated activated sludge

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4189-4196

  Schramm, Andreas ^a,e   Santegoeds, Cecilia M ^a   Nielsen, Helle K ^b   Ploug, Helle ^a   Wagner, Michael ^c   Pribyl, Milan ^d   Wanner, Jiri ^d   Amann, Rudolf ^a   De Beer, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; OXYGEN; RNA 16S; SULFATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DENITRIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032883809     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.9.4189-4196.1999     Document Type: Article

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