In situ identification of polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria in activated sludge by dual staining with rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes and 4',6-diaimidino-2-phenylindol (DAPI) at a polyphosphate-probing concentration

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 257-265

  Kawaharasaki, Mamoru ^a   Tanaka, Hideo ^b   Kanagawa, Takahiro ^a   Nakamura, Kazunori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Community analysis; EBPR; Enhanced biological phosphate removal; FISH; Oligonucleotide probes; Polyphosphate accumulating bacteria; Sludge characterization

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLEXIBACTERACEAE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES PHYLUM; CYTOPHAGA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLEXIBACTERACEAE; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032890027     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00183-3     Document Type: Article

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