Thermal gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of bioprotection from pollutant shocks in the activated sludge microbial community

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 102-109

  Eichner, Christine A ^a   Erb, Rainer W ^a   Timmis, Kenneth N ^a   Wagner Döbler, Irene ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GELS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; BIOPROTECTION; DICE COEFFICIENT; GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISM; PARENTAL STRAIN; POLLUTANT SHOCKS; RIBOSOMAL SEQUENCES; SHANNON INDEX; SHOCK LOAD; THERMAL GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

3 CHLOROPHENOL; BACTERIAL DNA; PARA CRESOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0032938864     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.1.102-109.1999     Document Type: Article

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