Isolation and characterization of phototrophic bacteria growing in lighted upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 396-399

  Sawayama, Shigeki ^a   Hanada, Satoshi ^b   Kamagata, Yoichi ^b  

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

^b NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Blastochloris sulfoviridis; Lighted UASB method; PHB; Phototrophic bacteria; Rhodopseudomonas palustris; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LIGHTED UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (LUASB) REACTOR; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; REACTOR; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOCHLORIS SULFOVIRIDIS; PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0034127389     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)88967-7     Document Type: Article

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