Quantifying functional gene populations: Comparing gene abundance and corresponding enzymatic activity using denitrification and nitrogen fixation in pulp and paper mill effluent treatment systems

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 925-934

  Neufeld, J D ^a   Driscoll, B T ^a   Knowles, R ^a   Archibald, F S ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrification; Nitrogen fixation; Primary clarifier; Quantitative hybridization

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; DNA; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

GENES;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

GENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOREACTOR; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DENITRIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE PROBE; HYBRIDIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034756721     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w01-092     Document Type: Article

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