Species diversity improves the efficiency of mercury-reducing biofilms under changing environmental conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2829-2837

  Von Canstein, Harald ^a   Kelly, Sven ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Wagner Döbler, Irene ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREACTORS; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); PHYSIOLOGY; WASTEWATER;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITIONS;

BIOFILMS;

ALKALI; CHLORINE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; MERCURY;

BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG RESISTANCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MIXED CELL CULTURE; MONOCULTURE; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REDUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0036275064     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.6.2829-2837.2002     Document Type: Article

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