A culture-independent approach for studying microbial diversity in aerobic granules

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 283-290

  Yi, S ^a   Tay, J H ^a   Maszenan, A M ^a   Tay, S T L ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Aerobic granules; ARDRA; Microbial diversity; PCR cloning

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CLONING; DNA; GLUCOSE; MICROORGANISMS;

MICROBIAL DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY;

CARBON; RIBOSOME DNA;

AEROBIC PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; MICROORGANISM;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; CLONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DNA LIBRARY; ENERGY; LABORATORY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOME; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037261585     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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