Effect of nitrite and nitrate on in situ sulfide production in an activated sludge immobilized agar gel film as determined by use of microelectrodes

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 570-577

  Okabe, Satoshi ^a   Santegoeds, Cecilia M ^b   De Beer, Dirk ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Inhibition; Microelectrodes; Nitrate; Nitrite; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENCE; IN SITU PROCESSING; MICROELECTRODES; NITRATES; THIN FILMS;

FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH);

GELS;

AGAR; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GEL; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PH; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SYNTHESIS;

AGAR; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROELECTRODES; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SULFIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037420385     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10495     Document Type: Article

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