Microbial and physicochemical monitoring of granular sludge during start-up of thermophilic UASB reactor

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 378-384

  Ahn, Yeonghee ^a   Park, Sunghoon ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Granular sludge; Methanogens; Thermophilic UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHANOSAETACEAE; METHANOSARCINA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; UPFLOW REACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GADUS MORHUA; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSAETACEAE; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINACEAE;

EID: 0037560454     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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