Elemental compositions and characteristics of aerobic granules cultivated at different substrate N/C ratios

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 556-561

  Liu, Y ^a   Yang, S F ^a   Tay, J H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; OXYGEN;

MICROBIOLOGY; SUBSTRATE;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMPOSITION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROTROPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038575225     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1246-2     Document Type: Article

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