Microscale structure and function of anaerobic-aerobic granules containing glycogen accumulating organisms

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-261

  Meyer, Rikke Louise ^a   Saunders, Aaron Marc ^b   Zeng, Raymond Jianxiong ^b   Keller, Jürg ^b   Blackall, Linda Louise ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological phosphorus removal; Biosensor; FISH; GAO; Glycogen accumulating organism; Microsensor; PHA; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Substrate transport limitation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; OXYGEN; POLYMER; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; SLUDGE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CANDIDATUS; COMPETIBACTER PHOSPHATIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE;

CANDIDATUS; CANDIDATUS COMPETIBACTER PHOSPHATIS; COMPETIBACTER PHOSPHATIS;

EID: 0041562500     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00159-4     Document Type: Article

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