Detection and cultivation of filamentous bacteria from activated sludge

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-181

  Kämpfer, Peter ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Cultivation; Detection; Filamentous bacteria; Growth requirement; Identification; Isolation; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ISOLATION; GENE TARGETING; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SHORT SURVEY; TAXONOMY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0343145684     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00030-5     Document Type: Review

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