N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) affect microbial community composition and function in activated sludge

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 424-433

  Valle, Anna ^a   Bailey, Mark J ^b   Whiteley, Andrew S ^b   Manefield, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HOMOSERINE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEWAGE;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BIOREACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; THAUERA;

EID: 1842614247     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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