Anaerobic metabolism of propionate by polyphosphate-accumulating organisms in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-53

  Oehmen, Adrian ^a   Zeng, Raymond J ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Metabolic model; Off gas analysis (TOGA); Polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOS); Propionate; Stoichiometry; titration

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; CARBON; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CONDENSATION; FLUORESCENCE; PHOSPHORUS;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL POPULATION; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL (EBPR);

METABOLISM;

ACETYL COENZYME A; CARBON; POLY(3 HYDROXY 2 METHYLVALERIC ACID); POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLY(3 HYDROXYVALERIC ACID); POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONYL COENZYME A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANDIDATUS ACCUMULIBACTER PHOSPHATIS; ENERGY; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISM; STOICHIOMETRY; TECHNIQUE; TITRIMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYPHOSPHATES; PROPIONATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

CANDIDATUS;

EID: 21344449322     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20480     Document Type: Article

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