Population structure and chemical EPS analyses of activated sludge and scum

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-196

  Müller, Elisabeth ^a   Lind, George ^b   Lemmer, Hilde ^b   Wilderer, Peter A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Bavarian Water Management Agency   (Germany)

Author keywords

"Microthrix parvicella"; Acinetobacter spp.; EPS; FISH; Hydrophobicity; Lipophilic substances; Nocardioform actinomycetes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; WASTEWATER;

ACINETOBACTER; ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX; CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA;

EID: 22944476142     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200400568     Document Type: Article

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