Effect of pH change on the performance and microbial community of enhanced biological phosphate removal process

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-182

  Zhang, Tong ^a   Liu, Yan ^b   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

16s rDNA; EBPR; GAO; PAO; pH; Phosphate removal

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBON; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOSPHATES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

16S RDNA; EBPR; GAO; PAO; PHOSPHATE REMOVAL;

PH EFFECTS;

ACETIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLOROBI; DNA DETERMINATION; LIQUID; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EVALUATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CHLOROBI; DEFLUVICOCCUS; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHOSPHATES; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 27744571412     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20589     Document Type: Article

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