Measurement of growth rate of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in partially submerged rotating biological contactor by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 413-420

  Jang, Am ^a   Okabe, Satoshi ^b   Watanabe, Yoshimasa ^b   Kim, In S ^c   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB); Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH); Growth rate; Rotating biological contactor (RBC)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; RNA; WASTEWATER;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA (AOB); GROWTH RATE;

AMMONIA;

EID: 28444461111     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/s04-075     Document Type: Article

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