Expression of amoA mRNA in wastewater treatment processes examined by competitive RT-PCR

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Aoi, Yoshiteru ^a   Shiramasa, Yuko ^a   Masaki, Youske ^a   Tsuneda, Satoshi ^a   Hirata, Akira ^a   Kitayama, Atsuhi ^b   Nagamune, Teruyuki ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia monooxigenase (AMO); Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; amoA mRNA; Competitive RT PCR; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; RNA; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

AMMONIA MONOOXYGENASE ENCODING MRNA; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; SHORT-TIME BATCH-MODE INCUBATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; WATER PURIFICATION;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 3042565479     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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