Biodegradation of the cyanobacterial toxin microcystin LR in natural water and biologically active slow sand filters

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1294-1302

  Bourne, David G ^a,b,d   Blakeley, Robert L ^b   Riddles, Peter ^a,b   Jones, Gary J ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Biodegradation; Microcystin LR; PCR; Slow sand filtration; Sphingomonas sp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; FILTRATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAND;

16S RDNA; MICROCYSTIN LR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOGINOSIN LR; RIBOSOME DNA; RIVER WATER;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; FILTRATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAND; TOXIC MATERIALS;

WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INOCULATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 33644857658     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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