Effects of endogenous substrates on adaptation of anaerobic microbial communities to 3-chlorobenzoate

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 449-456

  Becker, Jennifer G ^a,b   Berardesco, Gina ^a,c   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a,d   Stahl, David A ^a,e  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c zuChem Inc   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METABOLISM; METHANE; RNA; SEDIMENTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

3-CHLOROBENZOATE BIODEGRADATION; LENGTHY ADAPTATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; WASTEWATER SLUDGE DIGESTERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

3 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; METHANE; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; 3-CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; RIBOSOME RNA;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; RNA; SEDIMENT; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LAKE SEDIMENT; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROBENZOATES; CULTURE MEDIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; OXYGEN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33644859122     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.1.449-456.2006     Document Type: Article

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