Microbial succession in a compost-packed biofilter treating benzene-contaminated air

Biodegradation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-191

  Borin, Sara ^a   Marzorati, Massimo ^a   Brusetti, Lorenzo ^a   Zilli, Mario ^b   Cherif, Hanene ^c   Hassen, Abdennaceur ^b   Converti, Attilio ^b   Sorlini, Claudia ^a   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Air biofiltration; Benzene; Compost; DNA fingerprinting; Microbial ecology; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIOFILTERS; COMPOSTING; ECOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

AIR BIOFILTRATION; COMPOST; DNA-FINGERPRINTING; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; RHODOCOCCUS;

FILTRATION;

BENZENE; RIBOSOME DNA;

AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIOFILTERS; COMPOSTING; ECOLOGY; FILTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BENZENE; COMPOST; MICROORGANISM;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; FILTRATION; GENETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BORDETELLA; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 33645306843     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-005-7565-5     Document Type: Article

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