Population estimates of Thiobacillus thioparus in composting biofilters by PCR analysis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 346-349

  Gibson, Michael J ^a   Trevors, Jack T ^b   Otten, Lambert ^b  

^a Holland College   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DISULFIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILTER; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DISULFIDES; FILTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL; THIOBACILLUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

EID: 33645997396     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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