Microbial ecology to manage processes in environmental biotechnology

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 261-266

  Rittmann, Bruce E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOPROCESS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DETOXIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; RNA EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 33744822192     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.04.003     Document Type: Review

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