Effect of phosphorus limitation on microbial floc structure and gene expression in activated sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 247-255

  Liu, J R ^a   Liu, C T ^a   Edwards, E A ^b   Liss, S N ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Differential gene expression; DNA microarrays; Floc structure; Phosphorus limitation; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION; DNA MICROARRAYS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLOC STRUCTURE; OPEN READING FRAMES; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

BIOASSAY; CELLS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOASSAY; CELLS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOASSAY; BIOREACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOASSAY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOCCULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; STARVATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHOSPHORUS; QUORUM SENSING; SEWAGE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33746650480     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.393     Document Type: Article

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