Phylogeny, physiology and distribution of 'Candidatus Microthrix calida', a new Microthrix species isolated from industrial activated sludge wastewater treatment plants

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1552-1563

  Levantesi, Caterina ^a   Rossetti, Simona ^a   Thelen, Karin ^b   Kragelund, Caroline ^c   Krooneman, Janneke ^d   Eikelboom, Dick ^e   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^c   Tandoi, Valter ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Vermicon AG   (Germany)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Bioclear bv   (Netherlands)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MANURE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MANURE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX; CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX CALIDA; CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA;

EID: 33746776930     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01046.x     Document Type: Article

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