'Morphological shifts' in filamentous bacteria isolated from activated sludge processes

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 845-850

  Ramothokang, T R ^a   Naidoo, D ^a   Bux, F ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'morphological shifts'; Activated sludge; Filamentous bacteria; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Microscopic identification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; FLUORESCENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

'MORPHOLOGICAL SHIFTS'; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORDONIA AMARAE; THIOTHRIX NIVEA;

EID: 33747043822     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-9113-1     Document Type: Article

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