Microbiological and structural aspects of granular sludge from autotrophic denitrifying reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 11-17

  Fernandez N ^a   Gomez R ^a   Amils, R ^a   Sierra Alvarez, R ^b   Field, Jim A ^b   Sanz, Jose Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Denitrifying bacteria; Granular sludge; Molecular ecology; Thiobacillus denitrificans; Thiomicrospira denitrificans

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPIC DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; GRANULAR SLUDGE; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS; THIOMICROSPIRA DENITRIFICANS;

BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DNA 16S; NITRATE; THIOSULFATE;

BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHY; DENITRIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CATALYZED REPORTER DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS; THIOMICROSPIRA; THIOMICROSPIRA DENITRIFICANS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITRITES; PISCIRICKETTSIACEAE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; THIOBACILLUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOSAETA; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS; THIOMICROSPIRA DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 33748329421     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.480     Document Type: Article

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