Characterization of Thiobacillus thioparus isolated from an activated sludge bioreactor used for hydrogen sulfide treatment

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1269-1281

  Barbosa, V L ^a,b   Atkins, S D ^b,c   Barbosa, V P ^a   Burgess, J E ^b   Stuetz, R M ^d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; H2S degradation; H2S treatment; Microbial dynamics; Real time PCR; Thiobacillus thioparus; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; DYNAMICS; ELECTROPHORESIS; PILOT PLANTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFUR DETERMINATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE BIOREACTORS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; H2S DEGRADATION; H2S TREATMENT; MICROBIAL DYNAMICS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; REAL-TIME PCR; SLUDGE SAMPLES; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; THIOSULFATE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; ELECTROKINESIS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIFFUSION; LIQUID CULTURE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

EID: 33750831870     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03032.x     Document Type: Article

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