Elucidation of the microbial community structure within a laboratory-scale activated sludge process using molecular techniques

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 679-686

  Padayachee, P ^a   Ismail, A ^a   Bux, F ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

COD and nitrogen mass balances; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD); DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DGGE); FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDISATION (FISH); NITROGEN MASS BALANCES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WASTEWATER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33845502050     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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