Degradation of methanethiol by methylotrophic methanogenic archaea in a lab-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 7540-7547

  De Bok, F A M ^a,b   Van Leerdam, R C ^a   Lomans, B P ^a   Smidt, H ^a   Lens, P N L ^a   Janssen, A J H ^a   Stams, A J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FERMENTATION; HYDRAULICS; METHANOGENS; METHANOL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC CULTURING; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS ANALYSIS; GRANULAR SLUDGE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; QUANTITATIVE PCR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; METHANETHIOL; METHANOL; METHYLAMINE; RNA 16S;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; RETENTION; WASTEPAPER;

ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIQUID CULTURE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIUM BEIJINGENSE; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOMETHYLOVORANS HOLLANDICA; METHANOSARCINA; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LABORATORIES; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIUM BEIJINGENSE; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOMETHYLOVORANS HOLLANDICA;

EID: 33845522264     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01133-06     Document Type: Article

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