Effect of microbial species richness on community stability and community function in a model plant-based wastewater processing system

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 725-737

  Cook, K L ^a,c,e   Garland, J L ^b   Layton, A C ^a,c   Dionisi, H M ^a,d   Levine, L H ^b   Sayler, G S ^a,c  

^a Center for Environmental Biotechnology   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Array; CLPP; Consortium; Species diversity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RHIZOSPHERE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; PLANTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 33845534562     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-006-9105-1     Document Type: Article

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