Molecular and ecological analyses of microbial community structures biofilms of a full-scale aerated up-flow biobead process

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-261

  Ju, Dong Hun ^a   Choi, Min Kyung ^a   Ahn, Jae Hyung ^a   Kim, Mi Hwa ^b   Cho, Jae Chang ^c   Kim, Taesung ^d   Kim, Taesan ^e   Seong, Chi Nam ^f   Ka, Jong Ok ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Biotech Co Byucksan Digital Valley   (South Korea)

^c Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^d National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^e National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^f Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; AmoA gene; Bacterial community; Biobead; Biofilm; DGGE

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DNA 16S; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; BIOPROCESS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; EFFLUENT; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONAS; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33947257280     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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