Comparison of anode bacterial communities and performance in microbial fuel cells with different electron donors

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 393-402

  Jung, Sokhee ^a   Regan, John M ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DNA; ELECTRONS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GLUCOSE;

ANODE BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES; BACTEROIDETES; ELECTRON DONORS; ENERGY SOURCES;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; RIBOSOME DNA;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SUCCESSION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); BIOFILM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; ENERGY RESOURCE; FIRMICUTES; GEOBACTER; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SLUDGE;

BACTERIA; BACTEROIDETES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; HARNESS;

EID: 35648969193     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1162-y     Document Type: Article

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