Characterization of the loosely attached fraction of activated sludge bacteria

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 843-854

  Morgan Sagastume, Fernando ^a   Larsen, Poul ^a   Nielsen, Jeppe Lund ^a   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bacterial cells; Detachment; FISH; Shear

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; NUTRIENTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BACTERIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENCE IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; NUTRIENTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOMASS; CELL COUNT; CELL SUSPENSION; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE PROBE; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR FLOW; SUPERNATANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; PLANCTOMYCETES;

EID: 38949130743     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.08.026     Document Type: Article

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