Identification of important microbial populations in the mesophilic and thermophilic phenol-degrading methanogenic consortia

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1963-1976

  Chen, Chia Lung ^a   Wu, Jer Horng ^b   Liu, Wen Tso ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Cloning; FISH; Microbial consortia; Phenol; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CLONING; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMORPHISM; RNA;

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PHYLOGENY;

PHENOLS;

BENZOIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; PHENOL; RIBOSOME RNA; TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

CLONING; MICROORGANISMS; PHENOLS; POLYMORPHISM; RNA;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METHANE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHENOL; PHYLOGENY; RNA; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BINDING AFFINITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOTOMACULUM; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOMICROBIALES; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SERUM; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOTOMACULUM; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSAETACEAE; PELOTOMACULUM; SYNTROPHUS;

EID: 41949111897     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.11.037     Document Type: Article

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