Nitrifying genera in activated sludge may influence nitrification rates

Water Environment Research

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 388-396

  Dytczak, M A ^a   Londry, K L ^a   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microbial ecology; Nitrification; Nitrobacter; Nitrosomonas; Nitrosospira; Nitrospira; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ALKALINITY; BATCH REACTORS; ECOLOGY; KINETICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSPIRA;

NITRIFICATION;

NITRITE; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; BIOREACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSPIRA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSPIRA;

EID: 45349091028     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X221373     Document Type: Article

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