Analysis of the nitrifying bacterial community in BioCube sponge media using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and microelectrodes

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1426-1435

  Chae, Kyu Jung ^a   Rameshwar, T ^a   Jang, Am ^b   Kim, Sung H ^a   Kim, In S ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

BioCube; Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Microelectrode; Nitrifying bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; FISH; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROELECTRODES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOCUBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; NITRITE-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; SPONGE MEDIA;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRODE; FLUORESCENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROELECTRODE; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; ORGANISMS BY METABOLISM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 47249131283     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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