Ecophysiology of polyphosphate-accumulating organisms and glycogen-accumulating organisms in a continuously aerated enhanced biological phosphorus removal process

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1412-1420

  Schroeder, S ^a   Ahn, J ^a   Seviour, R J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic phosphorus removal; Candidatus'Accumulibacter phosphatis'; Dechloromonas; Defluviicoccus; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Microautoradiography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; BIODIVERSITY; FISH; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCUMULIBACTER; AEROBIC PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; CANDIDATU'ACCUMULIBACTE PHOSPHATI'; DECHLOROMONAS; DEFLUVIICOCCUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GLYCOGEN ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; MICROAUTORADIOGRAPHY; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; POLYPHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS;

SUBSTRATES;

ACETIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ACETATE; AERATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE; WASTEWATER;

ACCUMULIBACTER; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIUM; BATCH REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFLUVIICOCCUS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACCUMULIBACTER PHOSPHATIS; DECHLOROMONAS;

EID: 54049154704     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03857.x     Document Type: Article

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