Characterization of bacterial biofilm communities in tertiary treatment processes for wastewater reclamation and reuse

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1023-1037

  Shoji, Tadashi ^a,b   Ochi, Shuichi ^b   Ozaki, Masaaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Heterotrophic bacteria; Microbial community; Nitrifying bacteria; Tertiary treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

ACIDOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSPIRAE;

EID: 55349132715     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.457     Document Type: Article

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