Microbial characterization and quantification of an anaerobic sludge degrading dimethyl phthalate

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 296-305

  Liang, D W ^a   Fang, H H P ^a   Zhang, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Anaerobic degradation; Dimethyl phthalate; Microbial analysis; UASB

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ESTERS; RNA;

16S RRNA GENE; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE; MICROBIAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; OPERATIONAL TAXONOMIC UNITS; PHTHALATES; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

BACTERIA;

PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; RNA 16S; ARCHAEAL DNA; BACTERIAL DNA; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHTHALATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDETES; CHLOROBI; CHLOROFLEXI; DEGRADATION; ESTERIFICATION; FIRMICUTES; METHANOMICROBIALES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA ANALYSIS; SPIROCHETE; TAXONOMY; THERMOTOGAE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARCHAEON; BIOREACTOR; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

ACIDOBACTERIA; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); FIRMICUTES; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSAETACEAE; OTUS; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPIROCHAETES; THERMOTOGAE; THERMOTOGAE (CLASS);

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE;

EID: 58249114976     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04003.x     Document Type: Article

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