Effect of different substrates on the performance, bacterial diversity, and bacterial viability in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3518-3525

  Chae, Kyu Jung ^a   Choi, Mi Jin ^a   Lee, Jin Wook ^a   Kim, Kyoung Yeol ^a   Kim, In S ^a  

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

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Bacterial community; Electricigens; Microbial fuel cell; Substrate

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA SEQUENCING; 16S RRNA; ANAEROBIC SLUDGES; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL DIVERSITIES; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BACTERIAL VIABILITIES; COMMUNITY DIVERSITIES; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCIES; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ELECTRICIGENS; FIRMICUTES; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; LAG-TIME; PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITIES; POWER OUTPUTS; PROTEOBACTERIA; RELATIVE ABUNDANCES;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SUBSTRATES;

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; BUTYRIC ACID; DNA 16S; GLUCOSE; PROPIONIC ACID;

ACETATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DOMINANCE; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SLUDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIRMICUTES; GEOBACTER; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERFORMANCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 64849109739     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02.065     Document Type: Article

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