Characterization of bacterial and fungal communities in composted biosolids over a 2 year period using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-387

  Novinscak, Amy ^a   Decoste, Nadine J ^a   Surette, Céline ^a   Filion, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biosolids; Compost; DGGE; Fungi

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS; BACTERIAL SPECIES; COMPOST; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DGGE; END PRODUCTS; FUNGAL COMMUNITIES; FUNGAL SPECIES; MICROBIAL GROUPS; MICROBIAL PROCESS; ORGANIC WASTES; WHOLE PROCESS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; COMPOSTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGI; GELATION; GELS; SEWAGE; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOSOLID; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; ELECTROKINESIS; FUNGUS; GEL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 65349119374     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-152     Document Type: Article

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