Biodegradation of geosmin by a novel Gram-negative bacterium; isolation, phylogenetic characterisation and degradation rate determination

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2927-2935

  Hoefel, Daniel ^a,b   Ho, Lionel ^a,b   Monis, Paul T ^a   Newcombe, Gayle ^a   Saint, Christopher P ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Geosmin; Rate constant; Sand filter; Taste and odour; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION; GENES; RATE CONSTANTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RNA; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

16S RRNA GENE; BIOFILTRATIONS; DEGRADATION RATE; GEOSMIN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; SAND FILTER; TASTE AND ODOUR;

BIODEGRADATION;

GEOSMIN; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENETICS; WATER TREATMENT;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION KINETICS; GEO48; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOBACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SPHINGOPYXIS; SPHINGOPYXIS ALASKENSIS;

EID: 66149165737     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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