The contribution of 'omic'-based approaches to the study of enhanced biological phosphorus removal microbiology: Minireview

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Forbes, Christina M ^b   O'Leary, Niall D ^b   Dobson, Alan D ^b   Marchesi, Julian R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

'omic' methods; Culture independent; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE;

CULTURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MODELING; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; STREAM; WASTEWATER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHATE REMOVAL; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METAGENOMICS; MICROORGANISM; POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOMICS; RHODOCYCLALES; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; GENOMICS; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEOMICS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 66749084356     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00698.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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