Phylogenetic analyses of bacterial communities developed in a cassette-electrode microbial fuel cell

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-192

  Shimoyama, Takefumi ^a   Yamazawa, Akira ^b   Ueno, Yoshiyuki ^b   Watanabe, Kazuya ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KAJIMA TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Electricity generation; Microbial community; Sustainable energy; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; PORPHYROMONADACEAE; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 70349907569     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13426311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME09108     Document Type: Article

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