Influence of the electron acceptor on nitrite reductase gene (nir) diversity in an activated sludge community

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 394-399

  Nittami, Tadashi ^a   Magura, Takayuki ^a   Imai, Yuko ^a   Matsumoto, Kanji ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrification; Electron acceptor; Nitrite reductase genes (nirK, nirS); Sequencing batch reactor (SBR); Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON SOURCE; CLONE LIBRARY; DENITRIFICATION REACTORS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; GENE FRAGMENTS; NITRITE REDUCTASE GENES; NITRITE REDUCTASE GENES (NIRK, NIRS); PHYLOGENETIC TREES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOACTIVITY; CLONING; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRONS; GENES; GLUCOSE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GLUCOSE; NITRITE; NITRITE REDUCTASE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REACTOR;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENETIC VARIATION; NITRITE REDUCTASES; SEWAGE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70449403583     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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