Tracking composition and dynamics of nitrification and denitrification microbial community in a biofilm reactor by PCR-DGGE and combining FISH with flow cytometry

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 370-378

  Xia, Siqing ^a   Li, Jixiang ^a   Wang, Rongchang ^a   Li, Junying ^a   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Microbial community composition and dynamics; PCR DGGE; Phylogenetic analysis; Suspended carrier biofilm reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM REACTORS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND DYNAMICS; PCR-DGGE; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MEATS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

OXYGEN;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM REACTOR; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSPIRA;

EID: 77949658930     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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