Microbial degradation of 4-monobrominated diphenyl ether in an aerobic sludge and the DGGE analysis of diversity

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 379-385

  Chen, Chun Yao ^a   Wang, Chun Kang ^b   Shih, Yang Hsin ^c  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerobic sludge; Co metabolism; Debromination; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC SLUDGE; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; CARBON SOURCE; DEBROMINATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIPHENYL ETHER; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; FLAME-RETARDANT ADDITIVES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PUBLIC SAFETY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; DENATURATION; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; GELS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYACRYLATES; TOLUENE;

DEGRADATION;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; RNA 16S;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIVERSITY INDEX; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; PBDE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLUDGE; TOLUENE; TOXICITY;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLAME RETARDANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIALES;

EID: 77953154711     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601231003799945     Document Type: Article

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