Microbial population and activity in wetland microcosms constructed for improving treated municipal wastewater

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 700-709

  Iasur Kruh, Lilach ^a,b   Hadar, Yitzhak ^b   Milstein, Dana ^c   Gasith, Avital ^c   Minz, Dror ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WETLAND;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WETLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953323784     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9611-z     Document Type: Article

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