Metatranscriptomic analysis of the response of river biofilms to pharmaceutical products, using anonymous DNA microarrays

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 5432-5439

  Yergeau, Etienne ^a   Lawrence, John R ^b   Waiser, Marley J ^b   Korber, Darren R ^c   Greer, Charles W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM REACTORS; DNA MICRO-ARRAY; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FUNCTIONAL GENES; GEMFIBROZILS; LIPID METABOLISMS; LIPID REGULATORS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; SMALL MOLECULES; SULFAMETHAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL CHANGES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL RESPONSE; TROPHIC STATUS;

BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DNA; DRUG PRODUCTS; ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; RIVERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

TRANSCRIPTION;

ERYTHROMYCIN; GEMFIBROZIL; SULFADIMIDINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIPID; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

BIOFILMS; ERYTHROMYCIN; GEMFIBROZIL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METAGENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SULFAMETHAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77955953679     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00873-10     Document Type: Article

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