Challenges in determining causation in structure-function studies using molecular biological techniques

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 4948-4957

  de los Reyes, Francis L ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bulking; Causation; Foaming; Koch's postulates; Structure function

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RNA; RUNWAY FOAMING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BULKING; CAUSATION; KOCH'S POSTULATES; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RNA 16S;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESEARCH WORK; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; FOAMING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 77957309676     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.038     Document Type: Article

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