Bacterial community composition and diversity of a full-scale integrated fixed-film activated sludge system as investigated by pyrosequencing

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1717-1723

  Kwon, Soondong ^a   Kim, Taek Seung ^a   Yu, Gi Hyeon ^a   Jung, Joon Hong ^a   Park, Hee Deung ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Community; Diversity; IFAS; Pyrosequencing; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOMASS; CLASSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; INTEGRATED FIXED FILM ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PYROSEQUENCING; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 78650824224     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1007.07012     Document Type: Article

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