Candidatus Accumulibacter gene expression in response to dynamic EBPR conditions

ISME Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 329-340

  He, Shaomei ^a,b   McMahon, Katherine D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

candidatus accumulibacter; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; gene expression; RT qPCR

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYL COENZYME A; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

ACETATE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

ACETATES; ACETYL COENZYME A; ANAEROBIOSIS; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE;

EID: 78751580588     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.127     Document Type: Article

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