High diversity and abundance of putative polyphosphate-accumulating Tetrasphaera-related bacteria in activated sludge systems

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 256-267

  Nguyen, Hien Thi Thu ^a   Le, Vang Quy ^a   Hansen, Aviaja Anna ^a   Nielsen, Jeppe Lund ^a   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EBPR; Microautoradiography; P removal; PAO; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL RNA; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE; RNA 16S;

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; RADIOGRAPHY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE;

ACETATES; ACTINOMYCETALES; BIOMASS; GENE LIBRARY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; PHOSPHORUS; PHYLOGENY; POLYPHOSPHATES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INTRASPORANGIACEAE; TETRASPHAERA;

EID: 79953804864     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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