Transcription of fdh and hyd in Syntrophobacter spp. and Methanospirillum spp. as a diagnostic tool for monitoring anaerobic sludge deprived of molybdenum, tungsten and selenium

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1228-1235

  Worm, Petra ^a   Fermoso, Fernando G ^a,c   Stams, Alfons J M ^a   Lens, Piet N L ^a,b   Plugge, Caroline M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; MOLYBDENUM; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOSPIRILLUM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE;

BIOREACTORS; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASES; FORMIC ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; METHANOSPIRILLUM; MOLYBDENUM; PROPIONATES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SELENIUM; SEWAGE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUNGSTEN;

METHANOSPIRILLUM; SYNTROPHOBACTER;

EID: 79955008490     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02423.x     Document Type: Article

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