Rapid quantification and analysis of genetic diversity among Gordonia populations in foaming activated sludge plants

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-423

  Marrengane, Zinhle ^a   Kumar, Sheena Kumari Santhosh ^a   Pillay, Leneshri ^a   Bux, Faizal ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Foaming; Gordonia; Nested pcr; Q pcr; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GORDONIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEWAGE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC VARIATION; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX; CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA; GORDONIA AMARAE; GORDONIA POLYISOPRENIVORANS; GORDONIA TERRAE;

EID: 79961199739     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000213     Document Type: Article

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