In situ identification of keratin-hydrolyzing organisms in swine manure inoculated anaerobic digesters

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 451-462

  Xia, Yun ^a   Massé, Daniel I ^a   McAllister, Tim A ^b   Beaulieu, Carole ^c   Talbot, Guylaine ^a   Kong, Yunhong ^b   Seviour, Robert ^d  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digesters; BODIPY FL protease staining; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Full cycle rRNA approach; Keratin hydrolyzing organisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; BIOFUEL; KERATIN; METHANE; RNA 16S;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CLONE; FEATHER; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INOCULATION; MANURE; NEW GENUS; PIG; POULTRY; PROTEIN; TAXONOMY;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; FEATHER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; HYDROLYSIS; MANURE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SWINE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; FEATHERS; GENE LIBRARY; HYDROLYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KERATINS; MANURE; METHANE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SWINE;

ALKALIPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIACEAE; FIRMICUTES; SUIDAE;

EID: 81155146062     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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