Dynamics of microbial community structure of and enhanced biological phosphorus removal by aerobic granules cultivated on propionate or acetate

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 8041-8051

  Gonzalez Gil, Graciela ^a   Holliger, Christof ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULIBACTER; AEROBIC GRANULES; BACTERIAL POPULATION; CARBON REMOVAL; COMPETIBACTER; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; EXPONENTIAL INCREASE; FRAGMENT LENGTHS; GENE SEQUENCES; MICROBIAL AGGREGATES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; PHOSPHATE REMOVAL; POLYPHOSPHATES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SLUDGE INOCULUMS; TYPE II; TYPE IIA;

BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GENES; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; PHOSPHORUS; REACTOR OPERATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL DNA; PHOSPHORUS; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ESTER; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROPIONATES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 83055177093     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.05738-11     Document Type: Article

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