Molecular indicators of Nitrobacter spp. population and growth activity during an induced inhibition event in a bench scale nitrification reactor

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1793-1802

  Hawkins, Shawn ^a   Robinson, Kevin ^b   Layton, Alice ^a   Sayler, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrification; Nitrite oxidation; Nitrobacter; QPCR; RRNA transcript; RRNAt rDNA ratio

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CONTROL SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; FORECASTING; GENES; OXIDATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITRITE OXIDATIONS; NITROBACTER; QPCR; RRNA TRANSCRIPT; RRNAT/RDNA RATIO;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; INDICATOR; NITRITE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; BIOREACTOR; GENE; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; OXIDATION; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GROWTH; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

NITROBACTER;

EID: 84857110889     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.053     Document Type: Article

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