Analysis of the microbial community structure in a membrane bioreactor during initial stages of filtration

Biofouling

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-238

  Piasecka, Anna ^a   Souffreau, Caroline ^a   Vandepitte, Katrien ^a   Vanysacker, Louise ^a   Bilad, Roil M ^a   de Bie, Tom ^a   Hellemans, Bart ^a   de Meester, Luc ^a   Yan, Xinxin ^a   Declerck, Priscilla ^a   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

bacterial diversity; biofouling; EPS; membrane bioreactors; sequencing; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OTUS;

EID: 84859708887     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.662640     Document Type: Article

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