Heterogeneity of ammonia-oxidizing community structures in a pilot-scale drinking water biofilter

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 70, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-152

  Feng, Shuo ^a   Zhang, Xiaojian ^a   Wang, Qingfeng ^b   Wan, Rui ^b   Chen, Chao ^a   Xie, Shuguang ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA); Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB); Biofilter; Drinking water; Nitrosomonas

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; AMMONIA REMOVAL; ARCHAEA; CLONING AND SEQUENCING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DUAL MEDIA; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; NITROSOMONAS; PILOT SCALE; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NITRIFICATION; POTABLE WATER;

AMMONIA;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIOFILTRATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRINKING WATER; HETEROGENEITY; NITRIFICATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS;

EID: 84859850000     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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