Methanogenic Microbial Community Composition of Oily Sludge and Its Enrichment Amended with Alkanes Incubated for Over 500 Days

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 716-726

  Wang, Li Ying ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Mbadinga, Serge Maurice ^a   Liu, Jin Feng ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^b   Mu, Bo Zhong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

methanogenesis; microbial community; n alkanes; oily sludge

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DNA; ENRICHMENT; GENE; GENOMICS; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; RNA; SLUDGE;

ASSA;

EID: 84863845364     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2011.619634     Document Type: Article

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