Estimating Biodiversity of Fungi in Activated Sludge Communities Using Culture-Independent Methods

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 773-786

  Evans, Tegan N ^a   Seviour, Robert J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, FUNGAL; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 84864363136     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9984-7     Document Type: Article

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