Biochemical diversity of the bacterial strains and their biopolymer producing capabilities in wastewater sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2012, Pages 304-311

  More, T T ^a   Yan, S ^a   John, R P ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Surampalli, R Y ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Dewatering; EPS; Flocculation; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS STRAIN; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CARBON AND NITROGEN; EPS; EPS PRODUCTION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; KAOLIN SUSPENSIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; SERRATIA; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER SLUDGE; WIDE SPECTRUM;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; KAOLIN;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BIOPOLYMER; CALCIUM; CARBON; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; KAOLIN; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLOCCULATION; POLYMER; SLUDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SUSPENSION; YERSINIA;

BACILLUS; BIOPOLYMERS; CALCIUM; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FLOCCULATION; KAOLIN; SERRATIA; SEWAGE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; YERSINIA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACILLUS SP. 7; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SERRATIA; YERSINIA;

EID: 84864399287     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.103     Document Type: Article

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