Assessing genetic structure, diversity of bacterial aerosol from aeration system in an oxidation ditch wastewater treatment plant by culture methods and bio-molecular tools

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 603-613

  Li, Lin ^a   Han, Yunping ^a   Liu, Junxin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; DNA sequence analysis; Genetic structure; PCR DGGE; Species diversity; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AERATION SYSTEM; AIRBORNE BACTERIA; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISMS; BACTERIAL AEROSOLS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BEIJING , CHINA; BIO-MOLECULAR; BIOAEROSOLS; CULTURABLE; CULTURE METHODS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESES (DGGE); DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS; DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; DOMINANT SPECIES; FIRMICUTES; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL ROTATION; MICROBIAL CONCENTRATIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; OPERATION STATE; OXIDATION DITCH; PATHOGENIC SPECIES; PCR-DGGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER SURFACE;

AEROSOLS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIA;

AERATION; AEROSOL; DOMINANCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; AEROSOL; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIRMICUTES; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM ODORATUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MORAXELLA; MORAXELLA NONLIQUEFACIENS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DOMINANCE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; MORAXELLA NONLIQUEFACIENS; MYROIDES ODORATUS;

EID: 84872002390     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2578-0     Document Type: Article

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