Evaluation of stable isotope fingerprinting techniques for the assessment of the predominant methanogenic pathways in anaerobic digesters

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2251-2262

  Nikolausz, M ^a   Walter, R F H ^a   Strauber H ^a   Liebetrau, J ^b   Schmidt, T ^b   Kleinsteuber, S ^a   Bratfisch, F ^a   Gunther U ^a   Richnow, H H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogas; mcrA; Methanogenic activity; Methanogens; Process control; Stable isotope fingerprinting

Indexed keywords

ACETICLASTIC METHANOGEN; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BIOGAS REACTOR; CHICKEN MANURE; DISTILLERS GRAINS; FINGERPRINTING TECHNIQUES; HIGH ORGANIC LOADING; ISOTOPE DATA; ISOTOPE VALUES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FINGERPRINTING; MAIZE SILAGE; MCRA; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; METHANOGENIC PATHWAYS; METHANOMICROBIALES (MMB); METHANOSAETA; PARALLEL ANALYSIS; PROCESS CONTROL TOOL; PROCESS FAILURE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STABLE ISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS;

ANIMALS; BIOGAS; MANURES; METHANOGENS; PROCESS CONTROL;

ISOTOPES;

BIOGAS; CARBON; HYDROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISTILLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANURE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SILAGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MAIZE; MANURE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTOR; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA FINGERPRINTING; SILAGE;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BIOFUELS; CEREALS; CHICKENS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MANURE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84874112976     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4657-0     Document Type: Article

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