The spatial distribution of nitrogen removal functional genes in multimedia biofilters for sewage treatment

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-42

  Ji, Guodong ^a   He, Chunguang ^b   Tan, Yufei ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biological nitrogen removal; Functional genes; Multimedia biofilter; Sewage treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; FUNCTIONAL GENES; PROTOCOOPERATION; REAL-TIME PCR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TOTAL NITROGEN;

BIOFILTERS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GENES;

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEWAGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84875255731     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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