Spatial distribution of bacterial communities on volumetric and planar anodes in single-chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3059-3062

  Vargas, Ignacio T ^a,b   Albert, Istvan U ^c   Regan, John M ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anodic community; MFC; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

ANODIC COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; CHEMICAL GRADIENTS; COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; MFC; OPERATIONAL VOLTAGE; PYROSEQUENCING;

BACTERIA; BRUSHES; CATHODES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ANODES;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOBACTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PYROSEQUENCING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; VOLUMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER;

ANODIC COMMUNITY; MFC; PYROSEQUENCING;

AIR; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTA; CARBON; ELECTRODES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84884530650     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24949     Document Type: Article

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