Microbial activity of suspended biomass from a nitritation-anammox SBR in dependence of operational condition and size fraction

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 8795-8804

  Gilbert, Eva Marianne ^a   Müller, Elisabeth ^b   Horn, Harald ^a   Lackner, Susanne ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity measurements; Batch experiments; Microbial distribution; Nitratation; Nitritation anammox; Particle size distribution; Suspended biomass

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOMASS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ANAMMOX; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION; NITRATATION;

AEROBIC BACTERIA;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; FLUORESCENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAMMOX BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR;

AEROBIOSIS; AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NITRIFICATION; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84885378084     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4591-1     Document Type: Article

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