Candidatus accumulibacter phosphatis: Elusive bacterium responsible for enhanced biological phosphorus removal

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-10

  Kang, Dae Wook ^a   Noguera, Daniel R ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Microbial communities; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULIBACTER; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PURE CULTURE;

BIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN FIXATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIMITING FACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84891400490     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000781     Document Type: Article

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