Microbial ecology of denitrification in biological wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 237-254

  Lu, Huijie ^a   Chandran, Kartik ^b   Stensel, David ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Community function; Community structure; Microbial ecology; Molecular biology; Wastewater denitrification

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ECOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; COMMUNITY FUNCTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HIGH-THROUGHPUT APPROACHES; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLYCEROL; METHANE; METHANOL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; STABLE ISOTOPE; BACTERIAL DNA; SEWAGE;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NITROUS OXIDE; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDOVORAX; ALCALIGENES; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AZOARCUS; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; CARBON SOURCE; COMAMONADACEAE; COMAMONAS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYER; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HALOMONAS; HYPHOMICROBIACEAE; HYPHOMICROBIUM; MARINOBACTER; METHYLOPHILUS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; REACTOR; REVIEW; RHODOBACTERACEAE; RHODOCYCLACEAE; RNA TRANSLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TEMPERATURE; THAUERA; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA; DENITRIFICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84904891891     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.06.042     Document Type: Review

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