dsrAB-based analysis of sulphate-reducing bacteria in moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) wastewater treatment plants

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 7211-7222

  Biswas, Kristi ^a   Taylor, Michael W ^a   Turner, Susan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Biodiscovery New Zealand Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial community; Dissimilatory (bi)sulphite reductase (dsrAB) genes; Real time PCR; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BIRDS; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

OXIDOREDUCTASE; SULFATE;

BIOFILM; DOMINANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SULFATE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; DESULFARCULUS; DESULFATIFERULA; DESULFOBACCA; DESULFOBACTERIUM; DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFOCOCCUS; DESULFOFABA; DESULFOHALOBIUM; DESULFOMICROBIUM; DESULFOMONILE; DESULFORHOPALUS; DESULFOSARCINA; DESULFOTOMACULUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; DSRA GENE; DSRB GENE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR CYCLE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

NEW ZEALAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBACTERACEAE; DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFOMICROBIUM; DESULFOMONILE TIEDJEI; DESULFOVIBRIO;

EID: 84905965692     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5769-5     Document Type: Article

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