Standard inocula preparations reduce the bacterial diversity and reliability of regulatory biodegradation tests

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 9511-9521

  Goodhead, Andrew K ^a   Head, Ian M ^b   Snape, Jason R ^c   Davenport, Russell J ^b  

^a SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 Nitrophenol; Bacterial community structure; Biodegradation; Diversity; Persistence; REACH

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

4-NITROPHENOL; NITROPHENOL; SEWAGE;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROPHENOLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEWAGE;

EID: 84906092865     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2064-4     Document Type: Article

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