Design and application of a synthetic DNA standard for real-time PCR analysis of microbial communities in a biogas digester

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 6855-6863

  May, T ^a   Koch Singenstreu, M ^a   Ebling, J ^a   Stantscheff, R ^a   Muller L ^b   Jacobi, F ^b   Polag, D ^c   Keppler, F ^c   Konig H ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; Biogas plants; Methanogenic archaea; Microbial diversity; qPCR

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BINDING SITES; BIOGAS; FATTY ACIDS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BIOGAS PLANTS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; QPCR;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOGAS; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFATE; SYNTHETIC DNA; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; BIOFUEL; DNA; MANURE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIGESTIBILITY; DNA; FATTY ACID; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; METHANOSARCINALES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOTA; GENETICS; MANURE; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

METHANOSARCINALES;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFUELS; BIOTA; DNA; MANURE; METHANOSARCINALES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84937967406     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6721-z     Document Type: Article

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