Detailed investigation of the microbial community in foaming activated sludge reveals novel foam formers

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Guo, Feng ^a   Wang, Zhi Ping ^a   Yu, Ke ^a   Zhang, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); RNA 16S; SEWAGE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GORDONIA; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA GYRASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; METAGENOMICS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84941109688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07637     Document Type: Article

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