Microwave and ultrasound pre-treatments influence microbial community structure and digester performance in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 5339-5352

  Westerholm, Maria ^a   Crauwels, Sam ^a   Van Geel, Maarten ^a   Dewil, Raf ^a   Lievens, Bart ^a   Appels, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biogas; Methanogenesis; Microbial dynamics and diversity; Next generation sequencing; qPCR; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; METHANOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULP DIGESTERS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SUBSTRATES; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL DYNAMICS; NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING; QPCR; WASTEWATER SLUDGE;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; RNA 16S; BIOFUEL; METHANE; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIBILITY; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIALES; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSAETA CONCILII; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PROTEOBACTERIA; PYROSEQUENCING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; ULTRASOUND; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEON; BACTEROIDETES; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIALES; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSAETA CONCILII; PROTEOBACTERIA;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BACTEROIDETES; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENETIC VARIATION; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; METHANE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROWAVES; PROTEOBACTERIA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

EID: 84955558959     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7321-2     Document Type: Article

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