In-situ characterization of microbial community in an A/O submerged membrane bioreactor with nitrogen removal

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 41-48

  Sofia, A ^a   Liu, W T ^a   Ong, S L ^a   Ng, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH); Membrane bioreactor; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; SEWAGE;

EUBACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

BACTERIA;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALCALIGENES; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EUBACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LABORATORY; MICROFLORA; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSPIRA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARACOCCUS; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; REDUCTION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSPIRA; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 8844277663     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0483     Document Type: Article

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