Microbial community structure of activated sludge in treatment plants with different wastewater compositions

Activated sludge (AS) plays a crucial role in the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater. AS is a biocenosis of microorganisms capable of degrading various pollutants, including organic compounds, toxicants and xenobiotics. We performed 16S rRNA gene sequencing of AS and incoming sewage in...

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Main Authors: Nataliya M. Shchegolkova, George S. Krasnov, Anastasia A. Belova, Alexey A. Dmitriev, Sergey eKharitonov, Kseniya M. Klimina, Nataliya V. Melnikova, Anna V. Kudryavtseva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00090/full