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Some physiological properties of an Italian isolate of “microthrix parvicella”

Valter Tandoi; Simona Rossetti; Linda L. Blackall; Mauro Majone

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Causes of, and control strategies for, Microthrix parvicella bulking and foaming in nutrient removal activated sludge systems

D. Mamais; A. Andreadakis; C. Noutsopoulos; C. Kalergis

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In situ characterization of substrate uptake by Microthrix parvicella using microautoradiography

Kjær Andreasen; Per Halkjær Nielsen

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Influence of temperature and sludge loading on activated sludge settling, especially on Microthrix parvicella

S. Knoop; S. Kunst

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Molecular biological methods to detect “Microthrix parvicella” and to determine its abundance in activated sludge

Debbie Bradford; Camilla Christensson; Nicole Jakab; Linda L. Blackall

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Sludge retention time in the secondary clarifier effects on the growth of Microthrix parvicella

Eva Hagland; Åsa Dillner Westlund; Maria Rothman

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Foaming in anaerobic digesters caused by Microthrix parvicella

Åsa Dillner Westlund; Eva Hagland; Maria Rothman

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Comparison of activated sludge microbial communities using biolog^TM microplates

S. K. Kaiser; J. B. Guckert; D. W. Gledhill

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The hunt for the G-bacteria in activated sludge biomass

A. M. Maszenan; R. J. Seviour; B. K. C. Patel; G. N. Rees; B. McDougall

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The comparison of the diversity of activated sludge plants

Thomas P. Curtis; Noel G. Craine

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Heterotrophic active biomass component of activated sludge mixed liquor

M. C. Wentzel; M. F. Ubisi; G. A. Ekama

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RNA/DNA ratio as an indicator of metabolic activity in resin acid-degrading bacteria

A. F. Muttray; W. W. Mohn

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Enrichment and characterization of an anaerobic methyl ethyl ketoxime degrading culture from an anoxic/anaerobic/aerobic activated sludge sequencing batch reactor

Nancy G. Love; Mary E. Rust; Kathy C. Terlesky

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Effect of acclimating saccharides on the activated sludge bacterial population: composition abnormality of activated sludge acclimated to glucose

Yuu Ubukata; Susumu Takii

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Molecular microbial ecology of nitrification in an activated sludge process treating refinery wastewater

S. J. Ballinger; I. M. Head; T. P. Curtis; A. R. Godley

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Population dynamics of chromate reducing bacteria in a bioreactor system developed for the treatment of chromate wastewater

Mamie Nozawa; Hong-Ying Hu; Koichi Fujie; Tomohiko Tsuchida; Kohei Urano

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Genetic diversity and population dynamics of hyphomicrobium spp. in a sewage treatment plant and its receiving lake

Andreas Fesefeldt; Niels C. Holm; Christian G. Gliesche

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A new oxygen supply method for simultaneous organic carbon removal and nitrification by a one-stage biofilm process

Kazuaki Yamagiwa; Masanori Yoshida; Akira Ito; Akira Ohkawa

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Biofilm dynamics studied with microsensors and molecular techniques

Cecilia M. Santegoeds; Gerard Muyzer; Dirk de Beer

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Sulfate reduction and sulfide oxidation in aerobic mixed population biofilms

Satoshi Okabe; Takayuki Matsuda; Hisashi Satoh; Tsukasa Itoh; Yoshimasa Watanabe

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Modeling mass transfer and substrate utilization in the boundary layer of biofilm systems

Harald Horn; Dietmar C. Hempel

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Population dynamics and biofilm composition in a new three-phase circulating bed reactor

Valentina Lazarova; Danièle Bellahcen; Danièle Rybacki; Bruce Rittmann; Jacques Manem

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Gradients in the taxonomic composition of different microbial systems: comparison between biofilms for advanced waste treatment and lake sediments

I. Röske; K. Röske; D. Uhlmann

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Biofilm population dynamics in a trickle-bed bioreactor

D. Hekmat; R. Amann; A. Linn; M. Stephan; M. Stoffels ...

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Use of a dynamic gassing-out method for activity and oxygen diffusion coefficient estimation in biofilms

Artem Khlebnikov; Falilou Samb; Paul Péringer

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Modeling of turboflo - a novel biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment

Fabien Mousseau; Sean X. Liu; Slawomir W. Hermanowicz; Valentina Lazarova; Jacques Manem

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Simultaneous nitrification/denitrification in an aerobic biofilm system

Christine Helmer; Sabine Kunst

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Influence of dissolved oxygen on nitrification kinetics in a circulating bed reactor

V. Lazarova; R. Nogueira; J. Manem; L. Melo

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Stratification of microbial metabolic processes and redox potential change in an aerobic biofilm studied using microelectrodes

Tong Yu; Paul L. Bishop

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Influence of operational variables on enzymatic tests applied to monitor the microbial biomass activity of a biofilter

Y. Le Bihan; P. Lessard

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Bacterial structure of biofilms in wastewater infiltration systems

Mikael Pell; Bo Stenberg; Sara Hallin

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Sorption properties of biofilms

R. Späth; H.-C. Flemming; S. Wuertz

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Detachment of biofilm bacteria due to variations in nutrient supply

Linda K. Sawyer; Slawomir W. Hermanowicz

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Biofilm characterization of several wastewater treatment plants with rotating biological contactors in Madrid (Spain)

B. Pérez-Uz; C. Franco; M. Martín-Cereceda; L. Arregui; I. Campos ...

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A model of two-dimensional biofilm morphology

Slawomir W. Hermanowicz

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Integration of performance, molecular biology and modeling to describe the activated sludge process

V. Urbain; B. Mobarry; V. de Silva; D. A. Stahl; B. E. Rittmann ...

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A conceptual model describing macromolecule degradation by suspended cultures and biofilms

David R. Confer; Bruce E. Logan

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Batch test procedures as tools for calibration of the activated sludge model - a pilot scale demonstration

Gert Holm Kristensen; Jes la Cour Jansen; Per Elberg Jørgensen

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Modeling the activated sludge floc microenvironment

Sean Scuras; Glen T. Daigger; C. P. Leslie Grady, Jr

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Assessment of biological activity during temperature changes in a bench-scale sequencing batch reactor fed with synthetic medium containing lignin

Klaus Kriebitzsch; Elke Adamietz; Christian Schiegl; Brigitte Helmreich; Peter A. Wilderer ...

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Population dynamics using temporal series analysis in a industrial two-stage activated sludge pilot plant

Eloy Bécares; Susana Romo; Margarita Fernandez-Aláez

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Oscillating conditions for influencing the composition of mixed biological cultures

Bjarne R. Horntvedt; Morten Rambekk; Rune Bakke

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Evaluation of filamentous microorganism growth factors in an industrial wastewater activated sludge system

Caroline E. Scruggs; Clifford W. Randall

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A national survey of activated sludge separation problems in the Czech Republic: filaments, floc characteristics and activated sludge metabolic properties

Jirí Wanner; Iveta Ruzicková; Petra Jetmarová; Olga Krhutková; Jana Paraniaková

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Survey of filamentous populations in nutrient removal plants in four European countries

Dick H. Eikelboom; Andreas Andreadakis; Kjaer Andreasen

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Substrate utilization characteristics of the predominant filamentous and floc-forming bacteria isolated from a chemical fiber factory wastewater treatment plant

Yi-Chen Tsai; Chi-Mei Lee

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Control of bulking in a full scale plant by addition of talc (PE 8418)

D. H. Eikelboom; J. Grovenstein

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Phylogenetic assessment of five filamentous bacteria isolated from bulking activated sludges

R. Howarth; I. M. Head; R. F. Unz

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Hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties of activated sludge exopolymeric substances

F. Jorand; F. Boué-Bigne; J. C. Block; V. Urbain

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Effects of potassium ion on sludge settling, dewatering and effluent properties

Sudhir N. Murthy; John T. Novak

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Composition of extracellular polymeric substances in the activated sludge floc matrix

R. Bura; M. Cheung; B. Liao; J. Finlayson; B. C. Lee ...

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Comparison of hydrolytic enzyme systems in pure culture and activated sludge under different electron acceptor conditions

Rajeev Goel; Takashi Mino; Hiroyasu Satoh; Tomonori Matsuo

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Measurement of polysaccharides and proteins in biofilm extracellular polymers

Xiaoqi Zhang; Paul L. Bishop; Margaret J. Kupferle

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Influence of oxygen limitation on the cell surface properties of bacteria from activated sludge

R. Palmgren; F. Jorand; P. H. Nielsen; J. C. Block

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The relationship between the structure of activated sludge flocs and the sorption of hydrophobic pollutants

J. C. Finlayson; B. Liao; I. G. Droppo; G. G. Leppard; S. N. Liss

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Adaptation of the microbial adhesion to hydrocarbon test (MATH) for measuring activated sludge hydrophobicity

A. Guellil; J.-C. Block; V. Urbain

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Impact of different substrates on biomass protein composition during wastewater treatment investigated by two-dimensional electrophoresis

Sylvia Huber; Sabine Minnebusch; Stefan Wuertz; Peter A. Wilderer; Brigitte Helmreich

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A new method for extraction of exopolymers from activated sludges

Joana Azeredo; Rosário Oliveira; Valentina Lazarova

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Biodegradation of phenolic compounds by an acclimated activated sludge and isolated bacteria

Germán Buitrón; Ariel González; Luz M. López-Marín

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Extracellular redox activity in activated sludge

Stefan Wuertz; Petra Pfleiderer; Klaus Kriebitzsch; Rosi Späth; Thomas Griebe ...

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Effects of synthetic organic chemicals on bacterial death and lysis

G. G. Perez-Padilla; C. P. L. Grady, Jr.

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Vitamin addition in biological wastewater treatment

Hilde Lemmer; George Lind; Gerhard Metzner; Lutz Nitschke; Margit Schade

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The use of chemical uncouplers for reducing biomass production during biodegradation

Euan W. Low; Howard A. Chase

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Microbial Fe(II)-oxidation by nitrate in activated sludge

Jeppe Lund Nielsen; Per Halkjær Nielsen

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Analysis of microbial acclimation to refractory chemicals in wastewater using respiratory quinone profiles

Hong-Ying Hu; Mamie Nozawa; Koichi Fujie; Tsuyoshi Makabe; Kohei Urano

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In situ structure/function studies in wastewater treatment systems

Andreas Schramm; Dirk De Beer; Han van den Heuvel; Simon Ottengraf; Rudolf Amann

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Determination of the microbial diversity of anaerobic-aerobic activated sludge by a novel molecular biological technique

Wen-Tso Liu; Terence L. Marsh; Larry J. Forney

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Variability of type 021N in activated sludge as determined by in situ substrate uptake pattern and in situ hybridization with fluorescent rRNA targeted probes

P. H. Nielsen; K. Andreasen; M. Wagner; L. L. Blackall; H. Lemmer ...

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Effectiveness of oligonucleotide probes targeted against Thiothrix nivea and type 021N 16S rRNA for in situ identification and population monitoring in activated sludges

Jean-Jacques Pernelle; Eric Cotteux; Philippe Duchène

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Combining fluorescent in situ hybridization (fish) with cultivation and mathematical modeling to study population structure and function of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge

Michael Wagner; Daniel R. Noguera; Stefan Juretschko; Gabriele Rath; Hans-Peter Koops ...

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The use of 16S rDNA clone libraries to describe the microbial diversity of activated sludge communities

Linda L. Blackall; Paul C. Burrell; Heather Gwilliam; Debbie Bradford; Philip L. Bond ...

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Beginning a molecular analysis of the eukaryal community in activated sludge

Terence L. Marsh; Wen-Tso Liu; Larry J. Forney; Cheng Hans

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Applying phenotypic fingerprinting in the management of wastewater treatment systems

C. A. Schneider; K. Mo; S. N. Liss

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Horizontal transfer of bacterial heavy metal resistance genes and its applications in activated sludge systems

Qinghan Dong; Dirk Springeal; Jef Schoeters; Gust Nuyts; Max Mergeay ...

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Bioaugmentation of sequencing batch reactors for biological phosphorus removal: comparative rRNA sequence analysis and hybridization with oligonucleotide probes

Daniel B. Oerther; James Danalewich; Ebru Dulekgurgen; Eric Leveque; David L. Freedman ...

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Detection of filamentous and nitrifying bacteria in activated sludge with 16S rRNA probes

Jaap J. van der Waarde; Bert Geurkink; Maurice Henssen; Guido Heijnen

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Development and application of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe for detection of the phosphate-accumulating bacterium microlunatus phosphovorus in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal process

Mamoru Kawaharasaki; Takahiro Kanagawa; Hideo Tanaka; Kazunori Nakamura

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Characterization of filamentous foaming in activated sludge systems using oligonucleotide hybridization probes and antibody probes

Francis L. de los Reyes, III; Daniel B. Oerther; Ma. Fiorella de los Reyes; Mark Hernandez; Lutgarde Raskin

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New foam-forming nocardioforms found in activated sludge

Jacques A. Soddell; Robert J. Seviour; Linda L. Blackall; Phil Hugenholtz

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Activated sludge foaming: what causes hydrophobicity and can it be manipulated to control foaming?

Helen Stratton; Bob Seviour; Peter Brooks

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Activated sludge foaming: the true extent of actinomycete diversity

Michael Goodfellow; Fiona M. Stainsby; Russell Davenport; Jongsik Chun; Tom Curtis

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Identification and quantification of Gordona amarae strains in activated sludge systems using comparative rRNA sequence analysis and phylogenetic hybridization probes

Ma. Fiorella de los Reyes; Francis L. de los Reyes; Mark Hernandez; Lutgarde Raskin

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Autecology of scum producing bacteria

Hilde Lemmer; George Lind; Margit Schade; Birgit Ziegelmayer

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Low temperature effects on phosphorus release and uptake by microorganisms in EBPR plants

Christine Helmer; Sabine Kunst

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Bioassay for glycogen determination in biological phosphorus removal systems

Damir Brdjanovic; Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht; Christine M. Hooijmans; Takashi Mino; Guy J. Alaerts ...

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Operation with biological nutrient removal with stable nitrification and control of filamentous growth

Maria Rothman

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The distribution and movement of polyphosphate and associated cations in sludges from NDEBPR plants in different configurations at pilot scale

K. C. Lindrea; G. Lockwood; M. Majone

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Behaviour of activated sludge from a system with anoxic phosphate uptake

R. Šorm; G. Bortone; J. Wanner; A. Tilche

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Characterisation of enhanced biological phosphorus removal activated sludges with dissimilar phosphorus removal performances

Philip L. Bond; Jürg Keller; Linda L. Blackall

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Achieving nitrification in pure oxygen activated sludge by seeding

J. B. Neethling; Carlo Spani; Joe Danzer; Bruce Willey

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Anaerobic uptake of glutamate and aspartate by enhanced biological phosphorus removal activated sludge

Hiroyasu Satoh; Takashi Mino; Tomonori Matsuo

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Modeling of enhanced biological phosphorus removal in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor

Eberhard Morgenroth; Peter A. Wilderer

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Nitrogen loss in a nitrifying rotating contactor treating ammonium rich leachate without organic carbon

H. Siegrist; S. Reithaar; P. Lais

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Phosphorus and polyhydroxyalkanoates variation in a combined process with activated sludge and biofilm

S. H. Chuang; C. F. Ouyang; H. C. Yuang; S. J. You

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Interactions between filamentous sulfur bacteria, sulfate reducing bacteria and poly-P accumulating bacteria in anaerobic-oxic activated sludge from a municipal plant

Ryoko Yamamoto-Ikemoto; Saburo Matsui; Tomoaki Komori; Edja. Kofi. Bosque-Hamilton

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Anaerobic processes in activated sludge

Dirk de Beer; Andreas Schramm; Cecilia M. Santegoeds; Helle K. Nielsen

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A flux-based stoichiometric model of enhanced biological phosphorus removal metabolism

J. Pramanik; P. L. Trelstad; J. D. Keasling

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