Microbial community functional structures in wastewater treatment plants as characterized by GeoChip.

BACKGROUND: Biological WWTPs must be functionally stable to continuously and steadily remove contaminants which rely upon the activity of complex microbial communities. However, knowledge is still lacking in regard to microbial community functional structures and their linkages to environmental vari...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Wang, Yu Xia, Xianghua Wen, Yunfeng Yang, Jizhong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3966879?pdf=render