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Revisiting Methanotrophic Communities in Sewage Treatment Plants
Author(s) -
Adrian Ho,
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck,
Katharina F. Ettwig,
Bellinda Schneider,
Peter Frenzel,
Nico Boon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.03426-12
Subject(s) - sewage , methane , sewage sludge , sewage treatment , environmental science , ecology , community structure , biology , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , chemistry
The methanotrophic potential in sewage treatment sludge was investigated. We detected a diverse aerobic methanotrophic community that potentially plays a significant role in mitigating methane emission in this environment. The results suggest that community structure was determined by conditions specific to the processes in a sewage treatment plant.

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