Bacteria play a vital role in various biogeochemical processes in lacustrine sediment
ecosystems. This study is among the first to investigate the spatial distribution patterns of …

Scientific understanding of microbial biogeography and assembly is lacking for activated
sludge microbial communities, even though the diversity of microbial communities in …

Abstract Surface soils from Guiyu, China (an intense e-waste processing center) were
analyzed for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and variations in composition of the …

Bacterial communities in the activated sludge (AS) determine the wastewater treatment
performance in the municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Aiming at identifying …

Background Minqin is suffering from a serious desertification, whereas the knowledge about
its bacterial community is limited. Herein, based on Nitraria tangutorum and Haloxylon …

In this study, 454-pyrosequencing technology was employed to investigate the microbial
communities in 12 municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWPTs) with different treatment …

Overall understanding of microbial community structure in activated sludge (AS) system at
regional level is of great significance for operation regulation of wastewater treatment plants …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are indispensable biotechnology facilities for modern
cities and play an essential role in modern urban infrastructure by employing …

Microbial communities are responsible for biological treatment of many industrial
wastewater, but our knowledge of their diversity, assembly patterns, and function is still poor …

A quantitative molecular technique was developed for rapid analysis of microbial community
diversity in various environments. The technique employed PCR in which one of the two …