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Record Nr.

UNINA9910309960003321

Titolo

FISH handbook for biological wastewater treatment : identification and quantification of microorganisms in activated sludge and biofilms by FISH / / edited by per Halkjær Nielsen, Holger Daims and Hilde Lemmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : New York : , : IWA Publishing, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-78040-177-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NielsenPer Halkjær

DaimsHolger

LemmerHilde

Disciplina

363.7284

Soggetti

Sewage - Purification - Biological treatment

Fluorescence in situ hybridization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The FISH Handbook for Biological Wastewater Treatment provides all the required information for the user to be able to identify and quantify important microorganisms in activated sludge and biofilms by using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and epifluorescence microscopy. It has for some years been clear that most microorganisms in biological wastewater systems cannot be reliably identified and quantified by conventional microscopy or by traditional culture-dependent methods such as plate counts. Therefore, molecular biological methods are vital and must be introduced instead of, or in addition to, conventional methods. At present, FISH is the most widely used and best tested of these methods. This handbook presents all relevant information from the literature and, based on the extensive experience of the authors, advice and recommendations are given for reliable FISH identification and quantification.