Diversity and Abundance of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Activated Sludge Treating Different Types of Wastewater
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Baek, Kyung-Hwa
(Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, KRIBB)
Park, Chul (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts) Oh, Hee-Mock (Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, KRIBB) Yoon, Byung-Dae (Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, KRIBB) Kim, Hee-Sik (Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, KRIBB) |
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