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Sphaerotilus

Known as: Cladothrix 
A genus of gram-negative, sheathed, rod-shaped bacteria in the family COMAMONADACEAE. They are closely related to LEPTOTHRIX.
National Institutes of Health

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2008
2008
Reduction of hexavalent chromium by Sphaerotilus natans a filamentous micro-organism present in activated sludges.
Wastewaters produced by various industries may contain undesirable amounts of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), as chromate and… Expand
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2008
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2008
Influence of pharmaceutical residues on the structure of activated sludge bacterial communities in wastewater treatment bioreactors.
Concern is growing over contamination of the environment with pharmaceuticals because of their widespread use and incomplete… Expand
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria.
A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, non-pigmented, facultative aerobe that grew optimally at pH 6.5 and 30 degrees C (strain… Expand
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Ionic strength effect on copper biosorption by Sphaerotilus natans: equilibrium study and dynamic modelling in membrane reactor.
Biosorption of copper by Sphaerotilus natans in different conditions of ionic strength and pH was studied by performing sorption… Expand
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Modification of benthic insect communities in polluted streams: combined effects of sedimentation and nutrient enrichment
  • A. Lemly
  • Hydrobiologia
  • 2004
    • Corpus ID: 5789177
Responses of the benthic insect community of a southern Appalachian trout stream to inorganic sedimentation and nutrient… Expand
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Metal speciation and pH effect on Pb, Cu, Zn and Cd biosorption onto Sphaerotilus natans: Langmuir-type empirical model.
Biosorption data of lead, copper, zinc and cadmium onto Sphaerotilus natans at different equilibrium pH (3-5 units) were here… Expand
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2000
2000
The effect of acid pre-treatment on the biosorption of chromium(III) by Sphaerotilus natans from industrial wastewater
Abstract Living cells of a strain of Sphaerotilus natans are employed to remove Cr(III) from acid wastewater. Batch experiments… Expand
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Prevalence of Broad-Host-Range Lytic Bacteriophages of Sphaerotilus natans, Escherichia coli, andPseudomonas aeruginosa
ABSTRACT Two bacteriophage collections were examined with regard to their ability to form plaques on multiple bacterial host… Expand
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Transfer of Rhodocyclus gelatinosus to Rubrivivax gelatinosus gen. nov. , comb. nov. , and Phylogenetic Relationships with Leptothrix, Sphaerotilus natans, Pseudomonas saccharophila, and Alcaligenes…
The taxonomic relationships among Rhodocyclus, Leptothrix, and Sphaerotilus species, Pseudomonas saccharophila, and Alcaligenes… Expand
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1964
1964
Morphology, nutrition and physiology of Sphaerotilus discophorus
SummaryBy means of hay infusion-Fe(OH)3−MnCO3 enrichment cultures, 11 pure strains of the filamentous, sheathed bacterium… Expand
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