%0 Journal Article
%T Archaeal Diversity in a Municipal Wastewater Sludge
%A Daniel Williams
%A James W. Brown
%J Atlas Journal of Biology
%D 2010
%I Atlas Publishing, LP
%X The diversity of Archaea in a municipal wastewater sludge sample was investigated by amplification of ribosomal RNA genes from sludge DNA using archaeal-specific primers. Surprisingly, a large fraction (32%) of these sequences were from Halobacteriales, not previously seen in surveys of wastewater sludge. Other abundant sequences were from members of uncultivated ¡®environmental¡¯ archaeal groups that are commonly detected in sludge and sediment environments. Only a few distant relatives of Methanosarcina (which are commonly thought of as the predominant methanogenic species in sludge environments) were detected.
%K Archaea
%K methanogen
%K halophile
%K Euryarchaea
%K Crenarchaea.
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