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Metagenomes of Wastewater at Different Treatment Stages in Central Germany.

ABSTRACT: Nine metagenomes derived from university hospital effluent, at different stages of wastewater treatment, and the river adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant in Göttingen, Germany, were analyzed. Bacteria was the dominant domain and mainly comprised Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria The microbiomes harbored a diverse microbial community with a site-specific structure.

SUBMITTER: Schneider D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380516 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Metagenomes of Wastewater at Different Treatment Stages in Central Germany.

Schneider Dominik D Aßmann Nils N Wicke Dennis D Poehlein Anja A Daniel Rolf R

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Nine metagenomes derived from university hospital effluent, at different stages of wastewater treatment, and the river adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant in Göttingen, Germany, were analyzed. Bacteria was the dominant domain and mainly comprised Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria The microbiomes harbored a diverse microbial community with a site-specific structure. ...[more]

PMID: 32273362

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