Research Article

Shifts in Nitrification Kinetics and Microbial Community during Bioaugmentation of Activated Sludge with Nitrifiers Enriched on Sludge Reject Water

Table 1

List of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes used in the study.

ProbeSequence (5′-3′)SpecificityConcentration*(%)Reference

NSO1225CGCCATTGTATTACGTGTGAAmmonia oxidizing beta-proteobacteria35Mobarry et al. [17]
Nsv443CCGTGACCGTTTCGTTCCGNitrosospira spp.30Mobarry et al. [17]
Nmv (Ncmob)TCCTCAGAGACTACGCGGNitrosococcus mobilis lineage35Juretschko et al. [18]
Ntspa662GGAATTCCGCGCTCCTCTNitrospira35Daims et al. [19]
NIT3CCTGTGCTCCATGCTCCGNitrobacter40Wagner et al. [20]
Ntcoc206CGGTGCGAGCTTGCAAGCNitrococcus mobilis10Juretschko et al. [21]
Ntspn693TTCCCAATATCAACGCATTNitrospina gracilis20Juretschko et al. [21]

*Concentrations presented as percentage of formamide in hybridization buffer (v/v).