title: Continuous monitoring of ammonia removal activity and observation of morphology of microbial complexes in a microdevice.
abstract: Continuous monitoring of ammonia removal by microbial complexes and observation of their morphology were carried out using a microdevice. Consumption of NH(4)(+) ions by active sludge could clearly be recorded over 48 h. Aggregation of the sludge could be observed in parallel by using confocal reflection microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yawata
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Setoyama
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000378:metabolism*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000379:methods; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D000641:Ammonia