PMID- 19882283 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100201 LR - 20091102 IS - 1940-6029 (Electronic) IS - 1064-3745 (Linking) VI - 599 DP - 2010 TI - Ecophysiological analysis of microorganisms in complex microbial systems by combination of fluorescence in situ hybridization with extracellular staining techniques. PG - 117-28 LID - 10.1007/978-1-60761-439-5_8 [doi] AB - Ecophysiological analysis and functions of single cells in complex microbial systems can be examined by simple combinations of Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for identification with various staining techniques targeting functional phenotypes. In this chapter, we describe methods and protocols optimized for the study of extracellular enzymes, surface hydrophobicity and specific surface structures. Although primarily applied to the study of microbes in wastewater treatment (activated sludge and biofilms), the methods may also be used with minor modifications in several other ecosystems. FAU - Nielsen, Jeppe Lund AU - Nielsen JL AD - Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. FAU - Kragelund, Caroline AU - Kragelund C FAU - Nielsen, Per Halkjaer AU - Nielsen PH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Methods Mol Biol JT - Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) JID - 9214969 RN - 0 (Sewage) SB - IM MH - Biofilms/growth & development MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/*methods MH - Sewage/microbiology MH - *Water Microbiology EDAT- 2009/11/03 06:00 MHDA- 2010/02/02 06:00 CRDT- 2009/11/03 06:00 PHST- 2009/11/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/11/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/02/02 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/978-1-60761-439-5_8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Methods Mol Biol. 2010;599:117-28. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60761-439-5_8.