BACTERIAL QUINONE PROFILE FOR THE STUDY OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES / 微生物学通报

ABSTRACT

Quinone is one of the electron transporters of the microbial respiratory chain. The dominant quinone of one species of bacteria is different from other bacteria. So the quinone profile of environmental samples can reflect the microbial community. This paper briefly introduces the analytical method used for microbial quinones. The microbial community in an activated sludge sample is studied using this method.