Publications 2004

Journals

  1. Analysis of microbial community structure and in situ activity of nitrifying biofilms
    Okabe, S., Satoh, H., Ito, T., and Watanabe, Y.
    Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 2004, 2(2), 65-74.
  2. Microbial communities and their interactions in biofilm systems: an overview
    Wuertz, S., Okabe, S., and Hausner, M.
    Water Science and Technology, 2004, 49(11-12), 327-336.
  3. Effect of hydroxylamine on microbial community structure and function of autotrophic nitrifying biofilms determined by in situ hybridization and the use of microelectrodes
    Kindaichi, T., Okabe, S. Satoh, H., and Watanabe, Y.
    Water Science and Technology, 2004, 49(11-12), 61-68.
  4. MAR-FISH: An ecophysiological approach to link phylogenetic identity and in situ metabolic activity of microorganisms at single-cell resolution
    Okabe, S., Kindaichi, T., and Ito, T.
    Microbes and Environments, 2004, 19 (2), 83-98.
  5. Photosynthesis in sediment at a tidal area of Niida River, Hachinohe, Japan
    Nakamura, Y., Satoh, H., Okabe, S., and Watanabe, Y.
    Water Research, 2004, 38(9), 2439-2447.
  6. Isolation, characterization and in situ detection of a novel chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium in wastewater biofilms growing under microaerophilic conditions
    Ito, T., Sugita, K., and Okabe, S.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2004, 70(5), 3122-3129.
  7. Macroscale and microscale analyses of nitrification in membrane aerated biofilm reactors
    Satoh, H., Ono, H., Bian, R., Kamo, J., Okabe, S., and Fukushi, K.
    Water Research, 2004, 38(6), 1633-1641.
  8. Eco-physiological interaction between nitrifying bacteria and heterotrophic bacteria in autotrophic nitrifying biofilms
    Kindaichi, T., Ito, T., and Okabe, S.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2004, 70(3), 1641-1650.
  9. Analysis of size distribution and cell density of ammonia-oxidizing bacterial microcolonies, in relation to substrate microprofiles in biofilms
    Okabe, S., Kindaichi, T., Ito, T., and Satoh, H.
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2004, 85(1), 86-95.

International conference proceedings

  1. Microbial community structure and treatment performance of membrane bioreactors treating municipal wastewater
    Okabe, S., Hiraiwa, M. N., and Watanabe, Y.
    The Poceedings of the Second JSPS-VCC Seminar on Water & Wastewater Management and Technology.
  2. Analysis of Structure, Function, and Eco-physiological Interactions among Community Members in Complex Multispecies Biofilms
    Okabe, S. (Invited lecture)
    The second Okazaki Biology Conference: “Terra Microbiology” (OBC2).
  3. Comparison of community structure of sulfate-reducing bacteria and their roles in carbon mineralization in sewer biofilms growing under aerophilic and microaerophilic conditions
    Leung, H-W. D., Chen, G-H., Ito, T., and Okabe, S.
    The proceedings of International Conference on Biofilm Structure and Activity, Las Vegas, USA.
  4. A polyphasic approach to study the structure, function, and eco-physiological interactions among community members in autotrophic nitrifying biofilms
    Okabe, S., Kindaichi, T., Nakamura, Y., and Ito, T.
    The proceedings of International Conference on Biofilm Structure and Activity, Las Vegas, USA.
  5. Reactor performance and microbial structure and function of biofilms in a pilot-scale industrial wastewater treatment plant
    Satoh, H., Yamakawa, T., Watanabe, Y., and Okabe, S.
    IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Marrakech
    September 19-14, 2004.
  6. Establishing community structure and function in complex biofilms
    Okabe, S. (Invited lecture)
    10th international symposium on microbial ecology, ISME-10, Cancun, Mexico.
    August 22-27, 2004.
  7. Sulfur-oxidizing bacterial community structure and sulfur oxidation leading to internal sulfur cycle in a wastewater biofilm
    Ito, T. Sugita, K. Satoh, H. and Okabe, S.
    10th international symposium on microbial ecology, ISME-10, Cancun, Mexico.
    August 22-27, 2004.
  8. Analysis of microbial community structure and in situ activity of nitrifying biofilms
    Okabe, S., Satoh, H., Ito, T., and Watanabe, Y.
    The proceedings of the 5th China-Japan symposium on water environment. Kunming China.
    May 9-12, 2004.