Analysis of bacterial community structure and function as a tool in assessing the pollution due to palm oil mill effluent

• Main Authors: Ramli, Norhayati, Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah, Mohd Nor, Diana, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Shirai, Yoshihito, Maeda, Toshinari, Tashiro, Yukihiro, Sakai, Kenji
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53677/1/Analysis%20of%20bacterial%20community%20structure%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53677/

Malaysia is ranked as the second largest producer of palm oil in the world. The major problem in this industry is the production of a highly polluting wastewater known as palm oil mill effluent (POME). POME is considered as the most harmful waste generated from palm oil processing industry if the wa...