Gel immobilization improves survival of Escherichia coli under temperature stress in nutrient-poor natural water

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3521-3526

  Perrot, F ^a   Jouenne, T ^a   Feuilloley, M ^b   Vaudry, H ^b   Junter, G A ^a  

^a Normandie Université   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial biofilm; Escherichia coli; Gel entrapped bacteria; Natural water; Recovery; Stress; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMOBILIZED CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031764336     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00155-9     Document Type: Article

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