Floc stability and adhesion of green-fluorescent-protein-marked bacteria to flocs in activated sludge

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 519-528

  Olofsson, Ann Cathrin ^a   Zita, Anna ^a   Hermansson, Malte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated sludge flocs; Bacterial adhesion; Cell surface hydrophobicity; Green fluorescent protein; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EFFLUENT; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031887046     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-2-519     Document Type: Article

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