Formation and bacterial composition of young, natural biofilms obtained from public bank-filtered drinking water systems

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2787-2797

  Schwartz, Thomas ^a   Hoffmann, Sandra ^a   Obst, Ursula ^a  

^a WFM Wasserforschung Mainz GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; CTC DAPI; Distribution net; In situ hybridization; Legionella and fecal streptococci; PCR and Southern Blot hybridization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COPPER; DISINFECTION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POTABLE WATER; STEEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER FILTRATION;

BACTERIAL METABOLIC ACTIVITIES; HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENETICAL DIVERSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

WATER TREATMENT;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STEEL;

BIOFILM; DRINKING WATER; FILTER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; GERMANY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEGIONELLA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032171621     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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