Adequacy of in situ glass slides and direct sand extractions to assess the microbiota within sand columns used for drinking water treatment

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 601-607

  Langmark J ^a   Ashbolt, N J ^a   Szewzyk, U ^a   Stenstrom T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Groundwater recharge; In situ hybridization; Sand filter

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GLASS; MICROBIOLOGY; SAND;

GLASS SLIDES;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; GLASS; LAKE WATER;

DETECTION METHOD; MICROORGANISM; SAND;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; ECOLOGY; EXTRACTION; FILTER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0034888291     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w01-052     Document Type: Article

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