Effect of EPS on biofilm structure and function as revealed by an individual-based model of biofilm growth

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 135-141

  Kreft, J U ^a   Wimpenny, J W T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Individual based modelling; Nitrification; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); POLYMERS; POROSITY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

NITRIFYING BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS;

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BIOPOLYMER; NITRATE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL; CELL KINETICS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; GROWTH RATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POROSITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIMULATION;

EID: 0035001212     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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