In situ detection of cell surface hydrophobicity of probe-defined bacteria in activated sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 97-103

  Nielsen, J L ^a   Mikkelsen, L H ^a   Nielsen, P H ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

16S rRNA oligonucleotides; Activated sludge:Cell surface hydrophobicity; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Filamentous bacteria; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Microsphere adhesion to cells (MAC)

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIA; CELLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BACTERIAL RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYMER; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; THIN FILAMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0035014709     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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