The influence of fluid shear and AICI3 on the material properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Desulfovibrio sp. EX265 biofilms

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 113-120

  Stoodley, P ^a   Jacobsen, A ^c   Dunsmore, B C ^b   Purevdorj, B ^a   Wilson, S ^a   Lappin Scott, H M ^b   Costerton, J W ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cross linking; Desulfovibrio; Elasticity; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Pseudomonas; Shear stress; Strength

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; CHEMOSTATS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLYSACCHARIDES; POSITIVE IONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; YIELD STRESS;

FLUID SHEAR;

BIOFILMS;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BIOPOLYMER; CATION;

BIOFILM; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELASTICITY; ENVIRONMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

DESULFOVIBRIO; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0035024923     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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