Retention of Water-Borne Bacteria by Membrane Filters Part II: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Characterization of Bacterial Species Recovered Downstream of 0.2/0.22 Micron Rated Filters

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-113

  Sundaram, S ^a   Mallick, S ^a   Eisenhuth, J ^a   Howard G , Jr ^a   Brandwein, H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID ESTER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; CELL SIZE; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; FATTY ACIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035065854     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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