Interception of Small Particles by Flocculent Structures, Sessile Ciliates, and the Basic Layer of a Wastewater Biofilm

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4286-4292

  Eisenmann, Heinrich ^a,c   Letsiou, Ioanna ^a   Feuchtinger, Anette ^a   Beisker, Wolfgang ^a   Mannweiler, Ernst ^a   Hutzler, Peter ^a   Arnz, Patrik ^b  

^a National Research Center for Environment and Health   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Natl Res Ctr Environ and Hlth   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CILIATE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLOCCULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CILIOPHORA; FLOCCULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 0035461238     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4286-4292.2001     Document Type: Article

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