The influence of the chemical composition of drinking water on cuprosolvency by biofilm bacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 501-507

  Critchley, M M ^a   Cromar, N J ^a   McClure, N C ^a   Fallowfield, H J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Copper; Cuprosolvency; Drinking water

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER CORROSION; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PLUMBING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CUPROSOLVENCY; EXPOSED TO; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; INFLUENCE OF WATER; PURE CULTURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER CHEMISTRY;

POTABLE WATER;

COPPER; DRINKING WATER;

BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRINKING WATER;

ACIDOVORAX DELAFIELDII; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL CORROSION; NONHUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS; SOLVATION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TUBE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ACIDOVORAX; ACIDOVORAX DELAFIELDII; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM SP.; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0037223385     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01857.x     Document Type: Article

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