Persistence and proliferation of some unicellular algae in drinking water systems as result of their heterotrophic metabolism

Water SA

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-116

  Codony, Francesc ^a,b   Miranda, Anna M ^a   Mas, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Laboratori Salut Publica Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DISINFECTANTS; ECOLOGY; METABOLISM; ODORS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER FILTRATION;

HETEROTROPHIC METABOLISM;

POTABLE WATER;

ALGA; DRINKING WATER; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; PERSISTENCE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; OOCYSTIS; PROTOZOA; XENOCOCCUS; XENOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0037274418     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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