Microbial diversity and prevalence of virulent pathogens in biofilms developed in a water reclamation system

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 623-629

  Hu, Jiang Yong ^a   Fan, Yang ^a   Lin, Yi Han ^b,c   Zhang, Hai Bao ^b   Ong, Say Leong ^a   Dong, Ning ^a   Xu, Jin Ling ^b   Ng, Wun Jern ^a   Zhang, Lian Hui ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Caenorhabditis elegans; Microbial diversity; Pocyanin; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Virulence

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; HOMOSERINE LACTONE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CAENORHABDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RALSTONIA; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENTEROBACTER; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA SP.;

EID: 0142226951     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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