Microbial characterization of biofilms in domestic drains and the establishment of stable biofilm microcosms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 177-185

  McBain, Andrew J ^a   Bartolo, Robert G ^b   Catrenich, Carl E ^b   Charbonneau, Duane ^b   Ledder, Ruth G ^a   Rickard, Alexander H ^a   Symmons, Sharon A ^a   Gilbert, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTROPHORESIS;

MICROCOSMS;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BIOCIDE; DNA 16S;

BIOFILM;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; COLPODA MAUPASI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRAIN; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; MICROCOSM; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLATE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; PSEUDOMONAS; ROTIFERA; SANITATION; STAINING;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FERMENTATION; HOUSING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BDELLOIDA; COLPODA; COLPODA MAUPASI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; NEMATODA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0346666704     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.177-185.2003     Document Type: Article

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