Investigation of natural biofilms formed during the production of drinking water from surface water embankment filtration

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1197-1206

  Emtiazi, Farahnaz ^a   Schwartz, Thomas ^a   Marten, Silke Mareike ^a   Krolla Sidenstein, Peter ^a   Obst, Ursula ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Enzyme activities; Molecular biological techniques; Opportunistic pathogenic bacteria; Population shifts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; EMBANKMENTS; ENZYME KINETICS; FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DGGE); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR);

BIOFILMS;

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOFILM; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; LEGIONELLA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 1242295323     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.10.056     Document Type: Article

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