Community structure of microbial biofilms associated with membrane-based water purification processes as revealed using a polyphasic approach

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 466-473

  Chen, C L ^a   Liu, W T ^a   Chong, M L ^a   Wong, M T ^a   Ong, S L ^a   Seah, H ^b   Ng, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Public Utilities Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOFILM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; FLUORESCENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDRODYNAMICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROFILTRATION; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FIBROBACTER; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PLANCTOMYCETES; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 1642578241     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1286-7     Document Type: Article

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