Microbial characterization of excessive growing biofilm in sewer lines using molecular technique

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 938-945

  Lee, Young Ok ^a   Park, Jin Hwa ^b   Park, Jae K ^b  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytophaga Flavobacterium group; Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH); Sewer clogging

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPHAGA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEWAGE; SEWER; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYTOPHAGA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 27944443220     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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