Drinking water biofilm assessment of total and culturable bacteria under different operating conditions

Biofouling

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-99

  Simoes L C ^a   Azevedo, N ^a,b   Pacheco, A ^a   Keevil, C W ^b   Vieira, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Drinking water; Flow rate; Nutrient content; Support material

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; CHLORINE; GROWTH KINETICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; NITROGEN; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POTABLE WATER; STAINLESS STEEL; TURBULENT FLOW;

BIOFILM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANKTON; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; KINETICS; PLANKTON; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645544255     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010600598603     Document Type: Article

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