Survival of Campylobacter jejuni in potable water biofilms: A comparative study with different detection methods

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 57-61

  Lehtola, Markku J ^a   Pitkanen T ^a   Miebach, L ^a   Miettinen, I T ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Campylobacter jejuni; Drinking water; FISH; PNA

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDISATION;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; WATER ANALYSIS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; PATHOGEN; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 33749131069     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.448     Document Type: Article

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