Effect of temperature and pipe material on biofilm formation and survival of Escherichia coli in used dinking water pipes: A laboratory-based study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 49-56

  Silhan, J ^a,b   Corfitzen, C B ^a   Albrechtsen, H J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biofilm; E. coli; Pipe material; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM FORMATION; CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE; PIPE MATERIAL;

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BIOFILMS; COPPER PIPE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALVANIZED METAL; MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WATER PIPELINES;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; POLYETHYLENE; STEEL;

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BIOFILMS; COPPER PIPE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALVANIZED METAL; MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER PIPELINES;

BIOFILM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; LABORATORY METHOD; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROTROPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PIPELINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33749156377     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.447     Document Type: Article

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