AFM study of the colonisation of stainless steel by Aquabacterium commune

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 112-118

  Bachmann, R T ^a   Edyvean, R G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Rotating annular biofilm (RAB) reactor; Stainless steel EN 1.4307; Tapping atomic force microscopy (AFM)

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; POLYETHYLENES; POTABLE WATER;

COLONISATION; MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (MDPE); ROTATING ANNULAR BIOFILM (RAB) REACTORS; STAINLESS STEEL EN 1.4307;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; COLONIZATION; PLASTIC; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; STEEL;

AQUABACTERIUM COMMUNE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33751331225     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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