Effects of sonication on bacteria viability in wastewater treatment plants evaluated by flow cytometry-Fecal indicators, wastewater and activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 235-243

  Foladori, Paola ^a   Laura, Bruni ^b   Gianni, Andreottola ^a   Giuliano, Ziglio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Biological and Chemical Laboratories SOIS Province of Trento   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bacteria viability; Cellular membrane integrity; Flow cytometry; Sonication; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DISPERSIONS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIA VIABILITY; CELLULAR MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; SONICATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DISPERSIONS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NUCLEIC ACID; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIABILITY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA FAECALIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33751508783     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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