Direct force measurement of bacteria adhesion on metal in aqueous media

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 17-25

  Xiaoxia, S ^a   Peng, T Y ^a   Olavi, P S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adhesion force; Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Bacteria; Cell probe

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; METALS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ADHESION FORCE; BACTERIA CELL; METAL SURFACE;

BACTERIOLOGY;

METAL;

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; METALS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ADHESION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; HYDROPHOBICITY; METAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; FORCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SURFACE CHARGE;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; BACTERIAL ADHESION; COPPER; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 33845882776     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.866     Document Type: Article

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