Persistence and decontamination of Bacillus atrophaeus subsp. globigii spores on corroded iron in a model drinking water system

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2451-2457

  Szabo, Jeffrey G ^a,b   Rice, Eugene W ^b   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CORROSION; DECHLORINATION; DECONTAMINATION; IRON; POTABLE WATER;

ANNULAR REACTORS; CORRODED IRON COUPONS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC SHEAR;

MICROBIOLOGY;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; IRON;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CORROSION; DECHLORINATION; DRINKING WATER; IRON; MODELING; PERSISTENCE; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CORROSION; DECHLORINATION; NONHUMAN; SHEAR FLOW; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORROSION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DRINKING; FRESH WATER; IRON; SPORES, BACTERIAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS;

EID: 34247576592     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02899-06     Document Type: Article

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