Development and characterization of biofilms on stainless steel and titanium in spent nuclear fuel pools

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 433-441

  Sarró, M Isabel ^a   García, Ana M ^a   Moreno, Diego A ^a   Montero, Felipe ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IBERDROLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Nuclear power plant; Radioactive water; Spent nuclear fuel pool

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR FUEL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RADIOACTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBMERGED FERMENTATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POWER PLANTS; PROTEOBACTERIA; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

ACTINOBACTERIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 34249026698     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-007-0215-7     Document Type: Article

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