Survival of Mycobacterium avium in drinking water biofilms as affected by water flow velocity, availability of phosphorus, and temperature

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6201-6207

  Torvinen, Eila ^a   Lehtola, Markku J ^a   Martikainen, Pertti J ^b   Miettinen, Ilkka T ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; CHLORINE; FLOW VELOCITY; NUTRIENTS; PATHOGENS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER;

CELL WALL; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOLIC ACIDS; PROPELLA BIOFILM REACTORS; WATER FLOW VELOCITY;

MICROORGANISMS;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DRINKING WATER; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DRINKING WATER; DYE; PHOSPHORUS; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER FLOW;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; FLOW RATE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FRESH WATER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PHOSPHORUS; TEMPERATURE; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 35148859274     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00828-07     Document Type: Article

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