Visualisation of the microbial colonisation of a slow sand filter using an environmental scanning electron microscope

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Joubert, Esther Devadhanam ^a   Pillay, Balakrishna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Microbial biodiversity; Schmutzdecke

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY; MICROBIAL COLONISATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; FILTER; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 44349113026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol11-issue2-fulltext-12     Document Type: Article

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