Community-level assessment of the effects of the broad-spectrum antimicrobial chlorhexidine on the outcome of river microbial biofilm development

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3541-3550

  Lawrence, J R ^a   Zhu, B ^a   Swerhone, G D W ^a   Topp, E ^b   Roy, J ^a   Wassenaar, L I ^a   Rema, T ^c   Korber, D R ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFATE MINERALS;

ANNULAR REACTORS; ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; MOLAR EQUIVALENTS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS;

HEALTH;

CARBON 14; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ALGA; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEGRADATION; ELECTROKINESIS; FLUORESCENCE; GEL; HYBRIDIZATION; METAZOAN; PROTOZOAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CARBON UTILIZATION; CELL COUNT; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEGRADATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HABITAT; METAZOON; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTOZOON; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARCHAEA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FRESH WATER; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PROTOZOA; RIVERS;

ALGAE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METAZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 44949161252     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02879-07     Document Type: Article

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