Role of bacterial adhesion in the microbial ecology of biofilms in cooling tower systems

Biofouling

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-253

  Liu, Yang ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Sileika, Tadas ^a   Warta, Richard ^a   Cianciotto, Nicholas P ^b   Packman, Aaron ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth rate; Bacterial initial adhesion; Biofilm formation; Cooling tower systems; Microbial community; Pilot scale

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADHESION; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COOLING TOWERS; GROWTH KINETICS;

ADHESION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; COLD; ELECTRON; INDUSTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; INDUSTRY; KINETICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 60549111217     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010802713414     Document Type: Article

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