Combined use of molecular biology taxonomy, Raman spectrometry, and ESEM imaging to study natural biofilms grown on filter materials at waterworks

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-257

  Schwartz, Thomas ^a   Jungfer, Christina ^a   Heißler, Stefan ^a   Friedrich, Frank ^a   Faubel, Werner ^a   Obst, Ursula ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial composition; Chemical composition of biofilm matrix; ESEM; Natural biofilms; PCR DGGE; Raman

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR FILTERS; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; TAXONOMIES; WATERWORKS;

BACTERIAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM MATRIX; ESEM; NATURAL BIOFILMS; PCR-DGGE; RAMAN;

BIOFILMS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIAL DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; PEPTIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADSORPTION; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLONIZATION; FILTER; GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA DETERMINATION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILTER; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 69449090435     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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