Biofilm formation on reverse osmosis membranes is initiated and dominated by Sphingomonas spp

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2623-2632

  Bereschenko, L A ^a,b,c   Stams, A J M ^b   Euverink, G J W ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^c  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM FORMATION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CROSS FLOWS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EPIFLUORESCENCES; FEED WATER; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING; FILTRATION PROCESS; FLOW CELLS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FULL-SCALE SYSTEM; IN-SITU; MEMBRANE AUTOPSIES; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; RO MEMBRANE; SAND FILTRATION; SEQUENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SPACER SURFACES; SPHINGOMONAS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; ULTRA-FILTRATION CARTRIDGES;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CLONING; COAGULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FIELD EMISSION; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PROJECTILES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA DENATURATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEMBRANE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; OSMOSIS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER PURIFICATION;

SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 77950585610     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01998-09     Document Type: Article

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