Identification and quantification of the bacterial community on the surface of polymeric membranes at various stages of biofouling using fluorescence in situ hybridization

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 904-910

  Fontanos, P M ^a   Yamamoto, K ^a   Nakajima, F ^a   Fukushi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Inclined plate membrane bioreactor; Municipal wastewater; Polymeric membranes

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INCLINED PLATE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; THERMOPLASTICS; WASTEWATER;

POLYMERS;

BACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE; FOULING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MEMBRANE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 77951678246     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496391003667039     Document Type: Article

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