Measurement and interpretation of microbial adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) in aquatic environments

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3915-3923

  Hammes, Frederik ^a   Goldschmidt, Felix ^a   Vital, Marius ^a,b   Wang, Yingying ^a,c   Egli, Thomas ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adenosine tri phosphate (ATP); Bacteria; Drinking water; Flow cytometry; Viability

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER;

ADENOSINE TRI PHOSPHATES; ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIOVOLUMES; ENERGY CURRENCIES; LIVING CELL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; VIABILITY;

POTABLE WATER;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LAKE WATER; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; RIVER WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; PHOSPHATE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING; BACTERIA; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIA; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77953806543     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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