Bacteria permeabilisation and disruption caused by sludge reduction technologies evaluated by flow cytometry

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 4888-4899

  Foladori, P ^a   Tamburini, S ^a   Bruni, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Autonomous Province of Trento   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bacterial integrity; Bacterial permeabilisation; Flow cytometry; High pressure homogenisation; Ozonation; Sludge reduction; Sonication; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL INTEGRITY; BACTERIAL PERMEABILIZATION; CELL INTEGRITY; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; PERMEABILIZATION; REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; SLUDGE REDUCTION; SPECIFIC ENERGY;

OZONE;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SCAVENGER; OXYGEN; OZONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH PRESSURE; LYSIS; OZONE; REDUCTION; THERMAL ALTERATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOLYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PEROXIDATION; PRESSURE AND TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXYGEN; OZONE; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; SONICATION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77957320754     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.030     Document Type: Article

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