The quorum-sensing effect of aerobic granules on bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation, and sludge granulation

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 789-797

  Ren, Ting Ting ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^b   Li, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Biofilm; Biological wastewater treatment; Granulation; Quorum sensing; Signal chemical molecules

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULES; ATTACHED GROWTH; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL CELLS; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CELL ATTACHMENTS; CHEMICAL MOLECULES; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; FLOW CELLS; FREE CELLS; GRANULE FORMATIONS; GROWTH MODES; MATURE GRANULES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; QUORUM-SENSING; SIGNAL CHEMICAL MOLECULES; SIGNAL SOURCE; SPECIAL FORMS; STABLE STRUCTURES; SUSPENDED GROWTH;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADHESION; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS; ECOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MOLECULES; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

GRANULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADHESION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE; OXIC CONDITIONS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL ADHESION; CELL GRANULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULE CELL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; QUORUM SENSING; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78149357317     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2796-8     Document Type: Article

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