Spatial architecture of nitrifying bacteria biofilm immobilized on polyurethane foam in an automatic biodetector for water toxicity

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 550-560

  Woznica, Andrzej ^a   Karcz, Jagna ^a   Nowak, Agnieszka ^a   Gmur, Aleksander ^b   Bernas, Tytus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b District Hospital   (Poland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

biofilm; CLSM; image processing visualization; nitrifying bacteria; SEM; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79451475692     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927610093815     Document Type: Article

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