Flow cytometry and adenosine tri-phosphate analysis: Alternative possibilities to evaluate major bacteriological changes in drinking water treatment and distribution systems

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 4665-4676

  Vital, Marius ^a   Dignum, Marco ^b   Magic Knezev, Aleksandra ^c   Ross, Petra ^d   Rietveld, Luuk ^d   Hammes, Frederik ^a  

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

^b Waternet   (Netherlands)

^c Het Waterlaboratorium (HWL)   (Netherlands)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adenosine tri phosphate; Aeromonas; Drinking water; Flow cytometry; Heterotrophic plate counts (HPC)

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; ORGANIC CARBON; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADENOSINE TRI PHOSPHATES; ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE; AEROMONAS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNTS; WATER SAMPLES; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

POTABLE WATER;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIOLOGY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PHOSPHATE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FILTRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONAS;

EID: 84864072007     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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