Mycobacterium fortuitum biofilm formation on water distribution pipe materials

2005 Water Quality Technology Conference Proceedings, WQTC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Williams, Margaret M ^a   Donlan, Rodney M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLS; BATCH MODES; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; COPPER SUBSTRATES; EFFECTS OF MATERIALS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HIGH NUTRIENTS; MAXIMUM THICKNESS; MICROCOLONIES; NUTRIENT CONDITIONS; NUTRIENT MEDIUM; PATHOGENIC SPECIES; PIPE MATERIAL; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SYBR GREEN I; TAP WATER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; TOTAL BIOMASS; WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPES; WATER SYSTEM;

BIOMASS; CHLORINE; COPPER; GLASS; HEALTH CARE; NUTRIENTS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATERWORKS;

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EID: 84874300251     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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