Application of bacteriophages to selectively remove Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water and wastewater filtrationsystems

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4507-4518

  Zhang, Yanyan ^a   Hunt, Heather K ^b   Hu, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthracite; Bacteriophage; Biofilter; Granular activated carbon; Nitrifying bacteria; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMMONIA; ANTHRACITE; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOFILTERS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NITRIFICATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

ATTACHED GROWTH SYSTEMS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; STORM WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOFILTRATION; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; CELL COUNT; EFFLUENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84879019897     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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