Characteristics of biofilm development in an operating rainwater storage tank

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1633-1642

  Kim, Mikyeong ^a   Han, Mooyoung ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial community; Biofilm development; CLSM; DGGE; Rainwater tank

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; CLSM; DGGE; RAINWATER TANK;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAINWATER; STORAGE TANK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84893168348     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3067-2     Document Type: Article

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