Biofilm formation of a bacterial consortium on linuron at micropollutant concentrations in continuous flow chambers and the impact of dissolved organic matter

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 184-194

  Horemans, Benjamin ^a   Hofkens, Johan ^a   Smolders, Erik ^a   Springael, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; Linuron; Microbial biofilms; Micropollutants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HETEROGENEITY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS; COMAMONAS SP.; HYPHOMICROBIUM; HYPHOMICROBIUM SP.; VARIOVORAX;

CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LINURON; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; COMAMONADACEAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPHOMICROBIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL BIOFILMS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROPOLLUTANTS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LINURON; MICROBIAL BIOFILMS; MICROPOLLUTANTS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CARBON; COMAMONADACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYPHOMICROBIUM; LINURON; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PESTICIDES;

EID: 84898056503     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12280     Document Type: Article

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