A microbiology-based assay for quantification of bacterial early stage biofilm formation on reverse-osmosis and nanofiltration membranes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 214-220

  Lutskiy, Marina Yamit ^a   Avneri Katz, Shani ^a   Zhu, Ni ^a   Itsko, Mark ^a,b   Ronen, Zeev ^a   Arnusch, Christopher J ^a   Kasher, Roni ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial initial attachment; Biofilm growth; Biofouling; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; BACTERIAL INITIAL ATTACHMENT; BIOFILM GROWTH; COLONY FORMING UNITS; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MEMBRANE COATINGS; PLANKTONIC BACTERIA; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA;

EID: 84922707561     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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