Biofilms : Investigative Methods and Applications /: Investigative Methods and Applications. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hans-Curt Flemming, Ulrich Szewzyk, Thomas Griebe.
• Authors: Flemming, Hans-Curt; Szewzyk, Ulrich; Griebe, Thomas
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: STEPS IN BIOFILM SAMPLING AND CHARACTERIZATION IN BIOFOULING CASES; Introduction; Sampling Strategy; Field Methods In Situ; Laboratory Methods; Laboratory Methods to Examine Removed Biofilms; Identification; Chemical and Biochemical Analysis; Genetic Methods; Immunological Methods; Conclusions and Outlook; References; 2: ROTATING ANNULAR REACTORS FOR CONTROLLED GROWTH OF BIOFILMS; Introduction; Material and Methods; Results; Discussion; References 3: MICROCALORIMETRY FOR EVALUATING COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST BIOFOULING IN WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEMSIntroduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; 4: EXTRACTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES FROM WASTEWATER; Introduction; Extraction Methods; Quantification; Cell Lysis; Applications; Acknowledgements; Nomenclature; References; 5: CELL BIOMASS DETERMINATION IN SEWER BIOFILMS AND A MONOSPECIES PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA BIOFILM; Introduction; Direct Determination; Indirect Methods; Conclusions; References 6: SIMULTANEOUS MORPHOLOGICAL AND POPULATION ANALYSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOFILMSPrinciple of the Method; Range of Applications; Methods; Results; Comparison with Other Methods; Discussion; Nomenclature; Acknowledgements; References; 7: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW METHOD TO DETERMINE THE METABOLIC POTENTIAL OF BACTERIA IN DRINKING WATER BIOFILMS: PROBE ACTIVE COUNTS (PAC); Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; References; 8: FORMATION AND BACTERIAL COMPOSITION OF YOUNG, NATURAL BIOFILMS OBTAINED FROM PUBLIC BANK-FILTERED DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS.; Introduction Materials and MethodsResults; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 9: THE USE OF IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND SCANNING CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS AND PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS, ATRAZINE-UTILIZING BIOFILMS; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 10: THE IN SITU DETECTION OF A MICROBIAL BIOFILM COMMUNITY ON KARST ROCK COUPON IN A GROUNDWATER HABITAT; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Summary; References 11: INVESTIGATION OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL GRADIENTS IN FIXED-BED BIOFILM REACTORS FOR WASTEWATER TREAMENTIntroduction; Aim of the Study; Experimental Setup; Chlorophenol Elimination by Biofilms Under Different Operating Conditions; Quantitative Determination of Biomass and Biological Activity; Investigation of the Bacterial Community of the Biofilm; The Protozoa and Metazoa in Biofilms; Conclusions; Nomenclature; Acknowledgements; References; 12: QUANTITATIVE MICROSCOPY IN BIOFILM STUDIES; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.1/01/579; Waterworks; Hydrology; Hydrology; Waterworks; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482293968
• Related ISBNs: 148229396X
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