Microbial Ecology of Biofilms
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
278 pages
978-0-08-043654-8 (ISBN)
Description
Biofilms are ubiquitous, yet until recently scientists and engineers involved in biofilm research or application had a severely limited insight into the structure and functioning of biofilms on a microbial level. However the past decade has seen an explosion of new techniques to elucidate the structure and functions of biofilms, e.g. molecular probes, microsensors, scanning electron microscopy, and a new generation of mathematical models. The 35 contributions selected for these proceedings after peer review reflect these developments with papers grouped into the following themes: nutrient removal systems; anaerobic systems; biofilm physical structure and aerobic water treatment; multidimensional modelling; detoxification of hazardous chemicals; and transport processes in and to the biofilm. The proceedings provide a unique panorama of the latest scientific tools, the emerging new concepts and the widespread applications that are making microbial ecology of biofilms such an exciting field. These genuinely state-of-the-art papers lay foundations for great progress in the next century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-08-043654-8 (9780080436548)
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Content
Introductory paper. international specialty conference on the microbial ecology of biofilms, B.E. Rittmann. Nutrient removal systems: influence of operating conditions on population dynamics in nitrifying biofilms, V. Lazarova, et al; nitrogen loss in a nitrifying biofilm system, C. Helmer, et al; behaviours of nitrifiers in a novel biofilm reactor employing hanging sponge-cubes as attachment site, N. Araki, et al; controlled biomass removal - the key parameter to achieve enhanced biological phosphorus removal in biofilm systems, E. Morgenroth, P.A. Wilderer. Anaerobic Systems: microbial ecology of sulphate-reducing bacteria in wastewater biofilms analyzed by microelectrodes and FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) technique, S. Okabe, et al; monitoring sulphate-reducing bacteria in heterotrophic biofilms, M.E. Power, et al; modeling biochemically driven mineral precipitation in anaerobic biofilms, A.J. Cooke, et al; complementary independent molecular, radioisotopic and fluorogenic techniques to assess biofilm communities in two wastewater wetlands, J.A. Flood, et al. Biofilm Physical Structure and Aerobic Water Treatment: quantifying biofilm structure, Z. Lewandowski, et al; water binding in biofilms, J. Schmitt, H.-C. Flemming; assessment of drinking water filter microbial communities using taxonomic and metabolic profiles, D.M. Moll, R.S. Summers; the role of (bio)surfactant sorption in promoting the bioavailability of nutrients localized at the solid-water interface, R.N. Jordan, et al. Multidimensional Modelling. how biofilm clusters affect substrate flux and ecological selection, B.E. Rittmann, et al; two-dimensional simulations of biofilm development - effects of external environmental conditions, S.W. Hermanowicz); discrete-differential modelling of biofilm structure, C. Picioreanu, et al; simulation of multispecies biofilm development in three dimensions, D.R. Noguera, et al. Detoxification of Hazardous Chemicals: the function of a toluene-degrading bacterial community in a waste gas trickling filter, A.R. Pedersen, E. Arvin; mathematical model for the biodegradation of VOCs in trickle bed biofilters, C. Alonso, et al; modelling cometabolic biodegradation of organic compounds in biofilms, P. Champagne, et al; activity, structure, and stratification of membrane-attached methanotrophic biofilms cometabolically degrading trichloroethylene, L.W. Clapp, et al, RP4 plasmid transfer among species of Pseudomonas in a biofilm reactor, L.J. Ehlers, E.J. Bouwer. Transport Processes in and to the Biofilm: micro-environments and mass transfer phenomena in biofilms studied with microsensors, D. De Beer, A. Schramm; a microelectrode study of redox potential charge in biofilms, P.L. Bishop, T. Yu; 1 H NMR characterization of the diffusional properties of methanogenic granular sludge, P. Lens, et al.