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Long-term succession of structure and diversity of a biofilm formed in a model drinking water distribution system.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2003
Martiny Adam C, Jørgensen Thomas M, Albrechtsen Hans-Jørgen, Arvin Erik, Molin Søren
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In this study, we examined the long-term development of the overall structural morphology and community composition of a biofilm formed in a model drinking water distribution system with biofilms from 1 day to 3 years old. Visualization and subsequent quantification showed how the biofilm developed from an initial attachment of single cells through the formation of independent microcolonies reaching 30 micro m in...
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