Microscale and molecular assessment of impacts of nickel, nutrients, and oxygen level on structure and function of river biofilm communities
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The study was conducted to assess the impact of nutrients, dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration and nickel on the formation of river biofilm, its structure, its role and the composition of the community. However, the outcome indicated that the groups were a part of the bacteria developing either from the freshwater and marine environments or from the agricultural soils or from the waste matter of the industries.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2004
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Colorimetric method for identifying plant essential oil components that affect biofilm formation and structure
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The specific biofilm formation (SBF) assay, which is based on crystal violet staining, is developed to locate plants essential oils and their components that affect biofilm formation. SBF analysis determined that cassia, cinnamon and citronella oils differentially affected growth-normalized biofilm formation by Escherichia coli.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2004
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Influence of nutrient inputs, hexadecane, and temporal variations on denitrification and community composition of river biofilms
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A study was conducted on river biofilms that were composed of polycarbonate strips complemented by combined nutrients with or without hexadecane. It was observed that there was cyclic response of the anaerobic heterotrophic biofilm community and the effective interaction between nutrients and the contaminant hexadecane.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2006
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