Biofilm Structure and Diversity

Abstract

To develop molecular measures of the identity, activity, and spatial distribution of microbial populations making up natural (multispecies) biofilms. To use biofilm bioreactors to characterize the relationship between biochemical transformations and community structure, focusing on the terminal steps of anaerobic mineralization and emphasizing competitive and cooperative interactions among sulfate-reducing and methanogenic biofilm populations. Long term objectives include the identification and characterization of obligate symbioses among attached microbial populations and the refinement of mathematical models to predict the behavior of biofilm communities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267254

Entities

People

  • David A Stahl

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacteria
  • Baja California
  • Beds (Process Engineering)
  • Communities
  • Electron Donors
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Hybridization
  • Massachusetts
  • Mathematical Models
  • Microbiology
  • Military Research
  • Mineralization
  • Models
  • Natural History
  • Nucleic Acid Probes
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Spatial Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation