DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.177-185.2003
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- Received June 13, 2002
- Accepted October 6, 2002
- Published online January 1, 2003.
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- Andrew J. McBain1,
- Robert G. Bartolo2,
- Carl E. Catrenich2,
- Duane Charbonneau2,
- Ruth G. Ledder1,
- Alexander H. Rickard1,
- Sharon A. Symmons1 and
- Peter Gilbert1*
- 1School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- 2Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio
- ↵* Corresponding author. Mailing address: School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 (0)161 275 2361. Fax: 44 (0)161 275 2396. E-mail: peter.gilbert{at}man.ac.uk .
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- ABSTRACT
- MATERIALS AND METHODS
- Domestic drain microcosms.
- Direct bacterial-cell counts.
- Bacterial characterization by culture.
- Community DNA extraction.
- PCR amplification for DGGE analysis.
- DGGE analysis.
- Partial 16S rDNA gene sequencing of bacterial isolates and excised gel bands.
- Identification of strains by comparative methods.
- Construction of neighbor-joining tree.
- Microscopic enumeration of metazoa.
- MPN estimation of protozoa.
- Identification of protozoa and metazoa.
- Chemicals.
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- Bacterial analysis.
- Culture-independent analysis.
- Stability of microcosms.
- Phylogenetic characterization of biofilms by culture and DGGE.
- Protozoa and metazoa.
- Nucleotide sequence accession numbers.
- Conclusions
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- FOOTNOTES
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