Influence of shear stress, organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time on the biofilm structure and on the competition between different biological aggregate morphotypes
Yoan Péchaud, Matthieu Peyre Lavigne, Yolaine Bessière, Juan Carlos Ochoa, Isabelle Queinnec, Etienne Paul
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmShear stressHydraulic retention timeCompetition (biology)Shear rateStress (linguistics)Shear (geology)ChemistryWater retentionGrowth rateMaterials scienceChemical engineeringEnvironmental chemistryComposite materialEnvironmental scienceSoil scienceEnvironmental engineeringEcologyRheologyBiologyBacteriaMathematicsEffluentSoil waterLinguisticsEngineeringGeometryPhilosophyGeneticsWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalWater Treatment and DisinfectionBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing