title: Anomalous fluid transport in porous media induced by biofilm growth.
abstract: Magnetic resonance measurements of the transition from normal to anomalous hydrodynamic dispersion in porous media due to biological activity are presented. Fractional advection-diffusion equations are shown to provide models for the measured impact of biofilm growth on porous media transport dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717-3920, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: Justin P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gage
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Codd
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gerlach
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D003470:Culture Media; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media