Growth kinetics of Clostridium bifermentans and its ability to degrade TNT using an inexpensive alternative medium

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-28

  Admassu, Wudneh ^a   Sethuraman, Anand V ^a   Crawford, Ronald ^a   Korus, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain Heart Infusion; Clostridium bifermentans; Corn steep liquor and molasses; Oxygen threshold; TNT; Tween 80

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEART INFUSIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CORN STEEP LIQUOR; OXYGEN THRESHOLD; TNT; TWEEN 80;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; OXYGEN; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

DEGRADATION;

EID: 0002413906     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869891214187     Document Type: Article

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