Hydrogen production by gel-immobilized cells of Rhodobacter sphaeroides - Distribution of cells, pigments, and hydrogen evolution

Journal of Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-42

  Nakada, Eiju ^a   Nishikata, Satoshi ^b   Asada, Yasuo ^a   Miyake, Jun ^c,d  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

^b FUJI ELECTRIC CO   (Japan)

^c NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

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