Biomass relationship to growth and phosphate uptake of Pseudomonas fluorescens, Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter radioresistens in mixed liquor medium

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 364-369

  Momba, Mnb ^a   Cloete, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter radioresistens; biomass; Escherichia coli; growth; phosphate uptake; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOMASS; CELL DENSITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER RADIORESISTENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0029744084     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570117     Document Type: Article

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