Microbial subpopulations in the biofilm attached to the substratum and in the free flocs of a fixed-bed anaerobic bioreactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-449

  Zellner, G ^a,b,c   Macario, A J L ^b   Conway De Macario, E ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029819972     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00166243     Document Type: Article

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